FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB)
June 18, 2020

Uniform Advantage (UA), a multi-channel retailer of medical uniforms for medical and hospitality industries, will be donating $75,000 to non-profit organizations, as well as launching new initiatives to help end racial barriers.

As recent events have unfolded, it’s clear that racism still exists in the day-to-day lives of Black citizens. Uniform Advantage formed a committee of Black UA team members, comprised of employees from the corporate office, distribution center and stores, to recommend non-profit organizations supporting local communities or those focused on national change that can make the most impact with respect to anti-racism.

With a diverse management team, employees and customer base, Uniform Advantage Brands has always been a company where all voices are heard and valued. Uniform Advantage’s mission for the past 35 years has been to serve those dedicated to caring for and serving others.

“After meeting thousands of dedicated healthcare, food service and hospitality professionals over the years, I’ve seen first-hand the long grueling shifts you work and the sacrifices you make,” said Susan Masimore, Chief Executive Officer of Uniform Advantage. “It’s our ethical duty as a nation to make these much-needed changes an urgent priority.”

Uniform Advantage also decided to add Juneteenth as a paid holiday for its team members on Friday, June 19th and annually hereafter to honor and celebrate this special day in history recognizing the emancipation of American slaves.

For more information on Uniform Advantage and their commitment to seeking racial equality, visit empower.uniformadvantage.com, or to shop online, please visit http://www.uniformadvantage.com/.

About Uniform Advantage                                     

Uniform Advantage has represented style, quality and, above all, customer satisfaction for more than 30 years. As the first division of UA Brands, the chain was launched with a single South Florida store in 1985. Today, the company operates 29 retail locations in key markets across the U.S.; e-commerce and print catalog divisions; plus, designs and manufactures its own proprietary healthcare apparel lines. The company’s corporate office is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a distribution center near Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more at http://www.UniformAdvantage.com or by calling 800-283-8708.

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SENECA, N.Y. (PRWEB)
June 18, 2020

With vacation planning looking a little different this summer and record numbers of Americans expected to hit the road to see America, Aunt Nellie’s and READ Salads are teaming up to offer recipes and resources to make any road trip a success. Just visit https://bit.ly/SUMMERROADTRIP to plan your road menu and more!

Each Thursday starting June 18, Aunt Nellie’s and READ will salute America’s unique regional foods from coast-to-coast including the Northeast, South, Midwest, Southwest and Pacific Coast. The six-week program will wrap up by featuring that popular staple of road trips – the great American sandwich.

In addition to delicious recipes, the Summer Road Trip program offers a carload of other goodies to make any road trip fun and successful, including:

• 
  Free Spotify play list of road-trip songs You’ll have one foot on the gas and the other tapping to the beat of more than 35 great tunes
• Games on-the-Go – a downloadable PDF with fun games to play in the back seat or the back porch.
• Road-trip Movie List These flicks are as fun to watch from your couch as they are from a camper and there’s something for everyone.

To help make these adventures complete, READ and Aunt Nellie’s are giving away six Ultimate Summer Road Trip Kits, each containing a $50 gas card, three-month premium family Spotify membership, handy travel cooler, and cases of Aunt Nellie’s and READ convenient single serve products (perfect to eat on-the-go!). Sweepstakes will be open June 18 – July 31, 2020.

“Exploring the cuisine of a new location is one of the best parts of a road trip,” said Julia Storie, marketing administrator for Aunt Nellie’s and READ. “Whether you plan to hit the road for a day or a week this summer, READ Salads and Aunt Nellie’s have you covered with delicious recipes for regional favorites from coast-to-coast plus music, games and movies to make it a perfect trip.”

READ Salads and Aunt Nellie’s stress that staying safe to help contain the spread of Covid-19 is still a very important priority. Everyone should follow local rules when it comes to traveling and being out-and-about. Pack plenty of hand sanitizer, stay away from crowds and wear a mask when required.

AUNT NELLIE’S

Aunt Nellie’s® offers six varieties of jarred beets, plus onions, three bean salad, and red cabbage, continuing the success of a dream that started over 90 years ago. Aunt Nellie’s products can be found in stores nationwide and online. The company is named after nationally recognized home economics pioneer, Nellie Kedzie Jones, who was a champion for rural homemakers, bringing them the latest scientific research through her role as state leader of the Wisconsin Home Economics Extension.

READ® Salads offer convenient, ready-to-eat salads that taste like homemade including 3- and 4 Bean Salad and German Potato Salads. They are in the canned vegetable aisle of the supermarket, along with 4-packs of 3 Bean Salad single-serve cups. They provide important nutrients including dietary fiber, folate, potassium, iron, plant-based protein and more. All are shelf-stable and gluten-free. Each is delicious on its own and offers great versatility in hundreds of recipes from delicious breakfast casseroles to hearty soups, stews and snacks. READ Salads can be found at supermarkets and mass retailers across the country.

