PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009

Young Smokers Increase Risk for Multiple Sclerosis

People who start smoking before age 17 may increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released on Monday that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. The study involved 87 people with MS who were among more than 30,000 people in a larger study. The people with MS were divided into three groups: non-smokers, early smokers (smokers who began before age 17), and late smokers (those who started smoking at 17 or older), and matched by age, gender, and race to 435 people without MS. Early smokers were 2.7 times more likely to develop MS than nonsmokers. Late smokers did not have an increased risk for the disease. More than 32 percent of the MS patients were early smokers, compared to 19 percent of the people without MS.

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Beyonce Announces Official 'Single Ladies' Dance Video Contest

Beyonce is inviting her fans to create their own versions of her phenomenal "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" clip for the official "Single Ladies" dance video contest. Contestants should adhere precisely to the iconic "Single Ladies" dance routine performed by Beyonce and her two dancers in the original clip -- no new choreography should be added.

The grand prize winner of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance video contest will receive $2500.00 (US) and have the winning video shown during Beyonce's "I Am..." World Tour 2009.

The "Single Ladies" dance video contest is open to all Beyonce fans 18- and-older in the United States, the UK and Japan as well as the following territories: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (excluding Quebec province), Hong Kong, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore and Switzerland.

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Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience opens in select IMAX(R) 3D theatres February 27, 2009

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX) announced that the highly anticipated Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience will open in select IMAX(R) 3D theatres, simultaneously with the film's wide release in 3D on February 27, 2009, for a one week engagement. The IMAX 3D release will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re- Mastering) technology.

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Profile: International Entertainment