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New Theme for Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon: Make A Muscle, Make A Difference

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Got muscle? America's muscle charity, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is transforming the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon this weekend by integrating a simple yet highly memorable gesture throughout the 21-1/2-hour show. The gesture is so powerful that MDA, with help from its advertising agency E.B. Lane, already has packaged it into an extraordinary ...

WomenHeart and P.A.D. Coalition Join Forces to Educate Women about Peripheral Arterial Disease

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
WomenHeart and P.A.D. Coalition Join Forces to Educate Women about Peripheral Arterial Disease Leg Cramps Can be Red Flag for Heart Disease WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As many as 4.5 million American women have a common and dangerous vascular disease that few have ever heard of — peripheral arterial disease. September is Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Awareness Month, and the P.A.D. Coalition and WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease have la

Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Achieves $60.5 Million

Monday, September 7th, 2009
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Achieves $60.5 Million TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Despite the effects of an uncertain economy, contributions and pledges to the 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon over Labor Day nonetheless totaled $60,481,231 million. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090907/DC71542 ) MDA National Chairman and Telethon star Jerry Lewis said he was impressed by the show of support from Telethon viewers even during hard times. “These are very