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    Recovery Grants Awarded to Health Organizations Serving Hurricane-Affected Communities Image

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    12-06-06

    Recovery Grants Awarded to Health Organizations Serving Hurricane-Affected Communities

    JACKSON, MS December 6, 2006 - The Foundation for the Mid South (FMS) announced today the recipients of grants totaling $833,813 on behalf of The Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund. The fund was established in February to support the recovery and re...

    Baxter Highlights Social, Economic and Environmental Performance in Seventh Annual Sustainability Report Image

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    10-12-06

    Baxter Highlights Social, Economic and Environmental Performance in Seventh Annual Sustainability Report

    DEERFIELD, Ill.- Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced today its social, economic and environmental performance in its 2005 Sustainability Report: 75 Years of Saving and Sustaining Lives. This report, which demonstrates the breadth and depth of Baxte...

    Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Launches Youth Running Program; Comprehensive Program Reaches Kids and Families through Parks, Internet and Schools Image

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    08-08-06

    Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Launches Youth Running Program; Comprehensive Program Reaches Kids and Families through Parks, Internet and Schools

    MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2006--The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (MTCM) today announced a youth running program to promote exercise among Minnesota children and to provide families with resources on how to exercise together. The Medtronic TC Kids Marathon will ...

    Matching Grant Made to Support Hurricane-Affected Health Organizations Image

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    07-06-06

    Matching Grant Made to Support Hurricane-Affected Health Organizations

    JACKSON, MS - The Foundation for the Mid South (FMS) has received a $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to offer grants to community-based health care providers and to support their efforts to serve vulnerable populations in the hurricane-affected ...

    The Baxter International Foundation Awards Grants in Five Countries to Improve Access to Healthcare Image

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    06-06-06

    The Baxter International Foundation Awards Grants in Five Countries to Improve Access to Healthcare

    DEERFIELD, Ill.- The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), today announced its first-quarter grant awards, totaling nearly $600,000. The foundation's board of directors recently approved grants to 10 organizat...

    U.S. EPA Recognizes Baxter as a Recipient of 2006 Climate Protection Award Image

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    05-17-06

    U.S. EPA Recognizes Baxter as a Recipient of 2006 Climate Protection Award

    DEERFIELD, Ill.- Baxter International Inc. has been selected as a recipient of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2006 Climate Protection Awards, which honor individuals and organizations around the world that have made significant contributions...

    Linda H. Aiken, PhD, Selected as the Inaugural Recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research Image

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    04-24-06

    Linda H. Aiken, PhD, Selected as the Inaugural Recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research

    ARLINGTON, Va. and DEERFIELD, Ill.- In recognition of her notable contributions to the public through innovative health services research, Linda H. Aiken, Ph.D., has been selected as the first recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. The ...

    Baxter Announces New AVIVA Line of Intravenous Solutions Image

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    04-18-06

    Baxter Announces New AVIVA Line of Intravenous Solutions

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced today
    that it has recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on
    its new AVIVA premium line of intravenous solutions and plans to begin a limited launch of
    ...

    Baxter Highlights Work of World Federation of Hemophilia in Addressing Global Disparities in Hemophilia Care Image

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    04-13-06

    Baxter Highlights Work of World Federation of Hemophilia in Addressing Global Disparities in Hemophilia Care

    DEERFIELD, Ill.-In recognition of World Hemophilia Day on April 17, Baxter Healthcare Corporation has extended its commitment to the World Federation of Hemophilia's (WFH's) Global Alliance for Progress (GAP), a 10-year program aimed at improving disease management fo...

    Baxter Highlights Recent Sustainable Activities and Recognition Image

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    04-13-06

    Baxter Highlights Recent Sustainable Activities and Recognition

    This periodic newsletter highlights Baxter's recent sustainability performance. Among its contents are stories of how Baxter impacts and interacts with its communities and stakeholders, data and reports on Baxter's performance across a range of social, economic and en...

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