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Operation Rescue Announces 'Keep It Closed' Campaign

WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation Rescue announced today that it has launched the new "Keep it Closed" campaign , which is a multi-group effort to stop LeRoy Carhart from opening a late-term abortion clinic in Nebraska, Kansas, or any other state. Operation Rescue ...

Generation Rescue and AutismOne Join Forces to Help Children

Generation Rescue and AutismOne are delighted to announce their partnership to better meet the needs of the autism community in order to help children and educate parents and medical professionals. Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) July 29, 2009 -- Generation Rescue and Au...

LoJack SafetyNet and Project Lifesaver Help Rescue Clients Afflicted With Alzheimer's/Dementia Who Wandered

WESTWOOD, Mass., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- LoJack Corporation (Nasdaq: LOJN ) and Project Lifesaver International today announced that the LoJack SafetyNet System and Project Lifesaver Program has helped to rescue -- in less than 30 minutes each -- five people with Alzheimer's or dementia...

Newly Launched Free Choice Foundation Attempts Rescue of Japan's Private Heath Care Network

Founded by Ronald Kessler, an American expatriate living in Japan for the past 30 years, The Free Choice Foundation is a newly established grassroots organization with a core strategy based primarily on President Obama's reform principle of 'guarantee choice' with regards to healthcare. ...

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) Leads the Way in Pioneering Helicopter Modification Which is Expected to Greatly Enhance Safety and Save Lives

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue ( CALSTAR ) has the first helicopter in the world modified to allow for dramatically enhanced abilities and increased safety to make landings while using Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Joseph Cook, CALSTAR's President and CEO announced today. ...

Family Prayer Candle Light Vigil for Life-Saving Rescue of 6-year-old 'Little Ambassador'

DC Child and Family Services Agency Where are you? WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ariana-Leilani, "The Little Ambassador" is a beautiful kindergarten little girl who in her short life has met with Former President Bush, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu,...

Innovation and Strategic Alliances Come to the Rescue of Participants in Mature Brazilian Market for Food Emulsifiers, Finds Frost & Sullivan

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Against the backdrop of growing health concerns and awareness of the harmful consequences of trans-fats on health, consumers are ratcheting up pressure for healthy food ingredients. Emulsifiers are emerging as ideal substitutes for hydrogenated fat...

AVMA, AVMF, Red Cross Enter Agreement to Coordinate Animal Rescue Efforts and Programs

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) have signed a partnership agreement with the American Red Cross to help protect animals and pets during emergencies. "The American Red...

Petfinder.com Foundation 'Rescues' 500 Shelters and Rescue Groups Nationwide with $1 Million Worth of Generators

Petfinder.com and Merial Team Up to Ensure Animal Welfare Groups Are Prepared for Natural Disasters SILVER SPRING, Md., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable pets, is distributing $1 million worth of Honda power generators to 500 shelters and rescue g...

Operation Rescue Launches Opposition to Gov. Sebelius' Confirmation as HHS Secretary

Sebelius has unprecedented ties to abortion corruption; OR urges supporters to immediately contact their senators to voice opposition to Sebelius' confirmation. WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation Rescue has vowed to contest today's nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as Sec...

Carla Mills, ARNP, Outlines Nurse Practitioner Rescue Plan for Health Care System in New Column for NP World News

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are poised and ready to take a leading role in health care reform, says Carla Mills , author of the award-winning health book A Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Smart Health Choices and founder of Maverick Health. Her new column, "NPs on the Edge," in NP World...

Zuma's Rescue Ranch becomes a Federal 501C3

LITTLETON, Colo., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Zuma's Rescue Ranch received its federal 501C3!!!! After a 5- month wait, and three years of being self funded, Zuma's Rescue Ranch can finally accept tax-free donations and sponsorship! Zuma's Rescue Ranch had a very busy 2008, along with formally be...

WFP Calls for Rescue Package for the World's Hungry

ROME, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) today urged countries to step up and allocate to urgent hunger needs a fraction of what is proposed for financial rescue packages to address the global economic downturn. "We need to send a bold signal of...

