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China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. to Launch 12Ways(R) Advertisement on CCTV in January 2008

KUNMING, China, Dec. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. ("China Shenghuo," "the Company") (Amex: KUN), which is engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement and cosmetic products in the P...

Bird flu no threat to McDonald's chicken: Advertisement strategy

In a bid to save its plummeting sales of chicken products in McDonalds, they have planned an exclusive advertisement campaign. //The campaign would ensure that the customers get the message that chicken here is safe. This has been planned by McDonald’s Corp., of Oakbrook, Ill. This strat...

Soap Opera: Advertisement Throws ‘Head & Shoulders’ Off Balane

The ASA has demanded that the television commercials for ‘Head and Shoulders’ Shampoo, that claims cent percent dandruff free efficacy of their products, is required to be// modified. Adverts for ocean spa and cool menthol varieties of the shampoo are the ones working up more soap than required. ...

Government Advertisement Faces Criticism For Wrong Salt Claim

Concerns have been raised against a Food Standards Agency advertisement, for misleading public opinion about salt consumption, without appropriate evidence. // An investigation was ordered following the wrong projection that a family involved in a salt-challenge had lowered their hypertension by co...

Jackie Chan in Anti-bird flu Advertisement

A new ad campaign against bird flu funded by Japanese government and produced by Unicef, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture// Organization, features Jackie Chan along with six children from different countries and some colorful origami birds urging children t...

Report: Microsoft Sponsoring Ads for Rogue Internet Pharmacies

...axant from a Microsoft-sponsored Internet pharmacy advertisement without any prescription. Also, the authors...other prescription drug from a Microsoft-sponsored advertisement that tested positive as counterfeit. Search... in bing.com's advertising program, showing how an advertisement that appears to have been placed by a legitimate p...

Motion Filed to Consolidate Yasmin/YAZ Litigation in Toledo, Ohio

...r, in 2003, ordering the Defendants to immediately discontinue a television advertisement that promoted Yasmin's fourth generatio progestin, drospirenone, by stating...nother advertisement, this time concerning YAZ. The FDA determined that the advertisement was misleading because it failed to disclose that "YAZ has additional risks...

Texas Health Dallas Receives Double Honor From American Heart Association

.... Texas Health Dallas is one of the only Dallas-based hospitals recognized in multiple categories. Honored medical centers are featured in an advertisement in this year's "America's Best Hospitals" issue of US News & World Report. "This program is about consistently treating patients accord...

Flexi-Seal(R) Fecal Management System Receives 2008 Critical Care Nurse Advertising Effectiveness Award

...n reader responses to a survey comparing 17 advertisements in the publication's October 2008 issue. Survey respondents ranked the Flexi-Seal((R)) FMS advertisement best in the Total Recall Category, with 90 percent responding that they recalled seeing the advertisement, and rated it highly for visual appeal, ease...

VA's Suicide Prevention Message Carried on 21,000 Buses

...of the toll-free number through national public service announcements featuring actor Gary Sinise and television journalist Deborah Norville. The bus advertisement and public service announcements are available for download via YouTube and at www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention . ...

Swine Flu Outbreak at Miami Immigration Center to be Discussed on AFGE Radio Show

...e and can be heard on demand at http://www.federalnewsradio.com or http://www.afge.org/insidegovernment . Please note there will be a short advertisement prior to the start of the program. The program also is available via iTunes podcast by clicking here . Users must install iTunes on their computers...

Advertisement for Forterus Treatment Center, A Better Tomorrow, Featured on A & E Network

...-- Forterus Inc. (Pink Sheets: FTER), owner and operator of the "A Better Tomorrow" Treatment Center, Inc. in Murrieta, California, said today that an advertisement for "A Better Tomorrow" will appear on the A & E Network a number of times in May and June. The ad, which can be viewed at http://www.yout...

Bonnie Hunt, Melina Kanakaredes and Dr. Ruth Westheimer Lend Their Support to Children's Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit

...kesperson, also participated in the event. She served as mistress of ceremonies for last year's benefit and has subsequently recorded a public service advertisement for the Foundation and promoted its concerns at every opportunity. Ms. Kanakaredes currently stars in the CBS series CSI: New York , which is in...

Georgia-Pacific Professional Promotes Good Hand Hygiene With a Healthy Solutions Campaign

...e New Chicken Soup," is just the start of an ongoing effort to encourage good hygiene to help ward off infectious disease. It begins with a full-page advertisement in the Friday, May 8 edition of USA Today. Recent events have reminded the public about the importance of proper hand washing practices to avoi...

