MEDIA ADVISORY
Salt, No Salt, How Much Salt?
WHAT: Results of DASH-Sodium, a multi-center trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, is one of the press briefings scheduled for the American Society of Hypertension's Fifteenth Scientific Meeting (May 17-20) in New York City.
WHEN: The DASH-Sodium briefing will be held Wednesday, May 17, at noon, in the ASH Press Room (the Kern and Sullivan Rooms), 4th floor of the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York City.
OTHER BRIEFINGS:
-- Economics of hypertension treatment
-- Analysis of HOPE, ALLHAT and other trials
-- Birthweight and racial disparity in hypertension
-- Self-reported health in post-menopausal women
-- Pediatric hypertension
-- Physical and mental stress and hypertension
-- Obesity, hypertension and kidney disease
NOTE: All briefings will be held in the ASH Press room. Daily briefing schedule will be posted. The Press Room will be open and staffed while ASH is in session: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Register in the Press Room to receive your complimentary media badge, copies of the program, abstracts book, briefing schedule and news releases. Your badge gives you access to all scientific sessions and poster presentations.
The Press Room will be equipped with telephones, fax/copy machine, a printer, and electrical outlets for your computers and telephone jacks for your modems.
CALL: Bob Schwadron
Chamberlain Communications Group
212-732-6111, Ext. 213
[email protected]
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