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New Campaign Educates the Public about How to Safely Lose Weight National Health Education Week is Oct. 17-23 October 2005 (Medialink) -- At a time when an estimated 65 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese, a coalition of consumer, nutrition and public health groups has joined forces with the U.S. Surgeon General to drive home this important message: how you lose weight matters. Because many overweight Americans have fallen prey to the come-ons of diet books and infomercials, the Partnership for Essential Nutrition has joined forces with Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona to tell the public not to be fooled by the promise of rapid weight loss. Instead, this new campaign focuses on those principles associated with healthy and lasting weight loss: 1) making food choices that restrict calories and meet current guidelines for nutritional completeness, 2) engaging in regular physical activity, and 3) adopting a comprehensive weight loss program that avoids extreme lifestyle changes. The Partnership for Essential Nutrition is comprised of 12 organizations, including the Alliance for Aging Research, American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Institute for Cancer Research, National Consumers League, Shape Up America!, and the Society for Women's Health Research. Produced for Partnership for Essential Nutrition
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New Mammograms Can Mean Earlier Detection For Breast Cancer October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 2005 (Newstream) - One in eight women is at risk for developing breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. October is breast cancer awareness month, and new digital mammography could mean earlier detection – and more successful treatment – than ever before. Digital mammography provides a more advanced image over traditional film screenings - giving radiologists more tools to make a better diagnosis. In fact, a study sponsored by the U.S. National Cancer Institute found that digital mammography detects up to 28 percent more cancers than film mammography in women 50 and under and in women with dense breasts. Digital images are also easier and faster to share with other doctors – wherever they are – for second opinions and other purposes. A recent study at Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center shows that women whose breast cancer was found by mammogram may have a 53 percent better survival rate than those whose cancer is discovered another way. Digital mammograms could help improve survival rates even further. Produced for Siemens
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Amazing Medical Images New Scanners Give Doctors More Detailed Looks Inside The Body October 2005 (Newstream) -- Diagnosing medical problems without surgery to show exactly what’s happening inside a patient’s body can be difficult. Now, new technology is giving doctors their most detailed look without surgery - allowing them to plan treatments more easily and give patients more peace of mind. The 64-slice CT tomography system is considered the latest generation of CT scanners. It provides more detailed information for doctors to use by providing a 3-dimensional computer model of the body, including moving organs like the heart. Doctors say they can better plan surgical procedures or treatments with the 3-dimensional model system than with the 2-dimensional models they previously used. And the exam only takes seconds to perform, meaning patients have to lie still and hold their breaths for less time than with other CT scans. This 3-dimensional technology is providing doctors with the information they need in greater detail than ever before – leading to improved diagnosis and better patient care. Produced for Siemens
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