Actress in Medical News

Hanes(R) Teams up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) and Actress Sarah Chalke to Comfort Those Affected by Breast Cancer

America's No. 1 Apparel Brand to Debut 'Passionately Pink' Apparel Collection, Donate $250,000 and Create a Breast Cancer Campaign Web Site WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanes (R) today announced it is proud to partner with Susan G. Komen for the Cure and actress Sarah Chalke...

CW's 7th Heaven Actress Mackenzie Rosman to Visit Birmingham Area High School to Honor Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fundraising

Vestavia Hills High School Raises More than $17,000 and Beats Schools Nationwide BETHESDA, Md., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that CW's 7th Heaven actress Mackenzie Rosman will visit Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham, Al...

Latina Actress Constance Marie Opens Up About Her Struggle to Conceive and Shares Her Knowledge on Organic Baby Care.

LOS ANGELES, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- After enduring two miscarriages and three grueling rounds of in-vitro fertilization, Latina actress Constance Marie delivered a healthy baby girl. Now Constance is ready to share her story of hope, fear, anguish, and finally love. "Trying to conceive was...

Can Cancer Be Funny? Fran Drescher, Award-Winning Actress and U.S. Special Envoy for Women's Health Will Speak at the National Press Club on April 14

WASHINGTON, April 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fran Drescher, an award-winning actress, author and comedienne who is now the U.S. State Department Special Envoy for Women's Health, will describe her amazement at her new job at a National Press Club luncheon on April 14. (Logo: http://www.n...

John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary Honors Award-Winning Actress Bonnie Hunt and Philanthropists Donna & Harvey Rosen at the 24th Annual Odyssey Ball

Entertainment by Grammy Award-winning Vocalist Steve Tyrell Special Performance by Dancing With The Stars Professional Dancers SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning actress Bonnie Hunt will receive the "True Grit" Humanitarian Award and philanthropists Donna and ...

Video: Pampers Together with Actress Salma Hayek Helps UNICEF Move Closer Toward Goal of Eliminating Deadly Tetanus Through Global 'One Pack = One Vaccine' Campaign

Actress and Mom Salma Hayek Travels to Africa to Witness Firsthand the Devastating Effects of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus CINCINNATI, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pampers(R), the world's leading diaper brand, today announced the second wave of its North America "One Pack = One Vaccine" ...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Emmy Award-Nominated Actress Meredith Baxter

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each Sunday throughout February, Sharing Miracles , a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, will feature television actress Meredith Baxter, who starred as mother Elys...

Betty White's Video States Support for Funding Humane Research to Help Pets and Wild Animals - Actress is 40-Year Champion of Morris Animal Foundation

CONTRIBUTION TO MAF IS UNIQUE GIFT IDEA FOR THE DOG, CAT, ANIMAL LOVER ON YOUR LIST DENVER, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Betty White, Emmy-award winner and TV legend, is also one of the world's most respected and dedicated animal lovers. In fact, for more than 40 years, she has been a tremendo...

Duracell and Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal Announce Winners of 'Power A Smile' Casting Call After Nationwide Search for Five Child Holiday Ambassadors

BETHEL, Conn., Dec. 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Joined by actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, Duracell(R) today announced the winners of a nationwide search for five child Holiday Ambassadors -- ranging in age from six to 15 years old -- at an event in New York City. The Duracell Holiday Ambassadors will acco...

November: National Epilepsy Awareness Month Actress Hunter Tylo Turns Tragic Loss Into Hope

One year since Mickey's accidental death (October 18th) Hunter has been changing the face of Epilepsy. She joins American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation as National Spokesperson. CHICAGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. The American Epilepsy ...

CW's 7th Heaven Actress Mackenzie Rosman to Visit Top CureFinders Fund-raising School for 2008

William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif. Raises More than $10,000 to Aid in Fight against Cystic Fibrosis BETHESDA, Md., June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that actress Mackenzie Rosman, the Foundation's National Honorary Chair f...

Quaker(R) Life(R) Cereal Partners with Actress and Mom Holly Robinson Peete to Inspire Moms to Make Their Best Days Happen

Famous and Everyday Moms Share Their Own Words of Wisdom, Consumers Enter to Win One-of-a-Kind Keepsake Book at LifesBestDays.com CHICAGO, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- For moms who well know "life's what you make it," Quaker(R) Life(R) Cereal is introducing a little life inspiration. With th...

Have the Last Laugh on Allergies This Season: Actress Molly Shannon Teams with The Allergy Foundation to Talk About Allergies

- New Survey Shows How Allergies Take a Toll on Americans' Personal and Professional Lives - FT. WASHINGTON, Pa., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- With the first day of spring only 15 days away, actress and entertainer Molly Shannon is teaming with the Asthma and Allergy Founda...

