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First Ever National Hispanic Cancer Awareness Day
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The first ever National Hispanic Cancer Awareness Day (NHCAD) has been established. The goals for this important campaign are to raise visibility, promote prevention and early ...
March Of Dimes Praises Passage Of S. 3029, The PREEMIE Reauthorization Act Of 2018
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- March of Dimes hailed U.S. Senate passage today of S. 3029, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018, a bill to renew key laws aimed at preventing and treating preterm birth and its ...
Olympic And Professional Athletes Launch Switch4Good Coalition To Expose Hidden Dairy Epidemic
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 65 percent of all humans are cow's milk intolerant. This urgent public health crisis impacts an estimated 30-50 million ...
New Spanish-Language PSAs Urge Living Kidney Donation
NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- It's a legacy that no individual or group should have to claim. Yet, in the United States, people of Hispanic descent are 1.5 times more likely to have kidney failure than White ...
National Food Safety Education Month: Do You Know the 4 Steps for Food Safety?
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- You've heard how important it is to wash your hands and to handle food safely, but do you know why it's important? And do you know what other steps to take for food ...
Take 5 Campaign Supports World Suicide Prevention Day
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The members of the National Council for Suicide Prevention launched the annual Take 5 to Save Lives suicide prevention campaign in recognition and support of World Suicide Prevention ...
Barrow Receives Largest Grant in History To Seek Cure for Deadly Brain Cancer
PHOENIX, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Barrow Neurological Institute has initiated a $50 million effort, supported by the single largest research grant in the history of brain tumor research, to seek a cure for the deadliest ...
Visit the All of Us Journey at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Kissimmee
KISSIMMEE, Fla., Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Hispanic Federation and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health will bring the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Journey to the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday, ...
Over 50? You Need This Vaccine to Protect Your Vision
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Shingles is no longer just an older person's disease. Nearly one out of every three people in the United States will develop shingles (herpes zoster), with the greatest number of ...
Developmental Disabilities: Dedicated Caregivers Help Woman with Disabilities in Her Battle with Cancer
SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Sandra Martinez and Jessica Morales, who work for the Life Steps Foundation, are more than direct support professionals to the woman with disabilities they serve. They are ...
Concussions Can Happen to Anyone, Not Just Football Players
LEAWOOD, Kansas, Sept. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Imagine this: your child is playing a game of soccer or basketball. As they go to kick the ball or defend a shot, they accidentally collide with another player and they both end ...
Antiaging And Regenerative Center Offers GAINSWave® in Distrito Nacional
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Antiaging And Regenerative Center is pleased to announce they now offer GAINSWave! This breakthrough noninvasive medical therapy uses low-intensity shockwave ...
FDA Encourages Juice Safety This Fall
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Nothing says fall like driving in the country or drinking cider or fresh-squeezed juice. Unfortunately, serious outbreaks of foodborne illness, often called "food ...
Capital Health Regional Medical Center Recognized as Top Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery by...
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Capital Health Regional Medical Center (RMC), was recently recognized as the best hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Region in U.S. News & World Report Best ...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to host national walk/run series in 65 communities
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- This September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® will rally hundreds of thousands of people from across the country with a shared goal to ...
Western States Opioid Summit “Not One More Death” To Raise Awareness And Address Opioid...
First-ever Meeting of the Western States Confronting this Public Health Epidemic
ANAHEIM, California, Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Social Model Recovery Systems (SMRS) and the California Consortium of Addiction Programs ...
Stars Rally Together Again For Stand Up To Cancer’s Live Broadcast On September 7
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a division of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is proud to announce that the Hollywood community is rallying together yet again to support the ...
California Dental Group of Brea Hosts FREE Dental Day
BREA, California, Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Morgan Dental Corporation, doing business as California Dental Group of Brea is hosting a FREE Dental Care Day at their office located at 2820 E Imperial Highway, Brea CA 92821. ...
CPSC Warns of Hidden In-Home Drowning Hazards for Children
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about hidden drowning hazards for small children in and around the home. In 2014*, more than 50 children younger ...
Outstanding Nurses Dedicated To Mom And Baby Health Recognized By March Of Dimes
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Four exceptional nurses have been awarded 2018 March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarships for post-graduate and doctoral studies in the field of maternal-child ...
Minnesota Family Named Top March for Babies Team Fundraiser
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- March of Dimes announced today that the Brown family from Blaine, Minnesota, is the number one national March for Babies fundraising family team for 2018. Andy and Jenny Brown ...
Puerto Rico’s Nonprofit Health Centers, Community Organizations Receive $12.3 Million Philanthropic Boost
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Aug. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Direct Relief today announced a series of new financial commitments totaling $12.3 million to help Puerto Rico healthcare organizations address ongoing health needs following ...
Eating Fish May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Having A Preemie
WHITE PLAINS, New York, Aug. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- New research funded in part by March of Dimes has found that pregnant women in their first and second trimester with the lowest blood levels of long-chain n-3 fatty acids – ...
Family Physicians: Shingles Vaccine for Adults 50+, Don’t Delay
LEAWOOD, Kansas, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- There is never a "typical" day for Dr. Melinda Dunn, a family physician in Overland Park, Kansas. So, Dunn wasn't surprised when one of her patients, 57-year-old Marybeth, came to ...
National Alliance for Hispanic Health Announces Support for CDC’s Anti-smoking Campaign on its Seventh...
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "If you smoke, quitting is the single best thing you can do for your health and for your loved ones," said Jane L. Delgado, Ph.D., M.S., President and CEO of the National Alliance for ...
