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Oct 1, 2015 4:45 PM ET - Healthcare organizations have been on the sustainability track for some time now. With its many large facilities, its purchases of vast numbers of goods and services, from equipment to energy, and its huge workforce, the healthcare sector has looked...

Sep 17, 2015 4:45 PM ET - Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today issued its 2014 global corporate responsibility report, which provides an overview of its priorities, programs and performance in the areas of Access to Health,...

Sep 9, 2015 11:15 AM ET - Food matters. The nutritional value and appeal of their food makes a difference to the scientists on the International Space Station. That point was made during a panel discussion “Is Food the Cure?” by Vickie Kloeris, Manager, International Space...

Sep 7, 2015 1:10 PM ET - The Novartis Foundation and its partners will highlight progress towards transforming the health of the poorest populations at the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) held in Basel from September 6 – 10...

Sep 2, 2015 9:25 AM ET - In a competitive, fast-paced workplace environment, taking a nap in your office could be a risky proposition. Literally sleeping on the job could be a career-breaker—or at the least could cause more than a few sideways glances in your direction...

Aug 28, 2015 1:15 AM ET - Novartis has renewed its pledge with the World Health Organization (WHO) to work to end leprosy by extending its donation of multidrug therapy (MDT) medicines to treat leprosy through the year 2020. This five-year agreement includes treatments worth...

Jul 30, 2015 12:30 PM ET - In the last decade, teen motor vehicle deaths dropped by nearly half. The rates remain too high, but further reductions are possible. Even though motor vehicle-related deaths among 13-to-...

Jul 20, 2015 3:45 PM ET - With the help of Friends, families and Sponsors (Bloomberg, Davies Ward & Selerity) Vigilant Global’s Vigi4Cure team completed their fourth journey to Quebec City on July 11-12 with the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. A total of 1,347...

Jun 29, 2015 3:15 PM ET - 5 Things You Need To Know About Our Research This week, The Mary Kay Foundation℠ announces its 2015 cancer grant recipients...

Jun 11, 2015 4:00 AM ET - June 11, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Scientific evidence on brain development shows that the early years of a child’s life - from birth to age 8 years of age - are critical to its ability to learn. Recent advances in neuroscience have improved our...

Jun 2, 2015 9:30 AM ET - By Neil Jeffery, CEO, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor This leadership perspective is part of a series on the theme of creating business value and development impact in the WASH sector. The series and...