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Hospice Administrator and Strategic Planner Gloria A. Brooks Named New President of Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gloria A. Brooks, MPA, FACHE, has been named the new President of Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care and the President and CEO of Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation. Both ...

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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals To Host First Quarter 2017 Financial Results Conference Call And Webcast On May 2, 2017

THE WOODLANDS, Texas , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), will release its first quarter 2017 financial results on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 after market close. Management will conduct a conference call ...

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Pain Management Drugs Market Growing at a CAGR of 4.96% During 2016 - 2021 Says a New Report at ReportsnReports.com

PUNE, India , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the recent years, the global pain management drugs market has been growing rapidly with the increasing demand for drugs which are used for the treatment of chronic pain conditions of neck, ...

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Statement from Health Canada - Final Re-evaluation Decision on Glyphosate

OTTAWA , April 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Health Canada is committed to protecting human health and the environment, and regularly reviews approved pesticides to ensure they remain safe to use. Health Canada has published the final re-evaluation ...

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Statement - On Canada's National Day of Mourning to Remember Those Who Have Lost Their Lives, or Suffered Injury or Illness on the Job

OTTAWA , April 28, 2017 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), Louise Bradley , President and CEO, made the following statement. "Today, the Mental Health Commission of Canada joins with employers and workers ...

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Cordant's Drug Take-back Service Helps Prevent Adolescent Opioid Misuse

Removing unused opioids from home medicine cabinets is key DENVER , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Medication theft from the home is a leading cause of prescription drug overdose deaths, but nearly 70 percent of prescription ...

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Insufflator Market 2022 Global Analysis and Forecasts Research Report Now Available ReportsnReports.com

PUNE, India , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Insufflator industry 2017 research report is an in-depth study and analysis of the market by our industry experts with unparalleled domain knowledge. The report will shed light on many critical ...

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AstraZeneca Commends the Ontario Government on a Balanced Budget and Strengthened Committment to Health Care

MISSISSAUGA, ON , April 28, 2017 /CNW/ - AstraZeneca commends the Government of Ontario for delivering a balanced budget while also increasing funding in critical areas of health care, including a signature new pharmacare plan to improve ...

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IOSH: A New Vision to Protect Workers Supports Experts' Call for Better Data on Occupational Accidents and Diseases

LEICESTER, England , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A new global strategy to tackle inequalities in safeguarding the world's workforce has been launched by the leading professional body in health and safety ahead of today's World Day for ...

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Frost & Sullivan's GIL 2017 Brazil: Building a Digitally Empowered Nation via Business Transformation

Executive Summit in São Paulo explores growth opportunities in Brazil in the age of global digitization SAO PAULO , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital strategies are transforming economies across the globe and Latin America is ...

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Blood Group Typing Market Worth 3.12 Billion USD by 2021

PUNE, India , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report " Blood Group Typing Market by Product (Consumable (Anti-sera), Instrument, Service), Test Type (ABO, Antigen, Antibody Screening, Cross Matching, HLA), ...

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Easy Technological Accessibility Driving the Demand for Teleradiology Across the Globe

VALLEY COTTAGE, New York , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- According to National Institute of Cancer, 448.7 new cancer cases per 100,000 men and women are diagnosed each year in the US. Taking into account the gravity of such details, the ...

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It's CMHA Mental Health Week: May 1-7, 2017

Now GET LOUD for mental health TORONTO , April 28, 2017 /CNW/ - The 66 th annual CMHA Mental Health Week begins this Monday, May 1 . Canadians are hearing the Canadian Mental Health Association's call to GET LOUD for mental health and ...

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Hybrid Healthcare Pioneer Appoints Top Texas Hospital Executive to Its Board

PLANO, Texas , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Legacy ER & Urgent Care , a Plano, Texas -based operator and pioneer of Hybrid community-based healthcare facilities has appointed Dan Wolterman to its Board of Directors. The assignment ...

