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1 - A New Health Reform Strategy: Songs Could Lower Health Care Costs by Billions
NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The $1 trillion cost and massive government role envisioned by the Obama Administration’s health care reform plan (The Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009) continue to create controversy in Congress and throughout the nation. Lost in the noisy...
2 - Health Net Sponsors the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) is honored to serve as a national sponsor of the 2nd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, to be held Sept. 20–25, 2009, in San Diego, Calif. This partnership is an example of our ongoing commitment to serving...
3 - LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine to Host 'Conversations on Health & Wellness' October 10th
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine (www.latimesmagazine.com) will host “Conversations on Health & Wellness,” an intimate, immersive event devoted to mental and physical fitness, Saturday, October 10th at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes...
4 - New Essentials Glycemic Health Brand Pasta Launched Using Hi-maize Natural Resistant Starch
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - National Starch Food Innovation today announced the launch of a new Hi-maize-enriched pasta by Racconto, a leading U.S. importer-producer of private label and branded Italian pasta. The all-natural Essentials Glycemic Health pasta line from...
5 - Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Results
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Schiff Nutrition International, Inc., (NYSE:WNI), today announced results for the fiscal 2010 first quarter. Schiff Nutrition’s net sales were $48.6 million for the three months ended August 31, 2009, compared to $47.8 million for the same period...
6 - Healthways Ranks #35 on 2009 InformationWeek 500
MONARCH BEACH, Calif. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) today announced that it ranked #35 on the 2009 InformationWeek 500 revealed last night at the 2009 InformationWeek 500 Conference in Monarch Beach, Calif. Healthways was also...
7 - 24 Hour Fitness® Helps the Biggest Loser Contestants Reach Their Fitness Goals During Their “Second Chance” Journey
SAN RAMON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Season eight of NBC’s popular unscripted reality series “The Biggest Loser” will give contestants the support they need to achieve their fitness goals, and one player will win the $250,000 grand prize. With some high-tech help from the...
8 - Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. to Present at the Canaccord Adams Healthy Living Conference on September 23rd
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Schiff Nutrition International, Inc., (NYSE:WNI), is scheduled to present at the Canaccord Adams Healthy Living Conference being held at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel in Boston. Joseph Baty, chief financial officer and executive vice...
9 - Washington D.C. to Cleveland - a 430-Mile Run to Inspire Business Entrepreneurs
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - On September 15th, 2009, Jon Berghoff, renowned Peak Performance and Business Coach, will embark from Washington, D.C. on a 430-mile run to Cleveland, Ohio. Coordinated by the Cleveland Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Jon will run...
10 - AOL Launches Women’s Lifestyle Site “That’s Fit” in U.S. and Canada
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - AOL announced the U.S. and Canadian launch of That’s Fit, http://www.thatsfit.com and http://www.thatsfit.ca, a women’s lifestyle site focused on all aspects of healthy living. The site, localized for each country, is a one-stop resource...
11 - Convio Offers Tips to Funnel Fitness Passion Into Funds for Charities
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Millions of you combine your passion for walking, running and cycling into a fun weekend of activity to benefit charitable causes. You pay your registration fee for the “athon,” train and are asked to raise funds. While the charity often gives...
12 - Pulse Fitness Announces Grand Opening
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Pulse Fitness, North Scottsdale’s newest 24-hour fitness club, today announced its upcoming grand opening in the DC Ranch Crossings Shopping Center located at 18221 North Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. A celebration will take place on...
13 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Joins Ad Council and Warner Bros. Pictures to Combat Childhood Overweight and Obesity
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Ad Council today launched a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to address childhood overweight and obesity. Featuring characters from the upcoming film Where the...
14 - Curves Celebrates Women's Health and Fitness Day
WACO, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - More than half of adult U.S. women are overweight and more than one-third of adult U.S. women are obese, according to the American Obesity Association. In fact, obesity plays a major role in the poor health of women, including diabetes and high...
15 - Mannatech Launches Ultra-Pure Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplement
COPPELL, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ:MTEX), a global pioneer in the development of high-quality health, weight and fitness, and skin care solutions based on nutritional science, announced today the official launch of its newest product, Essential...
16 - Humana to Provide Spectators with Free Pedometers during Nationwide Tour’s Utah Championship to Promote Exercise
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Have you ever wondered how many steps you take during a round of golf? You can find out for sure — and maybe even win a prize — during the Nationwide Tour’s Utah Championship, thanks to a promotion from Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), the official...
17 - Exclusive White House Interviews with the Obamas to Appear in October 2009 Issues of Men’s Health and Women’s Health
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama speak candidly about health and fitness priorities for the country and their family in exclusive interviews that will appear in the October 2009 issues of Men’s Health and Women’s Health...
18 - Mannatech Begins Selling Products in Austria, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands
COPPELL, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global pioneer in the development of high-quality health, weight and fitness, and skin care solutions based on nutritional science, announced today it is selling products in Austria, Norway, Sweden and the...
19 - AdvoCare Launches AdvoBus Independence Tour
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - AdvoCare, a premiere health and wellness company in Dallas, is traveling across the country this college football season on the AdvoBus Independence Tour to build support for its sponsorship of the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl. The AdvoCare AdvoBus...
20 - Simple School Lunch Makeover Can Bring Sugar Under Control
ROANOKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - You wouldn’t send your children to school with a lunchbox full of candy bars, but you might be packing almost as much sugar when you send them off with some popular lunchtime classics. Considering most children brush their teeth in the morning and...
