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December 17, 2007 (Washington, D.C.)—Natural products retailers and suppliers from across the country will gather to exchange trade information, learn about the industry, and peruse booths showcasing industry’s best products at the Natural Products Association’s 71st annual trade show and convention — Natural MarketPlace 2008 — July 17 - 19, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Natural MarketPlace is the largest single event hosted by the nation’s oldest and most influential industry trade association, where retailers, suppliers, manufacturers and other leaders come together to discuss industry trends, explore business opportunities, and network. The association’s event will again take place at the world-class Sands Expo and Convention Center and The Venetian Resort Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. Natural MarketPlace 2008 offers a new and exciting schedule expanded in response to survey results from industry retailers. This year’s trade show will open on Friday and continue through Saturday, allowing retailers plenty of time to enjoy the show’s well-known relaxed and congenial atmosphere that encourages networking and relationship building. In addition, Thursday’s schedule will include the highly regarded educational conference with some of the natural products industry’s most insightful and provocative speakers. The educational opportunities available at Natural MarketPlace make it unique among industry trade shows and an invaluable resource for learning more about all aspects of the industry, whether you are an exhibitor or own a health food store. Past conference seminars have focused on key topics such as consumer and product trends, business improvement, new discoveries in nutrition research, and preparing for legislative and regulatory developments, such as our widely popular good manufacturing practices (GMPs) training program. Participants can anticipate another stellar show, with both top-of- the-line exhibitors and experienced retailers who make up the core of our industry and innovative new products and exhibitors making their debut in the industry. Eighty percent of Natural MarketPlace attendees have direct purchasing power, and 35 percent of attendees report annual sales in excess of $1 million, making for an informed audience for our large numbers of high-profile exhibitors. Attendees will see the hottest new natural products from innovative, top-quality exhibitors including dietary supplements, functional foods and beverages, health and beauty aids, sports nutrition, herbals, organics, homeopathics, pet products, natural/green home products and much more. As with past Natural Products Association trade shows, natural product retailers are invited to walk the show floor free of charge. “As a health food store owner, Natural MarketPlace has long been a key annual event to discover new innovations that keep my store at the cutting edge of our industry,” said Deborah Short of Shawnee, Oklahoma. “In addition, as an educational experience, Natural MaketPlace has given me the opportunity to stay abreast of new regulations and trends in living a natural lifestyle and has really helped me expand my business.” In addition to exciting trade show exhibits, attendees can enjoy special events on the show floor such as the annual People’s Choice Awards blind taste-test competition and live product and service demonstrations or the always anticipated product launches and scientific poster sessions Participants are also invited to attend other show events such as the popular President’s Reception, our keynote event and the association’s annual business meeting. As part of the Natural Products Association’s ongoing effort to best serve our members, we encourage members to suggest event activities or seminars that would enhance the Natural MarketPlace experience. Because Natural MarketPlace is one of many educational events the association holds throughout the year, we aim to present the most valuable and pertinent information for our industry. Registration for both attendees and exhibitors is open. For more information about Natural MarketPlace 2008 call (202) 223-0101, ext. 109 or e-mail conventions@naturalproductsassoc.org . Details are also available at www.naturalproductsassoc.org/tradeshow. # # # About The Natural Products Association The Natural Products Association (www.NaturalProductsAssoc.org) is the nation’s largest and oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the natural products industry. The association represents more than 10,000 retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of natural products, including foods, dietary supplements, and health/beauty aids. About Natural MarketPlace Natural MarketPlace 2008, the Natural Products Association’s annual convention and trade show, will be held July 17-19 at Sands Expo Convention Center and Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. The conference begins on July 17 and exhibits are open July 18 and 19. For more information regarding registration and trade show activities, visit www.naturalproductsassoc.org/tradeshow or e-mail conventions@naturalproductsassoc.org. www.naturalproductsassoc.org/tradeshow

The International Conference of Alternative Therapies 2008 is a multi-national celebration of holistic therapeutic modalities including hypnotherapy, aromatherapy, reflexology, yoga, and many more. The conference will be held for two days in August 2008 in Seoul, South Korea, and will feature prominent speakers in their respective fields of expertise. Product booths will also display unique healing information and products. You don't want to miss this life-changing investment! Additional Information Register early (before December 30, 2007) for the ICAT 2008 and receive an automatic 10% discount on the registration fee! The discount registration fee is $270, and is good for entry to all conference programs. If you wish to reserve a display table, please add an additional $50 to the registration fee.

