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Marketers at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine (NJCIRM) of Denver, more than doubled the calls into their toll-free information line this summer after they aired public service announcements (PSAs) on TV… Continued

Some marketing savvy hospitals are joining the ranks of beer, bank and sporting goods businesses by adding their corporate logo to popular sporting events. These hospital marketers are throwing out the quiet, conservative non-profit status… Continued

According to the American Medical Association, men should have their blood pressure tested by a doctor at least every year, and more often if there are risk factors. A PSA, or blood test for prostate… Continued

Despite conventional thinking, consumer education isn’t just good public relations. It’s a marketing tool that, when used effectively, can help you enter new markets, launch new products and services and win new customers. In healthcare,… Continued

You may want change your drug PSAs a disturbing link between drug-taking and teenage smoking has been revealed in the U.K. U.K.’s Home Office-sponsored study of more than 4,000 schoolchildren shows hardened young smokers are… Continued

Marketers may want to promote better sleep environments for their hospital patients, if recent survey findings are any indication. According to a recent survey of 1,000 adults by Bruskin/Goldring Research for the Better Sleep Council,… Continued

Marketers on the lookout for male patients shouldn’t expect to find them in the their hospital or doctor’s office. A third of the nation’s males nearly 31 million haven’t been in for an exam or… Continued

A well-known saying in public relations is that PR execs do not retire or fade away – they become consultants. We all know friends and associates who move into the world of consulting when retirement… Continued

AGENCY Kathleen Buczko, former director of public relations for Epson America Inc., Torrance, Calif., joins Base One Markting, Torrance, Calif., as VP and general manager. (Base One, 213/462-0900) Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, New York, has… Continued

Clifford Leaves New York Daily New for PR Post in Manhattan Tim Clifford, former Washington, D.C., bureau chief for the New York Daily News, has left the print news business to join the Manhattan PR… Continued