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MWW/Strategic Communications Inc., East Rutherford, N.J., has appointed Alissa Blate to senior VP of the consumer and business-to-business marketing group. Blate was a senior VP at The Rowland Company, New York. (MWW/Strategic Communications, 201/507-9500) Sitrick… Continued

Below, we provide brief reviews of new Web sites launched by PR agencies, corporations or others in the communications field. Check out what your peers are doing — or what they’re not doing online. http://www.jprealty.com:… Continued

Buena Vista Home Video, the company charged with overseeing the marketing, sales and promotion of the video release of Disney’s "101 Dalmatians," was dogged with the challenge of spreading the word about something that had… Continued

May 6-8: Promotion Marketing Association of America, Inc., "Basics of Promotion Marketing," Chicago, 212/420-1100. May 6-9: The Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Strategic Contributions," Boston, 617/552-4545. May 8-9: Effective Communications Group, "Advanced Writing & Interviewing… Continued

On The International Front Manning, Selvage & Lee Adds Three Manning, Selvage & Lee, New York, has added three consultancies in Central and Eastern Europe to its international affiliate network. The firms are Promaco Public… Continued

1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-3038; Phone: 515/284-3000 Editor’s Note: The key to establishing a rapport with editorial staffers or their assistants at Better Homes & Gardens can be summed up in two words:… Continued

Mammography Debates Do Not Influence Screening Decision For Women and Doctors Despite the recent hullabaloo over when mammography screenings should be done, consumers and clinicians are still not swayed, according to a recent Medscape study… Continued

Awards Maureen Regan Named HBA’s 1997 Woman of Year As the first woman to be appointed president of a major healthcare agency, Maureen Regan’s trailblazing industry credentials made her a shoo-in for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s… Continued

Recently we caught up with James V. Springrose, M.D., medical director of CIGNA HealthCare Mid-Atlantic in Hartford, Conn., to gauge his thoughts on how the managed care balancing act should weigh in on healthcare ethics… Continued

13% of U.S population stayed in a hospital overnight last year. Of those who stayed overnight, 3% stayed 7 nights or more; 4% stayed 3 to 6 nights; and 6% stayed 1 to 2 nights.… Continued