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Illiteracy Leads to Delay In Prostate Cancer Diagnosis The differences in literacy rates between African-American and white males may explain why the prostate cancer death rate of the former is more than twice the latter,… Continued

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Be prepared for a more educated consumer, as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) engages in an outreach initiative to inform consumers of HMO-related problems and steps to resolve complaints. The… Continued

Are you making what you’re worth? Find out in HPRMN’s 1998 Salary Survey and Exclusive Guide to Executive Recruiters, to be published next month. To be included in the recruiters guide, please contact Ann Brandstadter… Continued

Executive compensation for healthcare CEOs rose only 1.5 percent last year and communicators aren’t faring much better, according to initial findings of an annual salary survey released exclusively to Healthcare PR & Marketing News. CEO… Continued

An Eye On The Changing Healthcare Climate Who: Hamot Health Foundation, in Erie, Pa., ends consolidation efforts with Saint Vincent Hospitals, also in Erie. These healthcare providers are among the top three employers in the… Continued

Account Executive: Tired of not getting repeat sales because your present employer can’t deliver results your clients expect? Cutting edge VNR/SMT/internet PR firm is looking for an account executive with a future. Great compensation package.… Continued

September 28-29: International Quality & Productivity Center’s "1998 Summit on Restructuring Internal Communications to Drive Radical Change" conference. New Orleans, La. 800/882-8684. October 11-13: The Alliance for Healthcare Strategy and Marketing’s 1998 Technology and Healthcare… Continued

Growing consumer demand for nutraceuticals is creating exciting PR opportunities for those adept at educating consumers about health-related benefits without violating Food & Drug Administration marketing limits. By the year 2000, the vitamin- and mineral-enriched… Continued

As an Internet publicist, I’ve gotten used to having my work environment re-made every three months. But I was unprepared for the total upheaval in online chats this past quarter. For anyone doing Internet publicity,… Continued

Public relations and advertising worked together recently to bring Gardenburger, Inc. [GBUR] ahead of its competition in grocery stores sales and brand awareness. Sales and awareness of the meatless alternative to a hamburger was boosted… Continued