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Women, young people, men who have sex with men, and communities of color most severely impacted by reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

Dan Dunlop, Jennings president and chief executive officer, will be a featured speaker at the Fourteenth National Forum on Customer Based Marketing Strategies to be held February 4 – 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Patients are now being treated at the East Carolina Heart Institute at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, nearly three years after breaking ground on the facility. The $160 million patient bed tower is home to 120 inpatient cardiovascular beds.

Dr. Greg Bleck, the senior director of cell line engineering at Catalent Pharma Solutions, will present at the 12th Annual Pep Talk 2009 Protein Expression Conference to be held in San Diego, C.A., January 12-14, 2009.

The American Social Health Association (ASHA) is very pleased to announce the launch of an online Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C Education Website for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM).

Sherryl Baker, SPHR, obtains DDI Facilitator certification.

Diana and Mark Lloyd of Little Tomo Children’s Shoppe in Apex invited their business neighbors and toy suppliers to donate to NC Children’s Promise of North Carolina Children’s Hospital: they gave over $7,000 in gifts for the holidays.

Casey Petraceuticals LLC announced a distribution agreement with Mutual Drug Company, a cooperative owned and managed by over 450 member pharmacists throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

2Mobile2go.com is a self-service Broadcast Mobile To Go advertising and marketing platform, for small businesses, professionals, non-profit organizations, and entrepreneurs is set to launch in mid January 2009.

Officials from East Carolina University and University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina dedicated the East Carolina Heart Institute today.

TekTone® Sound & Signal’s employees are wishing their customers and friends a joyous holiday season and successful New Year in a different way this year.

Product Life-Cycle Signal Management Can Help Pharmaceutical Companies Protect Public Health and Product Assets

States spend a staggering 14.7 billion dollars each year to treat new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STD), and a new study by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) finds much more can be done to stem the epidemic.

Dr. Kevin Lyons at Beyond Wellness Chiropractic Center, Charlotte NC, donated canned goods and non-perishable food items to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.

NAWLS announces exclusive WLS (National Association for Weight Loss Surgery) retreat in Dana Point, California starting in February, 2008.

Greg Bleck, the senior director of cell line engineering at Catalent Pharma Solutions, will present this week at the 2nd International Cell Engineering Conference to be held in Santa Barbara, C.A., December 2-4, 2008.

NEW BOOK- FAT TO SKINNY Fast And Easy! Author Doug Varrieur lays out a simple healthy solution for extraordinary weight loss and offers proven cure for terrible disease Diabetes 2. Thousands of readers worldwide find success on Varrieurs program.

Peter R. Meyer, President of Medical Business Associates, has announced that Stephanie Feilmeier, Christal Heaton and Valree Augustine have recently joined the team at Medical Business Associates.

An advertising campaign for University Health Systems, produced by Jennings, the Chapel Hill branding and advertising agency, has been recognized with an Award of Distinction in the 2008 HealthLeaders Media Marketing Awards Competition.

Wilmington, NC personal trainer Monty Miller offers fitness boot camps that are a totally different experience than cardio and weight lifting routines offered in the traditional gym. These workouts are intense and effective weight loss tools!

Tom McGuire, Virginia Parker and Ramon Rojano have been selected as new members of the John Rex Endowment board of directors.

Peter R. Meyer, president of Medical Business Associates, has announced that Medical Business Associates has been accepted as a direct software vendor to United Health Care.

Catalent’s Respiratory, Analytical and Biotechnology Group will be well represented at this year’s American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting with a number of its team members conducting scientific poster presentations.

Jennings, the Chapel Hill branding and advertising agency, was honored with five Wallie Awards in a ceremony held Thursday, November 13. The Wallie Awards are given annually by the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society (CHPRMS).

Dr. Thomas Fischer, the vice president and chief science officer at Entegrion, is scheduled to speak at the National Hemophilia Foundation’s 60th Annual Meeting, in Denver, C.O., the largest yearly gathering of the hemophilia community.

Business Leader Media recently named Jennings president and chief executive officer, Dan Dunlop, one of its 2008 Marketing Impact Leaders. Dunlop was among 28 Triangle area marketing leaders featured in the October Issue of Business Leader magazine.

Jennings account executive, Lauren Whaley, has been selected to host a roundtable discussion at the CHPRMS Annual Conference. Jennings is a North Carolina-based branding and advertising agency with a well-established healthcare marketing practice.

Join us November 23rd as Brittany's Battle, Inc. hosts Brittany's Annual Angel Gala - a Fundraiser for UNC Lineberger Cancer Center

FeelingOutstanding.com has documented steps for headache relief through natural and alternative remedies. Critical information is provided regarding headache medications that produce rebound headaches and the dangers of being in the "headache cycle".

Casey Petraceuticals President Jon Turner announced the launch of their flagship "Casey Pets Essential Supplement", an all natural dietary supplement for dogs with over 30 human grade ingredients.

WNCN to team up with local non-profit’s kindness cure campaign to spread kindness, happiness and gratitude

RTP-based Entegrion, which is developing blood coagulation and related technologies, is launching commercial sales of its Stasilon wound dressings that are designed to stop blood loss.

TekTone® Sound and Signal installs Tek-CARE® 400 System at Angel Medical Center.

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N.C.-based company. "Making soap is a lot like cooking," Nick, co-owner of Natural Handcrafted Soap, explains. "It requires blending ingredients and getting just the right balance."

But Doctors Do when Patients Give Feedback, Says DrScore

Systemagic, LLC Begins marketing 24 Hour Skin Therapy on Amazon.com

Copernicus Group IRB (“CGIRB”) announced today the appointment of Mr. Bruce Tomason as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Critical incident-debriefing specialist says many employees vulnerable to traumatic stress in current economic crisis, especially if companies do not create a "culture of compassion" in the workplace.

The suit filed recently against several crib manufacturers is late in coming, according to GreenPea Nursery, an online retailer that offers products that support healthier environments for babies. Greenguard certifed products are among many options.

Millions of side sleeping women can't get comfortable or restful sleep. To help women sleep more soundly & help prevent cleavage lines & wrinkles, Kush Co. introduced Kush Support™, a lightweight, slip resistant breast support. www.KushSupport.com

Board certified orthopaedic surgeon holds Saturday clinic to treat injured athletes.

Raleigh dentist, Dr. Williamson, and the Raleigh Comprehensive and Cosmetic Dentistry team raised $3500 for the MS Bike Ride so far. The event was held September 13 and 14 in New Bern, NC.

Jennings president and chief executive officer, Dan Dunlop, has been selected as the keynote speaker at the Fall Institute of the New England Society for Healthcare Communications (NESHCo). Jennings is a leading healthcare marketing firm.

The Triangle-based personal training provider continues to expand as the company adds a new face to its roster.

Entegrion, a Research Triangle Park-based company, has been awarded a contract with the Department of the Navy to develop an integrated dried plasma packaging and administration system for treating severely wounded patients under extreme conditions.

Medical Business Associates has been accepted as a direct software vendor to United Health Care.

Dry Pro makes donations to those in need, with broken bones effected by Osteogenesis Imperfecta. PICC protector wearer wins summer photo contest with picture of him swimming with a picc line. New sizes of the Dry Pro prosthetic cover available!

Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network partners with a 47-year-old Charlotte, N.C., prostate cancer survivor to launch Pints for Prostates. The campaign has reached more than 10 million people in just four months.

The annual North Carolina Triangle conference for survivors of suicide is being held this year on Sunday, November 23rd from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the UNC School of Social Work on the UNC campus at Chapel Hill.