Better Hair Days With Milk

... milk," says Ramos. "Beauty comes from the inside out." To complement Ramos' work, TOMA LECHE is launching a brand new fully animated television advertisement starting today to support the milk health benefit of strong, healthy, shiny hair. Airing on Spanish-language TV in California, the spot explains that...

Copper Conferencing Announces Dr. Joy Ohayia Kicks Off the Women In Business Track of The Business Webinar Series - A Free Online Learning Series for Business Professionals

... natural holistic, nutrition and fitness programs to clients. In her late 40's, this super fit, busy wife and mother of two teenage sons is a walking advertisement for her business. Dr. Ohayia is passionate about motivating people towards a natural hygienic system lifestyle and has a unique approach. She p...

Ad Campaign: All Texans Should Have the Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air

..., are already smoke-free. But lots of Texans are still forced to breathe secondhand smoke in workplaces, restaurants, and in other public places." The advertisement further states, "Nearly 70 percent of Texans agree: Everyone should have the right to breathe smoke-free air." To listen to the ad, go to h...

Health Groups Launch Ad Campaign Highlighting Benefits of Increase in Oregon Cigarette Tax

... die prematurely from it. And with 4,500 Oregon kids becoming smokers every year, the numbers add up fast. But we can do something about it." The advertisement further states, " Increasing our tobacco tax 60 cents and investing that new revenue in tobacco prevention will keep thousands of Oregon kids from...

Milton resident receives the Helen B. Spaulding Community Conscience Award

...anheart.org/mtsc to make a tax-deductible donation to the American Stroke Association in honor of the award recipient or to purchase a congratulatory advertisement in the Annual Awards program booklet (Half Page - $250 or Full Page $500). Making the Stroke Connection Luncheon is free to all attendees. Particip...

Arthritis Hand Pain Relief: Infrared Heat Therapy Ergonomic Computer Workstation

... recovering from a hand injury, suggest infrared heat ergonomic work aids to assist the rehabilitation process. See the IGMproducts.com ValueRays® advertisement in April's Conference issue of OT Practice Magazine. If you have severe hand pain symptoms, severe cold computer hands and numb cold fingers, pl...

New Survey Reveals 'The Lipstick Effect' With Non-Invasive Facial Plastic Surgery Procedures

...er cosmetic treatments to be deceptive. Many non-medical personnel have entered the arena of cosmetic treatments, and the buyer needs to beware. If an advertisement for a cosmetic procedure appears to be too good to be true, it may be. The AAFPRS urges all patients to be careful before proceeding with any signific...

NatureSweet(R) Celebrates Snacking With an Online Natural Talent Show

...ly trip for four to Hollywood, CA. Additionally, as the Cherubs(R) Spokeskid, the Grand Prize winner will appear in a future NatureSweet(R) Cherubs(R) advertisement as well as in a story on the brand's website. A truly groundbreaking promotion, NatureSweet(R) has combined the campaign concept with cutting-edg...

YWCAs to Observe National Women and Girls HIV and AIDS Awareness Day on March 10th

...rtionate impact HIV and AIDS has on them. "HIV and AIDS are taking a terrible toll on women of color. We have just released a new public service advertisement (PSA) that aims to motivate younger women to prevent infection and get an HIV test," said Lorraine Cole, PhD, YWCA USA's CEO. "We also want to encoura...

Monroe Hospital: Laughter is Best Medicine for Unwelcome Publicity

...ed to schedule their next appointment instead found they could get anything they wanted for "$3.99 a minute," according to the hotline. Both an advertisement and a phone number listing in the white pages featured correct phone numbers. But the number listed in the Yellow Book, which publishers claim was pul...

Health Tips for the New Year; Patience and Persistence will Payoff; Key Advice from the Wellness Team at D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center

... Check with Your Doctor First How often have you heard the advice to make sure you see a doctor before you embark on an exercise program? Every advertisement for exercise programs or equipment offers this advice. One main reason for this advice is many people have mild, underlying heart problems. This is s...

Miami Physician Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

... After trial, advertising placed in El Nuevo Herald proclaimed Alvarez-Jacinto's innocence and a letter signed by the defendant contained in the advertisement urged members of the medical community to write to the court to support her release from prison. At sentencing, Chief District Judge Moreno found her...

