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MaxLife Fund Corp. announces cancellation of 14,050,000 Common Shares

NEW JERSEY, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MaxLife Fund Corp. (OTC:MXFD), have announced that some of its founding shareholders have agreed to cancel a total of 14,050,000 shares of the Company's common stock in order to increase overall shareholder value for the Company. Bennett Kurtz, Chief E...

U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Major League Soccer Kick-Off Partnership to Save Children's Lives

Initiative Encourages Youth Soccer Players to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced their partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) to create a soccer-focused community outreach program to involv...

House Measure Proves Healthcare Legislation Will Fund Abortion, Says Family Research Council Action

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) introduced an amendment to the Democratic leadership's health care bill, H.R. 3200, that would specifically include abortion in the health care legislation, solidifying the radical pro-abortion nat...

Call to the Youth of America: Palms for Life Fund Launches Film Competition to Document Hunger in the United States

A new national short film contest, Faces of Hunger in America, will award prizes to young filmmakers, 25 years of age and under, who document in their own communities the increasingly widespread problem of hunger in America. The top three winners will receive cash prizes of $5,000, $3,500 and $1,...

H1N1 'Swine Flu' Leads to Cancellation of HIV/AIDS Summer Camp. One Heartland Announces Campaign to Fund Alternative Camp Session for 82 Children.

WILLOW RIVER, Minn., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- One Heartland recently notified 82 children affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty just hours before they were scheduled to travel to Willow River, Minnesota that their camp session was cancelled. The session, part of the organization's Camp He...

FRC Deplores House Vote to Fund Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the House of Representatives voted down an amendment offered by Representative Mike Pence (R-Ind.) that would have prevented family planning funds under the Health and Human Services appropriations bill from going to Planned Parenthood...

U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Jenna Bush Hager Announce Next Generation Initiative to Improve Lives of Children Around the World

NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today the launch of UNICEF's Next Generation to engage young adults with UNICEF's mission to save, protect and improve the lives of children around the world. UNICEF's Next Generation steering committee is de...

TCS Healthcare Technologies Provides $5,000 Seed Money to Help Fund New CMSA Foundation

TCS Founder Pock Presents Gift to CMSA Foundation President Frater During Annual CMSA Conference AUBURN, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS), an industry leader in the development of medical management software applications, pres...

Proposed Water Trust Fund Bill Would Provide Solid Foundation for Improvement

American Society of Civil Engineers Commends Rep. Blumenauer for Commitment to Protecting Nation ' s Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Systems WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Americans, we owe our health and much of our quality of life to the impro...

New HHS HRSA Grant Will Fund Development of an Electronic Genetic and Family History Record for Doctors' Offices

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new electronic tool that will put family medical history at doctors' fingertips - alerting them to a patient's increased risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications - will be developed through a three-year cooperative ag...

State Fund Annual Report Release

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- State Compensation Insurance Fund today announced the release of its 2008 annual report. The report is available online http://www.scif.com/about/AnnualReports.html Jan Frank, State Fund's CEO, said, "We're very pleased to publish this annual repor...

Global Fund Increases AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Prevention and Treatment Measures by 30-50% Over One Year

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced its latest prevention and treatment numbers, noting in particular that Global Fund-financed programs have put 2.3 million people on treatment for HIV/AIDS, 5.4 million people h...

Christian Children's Fund Name Change to ChildFund International Official

RICHMOND, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Christian Children's Fund, one of the world's oldest and largest child development organizations, is now ChildFund International. The new name takes effect today. The name ChildFund International is part of the organization's new strategy to...

Cardinal Health Foundation Awards $1 Million to Fund Patient Safety Initiatives

DUBLIN, Ohio, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Cardinal Health Foundation today announced it has awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding for new and innovative programs to improve patient safety at 35 hospitals, health systems and community health clinics across the country. Grant...

House Subcommittee Markup Leaves Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria in Crisis

WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is currently facing a major financing shortfall. While the Foreign Operations subcommittee provided a welcome increase over the President's request, today's markup suggests that the U.S. is goi...

Pulmo BioTech Inc. Announces Fund Raising Agreement with Moody Capital Solutions, Inc.

NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pulmo BioTech Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLMO; Frankfort Borse: PBO) has announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Moody Capital Solutions, Inc. to secure up to $7.5 million in funding to enable the company to complete Phase II/III ...

SeprOx Receives Texas Emerging Technology Fund Award

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SeprOx Corporation received a pre-seed commercialization award from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) presented by Governor Rick Perry at Texas Technology Leadership Day held this past Friday at the Houston Technology Center. SeprOx will rec...

JEWEL-OSCO(R) Hunger Relief Grant Program Helping to Fund Area Food Pantries & Soup Kitchens

Grant Application Deadline: August 14, 2009 ITASCA, Ill., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- JEWEL-OSCO, a leading Midwest food and drug retailer, announced today that the company will begin accepting applications for its "Hunger Relief Grant Program," designed to fund the operational needs of food pan...

Children's Health Fund Receives $500,000 from the Starr International Foundation to Support South Bronx Homeless Health Care Clinic

NEW YORK, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Children's Health Fund (CHF) announced a grant of $500,000 from the Starr International Foundation to support a new health care clinic in the South Bronx for homeless children and their families. The Starr International Foundation grant will suppo...

Cord Blood America Receives Commitment for $2.3 Million to Fund Its Own Stem Cell Laboratory

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI), the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company ( http://www.cordblood-america.com ) focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide and inter...

New Bill to Fund Climate Change and Public Health Preparedness Praised by Environmental and Health Groups

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...

