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Grains Industry Members and March of Dimes Mark Folic Acid Awareness Week

NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 2008 - March of Dimes President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse (right of podium) joined Pepperidge Farm President Pat Callaghan (center) and Grain Foods Foundation President Judi Adams (left of podium) to ring The Closing Bell� at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate a partnership on the new "Folic Acid for a Healthy Pregnancy" Seal that help women quickly and easily identify grain foods in retail stores that are enriched with this essential B vitamin. (Photo Mel Nudelman/NYSE).

News Desk 2008

May 2008

March of Dimes Awards $250,000 Prize to Leaders in Understanding Embryonic Development

New March of Dimes Debit Card Gives Shoppers Opportunity to Help Babies

Top Music Artists Contribute to New CD for Moms to Benefit March of Dimes

April 2008

President Signs into Law March of Dimes-Supported Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act

March of Dimes Early Risers Visit Early Show

Mom You Rock!

"Today" Co-Anchor Greets March for Babies Volunteers

New Web Site Offers Tools for Parents

Pro Football Hall of Fame Member Jim Kelly Urges Congress to Approve the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act

March for Babies Has Celebrity Support � Now It Needs Yours

FedEx Racing Team Revs Up March for Babies

March 2008

Kmart and March of Dimes Partner to Give Every Baby A Healthy Start

Black Infants are More Likely to be Born Preterm and to Die at Birth

Peter H. Byers Receives Lifetime Award in Genetics from March of Dimes

February 2008

A New Series is Born on Discovery Health

Famous Footwear, Dr. Scholl's Step Up to Support March for Babies 2008

March of Dimes Helps Nurses Care for Mothers and Babies

March of Dimes Seeks Answers to Preterm Birth

No Safe Level of Alcohol Use in Pregnancy, March of Dimes Warns

Molecular Therapy Succeeds in Preventing Craniofacial Birth Defect in Mice

March of Dimes Concerned That Many Babies Covered by Medicaid Don't Receive Follow-up Services

March of Dimes Focuses on Larger Goal: Giving Every Child a Healthy Start

March of Dimes Works to Eliminate Racial Gaps in Infant Health

January 2008

Huge Drop in Preterm Birth-Risk Among Women Taking Folic Acid One Year Before Conception

Childhood Vaccines Save Lives, March of Dimes Says

March of Dimes Delivers A New Look - Online Press Kit

Grains Industry Members and March of Dimes Mark Folic Acid Awareness Week

New Folic Acid Seal Helps Women Choose Enriched Grain Foods to Help Prevent Birth Defects

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