PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA - After shedding the pounds with NutriSystem, some big names are shedding their shirts and other exclusive items to raise money for the American Heart Association. In connection with Heart Disease Awareness Month and in celebration of the recent launch of NutriSystem Advanced, a new heart healthy program, NutriSystem, Inc. today announced that it is auctioning off an exclusive collection of authentic
entertainment and sports memorabilia to benefit the American Heart Association.

Beginning today, fans will have the opportunity to bid on iconic,nostalgic items that celebrities have donated to NutriSystem in order to raise awareness for heart disease and to connect with their

New York Daily News - New York, NY, USA - "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts ditched her wig and strutted along the catwalk Thursday in a long silver-beaded Isaac Mizrahi evening dress and brought the crowd to its feet.

Roberts, who in July revealed she is battling breast cancer, appeared for the first time on live TV without the wig she's worn since shaving her head during chemotherapy.

"Did I forget my hair again?" Roberts, 47, said after getting an ovation from the invitation-only crowd. "I wanted to do this for everyone who is going through something, a challenge in their life."

Roberts' runway adventure played out live on "GMA" with Diane

TheCelebrityCafe.com - Valley Stream, NY, USA - Breast cancer survivor and GMA anchor, Robin Roberts, strolled a New York runway, modeling one of Isaac Mizrahi’s Fall 2008 designs without her wig.

Wearing a shimmering deep red gown, Roberts made her fellow Good Morning America anchors proud, as she took their dare one step further and bravely went on the air live – and bald.

“This is who I am,“ Roberts said with a smile about her decision to ditch the wig, according to ABC News. "I'm on the air without the wig and without underwear as well … totally commando."

Roberts strutted her stuff during the show for New York

Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX, USA - For people who suffer a heart attack, surviving is just the first step.

They then have to choose the best way to live to prevent another one, says cardiologist Mehmet Oz, who has teamed up with fitness trainer Bob Greene on a free fitness DVD called Heartfelt for Life: Strengthening Your Heart.

"I spent a little time in Texas doing cardiac surgical training in the early '70s," Dr. Oz said in a recent phone interview. "When heart disease patients were leaving the hospital, they'd offer you a cigarette for the way home, just to relax you."

Times have changed, obviously. But not enough;

Starpulse.com - Branford, CT, USA - Actor/director Clint Eastwood has embarked on a quest to find actress June Fairchild, his co-star in 1974 film Thunderbolt And Lightfoot.

Eastwood, 77, has discovered Fairchild became addicted to alcohol and drugs after her career stalled; served a prison sentence for parole violation and was left homeless and sleeping on the streets of Hollywood.

Thanks to the generosity of friends, the 60-year-old has picked up the pieces and is living in a small Los Angeles apartment - and Eastwood is keen to lend a hand.

He says, "My heart sank when I heard of what had become of June. There are organizations that

Nanowerk LLC - Honolulu, HI, USA - The University of Michigan Center for Risk Science and Communication just announced that registration is now open for the 2007 Bernstein Symposium: "Nanotechnology and Health: Evidence and Impact." Keynote Speaker: Christine Todd Whitman.

The symposium will bring together leading scientists and policymakers to examine the emerging field of nanotechnology, its potential impact on human health, and the growing debate over whether to regulate nanotechnology products.

Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey (1994-2001) and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001-2003), will discuss nanotechnology through her keynote address, "Risky, Riskier, Riskiest: The Pitfalls, Perils, and Possibilities for Policymakers." Other national and international

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - Library of Congress announces 70 award-winning authors to participate in the Seventh Annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by Mrs. Laura Bush. The free Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th streets (rain or shine).

This year 70 well-known authors, illustrators and poets will discuss their work in the following pavilions: Children; Teens & Children; Fiction & Fantasy; Mysteries & Thrillers; History & Biography; Home & Family; and Poetry.

Participating authors include fiction and fantasy writers