PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, February 27, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, February 27, 2006

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First National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prepares to launch the first annual National Women and Girls H-I-V AIDS Awareness Day on March 10th throughout the United States, Community Education Group (a D-C based agency, prepares to launch two new initiatives: "Dusk to Dawn," a community event in collaboration with other local agencies and "One of Five" a campaign to get women and girls discussing HIV and other health issues within their social and familial networks. The primary purpose of Dusk to Dawn is to raise awareness and inspire women and girls to start talking openly about H-I-V AIDS and get tested for HIV on March 10, 2006.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3150565

Seven in 10 U-S Adults Say They Watch Broadcast News at Least Several Times a Week

Two in Five Adults Say They Listen to Satellite Radio Programming or Read a National Newspaper as Often

While there seems to be more outlets than ever for U-S adults to get news, a new Harris Poll shows that majorities choose to get their news most frequently from broadcast mediums. Specifically, three-quarters (77 percent) of adults say they watch local broadcast news, and 71 percent say they watch network broadcast or cable news several times a week or daily. On the other hand, one in five (19 percent) U-S adults say they listen to satellite news programming or read a national newspaper (18 percent) several times a week or daily.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3150498

Foods Fortified With Plant Sterols, Stanols Can Lower Cholesterol, Says The Harvard Heart Letter

Plant sterols and stanols, substances that can lower cholesterol, are now being added to foods ranging from granola bars to chocolate. The catch is that you need to eat about 2 grams worth of added sterols or stanols every day to put a dent in your cholesterol, reports the Harvard Heart Letter.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3148044

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PRNewswire -- Feb. 27

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