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March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSMarch 12-15 The IPA Association’s Physician Organizations 2000 conference. Las Vegas. 510/569-6561. March 14-17 American Foundation for AIDS Research’s National Conference: HIV/AIDS at the Crossroads. San Francisco. 514/874-1998. http://www.nauc.org. March 21-22 IQPC’s Online Disease &… Continued
Listen Up: Campaign Seeks Ad Agency to Deliver Louder Image
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSWith the stage already set for educating the public about important ways to achieve and maintain healthy hearing, the National Campaign for Hearing Health is looking for an advertising agency to help launch a research-driven… Continued
Good Old-Fashioned Research Should Take Center Stage in Y2K
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSWhile pondering a topic for this column, it occurred to me that this was my first column of Y2K – good old overrated Y2K – and that led to an obvious issue: don’t believe unsubstantiated… Continued
Video Penetrates Minority Misperceptions About Depression
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSOf all the major chronic diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans, depression is among the least talked about “taboo” conditions that pervade this community. For many African Americans, being depressed is perceived as being weak… Continued
Managing Expectations of Online Disease Management Programs
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSThe Internet’s high-speed reach and anticipated cost efficiencies are prompting disease management firms to use point-and-click methods to target chronically ill populations. Although health plans and pharmaceutical companies are just beginning to get their feet… Continued
One-Third of New Uninsured Live in Illinois
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSAn advocacy group is calling for public health efforts to reach the uninsured in Illinois to be overhauled. One in three of the country’s newly identified uninsured live in Illinois, according to a report by… Continued
Formula Promotions Discourage Breastfeeding
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSThe University of Rochester School of Medicine is calling for hospitals, physician offices and prenatal clinics to toss all advertisements and promotional materials for infant feeding formulas. Citing a recent study conducted at the university,… Continued
Corporate Execs In Poor Health
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSA growing number of corporate executives are leading unhealthy lifestyles and flirting dangerously with heart disease, according to a study presented last month at the Corporate Health Summit 2000 conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.… Continued
AIDS Lifestyle Magazine To Target Minorities
March 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSMagic Johnson recently lent his celebrity and support to a new AIDS magazine, published by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), that will launch this summer. The promotional campaign occurred last month at Magic Johnson’s NBA… Continued