For more information and recipes, visit http://www.auntnellies.com and http://www.readsalads.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @auntnelliesvegetables @readsalads

Spotlighting a heartland favorite, this recipe from the Midwest is indicative of the types of regional cuisine to be featured on the READ & Aunt Nellie’s Summer Road Trip website.

Pulled Pork Sliders with Tangy Red Slaw Makes 6 servings (2 sliders per serving).

For the Slaw:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1/4 cup finely diced green bell pepper
• 1 cup Aunt Nellie’s® Whole Holland Style Onions, drained and coarsely chopped
• 1 jar (16 ounces) Aunt Nellie’s Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage, drained

For slaw, in large bowl combine oil, vinegar, sugar and cayenne pepper; whisk to combine. Add celery, bell pepper, onions and red cabbage; toss to coat.

Sliders:

• 1 pound pulled pork, heated through
• 1/4 cup hickory smoked barbecue sauce, heated
• 12 small pull-apart dinner rolls, split crosswise and lightly toasted

In medium bowl, stir pork and barbecue sauce together. To assemble, spoon pork evenly over bottom half of each roll. Top with slaw and top half of each roll. Serve immediately.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. (PRWEB)
June 18, 2020

Physicians Lab, a state-of-the-art laboratory services provider for practitioners and patients across the United States, has launched two new hormone profiles and at-home wellness kits that will provide participating practitioners with the ability to remotely monitor patients undergoing hormone therapy. The kits include Mitra® devices from Neoteryx, which allow patients to easily collect their own blood using a simple finger-stick method. Patients can mail their blood samples directly to Physicians Lab for testing and analysis. The lab results will be submitted to their practitioners, who will use the data to monitor their hormone therapy patients remotely, allowing them to stay safe at home. The blood panel results, paired with urine analyses, will furnish practitioners with additional clinical information in hormone metabolism, to help them make more informed decisions regarding hormone balance, certain metabolic issues and health risks.

The Mitra device, which is based on volumetric absorptive microsampling (VAMS®) technology, delivers high-quality samples for precise and reliable testing and analysis of a person’s hormone profile.

“We appreciate the ease-of-use and precision of the Mitra device, and we also appreciate the collaborative support we have received from Neoteryx in integrating Mitra into our workflow so we can better serve practitioners in monitoring their patients remotely,” said David Kessler, President of Physicians Lab.

Clinicians in multiple specialties are using the analytical laboratory services from Physicians Lab to provide preventive medicine and wellness for a range of patients. By providing the medical community with at-home specimen collection kits and high-precision lab testing, Physicians Lab supports practitioners seeking to engage aging and chronically ill patients in their own healthcare.

“Offering easy and affordable at-home testing allows patients to take control of their health and wellness,” said Clifford Morris, PhD, Director of Research and Development at Physicians Lab. Dr. Morris pointed out that roughly 80% of American deaths each year are due to chronic health issues. “We are committed to reducing that number through developing affordable and universally accessible health and wellness solutions in both urine and blood. The Mitra device made this at-home solution possible through its innovative and reliable design and affordable cost.”

The wellness kits from Physicians Lab, which patients can purchase out-of-pocket, are helping more clinicians and medical practices transition to telehealth and cash-pay options for patients who want health & wellness testing with safer and more convenient options. Providing telehealth and remote monitoring options is critical during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly among older adults who are more vulnerable to complications from COVID-19 illness and must take extra precautions to avoid exposure in blood draw centers and other healthcare settings.

“By adding Mitra microsampling devices to these remote collection kits, we have provided patients an easy and safe way to collect a blood sample at home, and we have also provided practitioners with a more comprehensive clinical picture of their patients’ health status before, during and after hormone therapy,” said Stacy Hinz, Director of Clinical Education at Physicians Lab. “The Mitra microsamples provide practitioners with additional data that helps them provide care personalized to the needs of each patient.”

Physicians Lab developed a human whole blood steroid hormone panel that would work in concert with at-home specimen collection. The goal was to build a base methodological system for linear growth and flexibility in different areas of testing with as much lab automation as possible. Dr. Morris and the team validated a lab analysis process that would work efficiently with Mitra and VAMS microsampling, which is easy to automate and should resolve volumetric hematocrit bias issues. The testing has Hemoglobin and Hematocrit, which are novel tests using VAMS microsampling. They devised a base panel of 7 main steroid hormones and 4 associated peptide-hormones. Their hormone blood panel can accurately detect as little as a picogram of hormone levels, utilizing LC-MS/MS which detects several hormones, including testosterone (free, bioavailable and total), estradiol, cortisol, DHEA-S, progesterone, 17a-hydroxyprogesterone, and androstenedione. Their ELISA protocol analyzes SHBG, albumin, hemoglobin and PSA.

