May 7, 2007
Zenith Swiss Watch Manufacture Celebrates Hope and Recovery : GlobalGiants.com
New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project.
Third Annual Benefit Hosted by Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
Photo: Paul Ziff, President, Zenith North America, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes.
NEW YORK, May 7 -- ZENITH SWISS WATCH MANUFACTURE was corporate sponsor of The New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project's third annual benefit dinner at New York's Altman Building on April 19th hosted by Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes. Along with donations from private individuals and various organizations, the invitation only dinner raised over $1.3 million to further the detoxification of New York's first responders who have been suffering the effects of breathing air filled with smoke, debris, and toxic dust at Ground Zero. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 6, 2007
THE ART INSTITUTES BEST TEEN CHEF : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Cool So-Cal Gal in a Hot Kitchen: Amanda Nunez, Rancho Bernardo, CA teen named The Art Institutes 2007 Best Teen Chef in Dallas, TX on May 5, 2007. (The Art Institutes) |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 3, 2007
PROCTER & GAMBLE VICKS BABY RUB : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Vicks BabyRub...soothing comfort for baby and mom. (Procter & Gamble) |GlobalGiants.com|
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PEPSI-COLA DIET PEPSI NEW LOOK : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Diet Pepsi debuts a new look for its packaging. The graphic makeover coincides with the launch of the brand's "more cola taste" ad campaign. |GlobalGiants.com|
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NESTLE JUICY JUICE : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Nestle introduces Nestle Juicy Juice Harvest Surprise, the first 100 percent fruit and vegetable juice made especially for kids. An eight-ounce glass provides two combined servings of fruits and vegetables and is available in three kid-friendly flavors - Orange Mango (shown above), Grape and Tropical. The fun flavors are made from vegetables and fruits such as carrots, sweet potatoes, grapes, mangos, pears and apples. (Nestle) |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 20, 2007
Kellogg Company: Rice Krispies Operation Spark : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Kids music star Ralph Covert, left, star of TV's "Ralph's World," plays as Laim Newman, 3, dances along with 'Crackle,' left rear, and 'Pop," right rear, at the launch of Rice Krispies Operation Spark at the Children's Museum of Manhattan in New York, Thursday, April 19, 2007. Operation Spark is aimed to educate moms with simple ways to add more quality to the times they spend with their children. (Kellogg Company, Ray Stubblebine) |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 11, 2007
Abbott Opens New Biotechnology Manufacturing Facility in Puerto Rico : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Hon. Anibal Acevedo-Vila, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Abbott employees celebrate the official opening of Abbott Biotechnology Limited (ABL), the state-of-the-art biologic manufacturing facility in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. ABL employs 250 people, bringing Abbott's total employment in Puerto Rico to 2,400. ABL is Abbott's single-largest capital investment, costing approximately $450 million. ABL is now the main production facility for HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab), Abbott's leading pharmaceutical product with 2006 sales exceeding $2 billion. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 25, 2007
COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO LAUNCH DIET COKE PLUS™ : GlobalGiants.com
ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola North America has announced that it will launch Diet Coke Plus™, a sparkling, calorie-free beverage with vitamins and minerals. In addition to providing refreshing taste, Diet Coke Plus is a good source of vitamins B3, B6, and B12, and the minerals zinc and magnesium.
Diet Coke Plus will be available throughout the U.S. in April in retail stores where other Diet Coke products are sold.
Each eight-ounce serving of Diet Coke Plus provides a good source of Niacin (vitamin B3), vitamins B6 and B12, zinc and magnesium (15% Daily Value [DV] for Niacin, B6 and B12, 10% DV for zinc and magnesium). Diet Coke Plus is the newest member of the Diet Coke family, which includes the flagship Diet Coke, Caffeine Free Diet Coke, Diet Coke with Lime, Diet Cherry Coke, and Diet Coke Sweetened with Splenda.
The launch of Diet Coke Plus will be supported by an integrated marketing plan to drive awareness and trial. Introductory communications will carry the tagline "Great Taste Has Its Benefits" and will let consumers know that they now have another way to enjoy Diet Coke -- one that tastes great and contains several essential vitamins and minerals.
To commemorate the launch of Diet Coke Plus, special limited edition 12-ounce "sleek cans" of Diet Coke Plus will be available at select retail locations in New York City and Los Angeles while supplies last. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 5, 2007
Siemens Digital X-Ray Room on Wheels : GlobalGiants.com
Siemens presents its first mobile X-ray system with integrated reader for computed radiography.
Photo: Siemens Mobilett XP CR, the new mobile X-ray workstation, enables bedside imaging. The integrated monitor shows the results of the examination in less than 50 seconds for first image review in the hospital room. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 2, 2007
Olay Announces Marcia Cross as This Year's Skin Cancer Takes Friends Partner : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Actress Marcia Cross will be the spokesperson for this year's Skin Cancer Takes Friends free skin cancer screening program sponsored by Olay.
