Hey U G L Y, Inc. - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/109286.xml Hey U G L Y, Inc. - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Hairspray Shows Teen Girls You Don't Have to be Skinny to Get the Guy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb539941.htm Teen self-esteem advocate, HeyUGLY.org, is hoping teens rush out and see Hairspray, the new movie/musical starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron and introducing Nikki Blonsky. "We think the movie will show teen girls they don't have to be a size 2 in order to fit in or have a boyfriend," explained Betty Hoeffner, HeyUGLY.org's president. "When we asked young men what type of girls they liked, a majority said they preferred girls who are confident and fun to be around." (PRWeb Jul 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb539941.htm Ten Self-Esteem-Building Tips for Teens In Time for February's National Boost Your Self-Esteem Month http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb502638.htm February is National Boost Your Self-Esteem Month and not a month too soon for teens who are in dire needs of self-esteem boosting. Low self-esteem is a critical issue facing teens today. It has been proven that low self-esteem affects learning and can lead to such problems as delinquency, unhealthy relationships, eating disorders, drugs and suicide. Hey U.G.L.Y. has teamed with the National Association for Self Esteem help teens realize they are cool just the way they are. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb502638.htm Eight Ways to Enjoy Valentine's Day Without a Significant Other http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb496505.htm Everywhere you look headlines, billboards and advertisements are telling us how to celebrate Valentine's Day. If you're in a relationship all this hype can be fun and romantic, but what if you don't have a significant other to celebrate Valentine's Day with this year? (PRWeb Jan 11, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb496505.htm Salma Hayek voted U.G.L.Y. celebrity of the year and Unilever named U.G.L.Y. company http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb494471.htm Salma Hayek is the U.G.L.Y. celebrity of the Year 2006. This most prestigious honor was bestowed upon her by the board of Hey U.G.L.Y., the teen self-esteem building nonprofit organization. Salma's show, Ugly Betty cinched the vote. Through this successful television series on ABC, Salma is helping teens see that it is okay to be themselves and that they don't have to be, as she says, "....so beautiful, so skinny, so rich, so famous." At the same time Unilever was awarded the U.G.L.Y. company of the year award for their Real Beauty Campaign for Dove. (PRWeb Jan 2, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb494471.htm "The 12 'Ways' of Christmas" to Give Gifts that Give http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb481921.htm This Holiday Season, with the spotlight on World Poverty and those still in need after Hurricane Katrina, people are looking differently at possessions. According to retail expert Francey Smith, "gift giving this Christmas and Hanukkah season will be connected to products that give back to worthy causes. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb481921.htm Celebrity, Tom Dreesen Discovers Cure for Road Rage Written by Lea Erwin http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb451753.htm When Jay Leno asked the star of NBC's hit show, "My Name is Earl" if he gave the finger when he drove in L.A.’s horrific traffic Jason Lee quipped, “It's how we stay connected in L.A." Lee should take a lead from comedian/actor Tom Dreesen who says he has found the cure for road rage and a way to disconnect from finger waving. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb451753.htm New T-shirt Design Inspired by Oprah -- Written by Jay LaRico http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb445570.htm Oprah Winfrey told Naomi Judd that her life changed for the better once she came to the realization that she deserved. That inspired a national survey to find out what people thought they deserved. The top answers are displayed on a fundraising T-shirt to help people get into their 'inner deservedness.' (PRWeb Oct 3, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb445570.htm Salma Hayek's 'Ugly Betty' Okay with Hey U.G.L.Y. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb443281.htm It's hard to dispute that Mexican actress Salma Hayek appears to be the perfect physical package. But the brunette star has an important message: True beauty comes from the inside. That message is being applauded by Hey U.G.L.Y., the nonprofit organization that helps teens with self-esteem issues. It's a lesson Hayek feels so strongly about that she is now producing it for the small screen with the debut of "Ugly Betty" on ABC. (PRWeb Sep 27, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb443281.htm Survey finds smart teenagers risk ridicule http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb430668.htm As teen self-esteem building movie Akeelah and the Bee graced theatres across America, CB Teen magazine and HeyUGLY.org in conjunction with Lions Gate films were busy surveying teens to see if they felt the need to "dumb down" in today's school environments. Results of the survey indicate that few teens are free from social insecurity associated with intelligence. (PRWeb Aug 30, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb430668.htm Seven Key Questions to Avoid Drug Errors as News Spreads about 1.5 Million Americans Being Injured Annually http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb414661.htm A new study shows that more than 1.5 million Americans are injured every year by drug errors in hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices. Make sure you ask the following seven important questions to avoid medication errors for yourself or a loved one. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb414661.htm Are You Prepared to Go into the Hospital Today? More than Half of All Hospitalizations Begin in the Emergency Room http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb401218.htm Few of us wake up in the morning expecting to be hospitalized, yet the Agency for Healthcare reports that 55 percent of all hospitalizations begin in the emergency room. Are you prepared? In this era of medical errors and hospital acquired infections, do you know how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe? (PRWeb Jun 20, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb401218.htm Need to Increase Your Appetite? ABC News Medical Contributor and Leading Integrative Cancer Care Expert Offer Seven Easy to Follow Tips http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb397894.htm Finding tips on how to decrease your appetite so you can lose weight is easy. Magazines, newspapers and television programs are full of advice on the subject. But what about people who need to increase their appetites? There are several illnesses and/or conditions that can cause undesirable weight loss, and necessitate an understanding of how to healthfully gain weight. (PRWeb Jun 13, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb397894.htm CD of Celebrity Laughter to Help Worthy Cause Laugh It Off CD Vol. 2 to be Released on World Laughter Day http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb376151.htm For years, funnymen Tim Kazurinsky, Tom Dreesen, Mancow Muller and Late Show with David Letterman regular, Bob Sarlatte, have been making people laugh. So, Hey U.G.L.Y., a nonprofit organization that develops self-esteem building tools for teens, wanted to make the funnymen laugh ... laugh for their good cause that is. They asked celebrities to donate their laughter for a fundraising CD of contagious laughter called "Laugh It Off" Vol. 2 which debuts May 1, 2006 – World Laughter Day. (PRWeb Apr 25, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb376151.htm New Exercise Technique Gets You in Shape for Swimsuit Season http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb356902.htm Spring is around the corner and everyone is looking for a fun way to get back in shape and into their swim suits. One of the newest and most exuberant workouts to hit mainstream America is Laughtercising™, a technique requiring 10 minutes of vigorous laughter be added into your regular work out. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb356902.htm Kinder, Gentler Chemotherapy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb357932.htm With the advent of technology brought to the U.S. from France, having to postpone, even stop, regular life activities to go to a chemo ward to receive chemotherapy treatments, may be a thing of the past. Utilizing a portable, computerized pump that can fit in a fanny pack, patients receive their chemotherapy at a time when it will be most effective and least toxic. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb357932.htm 16 Tips to be safe in the Hosptial for Patient Safety Awareness Week http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb355210.htm In honor of National Patient Safety Awareness Week filmmakers are sharing tips to be safe in the hospital in light of the Journal of the American Medical Association reporting that 98,000 people die each year because of medical errors in the hospital. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb355210.htm Cameron Diaz Voted U.G.L.Y. Celebrity of 2005 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb336007.htm Cameron Diaz is the U.G.L.Y. celebrity of 2005. This most prestigious honor was bestowed upon her by the board of Hey U.G.L.Y., Inc. NFP, the teen self-esteem building 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. Cameron’s article in the April 2005 issue of Vogue magazine cinched the vote. In the article she inspires teens to be happy with who they are instead of worrying about what other people think. (PRWeb Jan 24, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb336007.htm Chronotherapy Helps Lung Cancer Patient on the Road to Recovery http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb307888.htm Olszowka was diagnosed with lung cancer on New Year's Eve, 2002. The prognosis was very grim: her disease had advanced to Stage four and was inoperable. Though Olszowka was told she had months to live, she decided she was going to fight the disease, and ultimately found her way to cancer specialist, Keith Block, MD, where she received chronotherapy as part of her treatment plan. Today, she is doing very well and enjoying her two children and six grandchildren. