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ICBS to focus on pharmaceutical and environmental markets
NEW YORK, MONTREAL, and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - ICBS Ltd., (OTCPK: ICBT), board of directors, announced that the company will focus its efforts on the pharmaceutical market through its subsidiary, Canadian Bio Med Systems Ltd., and the environmental market through its partnershi...CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Environmental Law & Policy Center: A coalition of Illinois health and environmental groups notified Midwest Generation, LLC of their intent to sue the company because its coal plants release...
Partnership to Focus on Energy Conservation and Facility Retrofitting ARLINGTON, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) has entered into an agreement with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, to...
Miller-McCune Magazine Wins Environmental Journalism Prize
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Environmental Journalists has named Valerie Brown's article for Miller-McCune magazine, "Environment Becomes Heredity," the winner of its 2008-2009 award for outstanding explanatory reporting in a print publi...MEXICO CITY, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In a joint effort to recognize and promote best practices by Mexican society for a healthier and cleaner country, Grupo Salinas, Fundacion Azteca and Mexico's Environmental Ministry published today the official guidelines for the "Ciudades mas limpias de M...
LONDON, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) was awarded the prestigious Coffey International Award for its application of technical expertise in innovative ways to address the greatest societal challenges of our time at the annual Business in the Community (BITC) Awards for Excell...
WILTON, Conn., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Startech Environmental Corp. (OTC BB: STHK), a fully reporting, Award-winning Environment and Energy Company, today urged its shareholders not to take any action with respect to the commencement of a tender offer on July 6, 2009 by Friendly LRL H...
Researchers find possible environmental causes for Alzheimer's, diabetes
Providence, RI A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food with increased deaths from diseases, including Alzheimer's, diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's. The study was published in the Journal ...ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters is working with the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health to support development of the CDC's Harmful Algal Bloom-related Illness Surveillance System (HABISS). This unique system collects data o...
Company also begins U.S. initiative to provide building managers with required documentation to help them obtain - and maintain - LEED-EB certification xpedx exhibits at BOMA International Conference, Philadelphia, June 28-30 PHILADELPHIA, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- xpedx(R), one of the la...
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...To what extent can environmental pollutants and alcohol affect GI health?
CHICAGO, IL (May 31, 2009) - New research quantifies the precise effects of environmental pollutants and alcohol intake on gastrointestinal (GI) health. Both studies being presented this week during Digestive Disease Week 2009 (DDW ) offer concrete evidence that the environment and alcohol inta...Broadlane Receives Environmental Award for Excellence
Leading Healthcare Cost Management Company Receives Champion for Change Award for Fourth Consecutive Year Dallas (Vocus) May 19, 2009 -- Broadlane is pleased to announce it received the Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Award for the fourth consecutive year for...Kaiser Permanente Wins National Awards for Commitment to Environmental Health
Practice Greenhealth Recognition Highlights Organization's Green Efforts OAKLAND, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente received the System for Change Award , for the second consecutive year, for its leadership in improving environmental performance in the health care sector...ROGERS, Minn., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Activeion Cleaning Solutions, LLC is pleased to announce that it has increased its commitment to environmental sustainability by joining Practice Greenhealth, a membership organization for institutions and businesses in the health care field who are engaged ...
Practice Greenhealth Announces Winners of 2009 Environmental Excellence Awards
Awards Mark Best Programs in Sustainable Healthcare CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Practice Greenhealth, the nation's only membership association devoted to environmentally responsible healthcare, has announced its 2009 Environmental Excellence Award winners. These competitive a...Cost Advantages of Electronic Medical Bill and Payment Support Insurance Industry Corporate Greening SAN DIEGO and CONCORD, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of medical cost containment, provider networks, workflow solutions and decision support t...
Access to environmental research in developing nations grown to 1,500 institutions
Amsterdam, 14 May 2009 Research4Life today announces that the Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) program has registered 1500 institutions since its launch in 2006, an increase of nearly 700 percent. This means that scientists, researchers and environmental policy-makers in 1,500 ...Legislation will support research, surveillance, planning and interagency coordination WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Trust for America's Health (TFAH), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) praised legislation introduced late yesterd...
