Win With Atkins! Enter Your Favorite Original Atkins Cuisine Recipe for the Opportunity to Win Fantastic Prizes

Win With Atkins! Enter Your Favorite Original Atkins Cuisine Recipe for the Opportunity to Win Fantastic Prizes

Enter the "Win with Atkins Cuisine™" contest, Sept. 1-30, using the new Atkins Cuisine Penne Pasta or All Purpose Baking Mix, via the Atkins community site along with a digital color photograph of the finished dish. Six available categories: Penne Pasta with Sauce, Vegetarian Penne Pasta Dish, Penne Pasta Casserole Dish, Breakfast/Brunch Dish with the Baking Mix, Lunch/Dinner Dish with the Baking Mix or Dessert/Sweets with the Baking Mix. Grand Prize Winners in each category receives a prize package of Atkins products and professional cookware with an approximate retail value of $1,500. Winners announced online on or approximately November 10, 2009.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) September 1, 2009 - -

Calling all cooks! Starting today, September 1, Atkins Nutritionals Inc. (http://www. atkins. com/Homepage. aspx) ("Atkins™") will accept original recipe submissions that use the new Atkins Cuisine™ Penne Pasta or All Purpose Baking Mix in a great new way.

The "Win with Atkins Cuisine™" contest runs through Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Atkins community members need to submit original recipes with a digital color photograph of their finished dish to the Atkins Recipe Contest web page (http://community. atkins. com/recipe_contest/?mcid=PRRecipeContest). Submit recipes or vote for finalists by registering for free at the Atkins online community (http://community. atkins. com/security/register. jsp? MCID=PRRecipeContest). Recipes can be submitted into one of six categories*:
· Penne Pasta with Sauce
· Vegetarian Penne Pasta Dish
· Penne Pasta Casserole Dish
· Breakfast/Brunch Dish with the Baking Mix
· Lunch/Dinner Dish with the Baking Mix
· Dessert/Sweets with the Baking Mix
*Limit 2 entries per person: one penne pasta and one baking mix recipe.

After the Atkins panel has selected 24 semi-finalists, they're asking the Atkins community to vote online to select from those semi-finalists 12 recipe finalists (two recipes in each of the six categories) using a five-star rating. The 12 highest-rated recipes (most stars) will then move on to the final round where the Atkins Celebrity Judging Panel, including actress and Brand Ambassador, Courtney Thorne-Smith, will select a Grand Prize Winner in each of the six categories. Finalists' recipes will be prepared by a professional caterer/chef and judged on simplicity, originality, appearance, taste and extent to which the recipe reflects the Atkins Nutritional Approach. Grand Prize Winners in each category will receive a prize package of Atkins products and professional cookware with an approximate retail value of $1,500. Winners will be announced online on or approximately November 10, 2009.

All recipes submitted must serve four people and use one of the new Atkins Cuisine products as an essential ingredient. The new All Purpose Baking Mix (http://www. atkins. com/Products/Atkins-Cuisine. aspx) ($12.99 for 2 lb. pouch) can be used to create delicious baked goods such as pancakes, waffles, muffins and breads, while the Penne Pasta (http://www. atkins. com/Products/Atkins-Cuisine. aspx) ($3.99 for 12 oz.) has half the carbs of regular pasta. Both of these breakthrough products are perfect for consumers following the Atkins Nutritional Approach or those looking to reduce the refined carbohydrates and sugars in their diets.

For further details about "Win with Atkins Cuisine" Recipe Contest and official contest rules, please go to the "Win with Atkins Cuisine" web page (http://community. atkins. com/recipe_contest/?mcid=PRRecipeContest).

About Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., is a leading player in the $2.4 billion dollar weight control nutrition category, and offers a powerful lifetime approach to weight loss and weight management. The Atkins Nutritional Approach focuses on a healthy diet with reduced levels of refined carbohydrates and refined sugars and encourages the consumption of lean protein, fiber, fruits, vegetables and good fats. Backed by research and consumer success stories, this approach allows the body to burn more fat and work more efficiently while helping individuals feel less hungry, more satisfied and more energetic.

Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. manufactures and sells a variety of nutrition bars and shakes designed around the nutrition principles of the Atkins Diet™. Atkins' four product lines: Advantage®, Day Break™, Endulge™, and Cuisine™ appeal to a broad audience of both men and women who want to achieve their weight management goals and enjoy a healthier lifestyle. Atkins products are available in more than 30,000 locations throughout the U. S. and internationally. For more information, visit atkins. com.

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African Students Return Home with Skills to Save Lives

African Students Return Home with Skills to Save Lives

Graduates from MediSend Biomedical Repair Training Program return to Angola, Nigeria and Equitorial Guinea to work in hospitals and clinics.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 17, 2007

Seven students from Africa are preparing to return home from Dallas to improve healthcare conditions in their communities in Angola, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea. As graduates of the MediSend Biomedical Repair Training Program, the students will be working in clinics and hospitals in their countries where medical diagnostic and treatment equipment are in desperate need of repair and maintenance, but where repair technicians do not currently exist. Saturday, October 20th at 11 a. m., the students will receive their diplomas from the program sponsored by the ExxonMobil Foundation as part of ExxonMobil's Africa Health Initiative.

In 2006 MediSend opened a state-of-the-art biomedical repair laboratory at MediSend headquarters located in the Elisabeth Dahan Humanitarian Center in Dallas, Texas. The center is named for Elisabeth Dahan, wife of retired ExxonMobil Executive Rene Dahan. The couple donated the funds to make the purchase of MediSend's facility at 9244 Markville Drive possible. At the dedication of the building in October 2006, MediSend promised the Dahans a training facility where students from developing countries would learn the skills to repair life-saving biomedical diagnostic and treatment equipment. One year later, the MediSend Biomedical Equipment Repair Program is graduating the first group of students to return to their home countries with skills that will make those life-saving differences.

The graduation ceremonies will take place at MediSend International with one hundred invited guests including Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McElvy, President of the ExxonMobil Foundation, Mary Jo Myers (wife of the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers) and NASA Astronaut James F. Reilly, II (PH. D.). A celebration luncheon will take place following the ceremonies.

About MediSend International
MediSend International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, humanitarian organization that provides medical aid and education to people in need in developing countries worldwide. MediSend's global mission includes the distribution of medical supplies and equipment in long-term medical aid programs, disaster-emergency medical relief campaigns, and educational programs in Biomedical Equipment Repair.

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Massachusetts Mom Selected As Entrepreneur of the Month

Massachusetts Mom Selected As Entrepreneur of the Month

Local mom gets award from Wild Women Entrepreneurs

Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 9, 2005

Wild Women Entrepreneurs has named Maria Salomão-Schmidt as September/October’s Entrepreneur of the Month. www. thewildwe. com/Newsletter. html (http://www. thewildwe. com/Newsletter. html )

Salomão-Schmidt is the founder of Brick House Realty, an innovative Massachusetts real estate firm that is Ms Salomão-Schmidt’s life-long vision in action. Salomão-Schmidt moved back to Massachusetts from San Francisco, where she founded and grew a marketing/public relations company into a million dollar business. Her clients included companies like Yahoo! and Sun Microsystems and people like Jack Canfield, Jane Goodall and Mikhail Gorbachev. She has spoken at The Governor’s Conference (Utah), Internet World (Portugal, Philippines, Israel), Learning Annex (San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto, Los Angeles), Stanford University (Palo Alto), Renaissance Women’s Retreat (Napa), Catholic University (Lisbon), Golden Gate University (San Francisco), Academy of Art College (San Francisco), Mambushoo (Japan). Salomão-Schmidt has been featured in Entrepreneur and Marie Claire magazines and on National Public Radio (NPR). She has an MBA from Simmons College, a BA from Boston College and speaks several languages including Portuguese, Japanese and French. She is married and has three children, two of them under 2 years of age.

“We are honored to highlight Maria Salomão-Schmidt as our Entrepreneur of September/October because of the outstanding work she has done in business,” says Wild Women Entrepreneurs founder Ja-Naé Duane. “One of the best things about Maria is how she reaches out to mentor others She is an outstanding role model for others.”