This annual symposium, organised by the Complementary Medicine unit at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in Exeter provides a forum for all individuals with a research interest in CAM. With an emphasis on original research it offers a unique opportunity to discuss key issues such as effectiveness, safety and costs in critical yet open-minded debate. The main programme of the symposium consists of two days of oral and poster presentations, complemented by workshops. Highlights for 2007: Paediatric CAM research day (11th December) Chaired by Sunita Vohra, University of Alberta, Canada CAM Practitioner research workshop (13th December) Chaired by John Dent, Complementary Therapists Association, UK

Letter from Dr. Bell president of the IFPA The Honor of Your Presence is Requested for the “Fitness Vegas Conference” a multifaceted show being held December 13-15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Your attendance will entitle you to the BEST PRESENTATIONS by the BEST PRESENTERS in the fitness industry! You will learn the most VALUABLE SECRETS available in the world today on exercise, fitness, nutrition, sports conditioning, motivation, physiology, career enhancement and much, much more. You will be learning directly from INDUSTRY LEADERS, the most dedicated, effective and accomplished educators you will find anywhere! Their workshops and lectures are carefully and precisely planned to insure you maximize your learning experience. NO ACADEMIC THEORY “from ACADEMICIANS, bereft of practical experience and know how! No “INFOMERCIALS” from SLICK SALES MEN manipulating you into buying their wares! Just the BEST of KNOWLEDGE, PRESENTED BY THE VERY BEST OF EXPERTS, driven to teach you the information and skills you need to become a MASTER at your CRAFT! Many, many attendees of past “Fitness By the Bay” Conferences have raved… I have gotten more than my monies worth already… from attending THE FIRST SESSION! You too, have an opportunity to discover for yourself, the difference… The knowledge you need to live a longer, fuller, happier and optimum LIFE! The KNOWLEDGE YOU MUST HAVE TO ACHIEVE YOUR DESTINY AND MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, ARTISTICALLY, and FINANCIALLY! Many, many attendees of past “Fitness By the Bay” Conferences have raved… the sessions are phenomenal, I can’t believe how much I have learned and the Presenters are INCREDIBLE, but the best part is the WONDERFUL FRIENDS I HAVE MADE, AND THE CAMARADERIE I feel with all the people here that are so POSITIVE, MOTIVATING and HELPFUL. This feels more like a WONDERFUL CLASS REUNION than a fitness conference! Many, many attendees of past “Fitness By the Bay” Conferences have raved … I learned more in these three days than I have learned in my previous 30 years about fitness and nutrition, but I have to tell you, the LOCATION is SUPERB! I love the restaurants, nightclubs, shopping and all the activities at the International Mall and I had no idea there was so much to do in Tampa! What could be better, I doubled my knowledge and got a VACATION too! Well now the IFPA has joined the A4M,Doctors Fitness Centers and Fitness Vegas to bring you more. A different venue but more education, more fitness and even more fun! Additional Information Rates Before Oct.10 3-Day Member $299 3-Day Nonmember $329 1-Day $149 After October 10th 3-Day Memeber $329 3-Day Nonmember $379 1-Day $199 Be sure to reserve your hotel room at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and receive the discounted conference rates. See you in Vegas!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 1st International Conference on Drug Design & Discovery, which will take place in Dubai, UAE from February 3 - 6, 2008. The conference will be hosting leading scientist including several Nobel Laureates from academia and industry world wide. The event will provide an exclusive platform to discuss the latest developments in various fields of drug design and discovery. The participants will be exposed to many interesting perspectives on how the science and technology of drug discovery is changing and will continue to change in the modern era. The conference will be geared to specialists in Cancer, Cardiovascular, CNS, Pharmacogenomics, Protein & Peptide, Inflammation & Allergy, Drug Delivery, Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology. Dubai in the spring is the charming venue of the conference. The city has a very rich social and cultural heritage. It is endowed with unrivalled beauty complimented by unique juxtaposition of modern and historical Arab architecture. CHAIRMAN Prof. Richard R. Ernst (Nobel Laureate) ETH Zürich, Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie Zürich, Switzerland ORGANIZING SECRETARIES William A. Denny (The University of Auckland, New Zealand) Anti-cancer Drug Design and Discovery Allen B. Reitz (Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, PA, USA) CNS Drug Design and Discovery Petr Kocis (Enabling Science & Technology, AstraZeneca R & D Boston, MA, USA) Enabling Technology Drug Design