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10-15-08
The Reader's Digest Foundation to Donate $100,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
PLEASANTVILLE, NY. - Oct.15, 2008 - The Reader's Digest Foundation announced today that it will donate $100,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The nonprofit organization based in New York City is the leading national organization exclusively...
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10-14-08
MetLife Foundation Begins New Phase of Award-Winning Parenting Skills Campaign in Collaboration with the Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MetLife Foundation will begin the next phase of its award-winning parenting skills campaign, airing educational messages created in cooperation with the Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R) on radio stations in 11 markets nation...
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10-13-08
The American Red Cross and Grameen Foundation Expand Partnership in Indonesia
WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) - October 13, 2008 - The American Red Cross and Grameen Foundation are expanding their partnership to bring additional microfinance services to further alleviate poverty and revitalize communities in the tsunami-affected province of Ac...
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10-09-08
Gates, Others Announce Call for Global Health Case Studies
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following announcement calls for case studies related to global health concerns and is a partnership of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health Progress (GHP), the WHO's Special Programme for Research and Train...
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10-09-08
BuildClean to Homeowners: "Materials in your home may make you sick"
HOUSTON, TX. - October 9, 2008 - "What we don't know definite...
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10-07-08
UPDATE:The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative Begins Work on New Compounds to Fill Early-Stage TB Drug Pipeline
SEATTLE, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative today announced its first acquisition of compounds for further development into tuberculosis (TB) drug candidates. Agreements were reached with Summit plc (LSE: SUMM) of Oxfordshire, UK, and the...
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10-07-08
HCCA to Hold Important Review of the Just Released OIG 2009 Work Plan
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - October 7, 2008 - The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) announced today it will hold a two-part audio/web conference to review the recently released U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s 2009 Work Plan. E...
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10-07-08
The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative Begins Work on New Compounds to Fill Early-Stage TB Drug Pipeline
SEATTLE, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative today announced its first acquisition of compounds for further development into tuberculosis (TB) drug candidates. Agreements were reached with Summit plc (LSE: SUMM) of Oxfordshire, UK, and the...
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10-06-08
AmeriCares Sends Airlift of Medical Relief to Hurricane-Stricken Haiti
STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the devastation caused by recent hurricanes, AmeriCares, a nonprofit international relief organization, has launched the next phase of its relief efforts for Haiti today with a massive airlift of medicines and...
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10-03-08
Campbell Increases Support Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
CAMDEN, NJ. - October 3, 2008 - For the third consecutive year Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) will show its support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month nationwide, this year by offering three different limited edition pink and white labeled branded products. ...
