Herbalife Adds UK Sports Specialist Ralph Rogers, M.D., Ph.D. FECSS, FACSM FFSEM (RCSI) to Medical Advisory Board.LOS ANGELES -- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HLF) has expanded its Medical Advisory Board (MAB) with the addition of Ralph Rogers, M.D., Ph.D., a specialist in sports, musculoskeletal medicine and exercise physiology, based in Birmingham, UK, where he is also a Research Fellow of Wolverhampton University. Herbalife's Scientific and Medical Advisory Boards are chaired by David Heber, M.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. (UCLA). The SAB guides product research and development, focusing on the quality and benefits of products. The MAB members educate distributors on product usage and give health-news updates through multiple company channels and live training events around the world. The MAB also provides an educational resource for doctors and healthcare professionals. Rogers is a private practitioner specializing in sports medicine, rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries, human performance, corporate wellness and occupational medicine. He has lectured and tutored for the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and is a former chairman of BASEM (West Midlands), and consults with various companies dealing in sports medicine and human performance in both the U.S. and Europe. Additionally, Rogers is currently medical advisor to the Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (trĭn`ĭdăd, təbā`gō), officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,088,000), 1,980 sq mi (5,129 sq km), West Indies. The capital is Port of Spain. World Cup Football Team, club doctor for the Walsall Football Club, West Midlands England and sports physician for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. in Birmingham, UK. He has been awarded numerous fellowships and has published extensively in his areas of expertise. He earned a Diploma in Sports Medicine from The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine , the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a centre of excellence for surgical education and research traces its origins to 1505 when the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Founded 1599, it originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that physicians, surgeons and dentists were well trained. , UK; PH.D., in exercise physiology from University of Maryland, U.S.; M.D. in medicine, surgery and obstetrics and bachelor of science degree, Catholic University of Leuven The Catholic University of Leuven is the largest and most prominent university in Belgium. It was founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, which makes it the oldest Catholic university still active. , Belgium. Other members of Herbalife's MAB include Mario Rosenberg, M.D., U.S.; Luigi Gratton, M.D., M.P.H., U.S.; Marion Flechtner-Mors, Ph.D., Germany; Nataniel Viuniski, M.D., Brazil; Ryuzaburo Tanino, M.D., Japan; Yoshio Yoshimoto, M.D., Japan; Ali Kocailik, M.D., Turkey; Alla Pogozheva, M.D., Russia; and Belong Cho, M.D., Korea. About Herbalife Herbalife is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutritional supplements and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 62 countries through a network of more than one million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife investor relations can be found at http://ir.herbalife.com/. (HLFP) |
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