CINCINNATI, March 1, 2007 -- Olay and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) have announced that "Desperate Housewives" star Marcia Cross will be the spokeswoman for the 2007 "Skin Cancer Takes Friends" campaign, encouraging skin cancer prevention and detection. Emmy-nominated Cross will kick-off a nationwide free skin cancer screening initiative and education effort alerting Americans about the importance of early detection and prevention in the fight against skin cancer. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 1, 2007
Austin College Leadership Award : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health, an organization that builds hospitals and provides heathcare to countries afflicted by poor health conditions, attends to one of his patients in rural Haiti. Farmer recently received the Austin College Leadership Award, a $100,000 prize which he will dedicate to the continuation of providing healthcare to the world's poorest citzens. Dr. Farmer was chosen among many other prestigious candidates for the award, including the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed Yunus. |GlobalGiants.com|
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February 27, 2007
Celsius(R) in 'Everybody Wins at the Oscars' Celebrity Gift Bags : GlobalGiants.com
PHOTO: DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Celsius Holdings, Inc.'s Celsius(R) calorie burning soda is part of the "Everybody Wins at the Oscars" Gift Bag given to non-winning nominees in the major Academy Awards categories including Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, and Best Director. |GlobalGiants.com|
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February 25, 2007
23-YEAR-OLD HOUSTONIAN IS AMERICA'S NEWEST MILLIONAIRE BY FINDING DR PEPPER COIN AT SAM HOUSTON PARK : GlobalGiants.com
23 Gold Coins Were Hidden in Various Locations Throughout the United States and Canada.
$1.7 Million in Total Prize Money Awarded.
Plano, Texas (February, 23, 2007) — One clever scavenger hunt enthusiast and Dr Pepper fan has become America's newest millionaire through the Dr Pepper HUNT FOR MORE promotion. Laura Janisch, a 23-year-old Houstonian and recent graduate of the University of Texas, solved clues that led her to the gold coin in her region, which happened to be the $1 million grand prize. Twenty-two other gold coins and one virtual gold coin, redeemable for amounts varying from $10,000 to $250,000, were also hidden in various locations throughout the United States and Canada.
Janisch and her parents, who are big fans of Dr Pepper as well as avid geo-cachers, used clues revealed online at drpepper.com each day for the past 30 days to locate the coin, which was found near the Spirit of Confederacy statue in Sam Houston Park. The clues tested Laura's knowledge of geography, history and world events.
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February 22, 2007
Pepsi-Cola North America to Launch Diet Pepsi MAX : GlobalGiants.com
New Invigorating Zero-Calorie Cola Hits Shelves This Summer.
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 22 -- Today, Pepsi-Cola North America announced plans to launch Diet Pepsi MAX, an invigorating zero-calorie cola with extra caffeine and a touch of ginseng. This formulation is specially designed for adults to get them through the day. The product, which received high scores in consumer testing, hits stores nationwide in June.
Purchase, N.Y.-based Pepsi-Cola North America (www.pepsi.com) is the refreshment beverage unit of PepsiCo, Inc., in the United States and Canada. Its U.S. brands include Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Jazz, Pepsi ONE, Wild Cherry Pepsi, Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi, Diet Pepsi Vanilla, Pepsi Lime, Diet Pepsi Lime, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Code Red, Mountain Dew LiveWire, Sierra Mist, Sierra Mist Free, Mug, Tropicana Twister Soda, Aquafina, Aquafina FlavorSplash, Aquafina Sparkling, Aquafina Alive, Quaker Milk Chillers, Ben & Jerry's MilkShakes, Dole and Ocean Spray single-serve juices, Tropicana Juice Drinks, IZZE and SoBe. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Lilly Introduces World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory : GlobalGiants.com
HumaPen(R) MEMOIR(TM) is Sleek, High-Tech Device for Delivery of Insulin at Mealtimes.
Lilly also to launch HumaPen(R) LUXURA(TM) HD, with Smaller-Increment Insulin Delivery, in April.
Photo: The world's first reusable insulin pen with memory, Eli Lilly and Company's HumaPen(R) MEMOIR(TM), is available by prescription in pharmacies nationwide in the USA. MEMOIR tracks the date, time and amount of the last 16 doses, including the priming dose, a function that may help simplify the daily process of diabetes management. Its writing pen design enables the potential for more discreet insulin injections in public. MEMOIR is for use with Humalog(R) (insulin lispro injection [rDNA origin]).
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22 -- Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of the first insulin pen with memory, HumaPen(R) MEMOIR(TM), to help simplify the daily management of diabetes.
MEMOIR is designed to meet the needs of people with diabetes who take several shots of mealtime insulin each day. |GlobalGiants.com|
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February 20, 2007
Patients Beyond Borders: Medical Tourism Driving Global Healthcare Shift : GlobalGiants.com
New Consumer Guidebook Helps Americans Beat High Medical Costs.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 20 -- In March 2007, Healthy Travel Media will publish "Patients Beyond Borders: Everybody's Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Tourism," the first consumer guidebook for Americans considering international medical travel. Impartial, comprehensive, and easy to navigate, the 336-page trade paperback gives health travelers everything they need to know about getting the best medical treatment abroad at huge savings, including hundreds of well-researched, safe treatment options for affordable healthcare in 22 destinations worldwide.|GlobalGiants.com|
While the healthcare debate rages within the US, Americans facing expensive medical procedures are packing their bags and heading abroad for world-class care at lower prices. "Patients Beyond Borders" shows patients how they can save 25%-75% in the best hospitals and clinics, for dental work, heart surgeries, orthopedics, neurosurgery, LASIK eye repair, in-vitro fertilization, cosmetic surgery, cancer diagnosis and treatment, and even the latest stem cell treatments.
