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New Initiative to Improve Mental Health Among Chicago Latinos

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Receives Grant from The Chicago Community Trust to Build Latino Mental Health Providers Network CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Latinos, who comprise 25 percent of Chicago's population, are a high-risk gr...

Award Honors Chicago Cancer Survivor Who Gives Back

Winner receives $1,000, recognized at international meeting FAIRFAX, Va., July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is looking to recognize a cancer survivor in the Chicago area who has dedicated his or her time and ene...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Awards $1.4 Million to 14 Community Initiatives in Chicago and Downstate

CHICAGO, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) announced today it awarded $1.4 million to 14 Chicago- and Springfield-based initiatives designed to teach children how to live healthy lifestyles and help reduce obesity among them. Rather than funding ind...

The Hispanic got milk? Campaign Visits Chicago from July 2 - July 10

CHICAGO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hispanic got milk? Milk Mustache Mobile Tour visited Chicago as part of its 75 city tour, including the top 10 Hispanic cities, to reintroduce Hispanics to this nutrient powerhouse and its array of benefits. The tour recently cruised through Chicago hosting ...

RIEMSER Announces Upcoming Chicago Bone Grafting Workshop

Pig jaw workshop gives attendees hands-on experience RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- RIEMSER , a leading manufacturer of bone tissue regeneration and dental implant products, has announced an upcoming advanced bone grafting workshop to be held in Chicago Friday, July ...

More Than 5,000 Expected for Greater Chicago Food Depository's 24th Annual Hunger Walk on Saturday, June 20, at Montrose Harbor

Fundraiser arrives at critical time for pantries, soup kitchens, shelters CHICAGO, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Greater Chicago Food Depository: (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090619/DC34956 ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com...

VA Transferring 85.4 Acres from North Chicago VA Medical Center

WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced plans to transfer 85.4 acres of land from the North Chicago VA Medical Center to the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science . "Savings resulting from the transfer of land will e...

Gain Entry to the Closed 2009 Chicago Marathon by Joining Susan G. Komen's Marathon for the Cure(R)

CHICAGO, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration for the 2009 Chicago Marathon is officially closed, and the only way to gain entry now is to join a non-profit team with availability. The Chicagoland Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) invites marathon runners to help them move...

ProCure Treatment Centers to Equip Chicago Facility With Software Solutions From Elekta

CHICAGO, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc., (ProCure) has selected Elekta to provide workflow enhancing software and treatment planning systems for its second IBA-equipped proton therapy center, which is under construction in suburban Chicago. ProCure collaborates with radiati...

Uno Chicago Grill(R) Partners With American Celiac Disease Alliance to Raise Money During Celiac Awareness Month in May

BOSTON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Uno Chicago Grill (R) ( www.unos.com ) will host a national Dough Rai$er beginning May 25 through 31 to benefit the American Celiac Disease Alliance ( www.americanceliac.org ) in support of National Celiac Awareness Month in May. "Getting families to eat ou...

Harris Joins City of Chicago in Support of Maintaining Good Health Habits

CHICAGO, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris announced today that it is partnering with the City of Chicago in their response to prevent the spread of H1N1 and other viruses. In support of protecting the public, Harris will fund the hand sanitizing gel at more than 400 new sanitizing stations throughout...

'Project Runway' Designer in Chicago to Educate About Living with HIV and Combat Stigma Associated with the Disease

Jack Mackenroth to participate in AIDS Foundation of Chicago's Make a Statement: Design for the Cure event representing Living Positive By Design CHICAGO, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Mackenroth, from the hit reality television series "Project Runway," is participating in the AIDS Foundation of...

Latinos in Chicago and Suburbs Face Alarming Numbers of Cases of Alzheimer's Disease While Thousands More are at Risk of Being Diagnosed

The growing number of Hispanic/Latinos with Alzheimer's and memory loss motivates the birth of a new initiative to address a comprehensive action plan CHICAGO, May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In Chicagoland alone, more than 135,000 Latinos currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease and oth...

