PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for November 16, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for November 16, 2006

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New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans

One in four U-S adults say they suffered a day-long bout of pain in the past month, and one in ten say the pain lasted a year or more. That's according to the government's annual, comprehensive report of Americans' health, Health United States, 2006, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

Low back pain is among the most common complaints, along with migraine or severe headache, and joint pain, aching or stiffness. The knee is the joint that causes the most pain according to the report. Hospitalization rates for knee replacement procedures rose nearly 90 percent between 1992-93 and 2003-04 among those 65 and older.

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Plumbers Give Thanks for Thanksgiving: Day After Holiday Is The Busiest of the Year for Plumbers

Clogged kitchen sinks, jammed garbage disposers and overflowing toilets. These are the problems that plumbers will battle over Thanksgiving weekend. According to Roto-Rooter, it is no urban legend; the annual Thanksgiving feast is responsible for so many clogs that the following day is the busiest of the year for the plumbing and drain cleaning company. Thanksgiving Day brings plenty of calls but Roto- Rooter believes most people suffer through until Friday in order to avoid perceived holiday surcharges.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3341545

Queen Elizabeth II Announces U.S. Visit for America's 400th Anniversary

Queen Elizabeth the Second will visit the United States in May to participate in the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Virginia. The announcement caps ten years of planning by Jamestown 2007 and the federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission and again places Jamestown in the international spotlight. The Queen will be accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh.

Queen Elizabeth II and his Royal Highness Prince Philip participated in the 350th anniversary of Jamestown, her first visit to the U-S as monarch. Her participation in America's 400th Anniversary will focus international attention on Jamestown's legacies -- the introduction of democratic government, free enterprise and a culturally diverse society -- and the three cultures that converged at Jamestown -- Europeans, Virginia Indians and Africans.

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PRNewswire -- Nov. 16

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