Author Josef Woodman spent three years investigating contemporary medical tourism: interviewing patients, practitioners, administrators, government officials and specialists. He conducted an extensive analysis of safety records, accreditations, comparative costs, and consumer trends, and even became a health traveler himself.
"Medical tourism is not about fun in the sun; it is part of a global shift in healthcare services, and smart American health consumers are taking advantage of the high quality care and lower costs waiting for them overseas" says Woodman. "Many of the 85 million uninsured and underinsured in this country are one diagnosis away from having to put a second mortgage on their homes to pay for an unaffordable treatment."
"We wrote the book so that American's faced with hard choices about their health and financial well-being could learn about the opportunities now available to them," says Woodman. "With more than 100 US-accredited hospitals now offering comparable treatment overseas, Americans have access to top notch care at a fraction of the cost." |GlobalGiants.com|
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Beverage Partners Worldwide's ENVIGA™ Green Tea : GlobalGiants.com
A delicious sparkling green tea containing green tea extracts, calcium, and caffeine, Enviga was conceived by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) – a joint venture of Nestlé S.A. and The Coca-Cola Company.
“Enviga increases calorie burning. It represents the perfect partnership of science and nature,” says Dr. Rhona Applebaum, chief scientist, The Coca-Cola Company. “Enviga contains the optimum blend of green tea extracts (EGCG), caffeine and naturally active plant micronutrients designed to work with your body to increase calorie burning, thus creating a negative calorie effect. It makes this product stand out as unique. Enviga brings the benefits of green tea to the forefront in a convenient and accessible, great tasting beverage.”
“Enviga brings together Nestlé’s expertise in nutritional science and extensive knowledge in the benefits of green tea with Coca-Cola’s consumer, marketing and distribution resources to create a new global beverage category with unique consumer benefits – a beverage with negative calories,“ says Leslie Novos, CEO of Beverage Partners Worldwide.
Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) is a joint venture between Nestlé SA and The Coca-Cola Company. BPW operates autonomously while drawing on the capabilities of Nestlé and The Coca-Cola Company. It is a global business unit with cross-functional teams located in Atlanta, GA; Zurich, Switzerland; and Bangkok, Thailand. The Americas business unit markets Gold Peak and Nestea ready-to-drink iced teas. |GlobalGiants.com|
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February 15, 2007
Klondike(R) Becomes First Ice Cream Brand to Sponsor NASCAR Busch Racing Series : GlobalGiants.com
GREEN BAY, Wis., Feb. 15 -- Poised as the largest activation in the history of the brand, Klondike will join Unilever's multi-brand sponsorship and become one of the official sponsors of Evernham Motorsports' #9 Ultimate Chargers(TM) Dodge during the 2007 Busch Series season. Evernham NEXTEL Cup standout drivers Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler will be behind the wheel.
Unilever North American Ice Cream, headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., is the largest manufacturer and marketer of branded packaged ice cream and frozen novelties in the United States, where the company operates nine manufacturing facilities and employs approximately 3,400 people. Its well-known brands include Breyers(R) Ice Cream, Ben & Jerry's(R), Popsicle(R), Good Humor(R), and Klondike(R). [GlobalGiants.com]
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February 13, 2007
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STUDENTS ON CAPITOL HILL : GlobalGiants.com
PHOTO: More than 300 American Medical Association medical students and residents from across the USA converge on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to improve access to health care for America's patients. The medical students and residents visit more than 200 congressional and Senate offices urging legislators to cover the uninsured, preserve access to care for seniors by reforming the Medicare physician payment system, and pass effective reforms to help ease the medical student debt burden.
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February 7, 2007
Verizon Wireless and LIME Launch Healthy Living Programming on New V CAST Video Channel : GlobalGiants.com
Key LIME talent including Best Selling Author, Deepak Chopra, and Yoga Instructor to the Stars, Rodney Yee to be featured on V CAST Video Channel.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- LIME(TM), the multi-platform lifestyle brand dedicated to a healthier, greener and more balanced lifestyle, and Verizon Wireless have teamed up to offer a new mobile video channel, LIME: Healthy Living With A Twist on the new V CAST Video channel. This deal marks LIME's entry into the mobile video marketplace. The announcement was made today by C.J. Kettler, Founder and CEO, LIME.
Starting today, Verizon Wireless V CAST customers can get video segments from best selling author Deepak Chopra, yoga instructor to the stars, Rodney Yee, and more healthy living content on select V CAST-enabled phones. The new V CAST Video channel offers customers some of LIME's flagship programming and features key talent and segments from LIME's health and wellness series, "Mind, Body and Soul." [GlobalGiants.com]
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