Northshore Chicago Plastic Surgeon is the First Female President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF)

Northshore Chicago plastic surgeon Laurie Casas, MD is the new President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF). New York, NY (Vocus) May 5, 2009 -- Northshore Chicago plastic surgeon Laurie Casas, MD is the new President of the Aesthetic Sur...

Ned Milenkovich Joins McDonald Hopkins Law Firm as a Member in Chicago Office

CHICAGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ned Milenkovich has joined the Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins LLC as a Member in the firm's national Healthcare Practice where he will continue his work as a drug and pharmacy attorney. Milenkovich adds to the depth of McDonald Hopkins' large and diverse heal...

Try Your Luck with 'Scratch & Win with Uno Chicago Grill'!

Donate blood to the American Red Cross and receive a scratch ticket from Uno Chicago Grill(R) worth $5, $10, $15 or pizza for a year DEDHAM, Mass., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- During the month of May, all presenting donors at American Red Cross blood drives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Co...

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago CEO Cole Announces Retirement

Will remain as CEO until successor identified; Accomplishments during 8-year tenure include reducing expenses, balancing budget, opening new facilities, expanding programming for those in need CHICAGO, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago President and CEO Stephe...

Free Manicures & Martinis Hits Chicago and Denver

The American Fertility Association's Infertility Prevention Program NEW YORK, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- 7.3 million! That's how many American women have difficulty conceiving, but many of those cases could have been prevented with some simple lifestyle choices and changes. Education is ...

JEWEL-OSCO & FOX Chicago Launch 'Choose to Reuse' Bag Program

Goal to Save Millions of Plastic Bags from Landfills ITASCA, Ill., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- JEWEL-OSCO, a leading Midwest food and drug retailer, is partnering with WFLD FOX Chicago this Earth Day (April 22nd) to launch the "Choose to Reuse" challenge, an initiative aimed at increasing consum...

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Announces Nation's First Psy.D. Program in Clinical Forensic Psychology

CHICAGO and LOS ANGELES, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seven years after becoming the Midwest's first graduate school to offer a master's degree in Forensic Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is expanding its forensic offerings with a new doctoral program designed fo...

Attention Runners: Run the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with Team Reeve

Join a Super Team in a Super City and run the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 11th with Team Reeve to support the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Registration deadline is approaching, so please apply by April 20th, 2009 at www.ChristopherReeve.org/TeamReeve . ...

MedicAlert Brings History of Saving Lives to Chicago for Inaugural Thrive Allergy & Gluten-free Expo

With more than 50 years of saving lives, the MedicAlert Foundation partners with Thrive to continue a legacy of providing members' critical medical information in an emergency TURLOCK, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MedicAlert Foundation International, the leader in providing e...

YMCA of Metro Chicago Offers Financial and Stress Relief in Down Economy

CHICAGO, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago continues its efforts to help area residents cope with economic uncertainty and the increased stress levels that they are experiencing. According to the American Psychological Association's Stress in America survey...

Report Ignores True Value of Chicago Hospitals

Hospitals provide nearly five times the value of their tax exemptions NAPERVILLE, Ill. and CHICAGO, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) and Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) today challenged the flawed assumptions and data in a report that ...

'Shattering Myths: Men, Boys, and Mental Health,' the Focus of Eighth Annual Conference Hosted by the Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute for Mental Health Education at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, May 31

Event to Feature Remarks by Rabbi Capers Funnye, Profiled in The New York Times as "Obama's Rabbi" CHICAGO, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the National Institute of Mental Health, it is estimated that 6 million American men will be diagnosed with depressive disorder in any ...

Newt Gingrich to Address Chicago Employers at Midwest Business Group on Health's 29th Annual Conference

Dynamic lineup of experts and stakeholders confirmed to discuss health care, payment and delivery reform CHICAGO, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) announced that Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, will share his roadmap for trans...

Edmond Scientific Company Demonstrates RHIO/HIE Data Security and Privacy Solution for the NHIN at Annual HIMSS Conference, Chicago '09

FAIRFAX, Va., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Edmond Scientific Company (ESC) is demonstrating a critical technology required for data privacy and security in scenarios which link healthcare enterprises into the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) at the Healthcare Information and Management Sys...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Teams with Chicago Bears Coach Lovie Smith in Diabetes Awareness Drive

Blue Cross drafts Lovie Smith to carry message that good lifestyle choices help prevent diabetes type 2 CHICAGO, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith believes the best offense is a good defense - in football and in preventing diabetes type 2. Sadly, he learned t...