Salmon of the America's Responds to PEW Environmental Group
MIAMI, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a press release issued by the PEW Environmental Group on April 23, 2009, the group announced that they have issued a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning the acting commissioner of the potential environmental threats related to the ...CDG Environmental LLC Acquires Assets for Chlorine Dioxide Product Lines
BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- KRWW, LLC has purchased the assets of CDG Research Corp. and CDG Technology, Inc. and has changed its name to CDG Environmental, LLC. The new company initiated business activities on April 9, 2009. CDG Environmental supplies chlorine dioxide chemistri...Waste Management Honored by American Lung Association for Environmental Achievements
SAN DIEGO, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management of San Diego was named a 2009 Clean Air Circle Honoree by the American Lung Association on April 18, 2009, at their annual Evening in the Sky Gala. Waste Management was recognized for their commitment to keeping San Diego's air clean and ongoin...Award Honors Environmental Leaders in Western States OAKLAND, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Kaiser Permanente today for its commitment to environmental protection at the agency's 11th annual awards ceremony in San Francisco. The EPA'...
An even-handed analysis of environmental policy
The 1969 crisis of the Santa Barbara, California, offshore oil spill gave birth to new environmental laws that made the United States a leader in environmental protection worldwide. Since then, environmental regulation has been a key issue to both industrial and environmental performance and has c...Fish health claims may cause more environmental harm than good: UBC-St. Michael's researchers
The health benefits of fish consumption have been over-dramatized and have put increased pressure on wild fish, according to a new research published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ( CMAJ ). In an innovative collaboration, medical scientists from St. Michael's Hospital and ...AIRMD Advises Homeowners and Businesses to Test For Indoor Air Quality to Create Better Health BOCA RATON, Fla., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent report, the Florida Department of Health has received many complaints from homeowners throughout the state of Florida stating the drywall in t...
Pennsylvania Department of Health Launches New Environmental Health Tracking Tool
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health today launched the Pennsylvania Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, or PA EPHTN, which will track key environmental hazards, exposures, and health problems statewide. "Keeping Pennsylvanians safe from pot...IPC The Hospitalist Company Adopts 'E-Proxy' to Reduce Environmental Impact
Schedules 2009 Annual Stockholders' Meeting for May 28, 2009 NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPCM ), a leading national hospitalist physician group practice, announced today that it will adopt the Securities and Exchange...Green Planet Wellness Helps Employers Have Big Environmental Impact
Health Enhancement Systems Wellness Program Teaches Earth-Friendly Health Choices MIDLAND, Mich., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- With Earth Day approaching, many employers are looking for ways to go green. By implementing Health Enhancement Systems 1-month corporate wellness program ( www.HealthE...Pharmaceuticals sold in Sweden cause serious environmental harm in India
Many of the substances in our most common medicines are manufactured in India and China. Some of these factories release large quantities of antibiotics and other pharmaceutical substances to the environment. There is an obvious risk of these releases leading to resistant bacteria. Research fro...Veteran Environmental Health Expert Erik D. Olson to Join Pew
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that Erik D. Olson has been named director, chemical and food safety programs, in its Health & Human Services Policy program. Olson, who was formerly deputy staff director and general counsel of the Senate ...NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural gas, believed to be among the cleanest forms of fuel, does emit ultrafine airborne particulate matter when burned in home appliances such as stove tops and water heaters, according to a report in the December 2008 issue (Volume 25, Number 10) of ...
Benefits of Breastfeeding Outweigh Risk of Infant Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in Breastmilk
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A study comparing breastfed and formula fed infants across time showed that the known beneficial effects of breastfeeding are greater than the potential risks associated with infant exposure to chemicals such as dioxins that may be present in breastmilk...WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dozens of health advocacy groups concerned about growing rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, thyroid disease and other illness linked to chemical exposure, said today that they loo...
SINGAPORE and CHICAGO, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC ), the world's leading provider of global risk management and consulting services, today announced Jim Finnamore will join the firm in January as regional director of Aon Environmental Services Group, Asia-Pacifi...
BEDFORD, Ohio, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. is pleased to be the recipient of the 2008 Governor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Stewardship presented by Governor Ted Strickland and the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on December 3, 2008. Th...
Think Tank Investigates the Environmental Conditions Surrounding Health Inequities
DETROIT, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today a group of health professionals, community-based organizations, elected officials and other community leaders from more than a dozen states toured neighborhoods in Detroit/Wayne County to solidify participants' understanding of how the county's his...Cornell researchers' study showing evidence of a major environmental trigger for autism
ITHACA, N.Y. The American Medical Association journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has published a new study by researchers at Cornell University indicating evidence of an environmental trigger for autism among genetically vulnerable children. It is the first peer-reviewed stud...AMA Journal Publishes Study Showing Evidence of a Major Environmental Trigger For Autism
Peer-reviewed research evidence highlights need for further study ITHACA, N.Y., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has published a new study by researchers at Cornell University indicating evidence of an environmental ...WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two leading U.S. House Judiciary Committee members -- Rep. John Conyers, Jr., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and Rep. Lamar Smith, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee have asked U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey to ha...
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