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Rodo Medical and Straumann Group enter into Distribution Agreement Outside North America; Straumann Increases Its Investment in Rodo Medical

SAN JOSE, Calif. , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Rodo Medical and Straumann announced that Straumann has increased its stake in Rodo Medical Inc. from 12% (obtained in 2014) to 30%, for an undisclosed sum. The agreement between the two ...

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Investigational Cladribine Tablets Data Show Greater Treatment Effect in Relapsing MS Patients at a Higher Risk of Disease Progression

- Subgroup analysis shows >80% reduction in the risk of disability progression with Cladribine Tablets vs placebo ROCKLAND, Mass. , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany ...

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AOSMI Offers New Program to Improve Athletes' Performance Through Physical Therapy

New Jersey sports medicine and orthopedic practice is now offering an athlete training program to assist players of all ages and abilities in reaching their peak performance. ...

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Solix Launches Common Data Platform for Healthcare

New enterprise blueprint enables Data Lake, Enterprise Archiving and Advanced Analytics for healthcare organizations ...

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Morrison Healthcare Kicks Off "Stop Food Waste Day"

Commitment Includes Establishing Food Recovery and Donation Programs in Communities Where Morrison Provides Food and Nutrition Services ...

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Centene To Present At Deutsche Bank Annual Health Care Conference

ST. LOUIS , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today it will present at the Deutsche Bank 42 nd Annual Health Care Conference to be held May 3-4, 2017 , at the InterContinental in Boston . Centene is ...

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New research suggests current genetic testing guidelines may miss breast cancer patients who could benefit from testing

-- Broader use of genetic testing may better assess hereditary cancer risk in breast cancer patients and their families -- ...

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Epic Sciences Announces Completion of $40 Million Series D Financing

Proceeds to Advance Liquid Biopsy Tests to Predict Drug Response in Cancer Patients SAN DIEGO , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Epic Sciences (Epic) announced today that the company has completed a $40 million Series D financing led by ...

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Research Reports Initiation on Medical Stocks -- Microbot Medical, Cooper Cos., Dextera Surgical, and ConforMIS

NEW YORK , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, April 27, 2017 , US markets saw broad based gains with six out of nine sectors finishing the trading sessions in green. Major US indices were also bullish at the close of yesterday's ...

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Global Health Coalition Urges G20 Pledge on Pandemics and Neglected Diseases

BERLIN , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of global health organisations has called on the G20 to provide leadership in combating pandemics, drug resistance, and major poverty-related and neglected diseases. The public 'Call to ...

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MiMedx Announces Record Results For First Quarter Of 2017

Company records 36% revenue growth, 261% increase in Net Income and 51% increase in Adjusted Net Income* over Q1 2016 MIMEDX GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation In addition ...

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Prometic Announces the Closing of the $25 Million Follow-On Financing From Structured Alpha LP, an Affiliate of Thomvest Asset Management Inc.

LAVAL, QC , April 28, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Prometic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI) (OTCQX: PFSCF) ("Prometic" or the "Corporation") announced today that it has closed the follow-on investment from Structured Alpha LP, an affiliate of Peter J. ...

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How These Biotech Stocks are Faring? -- Pluristem Therapeutics, BioLine Rx, GenVec, and Diffusion Pharma

NEW YORK , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Stock-Callers.com today explores the Biotech space, which broadly segments into the medical and agricultural markets. Although enterprising biotechnology is also being applied to other exciting areas, ...

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Hospitals Stocks Under Scanner -- Community Health Systems, Tenet Healthcare, and HCA Holdings

NEW YORK , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For today, Stock-Callers.com scans the performances of Community Health Systems Inc. (NYSE: CYH), Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC), and HCA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HCA). Industries in the Hospitals ...

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Marapharm Ventures Inc. 'Marapharm' Announces an Online News Channel for Awareness of the Sector and of Marapharm

KELOWNA, British Columbia , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Marapharm Ventures Inc. (OTCQB: MRPHF) is pleased to announce that it will be launching http://www.marapharm.tv on or before June 15, 2017 . "Marijuana is news. I did an interview ...

