Health and Wellness

STAMFORD, Conn., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The government of Myanmar today cleared for entry a life-saving shipment of medicines and medical supplies airlifted to Yangon by AmeriCares - a nonprofit international aid organization. The relief package will be distributed in partne...

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan on Monday, May 12, has resulted in tragic loss of life, numerous injuries and tremendous destruction. HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association) has been actively participating i...

SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/15/08 -- As concerns of a global hunger crises mount, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and researchers at the University of Washington today launched a new program to develop stronger strains of ri...

REDONDO BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - May 15, 2008) - Function Drinks announced today the launch of PROJECT: URBAN DETOX, an on-going collaborative initiative in partnership with the national reforestry organization, TreeLink, to promote healthy living through urban forest and tr...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The rate of childhood obesity in America has more than tripled since 1980(1), and, in Florida, 32.5 percent of children ages 10 to 17 are overweight or obese(2). Compelled by the serious and widespread threat of the obesity epidemic...

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is appealing for $3 million to address the urgent humanitarian concerns of cyclone-affected populations, particularly women and girls, in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Salvation Army in the United States this week launched an appeal to raise money for the long-term response to the disaster in Myanmar caused by tropical cyclone Nargis. Currently, the organization has personnel ser...

BALTIMORE, MD - May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While the international humanitarian community awaits greater access to cyclone affected areas of Myanmar (Burma) and the estimated 1 million displaced citizens, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) continues to work through local par...

BALTIMORE, Md., May 9 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT: Passport Health, nationwide travel medicine providers and disaster response experts will prepare anyone traveling to Myanmar to assist with recovery efforts after Cyclone Nargis. Cholera has broken o...

FORT MYERS, Fla., May 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Fort Myers-based nonprofit New Missions Systems International (NMSI) is organizing relief efforts for people critically affected by the cyclone that devastated Myanmar in Southeast Asia earlier this week. The organization is in d...