Lisa Brinkley, one of the top agents at Brick House Realty, shares, “She is so driven that she actually took her broker’s test while she was already two centimeters dilated…. passed…and gave birth to a healthy baby girl later that same day! She’s a trail blazer!”

Brick House Realty www. brickhouserealty. com is a marketing company that specializes in guerilla real estate, coaches people on how to buy their first/next home, gives free community workshops, and donates 5% of its net profits to organizations that make our world a better place. 

Wild Women Entrepreneurs www. thewildwe. com is an organization based in New England but with members all over the country whose philosophy is that entrepreneurship is an essential creative endeavor. Its goal is to encourage women to reach their full potential in business and in life by sharing the tools, networks, and ideas women need to assume leadership.

Contact: Annie Dill

508.429.7200

Info @ brickhouserealty. com

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Health State Values for Patients with CAD Vary According to the Measure Used to Generate Them

Health State Values for Patients with CAD Vary According to the Measure Used to Generate Them

A recent study published in the journal Value in Health presents the first attempt to compare two instruments using a population with coronary artery disease (CAD) enrolled in a multinational, randomized, double-blind clinical trial.

(PRWEB) November 12, 2004

A recent study published in the journal Value in Health presents the first attempt to compare two instruments using a population with coronary artery disease (CAD) enrolled in a multinational, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. The objective of the study was to compare the calculated HUI3 and the SF-6D values in CAD patient population.

Economic evaluation of health programs consists of comparing alternative interventions in terms of costs and consequences (outcomes) in order to better inform decision makers. One such evaluation, cost-utility analysis, incorporates the measured preferences of individuals for health outcomes of the alternative interventions, using quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Utilities may be obtained from a variety of sources including the health utilities index (HUI3) or from transforming the SF-36 to a utility measure, the SF-6D. This study reports on utilities measured in a double-blind, multinational phase III clinical trial in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention prior to hospital discharge and six months thereafter. In these patients, the HUI3 and the SF-6D generated different estimates of utilities. The gain in utilities from treatment was lower when using the SF-6D. Since utilities form the basis for calculating QALYs, these differences might result in differences in conclusions about the value of the new treatment.

This study is published in Value in Health. Media wishing to receive a PDF of this article please contact medicalnews@bos. blackwellpublishing. net.

About the Author

Hind T. Hatoum holds a B. S. in pharmacy, a M. S. in pharmacology and a Ph. D. in health care administration. She runs her own consulting firm that specializes in the study of health economics and quality of life as a result of drug therapy interventions. Dr. Hatoum is available for questions and interviews and can be reached at HTHatoum@aol. com.

About Value in Health

Value in Health is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal reporting on evaluations of medical technologies including pharmaceuticals, biologics, devices, procedures, and other health care interventions. As the official journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, the Journal provides a scientific forum for communicating health economics and outcomes research methods and findings.

About Blackwell Publishing

Blackwell Publishing is the worldÂ’s leading society publisher. The company remains independent with over 900 staff members in offices in the US, UK, Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, and Japan. Blackwell publishes over 700 journals in partnership with more than 550 academic and professional societies.

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YoNaturals Healthy Vending now at the Austin Convention Center

YoNaturals Healthy Vending now at the Austin Convention Center

YoNaturals Healthy Vending the nationwide leader in heathy vending launches in selected locations in the Austin Texas metro area.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 26, 2008

YoNaturals announced today that it has launched it's healthy vending program at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas as well as at the Austin Can Charter School. "We're excited about placing the YoNaturals (http://claimid. com/yonaturals) machines offering healthy snacks and beverages at the Austin Convention Center," said Katherine Paynter, Senior Director of Operations.

The junk food epidemic is a loud wake-up call to improve peoples eating habits and YoNaturals, Inc., is attempting to do just that in vending machines by offering organic and all-natural snacks in place of junk food. CEO Mark Trotter saw the chance to snag part of the $32 billion vending machine market by uniting Americans' love of convenience and their growing health consciousness. It's working. In just two years, the San Diego-based "Healthy Vending" pioneer and their distributors are already serving over 600 locations in 35 States and Canada.

