Mannatech Medical Director Addresses Medical Conference.Health/Medical Writers COPPELL, Texas--(BW HealthWire)--March 6, 2002 Mannatech, Inc. (Nasdaq:MTEX) Medical Director Stephen Boyd, M.D., Ph.D., FRSMS, was an invited speaker at a certified continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. course for healthcare professionals. The conference was sponsored by The Institute of Integrated Medicine (IIM) located in London, Ontario, Canada. More than 200 doctors and healthcare professionals attended the 6-day medical cruise in the Caribbean, which offered more than 36 hours of continuing medical education (CME) training. Dr. Boyd spoke on the topic "Glycobiology, The New Frontier." Other courses covered a broad spectrum of complementary and alternative therapy topics including women's health, detoxification, drug/herb interactions, and drug depletion of nutrients. "The interchange between complementary and mainstream medicine is steadily increasing," Dr. Boyd commented. Carbohydrate technology represents one of the next frontiers in medicine both in terms of drug development and in terms of the glyconutrients that Mannatech researches and develops. Integrative medicine is the future and I believe that glyconutrients will find growing acceptance in complementary care programs. It is important for doctors to explore complementary care options that can make the quality of life better for their patients. " Dr. Boyd completed his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry at the University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu, Latin: Universitas Glasguensis) was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland. , Scotland and in 1974, graduated with a M.D. degree from the University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, , followed by training in Family Practice. He spent fifteen years in medical practice as a family physician, both in Canada and the US. Dr. Boyd is currently a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Family Physicians, n.pr a national medical organization established in 1947 to promote the practice of family medicine. , the Texas Academy of Family Physicians The Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) is the state of Texas' largest medical specialty organization, with more than 5,500 member physicians, residents and medical students throughout 33 local chapters. , the American Medical Association American Medical Association (AMA), professional physicians' organization (founded 1847). Its goals are to protect the interests of American physicians, advance public health, and support the growth of medical science. and the American Academy of Wound Management. In 2001, he was honored by being elected a Fellow of The Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society is an honour accorded to distinguished scientists and a category of membership of the Royal Society. Fellows are entitled to put the letters FRS after their name. Up to 44 new fellows are elected each year by ballot of the existing fellows. of Medicine (FRSM). Mannatech, Incorporated develops proprietary nutritional supplements and topical products, which it sells through a network marketing system throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Japan. |
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