Killing Me Softly: The Dangers of Breast Implants, Eating Disorders, and Cosmetics

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I met Ann Stansell in D.C. . . . Lovely lady, brilliant phtotographer! Rogene Ilena Rose <ilena.rose@...> wrote: Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 04:30:46 -0600From: "Ilena Rose" <ilena.rose@...>Subject: Killing Me Softly: The Dangers of Breast Implants, Eating Disorders, and Cosmetics http://www.itvs.org/search/ataglance.htm?showID=1105 photo: Anne Stansell Produced by: Carol Ciancutti-LeyvaDirected by:Carol Ciancutti-LeyvaRun Time (mins): 60:00 After watching her mother fight health problems related to breast implants, the filmmaker explores one of America's most popular surgical procedures. Through the lives of five women with breast implants, ABSOLUTELY SAFE navigates the minds and bodies of girls and women facing one of the

most controversial medical and cultural debates of our times. http://www.now.org/organization/conference/2006/workshops.html Killing Me Softly: The Dangers of Breast Implants, Eating Disorders, and Cosmetics Presenters: Carol Ciancutti-Leyva, Cott, Felicia Eaves, Jan kson, Latifa Lyles, Judy Sheel Room: Capitol Room Hundreds of thousands of women are getting breast implants every year; many are doing so without

full knowledge of injuries and illnesses that often result. Film-maker Carol Ciancutti-Leyva will show excerpts of her new film, Absolutely Safe, to illustrate what can happen. Eating disorders continue to be a serious health problem for many young women, but effective therapies are making positive inroads on what can be a chronic, debilitating condition. Finally, do we really know what's in those expensive cosmetics? Come hear more about these hot topics.

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Absolutely right Rogene ...

Anne has been a wonderful force in our cause for years! She told me

the other day that this same photo is in " Roll Call " (not sure what

that is), AND on a Washington DC Train Billboard!

> Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 04:30:46 -0600

> From: " Ilena Rose " <ilena.rose@...>

> Subject: Killing Me Softly: The Dangers of Breast Implants, Eating

Disorders, and Cosmetics

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> http://www.itvs.org/search/ataglance.htm?showID=1105

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> photo: Anne Stansell

> Produced by:

> Carol Ciancutti-Leyva

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> Directed by:

> Carol Ciancutti-Leyva

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> Run Time (mins):

> 60:00

> After watching her mother fight health problems related to

breast implants, the filmmaker explores one of America's most

popular surgical procedures. Through the lives of five women with

breast implants, ABSOLUTELY SAFE navigates the minds and bodies of

girls and women facing one of the most controversial medical and

cultural debates of our times.

>

>

>

> http://www.now.org/organization/conference/2006/workshops.html

>

> Killing Me Softly: The Dangers of Breast Implants, Eating

Disorders, and Cosmetics

> Presenters: Carol Ciancutti-Leyva, Cott, Felicia Eaves,

Jan kson, Latifa Lyles, Judy Sheel

> Room: Capitol Room

> Hundreds of thousands of women are getting breast implants every

year; many are doing so without full knowledge of injuries and

illnesses that often result. Film-maker Carol Ciancutti-Leyva will

show excerpts of her new film, Absolutely Safe, to illustrate what

can happen. Eating disorders continue to be a serious health problem

for many young women, but effective therapies are making positive

inroads on what can be a chronic, debilitating condition. Finally,

do we really know what's in those expensive cosmetics? Come hear

more about these hot topics.

>

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I bet someone had to pay to get the photos there! . . . The photos should reach the decision makers there! . . . Rogene Roll Call Roll Call Newspaper Online - Covering Capitol Hill Since 1955.www.rollcall.com/ - 28k - Aug 2, 2006 - Cached - Similar pagesSubscribe - http://www.rollcall.com/subscribe/Login - http://www.rollcall.com/electionmap/Heard on the Hill - http://www.rollcall.com/issues/hohPolitics - http://www.rollcall.com/politics/More results from www.rollcall.com »