Founders & Former Executive Management Team of LCA-Vision Seek Change to Rescue Company

11.4% Shareholders Intend To Vigorously Protect Investment And Restore Shareholder Value CINCINNATI, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Stephen Joffe, Craig Joffe, and Alan Buckey today filed an amendment to their Schedule 13D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The gro...

Way to Rescue Tired Immune Cells Fighting HIV Found

Discovery of pathway could lead to new treatments, researchers say WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A method of "rescuing" immune cells exhausted from fighting HIV infection has been discovered by American and Canadian researchers. They found that a molecule called Tim-3 is pr...

Good News for Trick-or-Treaters With Braces: Renowned Chef to the Rescue With Braces-Friendly Treats

Celebrity Chef Michael Chiarello and The American Association of Orthodontists team up to provide braces-friendly Halloween tips, treats and recipes ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- If you wear braces, there's nothing to be afraid of: Halloween can still be...

Animal Rescue Operations Underway in Flooded Bihar, India

BIHAR, India, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Entire villages have been washed away in India's northern state of Bihar after a deadly combination of monsoon rains and a dam burst caused a deluge that spreads over countless miles of farming land. IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare -...

DNC 'Party Crashers:' Police Arrest 1 Pro-lifer at Black Caucus; Eject Operation Rescue Leader from DNC Interfaith Gathering at Colorado Convention Center

DENVER, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Civil Disobedience Planned at Pepsi center for Tuesday, August 26, between 2:00 - 2:30 P.M. to protest Obama's and Biden's support for child-killing by abortion. Two Catholic Priests, one Evangelical Pastor among those who plan to be arrested. Ran...

'Red-Eye' Rescue to Help Keep Air Travel From Ruining Your Image

Top Grooming Expert Shares Her Favorite Tips to Stay Sharp and Avoid the 'Red Eye' Aftermath ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- For today's travelers, baggage fees, overcrowded planes and delayed flights are becoming the norm. As a result, people are trying to...

Why some treatments rescue aging skin

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Fine wrinkles, deeper creases, saggy areas around the mouth and neck the sights in the mirror that make baby boomers wince are not inevitable. They result from a structural breakdown inside the skin that some existing treatments effectively counteract by stimulating the growth ...

Generation Rescue to Target Treatment-Based Research for Autism and ADHD - Jenny McCarthy, Deirdre Imus, and Katie Wright Join Board

LOS ANGELES, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generation Rescue, a non-profit organization focused on prevention and recovery from Autism, ADHD and chronic illness, today announced the expansion of the organization through three major steps: 1. Jenny McCarthy, Deirdre Imus and Katie Wright h...

Surgeon operates to rescue chimp with rare deformity

An orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Liverpool has performed a groundbreaking operation on a chimp in Cameroon to correct a deformity more commonly seen in dogs. The three year-old chimp called Janet was rescued from the Cameroon pet trade last year and now lives in a chimpanzee reserve ...

International Rescue Committee Mobilizes More Emergency Teams for Myanmar; Warns of Massive Health Disaster Unless Aid Reaches Cyclone Survivors Fast

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Rescue Committee emergency team members have arrived in Myanmar and four additional teams are on standby for deployment to the region as the IRC prepares for a possible outbreak of water-borne diseases in cyclone-ravaged village...

Can Wireless Technologies Rescue U.S. Hospitals?

NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of U.S. hospitals has decreased by 20% in the last 30 years, from over 7,000 in 1975 to 5,747 in 2007. Meanwhile, staff shortages, shortfalls in Medicare reimbursements, non-paying patients, increases in medical errors, and rising administrative and e...

Road Rescue Introduces Patient-Centric Concept Ambulance at FDIC

MARION, S.C., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Road Rescue will unveil its new patient-centric design concept at the Fire Department Instructors Conference, which opens today. Road Rescue, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR ), will showcase a unique concept that starts wit...

Michael Moore Defends 9/11 Rescue Workers and Criticizes Insurance Industry on California Nurses Association Press Call

Sen. Clinton Defends Healthcare Plan Built on Extending Customers and Revenue of Private Insurance Corporations OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Filmmaker Michael Moore participated in a press conference call today organized by the California Nurses Association/National ...

