CeraLyte Lifesaving Oral Rehydration (ORS) Donated for Myanmar Victims

COLUMBIA, Md., May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cera Products, Inc., which manufactures advanced hydration products, has committed 13 pallets (12,480 liters, valued at over $66,500) of ready to drink CeraLyte ORS, the Company's life-saving electrolyte drink to Direct Relief International for disaster victims in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.

World officials are concerned about outbreaks of "waterborne infections, diarrhea diseases, malaria and, possibly cholera, which rapidly depletes people of fluids and can cause death in hours. Oral hydration can avert the dehydration that causes the death. CeraLyte will be received by Direct Relief International when it is able to arrange for shipments into Myanmar.

Cera Products, a woman-owned and operated company was established in Maryland in 1993. It provides Oral Rehydration Therapy to the US government and others to prevent hospitalizations and serious complications from dehydration.

During the Tsunami disaster and Hurricane Katrina, Cera Products donated thousands of liters to Direct Relief International and Child Health Foundation to help in those disaster-stricken areas to help avert hospitalizations and deaths. Donations to support supplying oral hydration are urgently needed.

DONATE: Tax-deductible gifts can be made at www.directrelief.org or the Child Health Foundation Web site at
Diarrheal diseases can be fatal due to rapid depletion of body fluids and electrolytes. A healthy adult can die from cholera in as little as eight hours; a weakened child can die in two hours. Just one liter of CeraLyte can save a life! CeraLyte restores essential electrolytes and fluid losses as it hydrates, proven highly effective for high output diarrhea such as cholera.

Cera Products, established in 1993, scientifically developed its high performance medical and sports products along with world health experts who have worked along with Ms. Riikonen, at the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease, Bangladesh, which won the Bill Gates Award for global health and (see www.icddrb.org or ICDDRB on YOU TUBE ) Direct Relief International (directrelief.org) gets donations of medical supplies and raises funds to provide support and rebuilding to relief areas around the world. Child Health Foundation (http://childhealthfoundation.org/) has programs that provide innovative ways to save lives and improve health.

Source: Cera Products, Inc.

CONTACT: Charlene Riikonen, Cera Products, Inc., +1-410-309-1000

Web site: http://www.directrelief.org/
http://www.childhealthfoundation.org/
http://www.ceraproductsinc.com/

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