National Audience of Psychiatrists Assembling in Chicago for Conference on Bipolar Disorder and ADHD

CHICAGO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A national audience of psychiatrists and psychiatric advanced practitioners is gathering in Chicago April 2-4, 2009 for the continuing medical education (CME) conference "Bipolar Disorder and ADHD: Solving Clinical Challenges, Improving Patient Care" at the Westin...

Smile Reminder Showcases Viral Marketing Tool at Chicago Dental Society's Midwinter Meeting

Leading Patient Communication Service introduces vSling for capturing and distributing patient testimonials on the web. LEHI, Utah, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Reminder will highlight their newest practice-to-patient communication feature, vSling, at The 144th Chicago Dental Society Midwint...

Prominent Chicago Gynecologists Launch Treatment Project To Raise Awareness Among African American Women of Non-Invasive Ultrasound Uterine Fibroid Procedure

CHICAGO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A project to create awareness among African American women about a non-invasive outpatient uterine fibroid treatment using high energy ultrasound will begin in the Chicago area in March, led by two prominent and well respected African American gynecologists, Dr...

Milestone Scientific to Exhibit at the Chicago Dental Society's 144th Midwinter Meeting

LIVINGSTON, N.J., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that it will be exhibiting at the upcoming Chicago Dental Society's 144th Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. In light of i...

In Today's Economy, Women In The Workforce Link Cosmetic Chicago Plastic Surgery To Success

Faced with news of increasing layoffs, straining economic times, President Obama's economic stimulus package, and a belief that hiring is based on looks, millions of American women are looking at cosmetic plastic surgery procedures to give them a competitive edge in the workplace. In a recent tel...

New Chicago School of Professional Psychology Forensic Center Opens Doors to the Community

Practice Arm of the School's Department of Forensic Psychology Dedicates New Facility in the Merchandise Mart CHICAGO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is poised to further connect its psychology services to the legal sector and community agen...

It's Cold Outside! Warm Up in Select Downtown Chicago Heated Bus Shelters Courtesy of TYLENOL(r) Warming Liquids

CHICAGO, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The makers of TYLENOL(r) Warming Liquids have set out to warm up chilly Chicago bus riders by heating ten bus shelters in the downtown area. The shelters, which will be heated until March 8, can be found at the following locations: 16 South Clar...

Euro RSCG Life LM&P Chicago Announces New Assignment From Lansinoh

Significant New Brand assignment for LM&P Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Euro RSCG Life LM&P, a leading healthcare communications company, is proud to announce that their Chicago-based agency has been assigned agency-of-record responsibilities for Lansinoh Laboratories. ...

Uno Chicago Grill(R) Rolls Out Gluten-Free Pizza Nationally

BOSTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a highly successful market test, Uno Chicago Grill(R) will offer its new, gluten-free pizza nationally. Uno(R) is the first national casual dining chain to offer a gluten-free pizza and received very positive feedback from guests who suffer from celiac dis...

McCormick Foundation Invests $5 Million in Chicago Initiatives Addressing Civic Health and Education

CHICAGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- At its December meeting, the Board of Directors of the McCormick Foundation approved grants to 13 nonprofit agencies. These fourth quarter grants support the Foundation's focus on its hometown and on encouraging citizens to become more active, informed and engag...

Complimentary Pamphlet on Avoiding Snow Blower Injuries Offered by Chicago Hospital

The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago's Michael Vender, M.D., offers tips to prevent injuries from snow blowers. The pamphlet is available online as a downloadable pdf and also via mail with an attachable sticker. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 20, 2008 -- ...

Neurological & Orthopedic Named Official Hospital of Chicago Red Stars Women's Pro Soccer Team

CHICAGO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (NOHC) has been named the exclusive hospital partner of the Chicago Red Stars, a charter member of Women's Professional Soccer, a newly formed league which features the best soccer players in the world. The NOHC w...