General Editorial News
MENLO PARK, CA – Aug. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — While Hurricane Katrina may have long since blown over, the need for emotional healing continues for those who survived this country’s largest natural disaster. With thousands of people forced to relocate into new environments within unfamiliar communities, and others returning to their homes only to find […]
OZONE PARK, NY – July 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A once rotund, obese man from Ozone Park, New York is entering the Marathon Des Sables to spark public awareness about obesity. The 2007 Marathon Des Sables is a 145 mile endurance race that is said to be the toughest footrace on earth. The race is […]
HIGHLAND PARK, IL – May 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Internet executive Sue Cohn of Highland Park, Illinois has been holding on to a cache of 50,000 new and uncirculated January 1, 2000 newspapers; most of them are the Chicago Tribune with a few thousand New York Times, Financial Times of London and USA Today also […]
TORONTO, ON – Apr. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — When it comes to health related therapies, compliance is an issue for millions of Americans. Whether it’s forgetting to take a daily pill for birth control or cholesterol, testing blood glucose levels for diabetes, or heart or HIV medications we all have the tendency to forget. MemoText(R) […]
ATLANTA, GA – Nov. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The hurricanes that struck several Southern states, coupled with higher gasoline and natural gas prices as winter arrives, are ‘giving a double punch to seniors, one of the country’s most vulnerable groups,’ says National Association for Senior Concerns founder and Chairman Jerry L. Barton.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Jay ‘Patch’ Platt, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, today announced that on November 7th, 2005, at 8:30 am, he will attempt to swim the 1 1/2 mile distance from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco with his hands and feet tied, in […]
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. – Oct. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ‘I’m looking into starting a U.S. research center for Crystal Photography, and Big Bear Lake is one of the possibilities,’ announced Dr. Masaru Emoto to the wide-eyed residents at a seminar at Northwoods Resort on Monday. After showing the microscopic crystals from frozen water in […]
BELLINGHAM, WA – Oct. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Magnify OutLoud(tm), from Colligo Corporation, overcomes the reticence of computer use by our seniors. The senior user is the fastest growing segment of the computer industry. However, over 25% of our seniors have either low vision problems in seeing the screen or reluctance to use assistive technology […]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Sept. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) – Aidpage, Inc. announces the launch of a free online locator service for people missing as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina. The virtual family reuniting point contains searchable and interactive personal web pages for hundreds of thousands of people separated or missing as a result of Hurricane […]
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Internet casino GoldenPalace.com has come forward as the generous bidder who recently paid $650,000 in an auction hosted by www.charityfolks.com for the right to name the new species of monkey discovered in western Bolivia’s Madidi National Park by Dr. Robert Wallace of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
