http://www.marketwire.com Market Wire - Lifestyle and Leisure: Personal Care/Fitness Copyright 2006 Market Wire, Inc. All Rights Reserved. cs@marketwire.com 10 en-us http://www.marketwire.com/IMAGES/marketwire.gif http://www.marketwire.com Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:30:00 GMT WEST PALM BEACH, FL (MARKET WIRE) HearUSA, Inc. (AMEX: EAR), the recognized leader in hearing care for the nation's top managed care providers through 200 company-owned hearing care centers and a network of over 1,900 affiliated providers, has been awarded Health Network Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463753&tsource=3 Financial Services Medical and Healthcare Lifestyle and Leisure EAR Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (MARKET WIRE) Freshwater Technologies Inc.(OTCBB: FWTC) is pleased to announce that it has acquired distribution rights to the ozone water treatment systems of Ozocan Corporation for the countries of Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and Panama. As a proven disinfectant, ozone is 52 percent more powerful than chlorine and, unlike chlorine, it discharges no potentially harmful substances into the environment. Used in a variety of water treatment applications, Ozocan's products effectively treat municipal and industrial drinking water and wastewater, are used in bottled water applications as well as http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463848&tsource=3 Food and Beverage Retail Lifestyle and Leisure FWTC Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:23:00 GMT HOLLAND, OH (MARKET WIRE) Wellstar International, Inc. (OTCBB: WLSI), a provider of specialized diagnostic software and equipment, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Trillennium Medical Imaging ("TMI"), is ready to begin marketing its thermal imaging system to long-term care ("LTC") facilities in the United States. National statistics currently show that the incidence rate of pressure ulcers, commonly known as bed sores, is up to 28% of the population for those living in LTC facilities; with many leading experts believing the rate is even higher. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463780&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Lifestyle and Leisure WLSI Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:11:00 GMT SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MARKET WIRE) Nexia Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: NXHD) (PINKSHEETS: GRNE) reported that it generated a total of $2,113,943 (unaudited) in gross salon revenues for the year 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463759&tsource=3 Retail Lifestyle and Leisure NXHD GRNE Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:55:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Following the recent developments in Israel and the on-going IDF "Cast Lead" Operation, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) has launched an Emergency Campaign, titled "FIDF Frontline Operation," aimed at raising awareness and funds to fulfill the immediate wellbeing needs of the IDF Soldiers on the frontlines of the Gaza Strip. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463690&tsource=3 Government Telecom Medical and Healthcare Aerospace and Defense Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:29:00 GMT MENLO PARK, CA (MARKET WIRE) Let's face it: pregnancy takes its toll on your body and not everyone is a celebrity with a personal trainer, chef and home gym. Patrea's new "RECHARGE IT!" fitness DVD features real moms with real bodies and real schedules. By doing the 45-minute workout three to five days a week, you can trim down and tone up all over, including those postpartum abdominals. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463696&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:50:00 GMT PLEASANT HILL, CA (MARKET WIRE) The Mt. Diablo Region YMCA will host its third annual Thrive in the New Year Celebration, presented by Kaiser Permanente, at the Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA on January 10, 2009 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463688&tsource=3 Government Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:27:00 GMT BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) Virgin HealthMiles, a leader in developing employee wellness programs that reward individuals for getting healthy, today announced the kick-off of the Capitol Steps Challenge, the first phase in its year-long initiative to raise awareness around childhood obesity in America. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463586&tsource=3 Education and Training Medical and Healthcare Professional Services Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:01:00 GMT SAN CLEMENTE, CA (MARKET WIRE) We all have them: those skinny jeans we vowed to fit back into and wear again one day. They hang in the back of the closet or are tucked away in a drawer collecting dust following years of excess and weight gain. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than half of U.S. adults do not get enough physical activity.(1) So getting the body moving and eating right continues to be the top New Year's resolution. For 2009, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), the creator of GOT MILK?, has teamed up with Jason Walsh, trainer to the stars, to help Californians get that fresh start. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463204&tsource=3 Travel and Hospitality Food and Beverage Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:27:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) In her first book, "Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir," (Kaplan Publishing, January, 2009) Cara Muhlhahn, the certified nurse-midwife featured in the documentary, "The Business of Being Born," tells her fascinating personal story while providing an insider's look at natural childbirth in the home setting. From tales of her formative adolescent experiences, to the home birth of her son, to engaging accounts of her 30-year-long practice of midwifery, Muhlhahn details the unconventional decisions she made to honor her vocation. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463596&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Media and Entertainment Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT HORSHAM, PA (MARKET WIRE) NutriSystem, Inc., a leading provider of weight management products and services, announced today that it has partnered with Costco, a leader in wholesale retail. Through this collaboration, consumers will be able to purchase the NutriSystem(R) program in all 384 continental U.S. Costco stores through its existing, innovative Customer Gift Card Acquisition program. The new relationship will allow NutriSystem to expand its offerings to a wider consumer audience while still maintaining its highly successful e-commerce and telephone consultative selling business model. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463136&tsource=3 Food and Beverage Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:15:00 GMT MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Proteonomix, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PROT) announces the appointment of Steven Byle to its Board of Directors effective January 15, 2009. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463548&tsource=3 Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Medical and Healthcare Chemicals Retail Lifestyle and Leisure PROT Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) The holiday season is behind us... all of the baking and cooking, parties and shopping probably made it hard to keep a healthy lifestyle. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463248&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (TSX: PJC.A) announced today that the release of results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 will take place on January 8, 2009 at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463542&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Retail Lifestyle and Leisure PJC.A Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT BEVERLY HILLS, CA (MARKET WIRE) 2009's latest advancement in anti-aging aesthetic procedures is... a liquid? That's right, you no longer need to go under the knife to look younger. 2009 is all about the Liquid Face Lift. No more scarring, bruising, or long recovery periods. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=462454&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Retail Lifestyle and Leisure