Emmy(R)- and Golden Globe(R)-Nominated Actress Marcia Cross and Lifetime Television Deliver 20 Million Online Petition Signatures to Capitol Hill to Urge Congress to Stop 'Drive-Through' Mastectomies

- Unprecedented Show of Support for Bipartisan Legislation, The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, Championed by Senators Snowe (R-ME) and Landrieu (D-LA) and Representatives DeLauro (D-CT) and Moran (R-KS) - - Effort Part of Lifetime's Nonpartisan Every Woman Counts Election Year ...

LoveFest 6 Taps Hollywood Actress to Headline Annual Abstinence Conference

Music by Christian Rocker and Top 'Clean' Comedian Round Out the All-Star Event ARCADIA, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Our Savior Lutheran Church announced today an all-star line-up for its annual event, LoveFest 6: Shine, being held on February 9th and 10th, 2...

Update: Oscar-Nominated Actress Signs on as Neutrogena(R) Brand Ambassador

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Neutrogena(R), a worldwide leader in the development of highly effective, dermatologist-recommended skincare and cosmetics, announced today that actress Diane Lane has signed on to be an ambassador for the brand. Ms. Lane is a captivating and inspiring act...

Oscar-Nominated Actress Signs on as Neutrogena(R) Brand Ambassador

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Neutrogena(R), a worldwide leader in the development of highly effective, dermatologist-recommended skincare and cosmetics, announced today that actress Diane Lane has signed on to be an ambassador for the brand. Ms. Lane is a captivating and inspiring act...

Duracell and Actress Abigail Breslin Search for Holiday Ambassadors

Five Child Ambassadors Will Win a Trip to New York City to Meet Breslin, and to Spread Joy to Kids in Need During the Holidays BETHEL, Conn., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Duracell and actress Abigail Breslin today kicked off a nationwide search for Duracell Holiday Ambassadors to help "Powe...

'Skinny' Debate Upsets Actress Knightley

Actress Keira Knightley says she was upset when her pictures appeared in magazine articles about the "skinny celebrity" debate . "When all that blew up, I felt terrible. It appeared that I was promoting something when I absolutely was not. I am thin because that's what I am, and I was thinn...

'Skinny' Debate Upsets Actress Knightley

Actress Keira Knightley says she was upset when her pictures appeared in magazine articles about the "skinny celebrity" debate//. "When all that blew up, I felt terrible. It appeared that I was promoting something when I absolutely was not. I am thin because that's what I am, and I was thinne...

A sty in Actress Konkona Sharma Disrupts the Shooting of Bi- Lingual movie 'Sunglass'

The Shooting of Director Rituparno Ghosh’s film “Sunglass” was unfortunately bought to a halt today in Mumbai. This was due to actress Konkona Sen Sharma’s right eye swelling// up forcing the production crew to pack up for the day. Apparently make up could not conceal the swollen area. But th...

My Dad Is 100 Years Old; Italian Actress Rossellini in Trouble

Italian actress Isabella Rossellini has caused controversy with a new movie to commemorate the 100th anniversary of her father Roberto's birth// which depicts the director as a giant naked stomach. According to contactmusic.com, Rossellini has been attacked for the artistic shot entitled 'My ...

Make No Bones About It: Actress Sally, Fields Osteoporosis Like A star!

Actress Sally Field was just short of another milestone, her 60th birthday, when she received news that she had been diagnosed with Osteoporosis.//Osteoporosis is a major disorder of the bones, leading to thinning of the bones which enhances the risk of bone fractures. According to Steve Gol...

Hollywood Actress Hunter criticises Hatcher for weight loss.

Los Angeles, Aug 28. Older women who try to lose weight apparently have to choose between their face or bottom In an interesting comment on weight loss , the supermodel Rachel Hunter has criticized "Desperate Housewives" // actress Terri Hatcher on her recent weight loss. Hunter said that Ha...

Premier of Split Estate at DocuWeeks 2009 to Call National Attention to Urban Drilling in New York and Los Angeles

...lazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, and former U.S. Presidential Candidate John Kerry. The film is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actress Ali MacGraw. "Split Estate tells a powerful story about Americans living with the dirty side of oil and gas development in their own backyard...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Four-Time World Series Champ Darryl Strawberry

...tled epilepsy, and former Philadelphia Phillies all-star John Kruk. Previous episodes of Sharing Miracles have featured Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden, a breast cancer advocate; Grammy Award-winning country music superstar Naomi Judd, who overcame Hepatitis C; pioneering rapper and ...

