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CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Catherine Callaway to Co-host Educational Television Show for Patients; New AccentHealth Show Premieres in March in Physician's Waiting Rooms Nationwide.


Business Editors/Entertainment, Health & Medical Writers

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2002

Turner Private Networks, Inc. (TPN TPN, in biochemistry, abbreviation for triphosphopyridine nucleotide, a coenzyme now usually called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, or NADP. ) and Axolotl axolotl (ăk`səlŏt'əl), a salamander, Siredon mexicanum, found in certain lakes in the region of Mexico City, which reaches reproductive maturity without losing its larval characteristics.  Corp., the only provider of patient education television programming in doctors' offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , today announced that AccentHealth will introduce an entirely new program with new co-hosts, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Catherine Callaway. The program, which is dedicated to healthy lifestyles and delivered monthly to more than 18 million patients in medical waiting rooms nationwide, is launching a new look and musical package designed to reflect the diversity of its viewers. The new show with Dr. Gupta, CNN's medical correspondent, and longtime anchor and reporter Ms. Callaway will debut in March.

"These changes demonstrate our commitment to the quality programming AccentHealth's audience has become accustomed to," said Deborah L. Cooper, senior vice president of TPN. "Sanjay and Catherine are terrific additions, offering viewers a rare combined expertise in medicine and reporting."

"Keeping patients informed and educated about health issues is a critical component of every physician practice. AccentHealth, in conjunction with CNN CNN
 or Cable News Network

Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world.
, consistently delivers high quality, credible, healthy lifestyle information to patients. We take our responsibility very seriously and, with the guidance of our medical advisory board, believe this new show will be exciting and beneficial for the patients, practice administrators and physicians in our network," said Jerry Morrison, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Axolotl, parent company of AccentHealth.

AccentHealth features the best of CNN as well as customized content on a variety of topics, including medical breakthroughs, parenting issues, nutrition, fitness, safety and wellness. The program has won recognition from the Telly Awards, the Cindy Awards, the American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) generates, synthesizes, and disseminates nursing knowledge to contribute to health policy and practice for the benefit of the public and the nursing profession. , the Health Information Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists
"SPJ" can also refer to the computer scientist Simon Peyton Jones.


The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ, formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi
. AccentHealth was launched in 1995 as the Better Health Network.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a medical correspondent for the health news unit at CNN. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon neurosurgeon

a physician who specializes in neurosurgery.

neurosurgeon A surgeon specialized in managing diseases of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves Meat & potatoes diseases Brain tumors, spinal cord disease Salary $245K + 15% bonus.
, plays an integral role in the medical unit news coverage, which includes daily packages, the half-hour weekend show Your Health and coverage of breaking medical news. He also contributes health news stories to CNN.com. Gupta is based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta. In addition to his work for CNN, Gupta is a member of the staff and faculty of the department of neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system.

neu·ro·sur·ger·y
n.
Surgery on any part of the nervous system.
 at Emory University's school of medicine in Atlanta. Catherine Callaway is the anchor for the half-hour CNN Tonight beginning at 1 a.m. (ET) weekdays on CNN/U.S. This edition of CNN Tonight serves as the evening newscast for CNN's West Coast viewers. Named to this position in February 2001, Callaway previously was the weekend anchor for CNN Headline News. She is also based in the network's world headquarters in Atlanta.

About CNN

CNN, a division of Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc., an AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services.  Time Warner Company, is one of the world's most respected and trusted sources for news and information. Its reach extends to 16 cable and satellite television networks; three private place-based networks; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; 12 Web sites, including CNN.com, the first major news and information Web site; and CNN Newsource, the world's most extensively syndicated news service.

About Axolotl Corporation

Axolotl's AccentHealth Waiting Room Television Network, produced in conjunction with CNN, delivers award-winning patient education material to approximately 18 million visitors in physician waiting rooms each month. Axolotl also provides physicians and their staffs with integrated Web based clinical and administrative applications to streamline workflow, increase efficiency, and improve the quality of care. Thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide use the Elysium suite of applications to reduce costs and increase the time they have available for treating patients. For more information, visit http://www.axolotl.com.
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