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Updated Results from Phase 1/2 Trial of Betalutin® in NHL Accepted for Presentation at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in June

OSLO, Norway , 28 April, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Nanovector ASA (OSE: NANO) announces that an abstract reporting updated results from the ongoing LYMRIT 37-01 Phase 1/2 clinical study of Betalutin® (177Lu-satetraxetan-lilotomab) in patients ...

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Elsevier and Thai Academic Consortium Collaborate to Boost Research Capabilities and Performance of 35 Local Universities Ahead of Thailand 4.0

Three-year consortium license includes capacity-building initiatives and provides access to and indexing of Thai and other regional journals in Elsevier's Scopus database BANGKOK , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier , the information ...

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Autism Accurately Diagnosed with Brain SPECT Imaging

Brain Blood Flow Shows Pattern Consistent with Autism COSTA MESA, Calif. , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) relies on history and behavioral observation, lacking reliable biomarkers. Researchers ...

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India Pharma Survey Reveals Digital Transformation Underway Among Life Sciences Companies in India

MUMBAI , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 66% of respondents believe digital will become core to company strategy over the next three years A new industry survey by Veeva Systems reveals that pharmaceutical companies in India will leverage ...

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Lennart Johansson to Join BONESUPPORT™ Board of Directors

LUND, Sweden , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BONESUPPORT AB, an emerging leader in innovative injectable bioceramic bone scaffolds to treat bone voids caused by trauma, infection, disease or related surgery, announces the election of Lennart ...

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MLS®: The Runner Friendly Therapy

VICENZA, Italy , April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ASAlaser therapy proves to be an ideal running companion, by efficaciously and rapidly treating the painful conditions and inflammations which occur to feet hyper-aroused by intensive training. ...

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United Therapeutics Announces $250 Million Share Repurchase Program

SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the company's ...

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Three Lakes Partners and MATTER Announce $1 Million Healthcare Challenge to Drive Quality-of-Life Solutions for People Living With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

IPF Catalyst Challenge to Engage the World's Brightest Innovators and Entrepreneurs in the Tech, Healthcare, and Scientific Research Communities CHICAGO , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Three Lakes Partners , a venture ...

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Victory Living Programs to Host 7th Annual Black and Blue Dine Around Event at Blue Martini and The Capital Grille in Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For the seventh consecutive year, Victory Living Programs is inviting members of the community to enjoy a gourmet dining experience that will wow your taste buds and support individuals ...

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Bayer Receives FDA Approval for Stivarga® (regorafenib) for the Second-Line Systemic Treatment of Liver Cancer

- Stivarga is the first and only systemic treatment to demonstrate significant improvement in overall survival in second-line hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients previously treated with Nexavar® (sorafenib) WHIPPANY, N.J. , April 27, 2017 ...

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Advisory - Heath Canada warns consumers about unauthorized drugs sold online

OTTAWA , April 27, 2017 /CNW/ - Issue Health Canada is warning Canadians about unauthorized health products, including unauthorized prescription drugs, sold online at sarms.ca. The products were promoted for various uses, including fitness ...

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CytRx Corporation Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

LOS ANGELES , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR), a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology today announced a proposed public offering of its common stock. The offering is subject ...

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Angel Capital Association Honors Pittsburgh-Based Angel Catherine Mott and Innovative Company Magnetic Insight

BlueTree Allied Angels Founder Catherine Mott Receives 2017 Hans Severiens Award; Magnetic Insight Wins Luis Villalobos Award ...

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Bruker Corporation to Present at the 42nd Annual Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference

BILLERICA, Mass. , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced today it will present at the 42nd annual Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference at The InterContinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue, Boston . Frank ...

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Retail, Food Service, Child Care and Health Care Leaders to Sponsor 2017 Building a Healthier Future Summit

Companies join experts from government, industry and academia to address the childhood obesity epidemic WASHINGTON , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) announced sponsors for the ...

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Jennifer O'Neill Joins Lippe Taylor to Lead Rapidly Growing Healthcare Practice

NEW YORK , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Lippe Taylor , the leader in communications and marketing that moves women, today announced the addition of Jennifer O'Neill as Healthcare Practice Leader, a new position for the firm. O'Neill ...

