Health and Wellness
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04-16-07
You Can Help Call a Timeout on Domestic Violence
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2007--Verizon Wireless and the Golden State Warriors are calling on you to help curb domestic violence. Fans attending the Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks home game on Tuesday, April 17, can pick up a postage-paid s...
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04-12-07
Premier Healthcare Alliance Opens National Search for Best Community Health Programs
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2007--The Premier healthcare alliance today launched its annual search for community organizations doing exemplary, innovative work to improve the health of the medically underserved.
Over the past 15 years,...
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03-28-07
Medtronic Seeking "Global Heroes": Long-Distance Runners Benefitting from Medical Technology
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2007--Medtronic, Inc. announced today the launch of its recruitment of runners from around the world who benefit from medical technology to participate in the second annual Medtronic Global Heroes program. Up to 25 runners will be sele...
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03-22-07
Asthma Education Campaign Works To Eliminate Factors That Trigger Asthma
Los Angeles, March 22, 2007 "“ One in seven Los Angeles County school children are likely to suffer from asthma1. In response, SC Johnson brings for the first time to California, Healthy Children, Healthy Homes® (HCHH), a community-based program designed to...
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03-22-07
"100 Pumps in 100 Days" Campaign to Launch on World Water Day
March 21, 2007 - Approaching World Water Day as a call to action, PlayPumps International, together with Save the Children USA, is launching a campaign to bring clean water to 100 schools and communities in Africa. Supported by tennis star Nicole Vaidisova, the "100 Pumps i...
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03-21-07
Darfur Refugees Trapped in a State of Bare Survival and Little Hope
Dear Friend:
"A state of bare survival and little hope."
That is how one Global Impact charity describes the bleak existence of the 2.5 million forced from their homes due to the conflict in Darfur. These unwilling ...
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03-08-07
Dole Food Company, Inc. Launches New Corporate Social Responsibility Web Site
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2007--Dole Food Company, Inc. today unveiled a Corporate Social Responsibility web site, www.dole.com/corporateresponsibility. The new web site is a one...
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03-07-07
It's Healthy, Stealthy, and It's What's for Lunch in Your Cafeteria
PALO ALTO, CA - March 7, 2007 - According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 65 percent of adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese. Growing portion sizes and "empty" calories are major contributors to expanding waistlines and to health compl...
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02-20-07
REPORT: What Price Beauty? Risk Posed by Toxics in Cosmetics Could Leave Unwary Investors with a Black Eye
WASHINGTON, D.C. "“ February 20, 2007 - Things could get ugly for investors who ignore glaring health risks in the cosmetics industry, warns a new report from the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN), which represents 20 investment organizations with $22 billion in a...
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02-06-07
The Cannery Designs and Develops Children's Web Site for The Ad Council and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2007--The Cannery, a Los Angeles-based interactive agency, and The Advertising Council, the leading producer of public service advertisements (PSAs), launched the newly redesigned and more robust U.S. Department of Health and Human S...
