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Permanent housing programs for homeless people can increase taxpayers' savings

United Way of Greater Los Angeles today unveiled findings from its Homeless Cost Study, uncovering the financial implications of living on the streets in Los Angeles and the social and economic benefits of permanent supportive housing programs.

14 Oct 2009

Advertisements can affect women's eating behaviors and intentions to diet and exercise

Overweight women's self-esteem plummets when they view photographs of models of any size, according to a new study in Journal of Consumer Research. And underweight women's esteem increases, regardless of models' size.

14 Oct 2009

States have initiated tort reform experiments

President Barack Obama can look to a variety of models as he seeks to fulfill a pledge to fund state tort reform experiments, a longtime wish-list item for physicians, the New York Times reports. States have so far tried a few approaches, with mixed results, and considered more.

14 Oct 2009

VideoMD.com chosen as a Top 10 Finalist for The Perfect Pitch 2009

VideoMD.com is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Top 10 Finalist for The Perfect Pitch 2009, an Entrepreneur and Investor Conference. There were over 1000 submissions for The Perfect Pitch, which were evaluated on clarity, viability, consumer need, growth potential, marketing strategy, team capability, scalability, and competitive advantage.

14 Oct 2009

Weight Management Workshop for holiday season

PureWellness, Inc. the leading provider of online wellness programs to employers and health plans, today announced the launch of their first annual Beat the Holiday Bulge Challenge.

13 Oct 2009

Kelyniam Global to manufacture awards for IAVA

Kelyniam Global, Inc., an advanced Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Company specializing in the use of CADCAM technology, today announced that their Engineering Division will be manufacturing awards for the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans Association for the Second year in a row.

13 Oct 2009

Systagenix Wound Management forms new global Medical Advisory Board

Systagenix Wound Management has announced the formation of a new global Medical Advisory Board, consisting of a group of multi-disciplinary and highly respected wound care clinicians and practitioners from North America and Europe, which will be led by Systagenix's newly appointed Medical Director, Dr Robert Snyder.

13 Oct 2009

Online health and personal care products from Walmart

Walmart.com today announced that it has launched a wide assortment of personal care products online, including health and beauty items, diapers and over-the-counter medication, now available for home delivery at www.walmart.com/health.

13 Oct 2009

Omni Management Group establishes new office in Manhattan

Robert L. Berger, Managing Member and Founder of Omni Management Group, LLC, announced today the opening of their new office in Midtown Manhattan, located at 1120 Avenue of the Americas.

13 Oct 2009

Wood pallets tested positive for three types of food poisoning bacteria

Wood pallets used to ship food in the Washington Metropolitan Area tested positive for three types of deadly food poisoning bacteria, raising new concerns about the risks wood pallets pose to the nation's food supply.

13 Oct 2009

Canadian research finds young adults more willing to donate blood

Youth may not bring wisdom but, according to a new study from Canada, it does bring generosity as young adults are found to be the most likely to donate blood. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Health Geographics, looked at what factors had an impact on donating blood.

13 Oct 2009

Massive mismanagement leads to catastrophic decline in freshwater biodiversity

The world will miss its agreed target to stem biodiversity loss by next year, according to experts convening in Cape Town for a landmark conference devoted to biodiversity science.

13 Oct 2009

Hasty approval of beer mergers: Marin Institute warns of adverse consequences

Marin Institute, the alcohol industry watchdog, released a report today criticizing the hasty approval of two beer mergers that left 80 percent of the United States beer market in the hands of two foreign companies -- MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Big Beer Duopoly: A Primer for Policymakers and Regulators describes the drastic shift in U.S. beer market ownership to this powerful duo of global corporations.

13 Oct 2009

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa conducts its first annual Celebrity Chef Tournament event

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa is staging its first annual Celebrity Chef Classic from November 13-15, 2009. This unique golf Pro-Am showcases five of America's top chefs, where the Chefs are the Pros!

13 Oct 2009

OBP Medical launches cost effective, patient friendly disposable briefs

While walking the road to recovery a patient should at all times feel secure and comfortable in the attire provided to them by their healthcare facility. Here to help is OBP Medical Inc.'s Under Johnnies(TM) Brief with Pad: a cost effective, patient friendly, line of disposable briefs with ultra absorbent padding for patients with post operative bleeding or discharge.

13 Oct 2009

NexBank to sponsor Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children for the third consecutive year

As the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon turns a fabulous forty, NexBank, a North Texas leader in banking and financial services, returns as presenting sponsor for the third consecutive year with goals to further extend the race’s annual philanthropic impact benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

13 Oct 2009

ECA commends Governor Schwarzenegger's stance on alternative smoking devices

Matt Salmon, president of the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA), today praised California Governor Schwarzenegger’s wise decision to veto Senate Bill 400, which would have banned electronic cigarette sales in the state, protecting adult consumers’ access to these alternative smoking devices.

13 Oct 2009

Phone-based counseling can help teen smokers to quit

For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated that it is possible to successfully recruit and retain a large number of adolescent smokers from the general population into a smoking intervention study and, through personalized, proactive telephone counseling, significantly impact rates of six-month continuous quitting.

13 Oct 2009

TADA holds panel discussion to address domestic violence

TADA (Teens Against Domestic Abuse), the first organization of its kind created and led by South Florida teens, will hold a panel discussion on November 5th, 2009. Presented by Sapere Group, the event, “Break the Silence: Break the Cycle,” is aimed to shed light on domestic violence and how it transcends age, social and ethnic groups.

13 Oct 2009

Medical Partners of America renamed as MDI Healthcare Solutions

Medical Partners of America, an MDI Holdings company, announces it has changed its name and branding to reflect its suite of healthcare solution products and services.

13 Oct 2009