PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, June 2, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, June 2, 2008

Teen Driver Crashes Cost $34 Billion Annually in U.S.

A first-ever analysis from Triple-A finds that crashes involving teen drivers ages 15 to 17 cost American society more than 34 billion dollars annually in medical expenses, lost work, property damage, quality of life loss and other related costs in 2006.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3744822

Brisk Walking Lowers Blood Pressure, Increases Fitness in Obese

A study by American College of Sports Medicine of 14 morbidly obese patients was designed to determine if brisk walking alone was sufficient to serve as an aerobic training stimulus, increasing heart rate to at least 70 percent of maximum. Patients were asked to determine their own brisk walking pace, and walked for one mile. All 14 achieved at least 70 percent of maximum heart rate.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3745531

Ratings Jump 26 Percent for 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards

The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards drew 11.7 million viewers and was the second-highest rated program throughout the full three hours it aired on Sunday, May 18th on C-B-S -- an increase of 26 percent from the previous year.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3745756

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