Children's Hospital Boston Advances Cutting-Edge Technologies with its New Technology Development Fund

Children's Hospital Boston launched a new Technology Development Fund aimed at advancing promising early-stage hospital technologies, such as drugs, diagnostic tests and medical devices. Boston, MA (Vocus) May 8, 2009 -- Children's Hospital Boston launched a new Tech...

APHA Applauds Health Reform Fund and Other Health Investments in Budget

WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Executive Director of the American Public Health Association: "The American Public Health Association (APHA) joins other leading health organizations in welcoming the inves...

Texas Cancer Organizations Urge State Legislature to Fully Fund the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

AUSTIN, Texas, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The issues of cancer and the economy are converging in the Texas Legislature this spring, as our state senators and representatives vote on funding for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Texas voters overwhelmingly approved the c...

Global AIDS Alliance Fund Welcomes Eric Goosby to Office of The Global Aids Coordinator

And urges him to take immediate action to keep the Obama Administration from breaking its promises to increase global AIDS treatment and prevention funding WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Eric Goosby, who will be named Global AIDS Coordinator on Monday, has a unique opport...

Free Heat Illness Prevention Seminars Offered by State Fund and Cal/OSHA Consultation Service

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Employer Education Series, State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) has partnered with Cal/OSHA Consultation Service to offer a statewide series of more than 30 heat illness prevention seminars. This will be the fourth consecutive year S...

Go Healthy Announces Receipt of Letter of Interest to Fund Distribution, Production, Packaging, Concept Stores and Bottling Facilities

SPRING, Texas, March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Go Healthy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GOHE) announced today that the company has received a Letter of Interest from the Mandate Officer for the China Shenyang Company in support of the GOHE request for funding under the very favorable China Development Lo...

U.S. Department of Defense Exercises $2.0 Million Option to Fund Cethromycin Development

- Company Presents Data on Cethromycin Showing In Vivo Efficacy against Tularemia - CHICAGO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADLS ), a biopharmaceutical company developing cethromycin, a novel once-a-day antibiotic, to treat respiratory tr...

Leader in Health Plan Cost Containment Cites Three Economy-Driven Reasons Why Self-Insured Health Plans Should Brace for Claim Increases and Fund Reserves Accordingly

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Data Management, Inc. (HDM), a leading, independent provider of health plan analytics for public corporations, Taft-Hartley plans and government agencies, sees storm clouds ahead for self-insured plans. "If CFOs are not taking today's econ...

AADR is awarded $250,000 to fund Bloc Travel Grant

Alexandria, Va. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) a multi-year Bloc Travel Grant in the amount of $250,000, which will fund the grant through 2013. Each year, this award will assist approximately 50 stude...

American Kidney Fund Warns of Kidney Disease Risk Factors During Kidney Awareness Month

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease, and during National Kidney Awareness Month, the American Kidney Fund is working to ensure that individuals have the information they need to take charge of their kidney health. Rockvi...

Children's Hospital Central California and CVS/Pharmacy Wheelchair Fund Featured in "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

Not only did the surprise makeover transform the Riojas home, Mary Ann's story of triumph over disability inspired the creation of a fund that will benefit patients at Children's Hospital Central California. Madera, CA (PRWEB) March 8, 2009 -- It was a chilly January mo...

China Healthcare Acquisition Corp. Announces Stockholder Approval of Charter Amendment to Permit Early Distribution of Its Trust Fund and to Permit Its Continued Existence Without Blank Check Company Provisions and Sets Payment Date

PASADENA, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") (NYSE Alternext US: CHM, CHM-U, CHM-WS) announced that at its annual meeting held today, March 5, 2009, its stockholders voted in favor of a charter amendment to allow the early distribution of t...

Rockefeller Foundation Bestows Grant to Fund National One Health Commission

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An initiative dedicated to fighting zoonotic diseases like avian influenza and West Nile virus and improving public health around the world has received a $100,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. It's estimated that 75 percent of all...

APHA Applauds Inclusion of Health Reform Fund in President's Budget

WASHINGTON, Feb, 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Executive Director of the American Public Health Association: "The American Public Health Association (APHA) joins other leading health organizations, members of Congress...

Environmental Defense Fund Welcomes EPA Clean Air Standards to Reduce Hazardous Diesel Pollution

Proposal Would Address One Million Stationary Diesel Engines WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund welcomes new clean air standards proposed by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to protect public health from about one million stationary diesel engines in ope...

China Healthcare Acquisition Announces Record Date for Trust Fund Distribution

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") (NYSE Alternext US: CHM, CHM-U, CHMW) announced today that its Board of Directors has set March 5, 2009 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive liquidating distr...

Federal Vaccine Court Rulings Against Autism Families Due to Government's Refusal to Fund Sound Science

"One more reason to distrust the government's vaccine program," says SafeMinds. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Autism advocacy organization SafeMinds regrets today's court ruling against three families who argued that vaccination contributed to their child's autism. The denia...

C4CC Education Fund Launches Discussion Forum for Consumers With Health Insurance Questions

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers need answers to questions that loom large when jobs are in jeopardy and medical insurance coverage is at risk. A new discussion forum launching this week at www.simplecoverage.org gives people a chance to ask tough questions and get straight a...

The Children's Mutual and Bounty Announce Arrival of New Child Trust Fund Partnership

LONDON, February 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Children's Mutual ( http://www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/ ), leading provider and home of the Child Trust Fund, and Bounty, the UK's favourite parenting club have joined forces. Bounty has selected The Children's Mutual to provide its members with ...
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