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Alison Sweeney Auctions Off Celebrity Jeans in Times Square for Charity (Popularity:  )
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Today Alison Sweeney, "The Biggest Loser" host and 15-year "Days of our Lives" actress, kicks off the High Profile Pair in the Square auction of jeans worn and donated by celebrities. The auction, which benefits the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Military Island at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue at 44th Street. In celebration, Times Square will be decorated with hundreds of ...
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Alternative Extends Partnership With Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (Popularity: )
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Alternative (http://www.alternativeapparel.com), premium fashion statements inspired by and created for free-thinking individuals everywhere, today announced its support of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation for the second year in a row, beginning with the organization's trademark events: "A Time for Heroes" presented by Disney in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8th, and "Kids For Kids" family carnival in New York on Saturday, September 20th. Alternative has signed on to be ...
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America's Ten Most Endangered Rivers to be Announced June 2 (Popularity: )
http://www.americanrivers.org
American Rivers, the nation's leading river conservation organization, will release "America's Most Endangered Rivers: 2010 Edition" on June 2. The annual report spotlights the ten most imperiled rivers in the country. This year, as part of the 25th anniversary of the report, American Rivers will also highlight endangered river success stories where our publicity and advocacy has led to important victories.Rivers in Alabama, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, New York, North ...
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American Diabetes Association Strongly Advises Patients Using Rosiglitazone to See Their Doctor (Popularity: )
http://www.diabetes.org
On June 5, 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published results of an interim analysis of the cardiovascular safety trial of rosiglitazone (brand name, Avandia). The article was accompanied by three editorials. Although the findings from RECORD (Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of Glycemia in Diabetes) found no significant increase in heart attack or cardiac death, but an increased risk of heart failure, this interim analysis did ...
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American Red Cross and American Heart Association Jointly Announce Revised First Aid Guidelines (Popularity: )
http://www.redcross.org/
The American Red Cross and American Heart Association today announced changes to guidelines for administering first aid. Among the revisions are updated recommendations for the treatment of snake bites, anaphylaxis (shock), jellyfish stings and severe bleeding. The First Aid Guidelines are being published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.Volunteer experts from more than 30 national and international organizations joined the Red Cross and the American Heart Association in ...
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American Red Cross Pledges Initial $1 Million to Haiti Relief (Popularity: )
http://www.redcross.org
The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti to support relief efforts there after yesterday's earthquake, which caused catastrophic damage and loss of life.According to reports, as many as three million people may have been affected by the quake, which collapsed government buildings and caused major damage to hospitals in the area. The Red Cross is contributing an initial $1 million from the International Response Fund ...
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AmeriCares Sends Emergency Aid to Bangladesh (Popularity: )
http://www.americares.org
AmeriCares is sending emergency shipments of critical medicines to Bangladesh in response to Cyclone Sidr, which devastated coastal towns throughout the country and has left hundreds of thousands homeless and killed more than 3,000 people. AmeriCares emergency response manager, Jonathan Hodgdon, arrived safely in Dhaka on Monday and is meeting with our partners on the ground to assess the needs and determine any further assistance AmeriCares can provide. Two emergency ...
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Amnesty International Urges New Administration to 'Close Guantanamo and Open the Door to Truth' (Popularity: )
http://www.amnestyusa.org
Today, Amnesty International released a recommended timeline for investigating the U.S. government's violations of domestic and international law in its counterterrorism actions. The human rights organization urges that there must be a thorough investigation of the abuses committed in the war on terror through an independent commission. Amnesty International's recommendations provide a timeline and conditions necessary to best attain truth and accountability."Closing Guantanamo, as President-elect Obama has pledged, is just ...
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AMT Receives EMEA Orphan Drug Designation for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Popularity: )
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that the European Medicines Agency has granted Orphan Drug Designation to AMT's gene therapy product AMT-080 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Orphan Drug Designation for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) entitles AMT to ten year market exclusivity in Europe following marketing approval for AMT-080 if this product candidate is the first new drug with ...
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Another Successful Event at the Cannes Film Festival from GBK Productions (Popularity: )
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At this year's Cannes Film Festival Los Angeles based GBK Productions (formally GBK Events) gifted celebrities $30,000 worth of swag. www.GBKProductions.com The gift showroom was stationed at the beautiful celebrity hangout, the Magestic 59 which overlooks the glimmering Mediterranean. Press junkets took place at Magestic's dock directly outside of the gift suite. Celebrities spotted at the Magestic were Penelope Cruz, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jean Reno, Dwayne Johnson (aka the Rock), ...
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