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NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today JBFCS ( www.jbfcs.org ) announced that it beat its original goal for first time fundraising event -- the Hudson Valley Bike Ride. The human services agency started with a target of $250,000. To date, it has raised more than...Making the difficult task of transporting a child with special needs safer
INDIANAPOLIS -- A new study by researchers from the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine published online July 13, 2009 in the journal Pediatrics reports that the parents of children with special health care needs are doing a good job...Swine Flu Plans Triggering Difficult Legal Questions, Says Noted Pillsbury Attorney
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SAN DIEGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) today released its 2008 Think Tank report entitled, "Extreme Productivity: Are Your Employees Hitting the Wall?" This in-depth report addresses the urgent challenges faced by employers trying to maintain employe...New Powder Speeds Healing of Difficult Foot Wounds
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