PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday April 20, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday April 20, 2005

Survey Finds Four in 10 Seniors Do Not Take Medications as Prescribed; Poor Experiences With Drugs and Costs Contribute to Non-Adherence

Four in 10 seniors told researchers in a recent national survey that they haven't taken all the drugs their doctors prescribed for them in the past year -- either because the costs were too high, because they didn't think the drugs were helping them, or because they didn't think they needed them. The survey of over seventeen thousand seniors was conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund and Tufts-New England Medical Center. The survey reveals that many seniors deal with complex and costly drug regimens. Of the 89 percent of seniors who report taking prescription drugs in the past year, nearly half take five or more, more than half have more than one doctor who prescribes medicine, and about a third use more than one pharmacy. Among seniors with at least three chronic health conditions, nearly three of four take five or more medications regularly and more than half do not take all their drugs as prescribed.

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Overwhelming Majority of Americans Feel Consumers Are Taking on Too Much Debt

An overwhelming majority of Americans feel consumers are too much in debt, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by K-R-C Research for A-C-A International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals. At the same time, nearly three out of four Americans believe it has become more acceptable over the past decade for consumers to not pay their debts.

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Americans Divided on Free-Speech Rights for Internet 'Bloggers'

As blogs compete for credibility among established media, respondents to a new national survey say they're torn between supporting full First Amendment rights for bloggers and favoring some limitations on bloggers' content. In the poll, commissioned by global Web-hosting and managed services provider Hostway, more than 50 percent of respondents who shared their opinions on First Amendment rights said bloggers should benefit from the same First Amendment liberties and protections as professional journalists. (Fifty-two percent agree, and 21 percent disagree.)

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World Famous Baseball to Go Up for Auction Tomorrow on Overstock.com

The world famous "Matchless Ball" is going up for auction on Wednesday, April 20th, on Overstock.com Auctions at 5:00 pm E-D-T. With an estimated appraisal value of one million, five-hundred-thousand dollars, the Matchless Ball is the only surviving, official (REACH) American League baseball used in the 1934 All-Star Game signed by all the American League team members who played and some who did not. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and eleven other Hall-of-Fame legends are among those who autographed it.

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No Butts About It: Brad and Angelina Know Backsides

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PRNewswire -- April 20

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