health

Goya boosts healthy eating in Hispanic communities

Lindsay Stein January 26, 2012

SECAUCUS, NJ: Goya has partnered with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to encourage healthy eating habits in Hispanic communities.

Makovsky hires Conner for health practice role

Virgil Dickson November 29, 2011

NEW YORK: Makovsky & Company has hired Beth Conner as assistant VP in its health practice.

Wheatley & Timmons named AOR for BioVittoria

Lindsay Stein September 12, 2011

CHICAGO: Wheatley & Timmons has been selected as AOR for BioVittoria, a global producer and processor of monk fruit, a natural, calorie-free sweetening ingredient.

Autism Research Institute selects Fineman PR

Beth Krietsch August 19, 2011

SAN DIEGO: Following a competitive search, the Autism Research Institute (ARI) selected Fineman PR to handle public relations.

McDonald's launches new nutritional guidelines

Lindsay Stein July 26, 2011

OAK BROOK, IL: McDonald's announced new nutritional guidelines that will kick off in September to appeal to health-conscious consumers and encourage healthy eating among children and adults.

A world of good

Danielle Drolet May 01, 2011

CSR has become increasingly vital for major brands to differentiate themselves. Danielle Drolet looks at how the practice has evolved.

H&K names Krotz a senior counselor

Jaimy Lee February 22, 2011

CHICAGO: Hill & Knowlton hired Randy Krotz as a senior counselor in the firm's Chicago office.

Solta Medical turns to video to reach young acne sufferers

Tanya Lewis February 01, 2011

Solta Medical broadened its aesthetics portfolio last February with Isolaz, a laser treatment for acne gained via acquisition of Aesthera.

DC Influencer: Peter Cleveland, Intel

February 01, 2011

Intel's global public policy director Peter Cleveland speaks with Jaimy Lee about the ways innovation fits into the company's policy agenda

Capsalus hires The Star Group

Kimberly Maul October 15, 2010

ATLANTA: Capsalus, a health and wellness company, hired The Star Group as AOR.

HealthMed hires C. Jones Consulting

Kimberly Maul September 27, 2010

SUNNYVALE, CA: HealthMed Services, a health technology company, hired C. Jones Consulting as its PR and IR firm.

Communicating about genomics

Henry Engleka April 02, 2010

Scientists started the human genome project more than two decades ago to understand what makes each of us different. Thanks to this project we now know a lot about our genes.

Havas '09 revenues down 8%, organic growth improving

Kimberly Maul February 09, 2010

PARIS: Havas, parent company of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR and Abernathy MacGregor, saw an 8% decrease in global revenues for the year with North America posting a 4% year-over-year decline.

LCI wins four new clients

Aarti Shah February 04, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO: Landis Communications (LCI) signed four new clients: KMD Architects, SFJAZZ, Wolfe Video, and Divine Wellness.

J&J recall criticized for reacting too slowly to complaints

Erica Morris January 19, 2010

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of Johnson & Johnson, announced a recall on January 15, of several hundred batches of medicine including Benadryl, Motrin, Rolaids, Simply Sleep, St. Joseph Aspirin and Tylenol.

Tylenol expands recall on arthritis drug

Erica Morris December 31, 2009

Johnson & Johnson has recalled all Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles, an extension of an earlier five-lot recall in November.

Bill and Melinda Gates talk about campaign

Jaimy Lee October 28, 2009

Bill and Melinda Gates held a journalists roundtable and spoke with lawmakers in Washington this week to talk about global health as part of an initiative launched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in September.