“Neoteryx is honored to provide our Mitra blood collection devices to Physicians Lab, a company that is truly dedicated to using innovative technologies paired with their stellar lab services to give practitioners the reliable biodata they need to modernize personalized medicine and provide a higher level of preventive care to their patients,” said Fasha Mahjoor, CEO of Neoteryx.

About Physicians Lab

Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Physicians Lab was created to serve two purposes: provide state-of-the-art science to a growing number of practitioners focused on preventive medicine and wellness for the aging population, and deliver superior solutions to medical practices and patients that are actively seeking to manage their health through innovations in technology. Physicians Lab delivers the tools necessary for convenient, affordable and timely lab testing with accurate and reliable results. Physicians Lab offers urine testing to track free hormones, hormone metabolites and nutrient insufficiencies that can disrupt a variety of metabolic pathways in the body. Our unique method of collecting urine five times a day is a simple way to normalize the fluctuations that most patients experience in hormone levels throughout the day (known as circadian rhythm). This method presents the big picture of a patient’s overall hormone and metabolic balance. We also offer at-home blood collection for lab testing and analysis to provide a snapshot of a patient’s total hormone level at a moment in time. Visit us at http://www.physicianslab.com for more information.

About Neoteryx

Neoteryx LLC, based in Torrance, California, is focused on delivering simple, quantitative and automatable microsampling solutions for biological samples. Its Mitra Microsampler, an FDA-registered Class 1 exempt medical device, facilitates remote, convenient specimen collection and transportation of blood and other biological fluids to improve human welfare, reduce laboratory costs and enable new models of care. Neoteryx’s customers include scientific researchers, laboratories and healthcare providers working to advance telehealth, personalized medicine, pharmaceutical development, biotechnology research and clinical diagnostics. For more information, visit the website at http://www.neoteryx.com.

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HOUSTON (PRWEB)
June 18, 2020

Decode, a full-service marketing agency in Houston, Texas, earned five accolades at the 2020 Aster Awards, an event that recognizes excellence in healthcare advertising and marketing.

The 2020 Aster Awards received entries from across the entire United States. All entries are reviewed by a panel of industry experts and are scored on multiple criteria with a poss

ibility of 100 percent. Participant’s entries compete against similar-sized organizations in their specific groups and categories.

Awards were issued for entries that received top marks from judges, placing them in the top 16% of the nation for advertising excellence. Judging criteria included creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality, and overall appeal and execution.

The criteria for awards follows:

Gold Awards – Score of 95% to 99% (top 5% in the nation)

Silver Awards – Score of 90% to 94% (top 12% in the nation)

Bronze Awards – Score of 85% to 89% (top 16% in the nation)

“The quality and creativity of the entries submitted in the 2020 Aster Awards competition exceeded all expectations for healthcare advertising. All winning entries represent the best of the best on a national level,” said Melinda Lucas, Aster Awards Program Coordinator.

Decode won the awards for the following campaigns:

Aster Award: Gold – Other/Misc.

Campaign: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group – Primary Care Flu Kit

Aster Award: Gold – Special Events

Campaign: CHI St. Luke’s Health – Heartburn & Acid Reflux Institute Rodeo

Aster Award: Silver – Total Advertising Campaigns

Campaign: Our Lady of the Lake – Cardiovascular Campaign

Aster Award: Bronze – Internal Advertising Campaign

Campaign: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center – U.S. News & World Report Top-Ranked Neuro

Aster Award: Bronze – Service Line – Cardiac/Vascular

Campaign: Our Lady of the Lake – Heart Risk

Decode’s founder, Kathleen Perley, was honored by this recognition. “These awards from one of the most respected healthcare advertising competitions are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team. Our passion pushes us to learn, innovate, and excel, and we couldn’t be more excited about our achievements.”

Decode would like to thank all sponsors and partners of the 2020 Aster Awards and all of the judges for taking the time and effort to make this event possible. Decode is also thankful for their clients, who let them flex their creative minds, and their entire team, who works eagerly and passionately to get the work done right.

About Decode

Based in Houston, Texas, Decode began as a digital agency fueled by the possibilities of solving clients’ problems through the humanization of data. Since that time, they have established themselves as an award-winning, full-service marketing agency that views strategy through a customer-centric digital lens. Due to their analytical insight and focus on results, they have become one of the most awarded agencies in Houston’s yearly prestigious marketing award programs, including the AMA Houston Crystal Awards and the AAF-Houston American Advertising Awards. Learn more about Decode by visiting their website at DecodeDigital.co.

About the Aster Awards

The Aster Awards, one of the largest and most respected national competitions of its kind, is hosted by Creative Images, Inc. This elite program has recognized outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in their advertising/marketing efforts for over 19 years. To learn more, visit https://www.asterawards.com/.

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