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	March of Dimes Featured in People Magazine The March of Dimes newborn screening campaign is featured prominently in the current August 2, 2004 issue of People Magazine. March of Dimes President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse is also interviewed in the story titled 'A Simple Test Could Have Saved Ben's Life.' The story begins on Page 107 and the magazine will be on newsstands through the end of this week.

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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