Kendall-Jackson Hosts Five-Month, Online Charity Auction Featuring Collectibles From Champion Thoroughbred

SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Kendall-Jackson Winery today announced a five-month-long charity auction that will take place on its web site ( www.kj.com ) and will feature items, donated by winery owner and co-founder Jess Jackson, that are related to Rachel Alexandra's already-histor...

Consorta Receives Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Consorta, a leading healthcare group purchasing and resource management organization, announced today that they have received the Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Award for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible healthcare. Conso...

LA BioMed Vice President named champion of immunization

LOS ANGELES (May 19, 2009) The California Immunization Coalition recently bestowed the Natalie J. Smith, MD, MPH Immunization Champion Award upon Steve Baranov, vice president for community health at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) and exe...

Renal Dietitian, Linda McCann, Receives 2009 Champion of Hope Award

Satellite Healthcare Senior Director of Quality Honored By National Kidney Foundation MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of nephrology research, today announced i...

Greenway Medical Technologies Continues to Champion Interoperability Efforts with Extensive Participation in HIMSS' 2009 Interoperability Showcase

Greenway Focuses on Solidifying Interoperability Standards within HIT Solutions to Help Improve Patient Care Throughout the Nation CARROLLTON, Ga., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenway Medical Technologies Inc., a leading provider of an integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice manage...

ING Run For Something Better Receives Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future Champion Award

Acting Surgeon General recognizes school-based running program for promoting healthy lifestyle ATLANTA, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Financial services leader ING today received the Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future Champion Award from the Surgeon General for its ING Run For Something B...

Dr. Gregory Sawyer, of Los Gatos, Has Been Selected by the American Dental Association for the Evidence-Based Dentistry Champion Conference

Dr. Gregory Sawyer, founder of Los Gatos Dental Group, has been selected by the American Dental Association and the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice as a participant in the Evidence-Based Dentistry Champion Conference. Dr. Sawyer was chosen based on his direct involvement with patient ...

Senators Lugar, Dodd, Boxer and Representatives Lee and McCollum Receive GAC Children's Champion Award

Global Action for Children's First Annual Awards Ceremony WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Global Action for Children (GAC) honored Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-09) and Bett...

Not to be Outdone by FedExCup Champion Vijay Singh, FedExCup Runner-Up Camilo Villegas Increases Commitment to Children of St. Jude

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) and Stanford Financial Group announced that FedExCup Runner-Up Camilo Villegas has increased his commitment to Eagles for St. Jude with a pledge to match Singh's donation of $5,000 to St. Jude for every eagle he ca...

Betty White's Video States Support for Funding Humane Research to Help Pets and Wild Animals - Actress is 40-Year Champion of Morris Animal Foundation

CONTRIBUTION TO MAF IS UNIQUE GIFT IDEA FOR THE DOG, CAT, ANIMAL LOVER ON YOUR LIST DENVER, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Betty White, Emmy-award winner and TV legend, is also one of the world's most respected and dedicated animal lovers. In fact, for more than 40 years, she has been a tremendo...

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Honor Duane DeSisto of Insulet Corporation and Senator Edward M. Kennedy at 27th Annual Hearts & Heroes Gala

...lace. JDRF will pay tribute to Duane DeSisto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insulet Corporation, as Honoree while the Nancy Jones Diabetes champion Award will be given to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The black tie event is expected to raise $1.5 million for research to find a cure for type 1 d...

Despite Advances in the Accuracy of CT Colonography in Detecting Polyps, Digestive Health Experts Urge Patients to Consider Risks and Realities

...one of the most powerful preventive tools in clinical medicine. Until a radiographic test can meet that standard, gastroenterologists will continue to champion the lifesaving potential of colonoscopy," Foxx-Orenstein added. Evaluating the Potential of CT Colonography - What Patients Should Know When evalu...

NIH Funds New Wellstone Research Center for Muscular Dystrophy at Boston Biomedical Research Institute

.... Like the five other Wellstone centers established since 2002, the Boston center is the legacy of Senator Paul Wellstone, who was the Congressional champion of muscular dystrophy. Perez and the Senator worked on the original MD Care Act 2001 legislation together before the Senator's untimely death in a pla...

New Implant Device Remotely Monitors Heart Failure Patients at Northwestern Memorial's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute

...vice to get readings on heart and lung pressures. Northwestern Memorial has implanted three subjects to date and seven more are planned as part of the champion (CardioMEMS Heart Sensor Allows Monitoring of Pressure to Improve Outcomes in NYHA Class III Patients) clinical study. As O'Connell explains, when y...

Omega 3 Fatty Acids Bound to Phospholipids has Potential Benefit for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

...tise and is the recipient of the 2008 Natural Products Association Industry champion Award. The Natural Products Association Industry champion Award recognizes individuals who have made notable contributions to the nat...

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NTU undergrad is first Singapore champion of an internationally acclaimed engineering competition

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) undergraduate Liu Shiyu has the honour of becoming the first student from Singapore to win the top prize in a global competition that pitted engineering students and young professionals from around the world. In the competition organised by the Institution...

Super-sleepers could help super-sizers!

...ecies of animals go through a period of torpor to conserve energy when resources are scarce. But when it comes to switching to energy-saving mode, the champion by far among vertebrates is the burrowing frog ( Cyclorana alboguttata ), which can survive for several years buried in the mud in the absence of any ...

