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Compared to their white counterparts, obesity is less of a health hazard for blacks, according to research by the American Cancer Society. Being overweight, increases the chances of dying from cancer and heavier people face… Continued

California Medicaid patients are far less likely to be placed on a waiting list for kidney transplant than Medicare patients or those who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare, according to Health Research and Educational… Continued

Open enrollment marketing campaigns are in full swing, but many HMOs may be surprised to find that cost is not a major reason health plan members voluntarily switch from one plan to another. Customer relationships… Continued

To offset modest increases of 3.5% in hospital-based marketing/PR salaries projected for the new millennium, healthcare communicators will have to identify more incentive-driven opportunities that exist with lucrative retail ventures and programs that increase market… Continued

Snuggle up to this marcom challenge: You have a product traditionally sold through linen departments to parents of kids ages 3 to 8. Now make it appeal to pre-teen girls. Crown Crafts, Inc., an Atlanta-based… Continued

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Here’s the skinny on a new media opp: E-Zone Network is getting inside the heads of exercisers while they work out. Launched in March, E-Zone exercise and entertainment programs reach a captive audience of fitness-focused… Continued

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As the World Turns Last week’s announcement that MCI WorldCom would indeed buy Sprint Corp. for $129 billion – the biggest corporate merger in history – provided more evidence that it’s not a small world… Continued

PR Account Management-Account Representatives through Senior Account Managers We’re Lois Paul & Partners, a leading national high-tech Public Relations agency with offices in Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA and Austin, TX. At Lois Paul &… Continued