Human Rights Campaign Announces Speakers at 25th Annual Bay Area Gala

...eterans. Woods was recently endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign. A vocal supporter of gay civil rights and gay marriage across the country, actress Audra McDonald, acclaimed singer and actress, earning an unprecedented three Tony Awards before the age of 30 (Carousel, Master Class, and Ragtime),a ...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Legendary Rapper and Popular Actor Ice-T

...e World Series champion Darryl Strawberry, who overcame colon cancer. Previous episodes of Sharing Miracles have featured Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden, a breast cancer advocate; Grammy Award-winning country music superstar Naomi Judd, who overcame Hepatitis C; Emmy Award-winning act...

Michael Jackson Joins Tragic List of Accidental Celebrity Deaths Caused by Prescription Drugs, Says eDrugSearch.com

... also ingested Benadryl and Topamax, which contributed to the sedative effect of the other drugs. 7. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE. The first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award, Dandridge was found dead in West Hollywood in 1965 from an overdose of Imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant. I...

Sally Field Shares Her Osteoporosis Story on EmpowHer

...ine, ( http://www.empowher.com ) announced today that Academy Award winning actress and bone health advocate Sally Field is sharing her osteoporosis story with...-national-osteoporosis Sally Field is a two-time Academy Award winning actress who has tirelessly helped educate women on the importance of osteoporosis a...

Rotary Marks Progress in Drive to Eradicate Polio

...announced the new figure to an international audience of 18,000 Rotary members at the organization's annual convention in Birmingham. Also present was actress Mia Farrow, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and polio survivor. "I am extremely grateful and proud to be a part of such an impressive alliance," sai...

As the Summer 'Shower Season' Kicks Off, Suave(R) Skin Reminds Moms Everywhere to 'Shower Yourself Beautiful'

...itamin E. To kick off this new product launch and encourage moms everywhere to "Shower Yourself Beautiful" every day, Suave(R) Skin is teaming up with actress and celebrity mom Holly Robinson Peete. "My children are my number one priority, but I know that taking the time to treat myself gives me the ext...

For Every Blow to the Head, Quick Action Is Urged

... Symptoms may not be noticeable, but fatal brain damage can occur,, SUNDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- The tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson in March riveted people's attention to the issue of brain injury and raised important questions about what to do if this happens to...

Stars Spotlight Personal Triumphs Over Stuttering

...d journalist and author Barbara Walters, who movingly described her sister's long struggle with stuttering. The spotlight also fell on British film actress Emily Blunt and the New York City-born TD Ameritrade brokerage mogul Joe Moglia, both of whom found themselves in a personal struggle with stuttering ...

Celebrities Lead One Million Walkers and Urge Public to Support March for Babies(R)

...ies.org to make a donation today. Joining Sherri in Los Angeles were actress Camille Winbush, of the ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American ...March for Babies. Kicking off the Miami walk on April 25 was singer, actress and mother Jennifer Lopez, Honorary Chairperson of March for Babies. Ms...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Super Bowl Winner, Hall-of-Famer Mike Ditka

...e World Series champion Darryl Strawberry, who overcame colon cancer. Previous episodes of Sharing Miracles have featured Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden, a breast cancer advocate; Grammy Award-winning country music superstar Naomi Judd, who overcame Hepatitis C; Emmy Award-winning act...

Go Red For Women(R) Launches 12-Week Program to Improve Heart Health and Save Lives

...new exercise trends, but rather a program that focuses on skills and information that help today's busy women lead their own lives, only better. actress Jennie Garth will help launch Go Red BetterU, a free, 12-week online makeover, at GoRedForWomen.org . "After watching my father suffer with heart dis...

Respected Surgeon Receives Emmy Nomination

...n this year's Outstanding Talk Show/Informative category are The Tyra Banks Show and Dr. Phil. The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, hosted by actress Vanessa Williams, will air Sunday, August 30 at 5 p.m. PT on The CW network. For more information about The Doctors , visit thedoctorstv.com . ...

New Insights, Inroads Against Breast, Ovarian Cancers

... breast tumor treatments called 'exciting' SUNDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- "It's nice to be here. It's nice to be anywhere," singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, a self-described 17-year breast cancer "thriver," told reporters at one of the world's largest gatherings of cancer specialists on...

Sally Field, Phil and Jan Fenty, and Michelle King Robson to Be Honored at Benefit for Osteoporosis and Bone Health Awareness

... WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) will honor two-time Academy Award-winning actress and patient advocate, Sally Field; local D.C. celebrities and owners of FLEET FEET Sports, Phil and Jan Fenty; and founder and chairman of EmpowHer, M...