Alternative and Complementary Medicine Day at the 13th Annual Congress on Women's Health, June 4-7, 2005 on Hilton Head Island, SC.

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The Congress will once again present a morning of key plenary presentations on evidenced-based alternative and complementary medicine at the 13th Annual Congress on Women's Health at the Hilton Head Marriott Beach & Golf Resort. These talks will provide doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals with the clinical studies and drug-herb interaction information that they need to answer their patients' questions and advise them on safety and efficacy.

Topics will include Botanical Protocols for Menopausal Symptom Relief--What Works, What Doesn't; Vitamins and Supplements--Which Ones, How Much, and For Whom?; Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain Relief; Yoga and Biofeedback for Chronic Disease; and Functional Foods.

This year's Congress focuses on state-of-the-art cardiovascular health including diagnosis, intervention, and management. Other timely sessions will include chronic stress in women, talking with patients about obesity, arthritis management; and much more.

The Congress is being Chaired by Susan Kornstein, M.D., Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women's Health, a DHHS National Center of Excellence, Richmond, Virginia and Co-Chaired by Gail Stuart, Ph.D., APRN, BC, FAAN, Dean, College of Nursing, Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston. The full program is available at www.bioconferences.com/wh.

The Congress is sponsored by University of South Florida College of Medicine and Journal of Women's Health, in partnership with the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Program. Collaborating Organizations include the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Organization, American Chronic Pain Association, American Heart Association, American Menopause Foundation, Inc., The Arthritis Foundation, National Osteoporosis Foundation, National Sleep Foundation, National Stroke Association, National Women's Health Resource Center, and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.

The Congress is supported by Medtronic, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Daiichi Fine Chemicals, Inc., and Teva Neuroscience. MORE Magazine is the media supporter.

The Congress offers 15 category 1 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits, 18 hours of Continuing Nursing Education credits, and 15 hours of Continuing Pharmacy Education sponsored by the University of South Florida.

For further information about the Congress and the Program, visit our website at www.bioconferences.com/wh, call 914 740-2100, ext. 2182, 800-5-BIOCON, or e-mail [e-mail].