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Colgate Total® Introduces New Clean-In-Between Toothpaste
NEW YORK, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Colgate announces a new addition to the Colgate Total® portfolio: Colgate Total® Clean-In-Between toothpaste. Building on the superior cleaning benefits of Colgate Total that consumers ...
No Fireworks Are Safe, Even the Innocent Sparkler Causes Thousands of Eye Injuries
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Fireworks injuries cause approximately 10,000 visits to the emergency department each year, most of them involve children who suffer thousands of eye injuries.1 Though the most ...
¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® Brings Needed Services and Day of Family...
CHICAGO, May 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- On Saturday, June 3, 2017, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition presents the 11th Annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® event at ...
Lawmakers Hear from Hispanic Consumers In Day of Action on Cosmetics Safety
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "Consumers deserve to know that their daily routine of applying makeup, using aftershave, or washing their children's hair will not put their health at risk," said Jane L. Delgado, ...
Food Safety During Picnic Season
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Memorial Day is fast approaching – and with it, patriotic picnics and cookouts. As you plan your next outing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reminds you that ...
Ferring commits $10 million to March of Dimes to expand research needed to end...
SAINT-PREX, Switzerland and WHITE PLAINS, New York, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Ferring Pharmaceuticals and the March of Dimes Foundation announced today that Ferring has committed $10 million to support the network of March ...
One Drop Launches New ‘Plus’ Subscriptions, Releases One Drop | Experts Worldwide, Expands Shipments...
NEW YORK, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- One Drop today announced the launch of One Drop | Plus, expanding its subscription offerings to better meet the individual needs of people with pre-, type 1 and type 2 diabetes. One ...
CDC and March of Dimes partner on new initiative for babies exposed to drugs...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The March of Dimes, in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded grants to conduct one year of surveillance on neonatal ...
First center dedicated to mom and baby safety created by March of Dimes and...
HOUSTON, May 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The first-ever center in the United States dedicated exclusively to improving safety for pregnant women and babies has been established through grants from The Gordon and Betty Moore ...
May is Lupus Awareness Month and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health is Raising...
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "Very few Hispanics are aware of lupus even though Hispanic women are among those with a higher prevalence of the disease," said Dr. Jane Delgado, President and CEO, of the National ...
Operation Smile Honduras Announces Eradication Of The Cleft Backlog
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Operation Smile Honduras announced the eradication of the backlog of people living with untreated cleft conditions at an event hosted by President Juan Orlando Hernandez and ...
First surgical implant of FENIX® Continence Restoration System at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
HOUSTON, May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Dr. Diego C. Marines, colon and rectal surgeon at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital performed the hospital's first implant of the FENIX® Continence Restoration System for the ...
NICU moms and babies celebrate Mother’s Day with intimate and beneficial skin-to-skin “kangaroo care”...
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Mother's Day at Saint Luke's Hospital is always full of touching moments. This week, in honor of the holiday, the March of Dimes and Saint Luke's Hospital are helping to make ...
Big Data Shines Light on Rare Disease
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- For most people, being nearsighted is a nuisance, easily treated with a prescription for glasses or contact lenses. But some experience a complication that can cause permanent ...
CVS Health Corporate Social Responsibility Activities Address Important National and Local Health Care Issues...
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today released its tenth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, entitled Prescription for a Better World, providing updates on ...
2017 March of Dimes Prize awarded to Dr. C. David Allis for groundbreaking research
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- For his pioneering research that holds great promise to help prevent and treat premature birth, birth defects and other threats to the health of children, C. David Allis, PhD, the Joy ...
Statement of Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes on House Passage of the...
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The March of Dimes released the following statement from President Stacey D. Stewart following House passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA):
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Diverse and growing Hispanic/Latino populations in New York City share a common risk: Alzheimer’s...
NEW YORK, May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Mexican celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the Puerto Rican Day and Dominican Day parades are just a few of the colorful and highly anticipated community events that recognize the diverse ...
National Alliance for Hispanic Health Announces Support for CDC’s Televised Línea de Ayuda Smoking...
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "With tobacco companies estimated to spend $9.1 billion this year to addict new customers, the CDC's Línea de Ayuda and Tips Campaign are critical tools to make sure all our communities ...
Zika Care Connect website offers families access to medical specialists
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Zika Care Connect, a new resource developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the March of Dimes to help families affected by the Zika ...
DiversityInc® Recognizes CVS Health on List of “Top 50 Companies for Diversity”
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that it earned a place on DiversityInc's 2017 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list for the first time after several years of working ...
Nine Members of Congress Honored for Efforts to Preserve Access to Quality Medical Eye...
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology is honoring nine members of Congress whose legislative efforts are helping to preserve patient access to quality medical eye care. The Academy is ...
Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential to Fight Blindness
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Researchers from the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University have found a way to use artificial intelligence to fight a complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. This ...
Congress Hears From Ophthalmologists on Issues Affecting Medical and Surgical Eye Care
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Eye physicians and surgeons representing the American Academy of Ophthalmology are engaging Congress in Washington, D.C., today on behalf of millions of patients across the United ...
Transplant survivors meet donors for first time at City of Hope’s 41st Annual Bone...
A father of three and an aplastic anemia survivor who helped wife beat breast cancer join thousands to thank donors at the April 28 event
DUARTE, California, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- When Sergio Ramirez came to City ...
