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Alere Wellbeing to Help Record Number of Tobacco Users on World No Tobacco Day
May 15, 2012 1:04 PM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager Every year on May 31, the World Health Organization celebrates World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). Established in 1987, WNTD is an annual recognition of glob...
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Running Tips from Reed: Buy the Right Shoes
February 29, 2012 2:18 PM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager When you are a runner or becoming a runner, brand loyalty is something you just have to let go of. That wasn’t an easy concept for me, as I tho...
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Running Tips from Reed: Have a Plan
February 20, 2012 9:49 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager I’m a guy, so it should be no surprise I don’t stop for directions. Driving around lost is a little different from running around lost, a...
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A Little Bit of Holiday Weight May Stick With You Forever
January 09, 2012 10:24 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager I was among the millions of Americans who ate far too many treats and carbs – almost an entire pan of baked macaroni and cheese in two days, for...
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Sheila Quit. So Can You.
January 03, 2012 9:51 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager Sheila Woods was no stranger to quitting tobacco. A smoker for more than three decades, Sheila had tried to quit several times in the past. But she a...
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My First Half Marathon: the Story of a New Fitness Goal, Part 10
December 07, 2011 11:00 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager: At the end of a blue ribbon hangs a heavy piece of hardware decorated with a glitter-covered silhouette of the Las Vegas Strip and a glow-in-t...
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My First Half Marathon: the Story of a New Fitness Goal, Part 9
November 29, 2011 11:31 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager: Excitement. Fear. Anxiety. Repeat. I’m getting chills now just thinking about the idea of crossing the finish line at the Rock ’n...
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My First Half Marathon: the Story of a New Fitness Goal, Part 8
November 22, 2011 8:44 PM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager: This is the story of my first black toenail. It’s also the story of how I’m going to run a race in practically new shoes. My firs...
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My First Half Marathon: the Story of a New Fitness Goal, Part 7
November 15, 2011 9:04 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager: I am in the home stretch. And speaking of stretch, I cannot stress the importance of stretching enough. After my 12-mile run this week &ndash...
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My First Half Marathon: the Story of a New Fitness Goal, Part 6
November 08, 2011 7:09 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager: Waiting is the worst. I don’t have much patience for it. But before I know it, this will all be a distant memory. In just a few weeks &...
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