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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The March of Dimes is delighted with today's unanimous Supreme Court decision in the case Association of Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, finding that the mere identification of a gene or mutation is insufficient to qualify for a patent," stated Dr. Jennifer Howse, President of the March of Dimes. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130214/DC59689LOGO) "This decision will allow research to proceed...
LASALLE, Ill., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The March of Dimes Illinois Chapter has been selected as the proud beneficiary of "Concerts for A Cause" featuring country music icon Tim McGraw July 6 at Illinois Valley Airport, 90 minutes from Chicago. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/DC16593) The host of the concert is Lou's LaGrotto restaurant based in Peru, Ill., which operates Concerts for A Cause, a musical experience in downstate Illinois. Concerts...
Houston based company Due In A Few launches a Unique Pregnancy Pin, introducing a new, universal symbol of pregnancy. A portion of the proceeds will benefit March Of Dimes. Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Centrade President Nick Florescu and NBC Anchor Dominique Sachse Florescu are thrilled to announce a new venture, their creation of a precious pregnancy pin, giving pregnant women around the world a new way to show they're "Due In A Few." As a universal symbol of...
Mark Schulhof, CEO, and Quadriga employees in eight states will March for Babies to help end birth defects. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Quadriga Art, LLC, a global direct marketing company that transforms the image and bottom line of businesses and nonprofit organizations, is taking up the challenge to help eradicate birth defects in a corporate-wide commitment to “march for babies” in eight different states. “Every baby deserves a healthy start to life, and our employees are...
South Florida drug rehab center, Into Action Treatment, supports the March of Dimes walk, focusing on helping the health of mothers and babies. Miami, Florida (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 Into Action Treatment recently supported the March of Dimes walk, which was to raise awareness and increase the health of mothers and babies. This is especially important to Into Action as they continue their work to help their clients recover from drug addiction. They see the March of Dimes as an important...
Employees raise more than $200,000 for March of Dimes CHICAGO, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,000 employees of United Airlines - the Official Airline of March of Dimes National Ambassador Program and a national sponsor of March for Babies - showed their commitment to healthy moms and babies at dozens of March for Babies walk events during the past weekend. Employees in all of United's hub cities - Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco...
New Yorkers Walk Together for Stronger, Healthier Babies NEW YORK, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Super Bowl MVP, Eli Manning, kicked off March for Babies in Manhattan this morning. Manning was joined by March of Dimes Foundation President, Dr. Jennifer L. Howse and GE Aviation's General Manager, Bill Fitzgerald, who is the 2013 National March for Babies Chairman. Thousands of New Yorkers turned out for the March of Dimes largest annual fundraising event. Started in 1970,...
March of Dimes Calls on Global Community to Walk, Donate IRVINE, Calif., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) will lead the annual March of Dimes March for Babies Walk beginning 7 a.m., Sunday, April 28, at Fashion Island, Newport Beach, when thousands of volunteers and donors will join the fight against birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. "Newborns are among the most vulnerable in any society," said Joe Kiani, CEO of Masimo and Chair of the Orange...
Sprout shares some of their most popular healthy products to support a good cause. Irvine, CA (PRWEB) April 20, 2013 The March of Dimes in St. Cloud, MN hosted an April 13, 2013 event for one of their biggest fundraising efforts, The March for Babies. March for Babies is a day of remembrance to those who have lost babies in the NICU. Although Sprout did not have an operator in the Saint Cloud area, they still wanted to help in any way possible and decided to do so by sharing their...
National initiative raises funds for March of Dimes efforts to help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. SAN ANTONIO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventy-five years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes to "lead, direct and unify" the fight against polio. What President Roosevelt, a polio survivor himself, likely could not have envisioned was that just three-quarters of a century later, polio would be eliminated from the United States....