Thirty-seven states now have school nutritional guidelines for vendors. These developments have helped open the door to YoNaturals. It's clear now, Trotter noted, that children shouldn't have snacks with high sugar, high fructose, aspartame and caffeine. "More and more schools are realizing that taking money from soft drink companies just isn't worth it," he said. The YoNaturals (http://yonaturals. squeakybubble. com/) product range includes all the best selling natural and organic drinks and snacks, including Stacy's Pita Chips, Clif Bars, Apple & Eve juices, Roberts Pirates Booty, Fiji Water, Horizon Organic Milks and Honest Beverages, among a group of over 300 different all-natural and organic products.

"Schools officials are recognizing the extent of the problem of childhood obesity and children's poor eating habits and are doing something about it," said Mark Trotter, CEO of YoNaturals Inc. (http://yonaturals. wordstimulus. com/) Each snack or beverage meets state nutritional guidelines which require that no more than 35 percent of a school snack's calories come from fat and that no more than 10 percent of that snack's calories come from saturated fat.

"We're proud to be part of the Austin market and look for strong growth for YoNaturals around the U. S. in 2009 as the demand for healthy snacks and drinks is growing nationwide," said Trotter.

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Blackbaud to Deliver National CRM Database and Bilingual Website for The Kidney Foundation of Canada

Blackbaud to Deliver National CRM Database and Bilingual Website for The Kidney Foundation of Canada

Blackbaud, Inc. today announced that it will develop a custom solution for The Kidney Foundation of Canada that will create a unified national CRM and web presence.

Charleston, S. C. (Vocus) January 9, 2009

Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB (http://phx. corporate-ir. net/phoenix. zhtml? c=176673&p=irol-irhome)) today announced that it will develop a custom solution for The Kidney Foundation of Canada that will create a unified national CRM and web presence.

"We selected the Blackbaud solution to support bilingual peer-based online fundraising events for all of our branches," said Paul Shay, The Foundation's national executive director. "Additionally, the tight integration will support
Consistent branding and reporting nationwide."

The Kidney Foundation of Canada is dedicated to promoting kidney health through funding research, providing education and support, raising awareness, and promoting access to quality healthcare. The Foundation is comprised of 11 provincial branches, each operating its own fundraising events and autonomous websites, which resulted in inconsistent branding across branch sites. The Foundation needed to implement a new national solution, in part, to support an upcoming capital campaign.

In 2008, the Foundation started moving towards coordinating its CRM on a national level and is in the process of implementing a national Raiser's Edge database. The Foundation recently expanded its partnership with Blackbaud to create a unified national web presence with revamped branding and syndicated national content, while allowing individual branches to post localized content.

"We are excited to extend the Blackbaud NetCommunity platform, incorporating the Friends Asking Friends event marketing tools to help The National Kidney Foundation of Canada reach its national CRM and event marketing goals," said Shaw Drummond, Blackbaud's vice president of Internet solutions. "Through a bilingual national website, The Foundation will be able to tailor its communications with constituents based on their preferences and location, and better serve its mission of increasing public awareness about kidney health and organ donation."

In order to accommodate the Foundation's requirement for bilingual pledge-based fundraising events, as well as the need for an integrated online-offline fundraising strategy, Blackbaud developed a customized solution including:
 The Raiser's Edge (http://www. blackbaud. com/products/crm/crm_overview. aspx)® - for constituent relationship and fundraising management  Blackbaud® NetCommunity (http://www. blackbaud. com/products/internet/int_overview. aspx)™ - for website and online community management  Friends Asking Friends (http://www. kinterainc. com/site/c. owL8JoO7KzE/b.1631347/k.4CE3/Friends_Asking_Friends_Events. htm)® - event tools to support viral marketing events

About The Kidney Foundation of Canada
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is the national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through funding and stimulating innovative research; providing education and support; promoting access to high quality healthcare, and increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation. For more information, visit http://www. kidney. ca (http://www. kidney. ca).

