PROFNET WIRE: HEALTH & MEDICINE: Obesity/Seed Therapy
Posted on: Thursday, 11 November 2004, 15:00 CST
ROUND-UPS
Pros and Cons of Cheeseburger Bill (continued, 1 expert)
Obesity Surgery (continued, 1 expert)
LEADS
1. Health: Holiday Health Complaints
2. Medicine: 'Seed Therapy' and Prostate Cancer Survival
3. Medicine: Primary Care Givers May Lack Knowledge of Vascular Surgery
4. Public Health: Health Care's Best-Kept Secret Remains Underutilized
5. Public Health: Antimicrobial Water Contact Product Growing Rapidly
ROUND-UP: PROS AND CONS OF CHEESEBURGER BILL (continued)
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1. JOSEPH SKELTON, M.D., pediatric gastroenterologist for The NEW Kids Program at the CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN: "The food industry is not directly to blame for America's obesity epidemic. Processed and fast foods are definitely part of the problem, but are not the only cause. This act may inadvertently protect them from misleading advertising and marketing efforts directed at children too young to know the difference between education and advertising." The NEW Kids Program is designed for the treatment of children and adolescents challenged by medical and psychological issues of obesity. News Contact: Sara Silver-Traband,
ROUND-UP: OBESITY SURGERY (continued)
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1. BEVERLY W. MACY, managing partner of Y&M PARTNERS LLC, a strategic advisory firm in Beverly Hills, is a noted health care business futurist. Her expert analysis of industry mega-trends offers considerable insight into corporate health plan management and quality assurance, the return on investment for healthy human capital, and health care applications for emerging technology, such as the use of cell phones as a pedometer, weight and heart-rate monitor, medication reminder and virtual weight-loss coach. Macy has served as an advisor in health care technology and communications to senior executives in managed care companies, and is also an instructor at the UCLA Business and Management Extension Program. News Contact: Ken Greenberg,
LEADS
1. HEALTH: HOLIDAY HEALTH COMPLAINTS. BETSY KAWECKI, MSN, nursing faculty member at SOUTH UNIVERSITY-WEST PALM BEACH, can discuss the common health complaints during the holidays: "The major health complaints that surface during holidays are a result of extremes in behavior. Overeating leads to indigestion as a result of increased proportions of food, some that carry a high degree of fat. Increases in back, shoulder and neck injuries from carrying heavy luggage or shoveling snow are a result of a person experiencing overexertion from their daily routine. Maintaining regular exercise, stretching, and lifting with the legs help prevent these common injuries." News Contact: Mark C. Toth, mtoth@edmc.edu Phone: +1-412-995-7263 (11/11/04)
2. MEDICINE: 'SEED THERAPY' AND PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVAL. DR. LOUIS POTTERS, medical director of the NEW YORK PROSTATE INSTITUTE: "Results of a study announced in October of permanent prostate brachytherapy, or 'seed therapy,' found overall survival rates for prostate cancer patients were equal to, or better than, surgery. Researchers followed 1,449 patients treated with permanent prostate brachytherapy between 1992 and 2000, and the results showed a biochemical, recurrence-free survival rate of 81 percent, which is equal to, or better than, comparable rates found in studies of other forms of treatment for men with clinically localized prostate cancer." News Contact: John Goodman, johnlgood@aol.com Phone: +1-914-472-1046 (11/11/04)
3. MEDICINE: PRIMARY CARE GIVERS MAY LACK KNOWLEDGE OF VASCULAR SURGERY. FRANK J. VEITH, M.D., chairman of the AMERICAN BOARD OF VASCULAR SURGERY: "Primary care providers may have little knowledge about a vascular surgeon's area of expertise. Therefore, they often refer patients to a general surgeon who may have poor outcomes when performing highly specialized vascular surgery procedures, such as an abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid endarterectomy, lower extremity bypass and others." News Contact: Pauline Mayer, ptm@ptmhcm.com Phone: +1-631-979-3780 (11/11/04)
4. PUBLIC HEALTH: HEALTH CARE'S BEST-KEPT SECRET REMAINS UNDERUTILIZED. BRUCE CHAMBERLAIN, M.D., FACP, chief medical officer of VISTACARE, a provider of high-quality care and support for people with life-limiting illness: "Only one in three patients eligible for hospice care receives it. This means that 1.5 million people will die this year without the benefit of hospice to help them and their families. For patients facing a life-limiting illness, it's important to have options. Yet many are unaware that hospice is a fully covered benefit through Medicare and most Medicaid and commercial insurance plans (including all prescription costs related to the life-limiting illness). Most hospice care is delivered in the home -- where patients want to be -- along with support for families. As the population ages, people need to be aware of the Medicare hospice benefit." News Contact: Audrianne Zachara Schneider, Audrianne.Schneider@VistaCare.com Phone: +1-480-648-8768 (11/11/04)
5. PUBLIC HEALTH: ANTIMICROBIAL WATER CONTACT PRODUCT GROWING RAPIDLY. LELAND CLOSE, market manager of MILLIKEN & COMPANY, one of the world's largest privately held textile and chemical companies, says a growing number of companies that manufacture water-related products, including bottled water coolers, hands-free hydration systems, commercial ice machines and many types of plastic tubing, are incorporating antimicrobial technology into their products to inhibit the growth of microbes: "Antimicrobial-enhanced products are not only easier to maintain, but also provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace, increased sales and the perception of real added value by customers. Silver-based antimicrobials are superior and known for effective, long-lasting protection from biofilm." News Contact: Sarah E Doughty, bdoughty@wwlcreative.com Phone: +1-704-926-1301 (11/11/04)
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