Representative Hinchey receives award for support of science

...iculture and Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittees, Representative Hinchey both understands the importance of and has been a long-time champion for the agricultural and biological sciences," said CoFARM Co-Chair Karl Glasener who also handles policy for the American Society of Agronomy, Crop S...

Wallace S. Broecker wins the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change

...tic approach", which has led him to identify "the mechanisms of abrupt climate change". "Prof. Broecker has been an eloquent educator and a forceful champion of efforts to address the risks of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities", concludes the jury in its resolution. Wallace S. Broecker, born ...

Male crickets with bigger heads are better fighters, study reveals, echoing ancient Chinese text

...Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in quite a detailed list of characteristics that Chinese practitioners think make for champion fighters. "Because money was involved, there was a strong incentive for the practitioners of this sport to observe their cricket fighters closely," sa...

Where there's wildfire smoke, there's toxicity

...ribution of masks and evacuation to air conditioned environments, and closure of non-smoke secured schools," said Sioutas, who holds the school's Fred champion Professorship of Civil and Environmental Engineering. ...

Entrust, 3M Collaborate to Provide End-to-End Secure ePassport Solution

...id Entrust Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bill Conner. "3M is an innovator in ePassport reader technology; Entrust has long been the champion of public key infrastructure, particularly for use in government and government-to-citizen environments. This is a natural partnership that will help ...

Entrust, 3M Collaborate to Provide End-to-End Secure ePassport Solution

...id Entrust Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bill Conner. "3M is an innovator in ePassport reader technology; Entrust has long been the champion of public key infrastructure, particularly for use in government and government-to-citizen environments. This is a natural partnership that will help ...

Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar receives Soil Stewardship Award

...and ranched the land since homesteading. The Senator serves on both the Agriculture and Energy and Natural Resources Committees where he is known as a champion for well-informed and science-based development of soil and water resources. His support for the 2008 Farm Bill conservation programs was critical to ...

Sen. Byron Dorgan to be honored

...programs to set priorities that meet the needs of their people, whether it be prevention activities or treatment Senator Dorgan has been a leader and champion for SDP and we applaud him for his commitment to this important program." "The rates of diabetes for Indians are the highest in the U.S., with rat...

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Two-time Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson Joins the Team at CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank to Help Win the Race for Life

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank is proud to announce that two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson has joined its team. "We're honored to have this NASCAR superstar and terrific person on our team," states Dr. Edward Guindi, Pres...

Atherotech Taps Canyons Medical Center Director, Lipidologist as Chief Medical Officer

...ile pursuing advocacy efforts for the early detection and prevention of heart disease. "We are honored to have such a respected and passionate champion of cardiovascular health join our team," said Atherotech President and CEO Mike Mullen. "Dr. Cobble engages in clinical research and medical education...

Angela Shen-Hsieh of Visual I|O Named to Board of Directors of AIGA: Oldest and Largest Membership Organization for Designers

... trust for AIGA members past, present and future. In addition to its involvement with AIGA's provision of an exchange for ideas and information, and a champion for design research and education, the AIGA board sets a national agenda for the role of design in its economic, social, political, cultural and creat...

Executive Coaching Firm Mariposa Leadership, Inc. Hosts Webinar to Help Business Leaders Navigate Tumultuous Economy

...pics include: Productivity - Managing Fear and Uncertainty Innovation - Create a Strategic Roadmap Productivity - Become an Efficiency champion Innovation - Create a Think-Tank Mentality Productivity - Be Transparent and Over-Communicate Innovation - Engage Employees Through In-The-Mo...

BioStorage Technologies, Inc. Promotes Lori Ball to Senior Vice President and Expands Role

...lor of Arts in Education from Anderson University . In addition, she holds Six Sigma Green Belt credentials and has completed Six Sigma Executive and champion training. About BioStorage Technologies, Inc.: BioStorage Technologies, Inc. is a leader in sample storage, inventory management and cold-...

Managing Risk Through Quality: Ansell Healthcare's Innovative Gammex(R) Glove Range on Display at Arab Health 2009

... for the region." Because Natural Rubber Latex (NRL) remains the recommended choice for barrier protection, Ansell Healthcare has been an early champion of powder-free latex gloves. On the prevention side, the company has optimised its NRL gloves to reduce water-soluble chemical residues, proteins and ...

SleepQuest Achieves Coveted Accreditation

...integrated delivery networks, disease-specific care programs, and health care staffing services. "For the past 14 years, SleepQuest has been a champion of those suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea," Koenigsberg adds. "We provide home sleep testing services as a valid and effective alternative to sl...

SleepQuest Tireless in Pursuit of Good Sleep

... unfamiliar sleep lab affiliates. -- Value. Total cost is approximately one-fourth of a sleep lab. "For the past 14 years, SleepQuest has been a champion of those suffering from OSA," Koenigsberg adds." We provide home sleep testing services as a valid and effective alternative to sleep labs. Now more p...

Like an arrow: Jumping insects use archery techniques

... Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research published today in the open access journal...

Update: HYSTA Announces Dr. Qi Lu to Continue on as President of HYSTA, USA

...reciate the many years I worked with such a world class organization. I'm looking forward to a new direction for myself in business and to continue to champion HYSTA's mission to help its members, serve the community and positively impact business between China and the Silicon Valley." HYSTA will be present...