PROFNET EXPERT ALERTS: Health & Living

PROFNET EXPERT ALERTS: Health & Living

    1.  Child Development: Children's Learning-Related Vision Problems   2.  Health: Gov. David Paterson's Abilities   3.  Health: Patients Benefit from Community Support   4.  Home: Clean Indoor Air with an Air Purifier   5.  Music: The Life, Times and Music of Patsy Cline   6.  Nutrition: Learn to Outsmart Your Appetite   7.  Sports: Signage Brands New Home for the Washington Nationals   8.  Travel: Complexity of Managing Travel Arrangements  

1. CHILD DEVELOPMENT: CHILDREN'S LEARNING-RELATED VISION PROBLEMS. JEFFREY H. GETZELL, O.D., CHICAGOHEALERS.COM practitioner: "Today, parents frequently misdiagnose children's vision problems as learning disabilities and/or ADD. Once these diagnoses are made, parents and teachers are often at their wits' end trying to understand why their student struggles academically. Learning- related vision problems are often referred to as hidden vision problems. A child's eyes may see clearly, but their brains may not understand or know how to process the information their eyes have gathered. Vision is a complex process involving perceiving, processing and performing. Proper diagnosis and treatment can help children leave their struggles behind and put them back on the road to academic and social success." News Contact: Erica Morisco, emorisco@paramountpr.com Phone: +1-312-643-2461 (3/28/08)

2. HEALTH: GOV. DAVID PATERSON'S ABILITIES. DR. TARA CORTES, vision loss expert and president and CEO of LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL, the leading global resource for serving the visually impaired, legally blind and blind: "The news that Lt. Gov. Paterson is now governor of the state of New York sends an important message that people with vision loss can achieve great things. People who are legally blind, like Paterson, can function and lead effectively -- especially when they have had the proper education and training. From what I have read about Paterson, he has held himself to the highest standards of productivity and independence." News Contact: Jessie Barrett, jessie@sternassociates.com Phone: +1-908-276-4344 (3/28/08)

3. HEALTH: PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM COMMUNITY SUPPORT. ERIC LANGSHUR, co- founder and CEO of CAREPAGES, healthcare's largest online community connecting patients and caregivers to communities of support, believes it is important that healthcare providers treat the whole patient: "Recent research shows that patients that have a large network of family and friends may experience less anxiety and pain before their operations and a quick recovery afterwards. For healthcare providers, this means better patient outcomes, cost reduction and satisfaction." News Contact: Peter Duckler, pduckler@hlbcomm.com Phone: +1- 312-423-4930 (3/28/08)

4. HOME: CLEAN INDOOR AIR WITH AN AIR PURIFIER. CHERI WRIGHT, clean indoor air expert at KAZ, a global manufacturer of Honeywell air purifiers: "Consumers who are in the midst of spring cleaning shouldn't forget to clean their indoor air. Opening up the windows to remove that stale, stuffy air is effective, but sometimes it's just not enough, or isn't an option for people with pollen-related allergies. To give your indoor air an effective cleaning and freshening, try running an air purifier for a few hours a day. It can remove up to 99+ percent of harmful airborne particles that pass through the filter -- such as dust, pet dander, smoke, mold spores and pollen that may have been trapped indoors during the winter." Wright can discuss additional tips for how to improve your indoor air quality and how to choose an air purifier. News Contact: Daisy Wall, dwall@tieronepr.com, Phone: +1-404-695- 0195 (3/28/08)

5. MUSIC: THE LIFE, TIMES AND MUSIC OF PATSY CLINE. DR. WARREN HOFSTRA, professor of history at SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY and co-chair of the April 4 "Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline" symposium at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Va.: "At a time in American history characterized by the Cold War, stay-at-home moms, social suppression and suburbia, how did the beer-drinking, rule-breaking, high school drop-out Patsy Cline skyrocket to the top of the country music world and American pop culture by the early 1960s? Now, 45 years after her tragic death, Cline is an American music icon. Her artistry and her story make for fascinating history." News Contact: Donna Hart, dhart@su.edu Phone: +1-540-665-5514 (3/28/08)

6. NUTRITION: LEARN TO OUTSMART YOUR APPETITE. DEBORAH ENOS, certified nutritionist and author: "Many people are eating foods that keep them full for only a short time. Then when the hunger pangs hit, many of us are unprepared, so we feast on fast foods, candy and other processed foods, which keeps this cycle going. There are two types of foods that fill your tank and keep you feeling full for hours: lean protein and high-fiber foods. Protein keeps you full because it's harder to digest and has fat in it, which helps to slow down digestion and keep you full. Fiber keeps you full in a similar way by slowing down your digestion." News Contact: Patricia Vaccarino, patricia@xanthuscom.com Phone: +1-206-979-3380 (3/28/08)

7. SPORTS: SIGNAGE BRANDS NEW HOME FOR THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS. CHARLEEN CATT LYON with CATT LYON DESIGN AND WAYFINDING CONSULTANTS, specializing in wayfinding, a critical element in the effective and efficient movement of people through a venue: "While the Washington Nationals' ballpark's more than 1,500 signs will help fans find where to go in unfamiliar surroundings, they also serve a higher purpose -- to provide a bridge from the modern look of the ballpark's architecture to Washington, D.C.'s rich baseball history and baseball's storied past as America's national pastime. Wayfinding graphics are essentially a form of branding, and the identity of the Nationals is communicated through the ballpark's wayfinding system. Celebrating and acknowledging Washington, D.C.'s rich baseball history while emphasizing the team's future is very important to the Nationals." News Contact: Lauren Doyle, ldoyle@wordsworthweb.com Phone: +1-513-271-7222, ext. 17 (3/28/08)

8. TRAVEL: COMPLEXITY OF MANAGING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. MICHAEL MACNAIR, author of "Smooth Landings," and president and CEO of MACNAIR TRAVEL MANAGEMENT: "We have seen a spike in our required efforts to notify and advocate for our customers as flights cancel and change. This just reinforces the complexity of managing travel today and why this is an excellent item to outsource. Looking at multiple sites, booking, changing, changing again because of items like the Delta and American Airlines flight cancellations, traveling and staying on top of change, and processing the expenditure are a large drain on road warrior productivity and keeps these folks from closing the next sale, meeting with more partners. Without a travel company, these folks are on their own, as this at least triples the time and effort required." News Contact: Jennifer Thomas, jennifer@fsrventures.com Phone: +1- 239-573-0088 (3/28/08)

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PRNewswire -- March 28

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