PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Thursday, November 15, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Thursday, November 15, 2007

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Plastic Surgery Complications and Deaths are Rare, Despite Highly Publicized Death of Donda West

Following the tragic death of Donda West, mother of hip-hop star Kanye West, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reminds consumers that plastic surgery is real surgery and outlines several important recommendations when considering plastic surgery. ASPS recommends six essential points when considering any plastic surgery procedure:

1. Do your homework
2. Have realistic expectations
3. Be informed
4. Ask tough questions
5. Choose an ASPS Member Surgeon:
6. Confirm accreditation of outpatient surgery center

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3606027

As Thanksgiving Nears, the Cupboards of Millions Are Bare; Annual USDA Report Finds 35.5 Million Hungry in America as Food Banks Struggle to Stock Shelves

Today, as many of us are planning menus and deciding which holiday gatherings to attend, the United States Department of Agriculture released a sobering reminder that millions of Americans are making decisions between rent, utilities, medicine and the most basic necessity -- food. Its annual study of hunger in America indicates the number of people living at the margins of hunger, struggling to makes ends meet and put food on the table, has increased from 35.1 to more than 35.5 million, including 12.6 million children.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3606856

Johnny Depp Contributes to New Charity Book Celebrity Handprints

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and David Beckham are just a few of the celebrities who have given their ink handprints to the new book 'Celebrity Handprints' by James Preston, set to be published December 1st. Imagine, the fingerprints of Johnny Depp at your own fingertips. What's more, all proceeds from the sale of the book are being given to the UK charities BBC Children in Need and Great Ormond Street Hospital. The book is available from Amazon, bookstores and the website http://www.celebrityhandprints.org/

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3606253

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