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  • Healthy Halloween

    Oakland, California, October, 2010 — Countering the substantial drawbacks of heavy candy intake on Halloween, Pleasant Dental Care has launched its second annual Cash for Candy program to financially support Children’s Hospital Oakland and rew...
  • Warm Up Right With GetGlovd

    New York, New York, October 2010 — We heard recently from a group with an interesting new product, and we thought you should know about it. Introducing GetGlovd, a line of fashionable, naturally anti-bacterial, 100% mechanically processed bamboo (n...
  • It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane – It’s Superfoods!

    Everywhere, October 2010 — The popular book The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth by Jonny Bowden is a good resource, because it highlights the health benefits of many everyday foods. Finding these good foods doesn’t send you off in search of unus...
  • The Value of Water

    White Plains, New York — The ITT Corporation recently announced the results of its Value of Water Survey, a nationwide poll that included registered voters and industrial and agricultural businesses, measuring how the public values water and their l...
  • Caregiver Boomers

    Louisville, Kentucky, October 2010 — Almost half of all baby boomers say that tending to their own health and well-being is second to caring for the health needs of loved ones, a new survey commissioned by Humana has revealed.  www.humana.com...
  • Follow The Guiding Star

    Parsippany, New Jersey, October 2010 — With many consumers seeking easy ways to achieve a healthier lifestyle, Kings Super Markets has implemented Guiding Stars, the world’s first store-wide nutrition guidance program in all 24 of its grocery ...
  • Klicking the Keeper Button

    New York, New York, October 2010 — AdKeeper™ has announced a transformative online advertising service that will forever change the way consumers interact with the Internet. adkeeper.com...
  • Incredisocks

    Chico, California, October 2010 — Star Nutrition, Inc., a Chico, California-based diversified health and wellness industry firm, has announced its newest product, a modified pair of socks known as “Incredisocks”™.  http://www...
  • Sorting it Out with Vitamin D

    Boston, Massachusetts, October 2010 — At a time when consumer interest in health-enhancing foods is high, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have contributed to a limited but growing body of evidence of a link between vitamin D an...
  • Medicare Muscle

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 2010 — Beginning next January 1, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will offer the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program free-of-charge to 93,000 members of BlueCross Medicare Advantage medical plans and Medicare Supplem...
  • TakeHome from the FruitGuys

    San Francisco, California, October 2010 — The FruitGuys, an industry leader in providing farm-fresh fruit to the American workplace, announced recently the launch of its TakeHome product that brings regional, organic produce directly to employees at...
  • Talk Health to me, Baby

    Beverly, Massachusetts, October 2010 — Eliza Corporation, the partner more healthcare organizations are turning to for engaging automated outreach– has joined with Roni Zeiger, MD, chief health strategist at Google, to launch a new non-profit...
  • Got Medicare in your Life?

    Washington, D.C., October 2010 — Today (Friday, October 15), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will visit seniors at the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center to kick off Medicare’s open enrollment perio...
  • The Magic in Dog Poop

    Everywhere, October 2010 — There is energy in most everything, including dog poop. If you’ve ever thought if there was a way the waste dogs leave behind might be utilized in some way to help make a ‘greener’ use of things, your th...
  • Walking the Talk

    Tualatin, Oregon, October 2010 — Anthro Corporation, a maker of a wide variety of adjustable height desks, has for decades been preaching that ergonomics can improve workplace productivity, absenteeism, and morale. But when they were profiled in a N...
  • Soy to the Rescue

    Everywhere, October 2010 — Even though soy being grown in this country on a regular basis is somewhat new — especially when you think that it took root in the Far East and other parts of the world centuries ago, the availability of this versat...
  • Where Old Medicines Go to Die

    Deerfield, Illinois, October 2010 — Walgreens has launched the first ongoing, nationwide Safe Medication Disposal Program, a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose of unused or expired medications.  www.walgreens.com...
  • An Alternative to Statins?

    Rapid City, South Dakota, October 2010 — One of the “claims to fame” for the statin drugs is the fact that clinical trials have shown that they reduce the risk of having a heart attack.  www.raystrand.com...
  • GMOs Take Hit from Whole Foods

    Austin, Texas, October 2010 — Consumers have a right to know what is in their food! That’s Whole Foods Market’s message as it partners with the nonprofit Non-GMO Project to raise awareness about the presence of genetically modified organ...
  • What the Heck is Bisphenol A?

    Everywhere, October 2010 — Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical that has been used since the 1960s to make lightweight, hard plastics and epoxy resins. In its pure form, it is a white solid with a medicinal odor. More than a billion pounds of BPA are ...
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