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News Desk
  In this section, you will find a compilation of March of Dimes news stories and press releases from 2004.

 		 

News Desk 2004
  December 2004
  
    - Smallest Surviving Baby Underscores Need to Prevent Premature Birth, March of Dimes Says (21-Dec-04)
  
    - Benefits and Risks of High Tech Fertility Treatments Featured at March of Dimes Luncheon (09-Dec-04)
  
    - March of Dimes and Coinstar Form New Partnership to End Infant Prematurity (06-Dec-04)
  
    - James Sproull Named Chairman of the Board by March of Dimes (06-Dec-04)
  
  November 2004
  
    - America Lights Up in Pink and Blue to Help Save Babies (16-Nov-04)
  
    - Prematurity/Low Birthweight May Increase Risk Of Disease Later In Life, Experts Say
  
    - Celebrities Blog LIVE from Freedom Plaza
  
    - March of Dimes Gallup Survey on Folic Acid Subject of Chat (10-Nov-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award Winner Announced
  
    - Pink and Blue Lightings Across the Country
  
    - March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign Subject of Online Chat (02-Nov-04)
  
  October 2004
  
    - Why Do Some Babies Arrive Too Early? March of Dimes Designates November as Prematurity Awareness Month (25-Oct-04)
  
    - African-American Women More Likely to Have Premature Babies (22-Oct-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Selects Logan, Utah Child as 2005 National Ambassador (12-Oct-04)
  
    - March of Dimes in Time Magazine
  
  September 2004
  
    - March of Dimes and Motherhood® Maternity Team Up to Fight Premature Births (30-Sept-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Statement on Newborn Screening Report (22-Sept-04)
  
    - Folic Acid Vitamin Use by Women Reaches All-Time High, March of Dimes Survey Finds (17-Sep-04)
  
  August 2004
  
    - Gene Linked to Cleft Lip and Palate Identified (19-Aug-04)
 
    - New March of Dimes Web Site Offers Continuing Education for Perinatal Nurses (16-Aug-04)
  
    - African American Prematurity Rate is Discussed at National Medical Association Convention (24-Aug-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center Launches New PeriStats Website (17-Aug-04)
  
  July 2004
  
    - March of Dimes Featured in People Magazine (07-July-04)
  
    - Word-of-Mouth Firm to Provide Free Services to the March of Dimes (01-July-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Elects Five to Board of Trustees and Board of Advisors (09-July-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Cited in Current Issue of Newsweek Magazine (06-July-04)
  
  June 2004
  
    - "Genetics & Your Practice" Online is Launched (22-June-04)
  
    - March of Dimes and Gerber Join Forces on Wellness Fairs (June-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Releases State Report Card on Newborn Screening (30-June-04)
  
    - March of Dimes President Appears on Today Show (29-June-04)
  
    - Univision Television and March of Dimes Unite to Focus on Healthy Babies Throughout June (11-June-04)
  
    - Obesity During Pregnancy Threatens Health of Both Mother and Fetus, March of Dimes Says (09-June-04)
  
  May 2004
  
    - March of Dimes Calls on Congress to Increase Government's Efforts to Halt the Increasing Rate of Premature Birth (13-May-04)
  
    - Fleischer's Fantastic Finish Benefits March of Dimes To Tune of $50K
 
    - Nursing Scholarships Announced by March of Dimes (11-May-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Awards $250,000 Prize to Pioneering Scientist (03-May-04)
  
  April 2004
  
    - Showtime Actress Vanessa Williams Walks for Babies (30-April-04)
  
    - Polio Victory Remembered as March of Dimes Marks 50th Anniversary of Salk Vaccine Field Trials (26-April-04)
  
    - Get Routine Dental Care Before Pregnancy, March of Dimes Advises (28-April-04)
  
    - WalkAmerica: A Success In Miami (26-April-04)
  
    - Audio News Release (ANR) Promotes 50th Anniversary of Salk Field Trials (23-April-04)
  
    - SOAP Star Kelley Hensley Promotes WalkAmerica on CBS (20-April-04)
  
    - Network Weatherman Welcomes WalkAmerica (19-April-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Urges EPA to Cut Mercury Emissions (15-April-04)
  
    - Guidelines to Decrease Odds of Multiple Births Praised by MOD (15-April-04)
  
    - NEJM Alert on Statins (09-April-04)
  
    - Media Advisory: Statins and Pregnancy: What to Do (06-April-04)
  
  March 2004
  
    - Video of March of Dimes President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse at the New York Stock Exchange (22-Mar-04)
  
    - New Members of the Board of Trustees (25-Mar-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Kicks Off WalkAmerica 2004 at NASDAQ Market Site (24-Mar-04)
  
    - March of Dimes Subject Of Two April Online Chats (23-Mar-04)
  
    - March of Dimes and CIGNA Kick Off WalkAmerica Season at the New York Stock Exchange (22-Mar-04)
  
    - New Recommendations for Women on Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (19-Mar-04)
  
    - Kmart and March of Dimes Kick Off 2004 Campaign (17-Mar-04)
  
    - Hollywood Squares Celebrities "Sign On" With the March of Dimes (15-Mar-04)
  
    - March of Dimes in New York Times (09-Mar-04)
  
  February 2004
  
    - Accutane Causing Miscarriages and Major Birth Defects Tighter Controls Urgently Needed (25-Feb-04)
  
    - Farmers Insurance Group Receives Corporate Leadership Award From March of Dimes (23-Feb-04)
  
    - New York Times to Feature March of Dimes PSA (20-Feb-04)
  
    - Surgeon General Speaks Out on Premature Birth (17-Feb-04)
  
    - Leader in Women's Television Will Broadcast WalkAmerica Public Service Announcements (12-Feb-04)
  
    - Infant Deaths Up in U.S. for First Time Since 1958 (11-Feb-04)
  
    - Media Alert: Infant Deaths Up in U.S. (11-Feb-04)
  
    - Pre-Pregnancy Antibiotics Do Not Prevent Preterm Birth, Researchers Say (05-Feb-04)
  
    - Lifetime Television�s Strong Medicine to Focus on Newborn Screening (04-Feb-04)
  
    - Premature Birth Rate in U.S. Reaches Historic High; Now Up 29 Percent Since 1981 (02-Feb-04)
  
  January 2004
  
    - "Healthy Babies, Healthy Business" Web Site Enhances Companies Wellness Programs With High Quality Health Content for Their Intranets (16-Jan-04)
  
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