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The New York Times Website Patient Voices Series Features People Affected by Lupus

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its Patient Voices series, The New York Times website is featuring the stories of people from across the country who are affected by lupus. Using audio interviews and photos, Patient Voices seeks to give a glimpse into the life ...

Two New Dakim-Sponsored Blogs Help Families Affected by Dementia

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- To support families affected by dementia and Alzheimer's disease, Dakim, Inc. today announced sponsorship of two new blogs related to brain fitness for older adults and caregiving for those afflicted with brain deterioration. The blogs are written by ...

Cold-EEZE(R) Lozenges not Affected by FDA Advisory for Zicam(R) Intra-Nasal Products

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today advised consumers to stop using three intra-nasal products (gels and swabs) marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies under the Zicam(R) brand because the use of these intra-nasal products are ass...

Newborn weights affected by environmental contaminants

Montreal, June 15, 2009 Recent epidemiological studies have revealed an increase in the frequency of genital malformations in male newborns (e.g., un-descended testes) and a decrease in male fertility. The role played by the growing presence in our environment of contaminants that reduce male...

Cardiovascular fitness not affected by cancer treatment

Washington, DC The cardiovascular fitness level of cancer survivors is not affected by many standard cancer therapies, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Cancer. That is the finding of a new observational study to be presented today at the American College of Sports Medicine in S...

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...

Breast Cancer Network of Strength(R) and SCA Personal Care North America, Through Its TENA(R) Brand, Team Up to Offer Support to Women Affected by Breast Cancer

SCA Participates in Mother's Day Walk to Empower and Makes Donation for Every Purchase of TENA(R) Women(TM) Products To Help Ensure No One Faces Breast Cancer Alone PHILADELPHIA, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- This Mother's Day, May 10, SCA Personal Care North America, which markets bladder control pr...

Computer use significantly affected by arthritis

Computers are increasingly used in daily life: 56 percent of workers use one on the job and 62 percent of households own one. Arthritis is a leading cause of work disability, and those with the disesase may have difficulty performing physically demanding jobs, and may select jobs that appear less ...

New Analyses from 16-Year Follow-up Trial with Betaseron(R) Demonstrated that Early and Sustained Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Enrolled in the Trial Affected Their Long-term Outcomes

SEATTLE, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- New analyses of data from the 16-Year Long-term Follow-up study with Betaseron(R) (interferon beta-1b), sponsored by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, were presented at the American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) 61st Annual Meeting. The study results showed that e...

Number of People Affected By Climate Disaster Up 54% By 2015

Oxfam Calls for Urgent Action, Increase Could Overwhelm Current Response System WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of people affected by climate-related humanitarian disasters is projected to rise by 54% by 2015, threatening to overwhelm emergency response and humanita...

Autism Support Network and Aid for Autistic Children Foundation, Inc. Create Alliance to Help Families Affected by Autism

FAIRFIELD, Conn. and MACON, Ga., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Autism Support Network ( http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com ) and Aid for Autistic Children Foundation, Inc. ( http://www.aacfinc.org ) today announced a partnership to provide information, support and help reduce the financial bur...

VA Continues Notification Process for Veterans Affected by Reprocessing Issues

WASHINGTON, April 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced 3,174 Veterans have already been notified of the results of testing they underwent recently; that testing was conducted because of improperly reprocessed endoscopy equipment that may have been used...

Flooding in Fargo: World Vision Sending Supplies and Staff to Help Affected Families

Recession-time disaster makes children, lower-income families even more vulnerable, aid agency warns SEATTLE, March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amid historic flooding in Fargo, North Dakota, Christian relief organization World Vision is dispatching an initial truckload of emergency supplies...

Families of Children Affected by Leukemia Get Boost of Support Thanks to Gift From Chrysler Jeep Superstores

Gift To Be Presented At Telethon Will Help Raise Funds, Awareness For Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan Donation Part Of Long History Of Support For CLFM CLARKSTON, Mich., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Families of children affected by leukemia will receive an extra boost of support t...

Chicago HIV/AIDS Organization Works with Government of Guyana to Implement New Programs to Help Children Affected by Epidemic

Guyana Has Second Highest HIV/AIDS-Infection Rate in the Caribbean CHICAGO, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chicago's leading HIV/AIDS child welfare agency, The Children's Place Association, is working with the government of Guyana to implement programs and services to help children and f...

Research identifies risk factors that affected World Trade Center evacuation

January 22, 2009 -- Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have released findings identifying factors that affected evacuation from the World Trade Center (WTC) Towers on September 11. A research methodology known as participatory action research (PAR) was used to id...

Decline in health among older adults affected by Hurricane Katrina

In the year following Hurricane Katrina, the health of survivors 65 and over declined nearly 4 times that of a national sample of older adults not affected by the disaster, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The August 2005 storm was one...

NFL Quarterback Jay Cutler to Help Families Affected by Diabetes by Joining Lilly's Inspired by Diabetes Campaign

Denver Broncos star to serve as U.S. ambassador for unique diabetes charity program INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler is reaching out to help send children with diabetes to summer camps. Cutler -- who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes...

Talk About Curing Autism Receives $300,000 Grant From Pacific Life Foundation to Provide Services for Families Affected by Autism in Orange County

COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) is thrilled to announce the receipt of a $300,000 multi-year grant from the Newport Beach based Pacific Life Foundation. As a direct result of this generous contribution, TACA will launch three new programs fo...

Atkins(TM) Nutritionals Products Are Not Affected by FDA Peanut Butter Recall

DENVER, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Atkins(TM) Nutritionals, Inc. ("Atkins"), one of the best known weight-management brands, announced that none of its products or ingredients marketed under the Atkins Advantage, Day Break or Endulge brand names are affected in any way by the recent peanut butter rec...

