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Oct. 6, 2005
Medical Conference to Explore Alternative Therapies
By HNN Staff
Huntington, WV (HNN) – The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine will present its first integrative medicine
conference Oct. 22, 2005 at the Marshall University Medical Center.
The conference will focus on systems, practices and products
that currently do not fall under the umbrella of conventional
medicine. Organizers note that while some scientific evidence exists
regarding such therapies, key questions remain -- including, in some
cases, whether the therapies are safe and effective.
Lectures will address cancer prevention, homeopathic medicine,
integrative treatments for pain, food as medicine, slowing the aging
process, and mind-body techniques used in integrative medicine.
Dr. Tara Sharma, professor of integrative medicine, is the
conference chair. Guest lecturers include Dr. Marty Sullivan of Duke
University; Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf of the Raj Ayurveda Health Spa in Iowa;
Linda Geronilla, Ph.D., of Marshall; Dr. Jennifer Jacobs of the
University of Washington; and Dr. Timothy McPherson of Marshall.
The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and adjourns at 4:30 p.m. The
cost is $150 for physicians and $75 for others. More information is
available from Dr. Sharma at 523-8800.
