Newstream.com Digest: `Ultimate Drive' Raffle Features BMW M5 Autographed by Madonna, `Virtual Stroke Center' CD-ROM, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
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FDA Approves Guidant's System for the Treatment of Heart Failure
Guidant Corporation and (PCX:GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiac and vascular disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the CONTAK CD(R)/EASYTRAK(R) system for the treatment of heart failure. It is the first system approved that combines an implantable defibrillator with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D).
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BMW & the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Kick-Off the Sixth
Year of the Ultimate Drive Simultaneously in New Jersey and Texas
BMW's Annual Ultimate Drive for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which celebrates the kick-off of its sixth year simultaneously at Prestige BMW in Ramsey, New Jersey and Autobahn Motorcars in Fort Worth, Texas, has an added attraction -- a BMW M5 autographed by Madonna. Get video now.
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Atlantic Health System Recognizes National Stroke Awareness Month
This May With a Revolutionary 'Virtual Stroke Center' CD-ROM
Less than one in four people can name a single stroke warning sign. Stroke is a blockage of blood flow to the brain caused by a clogged or ruptured blood vessel. Stroke is essentially an attack on the brain. It is the third leading killer behind heart disease and cancer in the U.S., and affects approximately 600,000 Americans each year.
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Staying Healthy and Safe This Summer, Indoors & Out
UV rays can get through your car windows and even get you when you are indoors. Glass blocks only some of the UV rays, but not all of them, especially the ones that are associated with skin cancer. UV rays can also be hard on your eyes. Exposure to ultraviolet rays has been linked to the development of cataracts and age related macular degeneration.
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Man's New Best Friend Is His....Cat
Canine companions have been hounded out by catty competition as man's new best friend. New research out today reveals that cats are the purr-fect pal, with both men and women saying they would prefer to wake up with their puss (46%) than their partner (26%).
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DOL Unveils First Federal Grants Available to Faith-Based and
Grassroots Organizations
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced three new Department of Labor grants specifically designed to link faith-based and grassroots community organizations to the nation's One-Stop Career System. The grants will be administered and funded through the department's Employment and Training Administration and the new Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
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Shining Stars
The latest issue of Teen People magazine has named the 25 hottest stars under the age of 25. All areas of the entertainment industry are represented: movies, music and television.
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SwitchCore's CXE Technology Featured in Comtec Systems "proEnet"
CS54F24 Metro Access Switch
SwitchCore AB (publ.), developer of integrated switching devices for internet and data communications, announces the product launch of a customer in the metro access segment. Korea's Comtec Systems Co Ltd has launched their "proEnet" CS54F24 Metro Access Switch based on SwitchCore's CXE-1000 switching devices.
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