Mangos Wins Two Gold Awards

... was recognized with gold level awards for advertising they created for the audiology division of Siemens Healthcare. Winning "Best Individual Product advertisement in Professional Press" was the Why Hide Your Vibe? double-page spread ad. Bradley Gast, President of Mangos, explains that their creative strategy was...

Coalition Asks Bishops to Take Politicians to Task

...ir bishops? How will the American Catholic bishop's enforce the Church's teaching on abortion? On Nov. 11, American Life League will run a full-page advertisement in USA Today imploring the bishops to stop allowing pro-abortion politicians like Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Joe Biden to politicize Catholicism's mos...

HealthTalker Founder and CEO Andrew Levitt to be Featured at 'Health 2.0: User-Generated Healthcare 2008'

...ht tools, and you can create a consumer-to-consumer program that brings a degree of credibility and authenticity to the discussion that no traditional advertisement can match," he said. Health 2.0: User-Generated Healthcare 2008 provides a sweeping overview of the things that are happening in Web 2.0, fro...

TrakSoft LLC Announces the Release of Contract Analyst, Version 3.0, a Contract Management System, which Includes a Major User Customization Upgrade

...comprehensive, and intuitive Contract Management System. The contracting process can easily be managed from initial analysis through the creation and advertisement of RFP's; through the receipt and scoring of proposals, to awarding, managing, and closing the contract. Contract Analyst manages and tracks requests...

The SCOOTER Store's Gift of a Power Wheelchair Allows Woman to Enjoy Active Life Once Again

...not participate. He saw her spirits sink as immobility caused her to stay in her room all day. While he was watching television, Mr. Moreland saw an advertisement for The SCOOTER Store. Because of the "credibility of its spokesperson," he felt The SCOOTER Store genuinely wanted to help people be mobile and indep...

Post-marketing studies finding adverse events in drugs used in children

...events to MedWatch. But I'm not sure that happens at every hospital. A lot of physicians don't know it's available. This publication is somewhat of an advertisement that this program is available." Smith urges parents to report adverse reactions they see. The FDA does not release any confidential information p...

Alcohol Advertisements Seen by Youth on TV on the Rise, According to a New Report by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

...youth ages 12 to 20 were 22 times more likely to see an alcohol product advertisement than an alcohol industry-funded "responsibility" advertisement about drinking-driving, safety or underage drinking. -- Eleven specifi...

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces Court Ruling Relating to Merck & Co. Inc.'s Employee Savings & Security Plan, the Merck & Co., Inc. Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan, and the Merck Puerto Rico Employee Savings & Security Plan

... RADNOR, Pa., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- advertisement - The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP: Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP is Co...

A New Home for Medical Breakthroughs

...ding solutions to their health concerns," says Reginald Saxton, President of Medical Headway. Advertisers receive a full-page online magazine format advertisement at a fraction of the placement cost for other media. Organizations will maximize advertising and marketing dollars by targeting an audience actively s...

Sun Pharma Comments on Taro's Potential Sale of Its Irish Operations

...(and its founding shareholders) give rise to substantial claims that Sun intends to pursue, all of which are expressly reserved. We may publish an advertisement in the Irish press notifying any potential buyers of Taro Ireland or its assets of Sun's intentions should any such sale proceed. Very truly yours, ...

Publicis Indianapolis and St. Vincent Hospital Win the Gold

...hospital, which was captured in the Nursing -- Place of Emotions television advertisement and the St. Vincent Centers of Excellence newspaper advertisement insert, respectively. Other gold winning entries include Healthy Spirit, He...

Indoor Tanning is Not as Safe as You Think. In Fact, It's Totally Out:

... Indoor Tanning Dangers Highlighted in New Public Service advertisement Campaign SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 5 /PRNewswi...ories in the American Academy of Dermatology's (Academy) new public service advertisement (PSA) campaign which was launched today. The campaign is designed to commun...

March For Babies Has Celebrity Support -- Now It Needs Yours

...helping women in communities across the country have healthy babies. This year, Mr. Bergeron is joined by Ms. Shepherd in a playful public service advertisement in which both agree that the name change doesn't change the March of Dimes objective -- stronger, healthier babies. To join March for Babies as an...

Consumer Reports Poll: Most Say TV Drug Ads Should Include Info on How to Report Side Effects

... http://www.ConsumersUnion.org ). Yet Americans were very familiar with drug advertising. Eight in 10 (81 percent) said they had seen or heard an advertisement for prescription drugs within the past 30 days. Among them, virtually all -- 98 percent -- viewed an ad on television. When asked if they think pr...