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Eva Jenkins is helping businesses stay healthy...one employee at a time. The respected business consultant and personal success coach shows that workers who trim pounds may also reduce their weight on the corporate bottom line.

Business Expert, motivational speaker, and success coach Ed Sykes of The Sykes Group was selected to participate as a council member on the Hampton Roads American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Leadership Council in Virginia Beach, VA.

Healthcare discount programs designed to provide you and your family with the same maximum discounts available to hospital and insurance company employees.

Tigerlily Foundation (Tigerlily), is proud to be named the beneficiary of The American Small Business Coalition (ASBC) 2008 Holiday Mixer at the exclusive Tower Club on December 10th.

Maria Beall, a Health Fitness Instructor through American College of Sports Medicine teaches all ages about taking care of their heart.

PocketMed® Launches its newest product, PocketDictation. PocketDictation complements our existing PocketBilling© software, which allows you to capture and code billable charges at the point-of-care.

ACA has confirmed Judy Shepard and C. Adolfo Bermeo as the Keynote Speakers at the 2009 ACA Annual Conference & Exposition in Charlotte, NC, March 19-23.

The National Congenital Heart Association will host one of Northern Virginia’s most anticipated charitable events - “The Mended Hearts Ball” October 24 at 7 p.m.at the Hyatt Regency Reston Hotel.

After testing more than 1,000 bottles, the NRDC concluded there could be no assurance that bottled water is safer than city water. 33% of the bottled waters contained significant bacterial contamination, and 20% contained organic chemicals.

In Feb 08, one of USA's oldest water stores closed leaving customers unable to recoup on their prepaid water. After store's founder, Bert Smith, stepped in and reopened Sep 1 he has honored 40K gallons of prepaid H2O, costing him over $20K.

Aerobodies, Inc. (www.aerobodies.com), a company that develops unique and innovative wellness programs for individuals and corporations, announced the launch of a new wellness program targeted to middle school aged kids.

Unique Imaging Solutions is Hampton Roads ONLY locally owned full-service mobile screening company, dedicated to improving the cardiovascular health of the community with FREE Vascular Screenings.

5.2 million Americans have mentally devastating Alzheimer's; the rest of the population worries about getting it. Hermine Hilton has authored a new book, 'FUHHGEDDABOUIT! - The Book that will help you stop worrying about your memory (and Alzheimer's)

“Lunch for Life and Non-Profit Networking Event” on August 2nd, 2008, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Bonefish Grill in Centreville, VA. This event will raise money for young women living with breast cancer.

RASMAS Drives Expeditious Remediation of Potentially Unsafe Products

iask, Inc. Founding President Sophia Nelson, Esq. & Dayna L. Smith, MS offer unique "workshop to professional women of color at black women's health imperative 25th anniversary conference hosted in Washington, D.C. June 19-21st, 2008.

Women In The Outdoors magazine features Kristy J swim and active wear as part of their Got to Have it Gear Guide 2008.

Free school readiness physical and vaccination programs in Alexandria and Herndon expand outreach to Loudoun County.

The incredible need to help children affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa has prompted a Global Camps Africa supporter to match individual donations--dollar for dollar--raised in the next six months up to $46,664 in honor of Nelson Mandela's 90th

Tranquil Waterscapes Screensaver brings five wooded settings to life on computer screens through high definition video and digital audio in stereo sound.

Actress Marcia Strassman, well-known for her roles on "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids," writes about her life in the spotlight and her current battle with cancer.

With graduation right around the corner, a million plus young people will start job hunting in earnest. And that means stress. WFMed suggests relieving that stress with massage and aromatherapy gifts.

Mrs. Virginia International makes apperance on the CNBC Show with Donny Deutsch

American Hospice Foundation is honoring all of the volunteers – both service and workplace giving fundraising volunteers -- who support its mission of improving access to quality hospice care for all in celebration of National Volunteer Week.

Virginia Bionutrients, LLC revealed today that it introduced its newest product, Diesel Energy Stix™, to the Richmond, VA market through the Monument Avenue 10K road race.

Don't sacrifice slumber or safety while switching to daylight saving time!

By David Ziner Dated: Mar 2, 2008 Fredericksburg, Virginia Help David find a cure for colon cancer this month of March 2008. March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. The goal is to raise $1 million.

Risk And Safety Management Alert System (RASMAS) Reduces Resolution Time and Enhances Patient Safety

Diesel Energy Stix the Latest in Sports Supplement Technology

Noblis' RASMAS Recall Management Service Hosts First "By Community Request" Teleconference

Risk And Safety Management Alert System (RASMAS) Reduces Resolution Time and Enhances Patient Safety

Organizations’ Most Innovative Approaches to Addressing Societal Challenges Facing Young Men At Risk Compete for Financial Support

Dale Goldstein's Heartwork seminars were recently added to the Esalen and Omega Institute's calendars and have grown in international popularity. Dale has also written a practical manual called "Heartwork: How to Get What You Really, Really Want".

Once™ announces the debut of a new single-us panty. The panty is expected to provide women with a much-needed convenience for ‘that time’ of the month, travel, during or after working out, spa treatments, or when there is no time for laundry.

One of the exciting items in an upcoming charity auction for Fight SMA (http://www.fightsma.org) is an incredibly hard-to-find set of six box seats to the Kentucky Derby. Absentee bidding is available!

Health freedom group hosts Congressional Briefing with several well-respected practitioners to educate Congress and the public on using dietary supplements in patient care.

Virginia Beach resident Juanita Rogers joins the effort to help thousands in the community to get in better shape, lose weight and just get more healthy. "Everyone wants to lose weight, even if it's just 10 pounds, and I'm here to help" said Rogers.

Commit 2 Change: The Zavita Transformation Diet works to promote longevity, vitality, mental clarity, energy, internal cleansing, a strong immune system, diminishes cravings, improves sleep, and whole-body wellness.

Fighting Back, the podcast that tells inspirational stories about people fighting serious or incurable diseases, announces that the latest episode features an interview with the retiring president of the National Organization for Rare Disorders.

The Penn State Football Uplifting Athletes fifth annual Lift For Life® event was a tremendous success.

Physical rehabilitation hospital Sheltering Arms has retained Richmond, Virginia-based PR firm EndGame Public Relations to provide media relations services on two projects.

The latest episode of Fighting Back, a podcast featuring inspirational stories about people fighting serious or incurable diseases, is telling the story of a woman fighting against multiple diseases ... not all of which affect her family.

Virginia Firm Files for Novel Silver/Bio-film Patent

Physician recruitment specialists Physiciandepot.com have announced the results of an in-depth study into physician salaries based on all specialties nationwide.

The FighterMom program, which assists, supports, and educates parents who have become disease advocates fighting a disorder affecting their children, is relaunching this Mother's Day Weekend.

Fight SMA (www.fightsma.org) and FighterMom release the latest episode of the Fighting Back Podcast, which features inspirational stories about people and families fighting serious or incurable diseases.

An update of an earlier story about the Fight SMA Spinal Muscular Atrophy National Conference, held April 22-27 in Washington D.C.

Families from all over the nation are traveling to the nation’s capital for the the twelfth Fight SMA Annual Conference, with a goal of advancing the fight against the deadly disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Fight SMA (http://www.fightsma.org), has launched the first podcast to focus on inspirational stories about people fighting spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic killer of children under two.

Fight SMA (http://www.fightsma.org) has established a research and development collaboration with PTC Therapeutics, Inc (PTC) to identify and develop a compound that can be used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).