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Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. Announces Fiscal First Quarter 2017 Earnings Release and Webcast Date

SECAUCUS, N.J. , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE: VSI), an omni-channel, specialty retailer and contract manufacturer of nutritional products, today announced that the Company will release its fiscal first quarter 2017 ...

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Colorado Leads the Nation in Child Maltreatment Prevention Strategy

Colorado Department of Human Services Launches Comprehensive Framework for Action to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect ...

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Advisory - Unauthorized sexual enhancement product "Rhino Blitz Gold" seized from adult store in Hamilton

OTTAWA , April 27, 2017 /CNW/ - Issue Health Canada is advising Canadians that the unauthorized health product "Rhino Blitz Gold" may pose serious health risks, after testing confirmed it contains an undeclared prescription drug ...

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Medical Foods Market Analysis By Route Of Administration, By Product Type, By Application Type (Diabetic Neuropathy, [ADHD], Depression, Alzheimer%s Disease, Nutritional Deficiency), And Segment Forecasts, 2014 - 2025

The global medical foods market is expected to reach a value of USD 24.4 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. NEW YORK , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The medical foods market is anticipated to grow at a ...

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Drug and Alcohol Treatment Designed For The Busy Executive, Professional or Business Owner

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Turning Point Treatment Center, Inc. is please to announce the opening of our Executive Addiction Treatment Program . Our executive program is designed for professionals suffering from ...

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European Total Membrane Systems Market, Forecast to 2021

Extensive Installed Base in Need for Replacement/Refurbishment and Ripe for Disruption with Innovative Technologies NEW YORK , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- This study provides an in-depth insight on the European membrane systems market in ...

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Grandparents, Other Relatives and Advocates to Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol

The Washington Post's Michelle Singletary to Host Rally ...

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Skin Packaging - Global Market Outlook (2016-2022)

According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Skin Packaging Market is expected to grow from $7.46 billion in 2016 to reach $11.23 billion by 2022 with a CAGR of 7.05%. LONDON , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Increasing demand from end-user ...

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Information Update - Health Canada is advising Canadians to not use malathion products purchased before June 2016

OTTAWA , April 27, 2017 /CNW/ - Health Canada is advising Canadians to stop using pesticides that contain malathion if the product is over a year old. A chemical called isomalathion can naturally form in these products over time, particularly ...

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Phototherapy Equipment Market Analysis By Product (Conventional With Fluorescent Lamp And Compact Fluorescent Lamp; LED; Fiberoptic), By Application (Skin Disease Treatment, Neonatal Jaundice), By End-Use, And Segment Forecasts, 2014 - 2025

The global phototherapy equipment market is expected to reach a value of USD 788.7 million by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. LONDON , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising prevalence of skin diseases has led to ...

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US Market Report for Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopes 2017 - MedCore

LONDON , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Description General Report Contents - Market Analyses include: Unit Sales, ASPs, Market Value & Growth Trends - Market Drivers & Limiters for each chapter segment - Competitive Analysis for each ...

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Next Generation HCV Therapy Presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2017 by Texas Liver Institute's Dr. Fred Poordad

Study findings shed light on effective new HCV therapy that will treat patients who have failed other therapies SAN ANTONIO , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Fred Poordad, internationally recognized for his research in the field of liver ...

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Global Prenatal Screening Partnering 2010 to 2017

LONDON , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Summary Provides understanding and access to the prenatal screening partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies. Description The Global Prenatal Screening ...

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Flow Cytometry - Global Market Outlook (2016-2022)

According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Flow Cytometry Market is expected to grow from $1.5 billion in 2016 to reach $2.90 billion by 2022 with a CAGR of 11.6%. LONDON , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Raising demand for usage of flow ...

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Bloom Farms Donates 500,000 Healthy Meals In California

Bay Area Medical Cannabis Company Helps Families In Need SAN FRANCISCO , April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloom Farms™, a San Francisco -based medical cannabis company, donated its 500,000th healthy meal to the state's nonprofit food banks in ...

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