About Blackbaud
Blackbaud is the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, enabling them to improve operational efficiency, build strong relationships, and raise more money to support their missions. Approximately 22,000 organizations -- including University of Arizona Foundation, American Red Cross, Cancer Research UK, The Taft School, Lincoln Center, InTouch Ministries, Tulsa Community Foundation, Ursinus College, Earthjustice, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the WGBH Educational Foundation -- use one or more Blackbaud products and services for fundraising, constituent relationship management, financial management, website management, direct marketing, education administration, ticketing, business intelligence, prospect research, consulting, and analytics. Since 1981, Blackbaud's sole focus and expertise has been partnering with nonprofits and providing them the solutions they need to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide. Headquartered in the United States, Blackbaud also has operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. For more information, visit http://www. blackbaud. com (http://www. blackbaud. com).

Media Contacts:

Melanie Mathos
Blackbaud, Inc.
Melanie. mathos @ blackbaud. com
843.216.6200 x3307

Irene Aguzzi
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
Irene @ kidney. ca
514.369.4806 x227

Source: Blackbaud

Forward-looking Statements
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other important factors that could cause results to differ materially include the following: general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to our dividend policy and share repurchase program, including potential limitations on our ability to grow and the possibility that we might discontinue payment of dividends; risks relating to restrictions imposed by the credit facility; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger organization; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC's website at http://www. sec. gov (http://www. sec. gov) or upon request from Blackbaud's investor relations department. All Blackbaud product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.

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Gut Brain Therapy™ an Innovative Approach to Natural Migraine Prevention

Gut Brain Therapy™ an Innovative Approach to Natural Migraine Prevention

ForeverWell has combined the best of both worlds utilizing traditional healing philosophies with modern medical research in the expanding field of neurogastroenterology to create Gut Brain Therapy™. This treatment is focused on addressing the root cause of migraine disease rather than the treatment of symptoms. Proper production of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in the gut is the key.

Reading, PA (PRWEB) May 23, 2006

Modern medical research has exposed an extensive amount of neurological activity in the digestive system that operates independently of direction from the brain. This enteric nervous system is so complex and so capable of independent action that it has been described by researchers as a second brain. See Michael Gershon, MD’s book The Second Brain.

Traditional healing systems fundamentally argue that chronic disease in general is the result of the breakdown of normal function. The two areas of specific concern are the body is not getting what it needs, a combination of dietary choice and digestive function, or the body is not getting rid of what it cannot use, principally the role of the liver and kidneys.

Combining this information has inspired ForeverWell ( www. foreverwell. com ) to focus on the digestive system’s ability to create the necessary balance of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides as a key element in a migraine prevention strategy. Gut brain researchers for example have shown that 95% of the neurotransmitter serotonin is located in the digestive system not the brain. Interestingly, serotonin is the target of migraine abortive triptan drugs as well as the target of most anti-depressants.

Nutritional research and product development advances have created raw materials that can now do a very effective job of improving digestion and liver/kidney function. “Gut Brain Therapy™ is the result of searching the globe for raw materials, expertise and research to allow the development of unique products and a unique approach to migraine prevention” says Tom Staverosky, President of ForeverWell. “We have studied nutritional medicine, critical care medicine, bioenergetic medicine, neurogastroenterology, and all aspects of traditional medicine to reach our conclusions and protocols”

Gut Brain Therapy™ is the brain child of Dr. James Sensenig one of the nation’s leading naturopathic physicians. Dr. Sensenig is the founding president of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and a Professor of Naturopathic Philosophy at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. He is in clinical practice in Hamden, Connecticut. Dr. Sensenig is Chief Medical Officer of ForeverWell.

“In my 30 years of practice I have seen a vast array of patients suffering from every disease you can imagine and in many cases the key to recovery starts in the gut and liver. Until these two critical organs are functioning properly, the body cannot return to balance and health” states Dr. Sensenig. “I have found this to be particularly true with migraine patients. There is little doubt that the various pain medications have a negative impact on the digestive system and this deterioration must be reversed. I consistently see Gut Brain Theapy™ stimulate a very positive improvement in my patients with migraine disease”.

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