Grocery Manufacturers Association: National Brands of Jarred Peanut Butter Not Affected by PCA Recall, Many Food Products Unaffected by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Recall

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the food industry continue to investigate products affected by last week's Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) recall it is important for the media and consumers to know that national brands of ja...

Unique Scholarship Helps People Affected by Epilepsy Fulfill Life Ambitions

Since 2005, UCB has awarded over half a million dollars to qualified recipients ATLANTA, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB, The Epilepsy Company (TM), will honor 31 recipients of the 2008 UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship(TM) at a reception in Seattle, WA on Sunday, December 7 during the America...

Survival of head and neck cancer patients is greatly affected by coexisting ailments

Current estimates for head and neck cancer survival are largely inaccurate because they widely disregard many of the most common diseases such patients have in addition to their primary cancer, says Jay Piccirillo, M.D., a head and neck specialist at Washington University School of Medicine in St....

Impulse control area in brain affected in teens with genetic vulnerability for alcoholism

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6 A new study suggests that genetic factors influence size variations in a certain region of the brain, which could in turn be partly responsible for increased susceptibility to alcohol dependence. It appears that the size of the right orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), an area of th...

Carlson Hotels Worldwide Partners With the American Red Cross in Texas to Provide Relief for Children Affected by Hurricane Ike

More Than 4,300 Activity Bags Donated to Area Youth in Houston and San Antonio HOUSTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlson Hotels Worldwide and the American Red Cross worked together to provide more than 1,900 activity bags to children displaced by Hurricane Ike in ...

Children's asthma affected by parental expectations

BOSTON, Mass. (October 6, 2008) Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are less likely to have symptoms than other children dealing with the condition, according to a new study. Children also are more likely to use asthma controller medicati...

Dreamhealer Encourages Global Healing of Those Affected by Disasters or Illness

Do our intentions influence our healing? Since 2005 DreamHealer has collected data on whether we can encourage healing by using our Intentions and visualizations. The results were analyzed (by Statistics Made Easy Inc. of U.K.) using Chi-square and binomial statistical testing. With a sample base...

WellPoint Adjusts Health and Pharmacy Guidelines for Members in Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Ike

Free telephonic counseling and a 24-hour Nurse Helpline established for impacted members INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint (NYSE: WLP ) today announced revised medical and pharmacy guidelines to help members who are directly impacted by Hurricane Ike....

Preparations by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Will Assist Members Affected by Hurricane Ike

ALERT: BCBSTX Members Displaced by Hurricane Ike will Receive Benefits of Member Emergency Assistance Plans to Make Health Care Easier to Access. DALLAS, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As predictions increase for Hurricane Ike to become a category 3 or 4 storm when it reaches the Texas Gulf Coast, ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Prepared to Assist Members Affected by Hurricane Gustav

ALERT: Emergency Procedures Implemented to Make Health Care More Accessible for BCBSTX Members Displaced by Hurricane Gustav DALLAS, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the widespread displacement caused by Hurricane Gustav, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) announced se...

Jerry Lewis Reaches Out to MD Families Affected By Gustav

Encourages Telethon Viewers to Donate to Salvation Army LAS VEGAS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman and Telethon Host Jerry Lewis today will use his Labor Day Telethon to encourage families registered with MDA and ...

Support Numbers for Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company Customers Affected by Floods

COLUMBIA, S.C., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company has set up dedicated phone lines to make it easier for customers affected by the flooding in the Midwest to get support from the company. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080109/CLW033LOGO ) ...

The American Red Cross Urges Safety in States Affected by Flooding

As some residents in Central U.S. recover, others are preparing for potential flooding WASHINGTON, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross forges on with relief efforts as hundreds of thousands of residents in states across the Midwest continue to ...

Myanmar: Half a Million Children Affected by Cyclone, Aid Agency Warns

- World Vision opens 37 'Child-Friendly Spaces' to help children cope with disaster - Children have witnessed 'unimaginable horrors,' face 'risk of psychological trauma' - Child-Friendly Spaces also helping children in China quake zone ...

Estimated 3.2 million Burmese potentially affected by cyclone

As many as 3.2 million Burmese are estimated to be affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, according to geographic risk models developed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College, CUNY. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the r...

UNICEF Rushing Medical Supplies, Tents, Clean Water to Children Affected by Powerful Earthquake in China

Estimated $5 Million Required for Immediate Needs NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two days after the largest earthquake to hit China in a generation, news of its full impact on the communities living close to the epicenter is still trickling in at a painfully slow speed....

Both boys and girls negatively affected by sexual harassment

Champaign, IL May 12, 2008 A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly explored the outcomes of sexual harassment on both boys and girls. While girls were harassed more frequently, boys were indirectly yet negatively affected through a school climate that tolerates the harassment of girls. ...

African Journey of a Lifetime With Alicia Keys! - Documentary Follows Keep a Child Alive's Outreach to Communities Affected With HIV/AIDS

A Portion of the Documentary to Debut During 'IDOL GIVES BACK' Wednesday, April 9, on FOX NEW YORK, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland is the breathtaking documentary of Grammy Award-winning musician and Keep a Child Alive (KCA) ...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Donates $7,500 to San Luis Valley American Red Cross to Assist Residents Affected by Water Contamination Crisis

DENVER, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation announced today that it has made a $7,500 grant to the San Luis Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist women in the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program obtain baby bottles, formula and water, and...

Toddlers Affected Most by Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home

American Heart Association meeting report COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secondhand smoke in the home appears to induce markers for heart disease as early as the toddler years, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 48th Annual Conference on ...