2005 Integrative Medicinie for Anti-Aging Conference & Expo to Recognize Distinguished Members of the Medical Community for their Outstanding Contributions

The 2005 Integrative Medicine for Anti-Aging Conference will present its annual Achievements in Research and Clinical (ARC) Excellence Awards on October 22 & 23 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Established in 2003, the ARC Excellence Awards honor medical professionals for their outstanding contributions to Anti-Aging and Longevity Medicine, and highlights their scientific and clinical accomplish-ments. The program also serves to build awareness of advances in anti-aging and age management medicine. Each year, the Conference Peer-Review Committee selects the honorees from nominations submitted by medical professionals.

Stamford, CT (PRWEB) September 21, 2005 -- The 2005 Integrative Medicine for Anti-Aging Conference will present its annual Achievements in Research and Clinical (ARC) Excellence Awards on October 22 & 23 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Established in 2003, the ARC Excellence Awards honor medical professionals for their outstanding contributions to Anti-Aging and Longevity Medicine, and highlights their scientific and clinical accomplishments. The program also serves to build awareness of advances in anti-aging and age management medicine. Each year, the Conference Peer-Review Committee selects the honorees from nominations submitted by medical professionals.

The 2005 ARC Excellence Award for Research Achievement will recognize Dr. Marianne J. Legato (see bio below), Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia Universitys College of Physicians and Surgeons, for her Pioneering Advancement in the Scientific Knowledge of Gender-Specific Medicine".

The Winner of the 2005 ARC Excellence Award for Distinguished Clinician is David Brownstein, MD (see bio below), Medical Director for the Center for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield, Michigan, for his Advancement in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Diseases".

The Integrative Medicine for Anti-Aging Conference & Expo offers a comprehensive program on the current state and future direction of research on Anti-Aging and Age Management medicine. The Conference Program will highlight the most up-to-date information on Aesthetic Medicine with live demonstrations, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Nutrition, Non-Surgical Obesity Treatments, Risk Management & Patient Safety, Prostate Health and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. The fully accredited CME program, jointly sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, will also feature plenary lectures, including the Bioethics of Integrative Medicine, Aesthetic Healthcare and Age Management and Biomechanical Aging: Clinical Applications to Prevent or Retard Premature Aging.

To attend the ARC Excellence Awards presentation or the Integrative Medicine for Anti-Aging Conference, visit www.antiagingconference.com or call customer service at (203) 358-3713.

Press Contact: CG OConnor, Phone (203) 358-5820, Email: cgoconnor@primediabusiness.com

About Dr. Marianne J. Legato

Dr. Legato is an internationally known academic physician, author, lecturer, and specialist in womens health. She is also the Founder and Director of the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine with Columbia University, the first collaboration between academic medicine and the private sector focused solely on gender-specific medicine. She won the Murray Steele Award, the Martha Lyon Slater Fellowship and a four-year Senior Investigator Award from the American Heart Association. She also won the coveted Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health and has sat on the National Heart Lung and Blood Institutes study section on cardiovascular disease, as well as the Basic Science Council of the American Heart Association. Most recently, Dr. Legato has served as a charter member of the Advisory Board of the Office of Research on Womens Health of the National Institutes of Health, whose task force authored the report: An Agenda for Research on Womens Health for the 21st Century. She received the Women in Science" Award from the American Medical Womens Association in 2002. In 1992, Dr. Legato won the American Heart Associations Blakeslee Award for The Female Heart: The Truth About Women and Heart Disease, and published What Women Need to Know. Dr. Legato is the founder of The Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine, and is editor of the journal, Gender Medicine. She authored Eves Rib, on Gender Medicine, and Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget. She is the editor of Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine and is a practicing internist in New York City.

About Dr. David Brownstein

Dr. Brownstein is regarded as one of the foremost practitioners of holistic medicine. He is the author of several books, including Salt: Your Way To Health, Overcoming Arthritis, The Miracle of Natural Hormones, Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, and Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It, which include methods for treating many different conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, migraine headaches, heart disease, menopausal symptoms, fibromyalgia, and immune and thyroid disorders. In his most recent book, Dr. Brownstein shows why salt is the most misunderstood nutrient, challenging assumptions believed true by both physicians and lay people. In Dr. Brownsteins view, adding the right kind of salt to your diet can help with fatigue, adrenal disorders, immune system function, thyroid disorders, headaches, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure. As Medical Director of the Center for Holistic Medicine, he has specialized in the use of vitamins, minerals, herbs and natural hormones, and has lectured internationally to physicians and others about his success in using natural hormones and nutritional therapies in his practice. He also teaches at Wayne State University and meets with residents as part of their Alternative Medicine Program. This type of program is still the exception," notes Dr. Brownstein, (as) medical schools are still entrenched in drug therapies." At the Integrative Medicine for Anti-Aging Conference, he will present From Hypo- to Hyperthyroid Disorders: Searching for an Underlying Cause and Formulating a Holistic Treatment Plan Including Evaluating and Treatment of Iodine Based Disorders."

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