Photo: Animal Rescue League of Boston Receives $3 Million Grant to Establish a Center for Shelter Dogs

From the Foundation of the late Dr. Frank Stanton, Former President of CBS BOSTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston has received a $3 million grant from The Stanton Foundation, the largest private contribution in the ARL of Boston's 109-year-old history. The Stan...

Scientists from Europe, Israel and the US develop robotic rats to aid in rescue missions

A new initiative, bringing together nine research groups from seven countries, including teams of robotics and brain researchers from Europe, the USA and Israel, has recently been set up with the aim of imitating nature. Based on principles of active sensing adopted widely in the animal kingdom...

Internet Comes to Rescue of 14 Million Uninsured in U.S.; Providing Access to Gov. Health Programs They're Not Aware of

Pioneering Nonprofit Simplifies Enrollment Process SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing studies indicating that nearly 33% of the 47 million uninsured in America are eligible for government-sponsored health insurance but aren't signed up, the Foundation for He...

Natural Disaster Rescue Teams at Public Health Facilities Across the Country Learn from Katrina Failures

NEW SURVEY SHOWS MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS, COORDINATION, PREPARATION, TRAINING CAN CUT DEATHS, LOSSES RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the event of another major natural disaster like Katrina or Rita hitting the U.S., a repeat of 2005's medical cat...

For Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), iPhone to the Rescue

MEBANE, N.C., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Behavioral Health Associates of NC, Inc. announces the release for sale of the iPhone symptom tracker application for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This application helps users keep track of bowel function as well as ten other variables in order to create an accura...

Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue

These in-home companions could aid, watch over frail elderly, experts say TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In the not-so-distant future, American seniors may turn to helpful, uncomplaining robots to fill the worrisome "care gap" that many face today. One of these autonomous devi...

Tummy Hurts From Eating Too Much or From Too Many Turns in the Road? Clear Motion & Digestive Aid(TM) Comes to the Rescue

Scientifically Formulated Homeopathic/Herbal Supplement Relieves Motion Sickness, Acid Reflux, Abdominal Distress and General Nausea - Quickly, Naturally and Safely SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The season of travel and tempting meals is almost here and though we...

Global Health Trax Joins Fight Against Autism With Jenny McCarthy and Generation Rescue

VISTA, Calif., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Actress and best-selling author Jenny McCarthy has established herself as a tireless crusader in the search for an autism cure and advocate for nutritional regimens to help manage the disease. McCarthy incorporated the Global Health Trax(TM) (GHT) flags...

Ships to the Rescue of Medically Deprived Assamese

With vast parts of rural Assam still deprived of modern health infrastructure , a private initiative is taking medical care by ship to the remote islands of the river Brahmaputra. The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES), a trust established in 2000, has started the Shi...

Government Hospitals to the Rescue of Loss-making Pharma Companies

In order to makeup for the loss of the four sick public sector pharmaceutical and chemical companies, the hospitals run by state governments , the railways and the armed forces have been asked to purchase drugs from them to make them profit making units. According to the ministry of chemica...

Magnets to the rescue of Alzheimers patients

In the continuing battle against Alzheimers one more breakthrough has been achieved. Scientists in New York promoted the growth of new neurons in the brains of mice using a magnetic stimulus in the region associated with memory. The results were presented at the American Academy for Neuro...

U.S. Army Developing a Robot to Rescue Injured Soldiers

A remote-controlled robot is being developed by the U.S. Army to rescue injured or abducted soldiers, without putting their comrades at risk. The 1.8-metre-tall Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (Bear) will be able to travel over bumpy terrain and squeeze through doorways while carrying ...

Village Health Centres to the Rescue of Infants

In Bhudurubania village in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district, the divide between life and death for a nascent baby is as narrow as the road that separates the habitation and the childcare centre. Padmavati Behera realised this recently. The centre is just in front of her home but she hardly vi...

Exercise To The Rescue Of Senior Citizens

Mary Nicholson, currently 71 years worked as a flight attendant. She started exercising two years back and finds it too addictive. According to her// she was very keen that she be agile and strong. She is presently training at the Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center. Her exercise regimen includes ...