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb307888.htm Reports Urging Cancer Patients to Avoid Antioxidants Is Questionable Advice http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb296643.htm A report recently published in the American Cancer Society’s medical journal CA suggests cancer patients could be reducing the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy treatments by taking antioxidants. According to cancer expert, Dr. Keith Block, it’s not the supplements themselves, it’s the lack of knowledge about how they may help fight malignancies that is the real danger. (PRWeb Oct 12, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb296643.htm Doctors are Finding Chronotherapy More Effective in Treating a Wide-range of Diseases http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb288015.htm The idea that medical treatments can be improved based on when they are given to a patient is called chronotherapy. And by making use of this good timing, doctors are finding that they are more effectively treating a wide-range of diseases such as asthma, arthritis and cancer, all while reducing side effects. (PRWeb Sep 21, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb288015.htm News of Antioxidants in Coffee Is Not a License to Make it a Mainstay in Health Regimens http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb284398.htm Coffee may be a chief source of antioxidants in the American diet, as recently reported at the meeting of the American Chemical Society by Dr. Joe Vinson of the University of Scranton, but "that is not a license to make it a mainstay of your health regimen," says Dr. Keith I. Block of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care & Optimal Health in Evanston, Illinois. "Vinson’s results are perhaps more a reflection on the inadequacy of our fruit and vegetable intake than on the health benefits of coffee, which has some significant health concerns for many people." (PRWeb Sep 13, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb284398.htm October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Take Control of Your Cancer Risk http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb284442.htm Research is mounting that women may be able to greatly lower their risk of breast cancer -- by paying attention to what they eat and choosing foods that actually have breast cancer fighting properties. (PRWeb Sep 13, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb284442.htm Beware of Doctors' Neckties; They Could Make You Sick http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb274870.htm The next time you meet with your doctor and he or she is wearing a necktie, feel free to compliment them on their taste, but immediately ask them to tuck it in their shirts and then wash their hands. Neckties are the carriers of myriad germs and bacteria. (PRWeb Aug 19, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb274870.htm Back to School Tips to Keep Kids Safe in the ER When Sports Accidents Occur http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb270755.htm It's back-to-school time, which means school sports and sports accidents. The biggest fear of parents who have children in sports is that their child will be injured and have to be taken to the ER. How do you keep your child safe in the ER with all the news about medical errors in hospitals? (PRWeb Aug 11, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb270755.htm Brain foods make you think differently for Back to School http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb270777.htm Students might start thinking a little differently, once they learn about brain foods, and how they can help their concentration and make their school work easier. (PRWeb Aug 11, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb270777.htm New Movie Hopes to Save Lives of Patients in U.S. Hospitals http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb265720.htm A new film called, "Things you should know before entering the hospital," hopes to save lives by educating people how to take a proactive role in their healthcare, in the event they, or a loved one, have to be hospitalized. As many as 98,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors in the hospital according to the Journal of the American Medical Association which is more deaths than from AIDS, breast cancer or motor vehicle accidents combined. This film gives viewers a step-by-step guide based on the advice of experts and experiences of real patients. It contains important advice on how a patient and their advocate can help avoid medical errors. (PRWeb Jul 26, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb265720.htm Woman Receives Chemotherapy While Rollerblading on Lakefront http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb261501.htm If you were jogging along Lake Michigan last year, you may well have been passed by LisaAnn McConnell who was receiving chemotherapy for her colon cancer while Rollerblading. McConnell received her chemotherapy via a new field of medicine, called chronotherapy. Chronotherapy is medicine that takes the body’s natural rhythms into account. It is administered via an exclusive pump designed to precisely time up to four channels of infusion simultaneously to the individual needs of the patient. The pump is highly portable - small enough to fit in a fanny pack - and patients are able to maintain full mobility, or enjoy a full night's sleep. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb261501.htm Laugh To Lose Weight http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb248210.htm Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, reported that strong laughter for 10-15 minutes daily can increase energy consumption by 10 to 40 calories per day which can induce weight loss. This is great news for dieters but how does one laugh for 10-15 minutes a day? Enter Laughtercising™, a 10 minute laughter CD program called Laugh It Off that is designed to help people get in shape, lose weight and ward off stress. (PRWeb Jun 7, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb248210.htm "Cancer Rehab" Program Developed to Help Patients who Abandon Chemotherapy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb246223.htm One-third of cancer patients abandon chemotherapy prematurely because of the debilitating physical and psychological side effects. Chemotherapy side effects can devastate a patient's ability to perform every day physical tasks, deplete a patient's nutrient reserves, and severely impact quality of life. Often these patients are unable to resume treatment, either as advised by their doctors or their own personal choice. Typically, both can feel like a death sentence, and the patient is left with minimal quality of life. Cancer Rehab, which, not unlike the way cardiac rehab seeks to strengthen patients who have undergone treatment, fortifies patients physically and psychologically, enabling them to continue with an effective treatment program and better quality of life. (PRWeb Jun 1, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb246223.htm Nation's Teens Unite to Ride for Respect http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb246224.htm This August thousands of teens from Anchorage to Atlanta and from Poughkeepsie to Poncha Springs will be pedaling five miles each in a massive movement to build self-respect and self-esteem in teens across the USA. The event is called Ride for Respect. (PRWeb Jun 1, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb246224.htm Give Dad the Gift of Laughter this Father’s Day http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb246226.htm Dads across America are looking for a little R& this Father’s Day. A day of peace and fun away from the stresses of the workplace where they toil each day to support their families. Instead of another necktie or aftershave, why not give Dad the gift of laughter? Laughter has been proven to help reduce stress which is the impetus behind the "Laugh It Off" CD which plays 60 minutes of contagious laughter. (PRWeb Jun 1, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb246226.htm New Exercise Technique Not Only Fun but it Gets You in Shape for Swim Suit Season Too http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb229495.htm Summer is around the corner and everyone is looking for a fun way to get back in shape. One of the newest and most exuberant workouts to hit mainstream America is Laughtercising™. The technique requires inserting 10 minutes of vigorous laughter into your regular work out. Now what's more fun than laughing? (PRWeb Apr 19, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb229495.htm Eight Ways to Enjoy Valentine's Day Without a Significant Other http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb206231.htm Everywhere you look headlines, billboards and advertisements are telling us how to celebrate Valentine's Day. If you're in a relationship all this hype can be fun and romantic, but what if you don't have a significant other to celebrate Valentine's Day with this year? All these messages can be grueling, whether you're an adult or a teenager. The folks at HeyUGLY.org say you don't have to be doomed to a day and night of misery and self-doubt. Instead of wallowing in your "alone" status as if it was some impossible-to-shake-stigma, the teen website HeyUGLY.org offers some suggestions on how to celebrate the day with their list of the eight things you can do without a significant other this Valentine's day. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb206231.htm Move over Tae Bo, Make Room for "Laughtercising" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb199961.htm Time Magazine lauded laughter as one of "nature's cleverest tricks for keeping us healthy and safe." The newest trend is Laughtercising. It's got people grinning while they are sweating. It's more than grinning, it's out-and-out hysterical laughter and it can be done in the privacy of your home or in a group. Incorporated into your exercise program, laughtercising is laughing rigorously for up to 10 minutes sandwiched into the cardio portion of your workout. The results of laughing this long are a profusion of sweat, ab contractions and lung capacity building. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb199961.htm Teacher Gives Students Ten Steps to Stop Stressing About Final Exams http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb184840.htm Teacher offers ten timely tips to help students prepare and take their final exams (PRWeb Dec 3, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb184840.htm Give the Gift of Laughter http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb184323.htm CD of contagious laughter benefits national charity this Holiday season. It's a great gift idea and stocking stuffer that will tickle your friends'and family's funny bone, while also benefiting a national charity. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb184323.htm Tips to Reduce Stress this Holiday Season http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb183889.htm Six tips to help reduce stress this Holiday Season from gift giving to meal planning (PRWeb Dec 1, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb183889.htm Ten tips to ward off stress at the office http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb162932.htm Stress reducing tips (PRWeb Sep 30, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb162932.htm Under stress? Start Laughtercising™ with new CD http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb158803.htm Laughtercising(TM) is a new form of exercise utilizing the healing powers of laughter to help ward off stress. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2004)

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