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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Children with cancer from around the world received the support of special angels this past week as thousands of Univision Radio listeners joined a nationwide effort to battle childhood cancer and other deadly diseases during the annual St. Jude Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope) Radio Event, on February 2 and 3, benefitting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(®). Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group in the...

Tennessee Governor Proclaims February as St. Jude Month MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1962, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital opened its doors amid an emotionally charged debate regarding how to treat childhood cancer. At that time, few children with the most common form of childhood cancer survived, and many physicians believed treatment was futile. St. Jude physicians and researchers took a radically different approach, and these efforts proved...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, raised more than $2.4 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital( )during the 2011 St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign. This year's campaign brings Domino's total amount raised for St. Jude to over $12 million since the partnership was announced in 2004. "Domino's Pizza stores across the country rallied around this year's campaign to raise an incredible...

Kmart, CVS/pharmacy, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Kay Jewelers, ANN INC. and others raise record-setting funds and awareness; online engagement at all-time high with $7.9 million in donations; Hispanic donations up 49% over previous year MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® is ringing in the new year by "giving thanks" to the consumers and partners who supported the eighth annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign and...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC), the nation's largest specialty retailer of health and wellness products, is pleased and proud to announce that its employees and customers donated a total of $2.79 million during GNC's seventh consecutive annual partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through their Thanks and Giving campaign - a 40% increase over the amount raised in 2010. The program, now in its eighth year, builds awareness...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the second consecutive year. Last year was the hospital's first appearance in the publication's annual list. Employees again ranked pride in the hospital's mission--finding cures, saving children--as one of the top reasons St. Jude is a great place to work. "Our employees look at the work they do at...

Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Harris, John Slattery, Mila Kunis, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Marcia Cross, Rashida Jones, Jennifer Westfeldt, Amanda Seyfried, Cindy Crawford, William Shatner, Cybill Shepherd, Jaime Pressly, Jason Bateman, Vanessa Williams, Hilary Duff, Daisy Fuentes, Harry Hamlin & Lisa Rinna, Alison Sweeney, Amber Valletta, Diahann Carroll, and more to attend event LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tony Bennett, Ray Romano and...

EXTON, Pa., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kensey Nash Corporation (NASDAQ: KNSY) today announced that it has agreed with St. Jude Medical to enter into non-binding mediation in an attempt to resolve disputes over royalty payments to Kensey Nash relating to the Angio-Seal vascular closure device, as well as other related claims. Kensey Nash has repeatedly advised St. Jude that the royalties are currently to be paid, and should since 2007 have been paid, at a rate of 8% rather than the...

CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include St. Jude (NYSE: STJ), Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX), Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101027/ZIRLOGO) Get the...

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To officially launch St. Jude's annual Thanks and Giving campaign, actor Steve Guttenberg, friend and supporter of St. Jude, will ring NASDAQ's closing bell on Tuesday, November 22. In appreciation of Expedia, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: EXPE) ongoing partnership with St. Jude, Kristin Graham, vice president of engagement and communication, will represent Expedia with Mr. Guttenberg during the ceremony and both will make remarks about the impact of St....