and Discovery Robert J. Gould (Merck Research Laboratories, PA, USA) Cardiovascular Drug Design and Discovery P. Talaga (Discovery Technologies, Global Chemistry, Belgium) Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry Kenji Izuhara (Saga Medical School, Japan) Inflammation and Allergy Drug Design and Discovery Erik De Clercq (Rega Institute for Medical Research, Belgium) Anti-infective Drug Design and Discovery Daniel B. Kassel (Analytical & Discovery Technologies, CA, USA) Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening Chandra Prakash (Pfizer Global Research and Development, CT, USA) Drug Metabolism Istvan Toth (University of Queensland, Australia) Drug Delivery Ben M. Dunn (University of Florida, FL, USA) Protein and Peptide Sciences ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS William A. Banks, USA Günter Blobel, USA (Nobel Laureate) E. De Clercq, Belgium Ann K. Daly, UK William Denny, New Zealand Ben M. Dunn, USA Robert J. Gould, USA Paul Greengard, USA (Nobel Laureate) Roger Guillemin, USA (Nobel Laureate) William J. Hoekstra, USA Kenji Izuhara, Japan Daniel B. Kassel, USA William S. Knowles, USA (Nobel Laureate) Petr Kocis, USA A. Paul Krapcho, USA Paul C. Lauterbur, USA (Nobel Laureate) Jean-Marie Lehn, France (Nobel Laureate) Kary B. Mullis, USA (Nobel Laureate) Ferid Murad, USA (Nobel Laureate) Erwin Neher, Germany (Nobel Laureate) Chandra Prakash, USA Allen B. Reitz, USA Alain Rolland, USA Andrew V. Schally, USA (Nobel Laureate) Jens C. Skou, Denmark (Nobel Laureate) Patrice Talaga, Belgium E. Donnall Thomas, USA (Nobel Laureate) Istvan Toth, Australia Paul Workman, UK Kurt Wüthrich, Switzerland (Nobel Laureate) Ahmed Zewail, USA (Nobel Laureate) PRELIMINARY LIST OF TOPICS 1- Anti-cancer Drug Design and Discovery 2- CNS Drug Design and Discovery 3- Enabling Technology Drug Design and Discovery) 4- Cardiovascular Drug Design and Discovery 5- Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry 6- Inflammation and Allergy Drug Design and Discovery 7- Anti-infective Drug Design and Discovery 8- Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening 9- Drug Metabolism 10- Drug Delivery 11- Protein and Peptide Sciences

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES - DAY 1 - DELIRIUM IN THE ELDERLY – CURRENT CONCEPTS – Diagnostic features and common causes of delirium. Distinguish between delirium and dementia. Causes of persistent delirium. Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment approaches to the delirious patient. EXERCISE PROGRAM IN THE ELDERLY – Relationship between maximal oxygen consumption, aging, and functional status. Potential benefits of exercise. Risks of exercise and how to minimize them. Components of an exercise program. DEMENTIA IN THE ELDERLY – Prevalence and significance of dementia. Common causes of dementia and the value of objectifying cognitive performance. Atypical patterns and differential diagnosis of dementia syndromes. Risks and benefits of commonly used drugs to treat dementia. Medical evaluation of a newly identified patient. OFFICE ORTHOPEDICS IN THE OLDER PATIENT – Common causes of acute low back pain. Symptoms and treatment of spinal stenosis. Causes of shoulder pain. Common causes of neck pain. DAY 2 - ADVANCED NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT AND THERAPY – Metabolic changes and inflammatory effects of aging and poor diet. Utilize readily available clinical data to make accurate and comprehensive nutritional assessments. Therapeutic nutritional approaches for acutely ill, chronically ill, and frail patients. Apply nutritional therapies towards improved wellness. TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN IN THE ELDERLY – Alterations in body composition and physiology that alter the pharmacology of various analgesics. Adverse effects of NSAIDs. Use of the opioids and adjunctive medications in the treatment of chronic pain. Non-pharmacological treatments available for the treatment of chronic pain. VITAMIN B-12 DEFICIENCY IN THE ELDERLY – Normal physiology and the pathophysiology of B-12 deficiency and its causes. Use of metabolic markers in B-12 deficiency. Work-up of B-12 deficiency in clinical practice. OSTEOARTHRITIS: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN THE OLDER PATIENT – Describe newer understandings of the pathophysiology of OA. Recognize the typical and atypical clinical features of OA. Describe the various treatments of OA and how to integrate them. Distinguish OA symptoms from those of other localized or generalized disorders. DAY 3 - OSTEOPOROSIS: CONTEMPORARY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT – Define osteoporosis pathologically and by the WHO standards. Distinguish between the effects on bone metabolism of aging and those during the post-menopausal period. Usefulness of the T-score on DEXA scan reports and how to incorporate bone markers into treatment decision. Anti-resorptive agents available for the treatment of osteoporosis. SENSIBLE APPROACHES TO GERIATRIC INFECTIONS – Atypical presentation of infectious illness. Causes of pneumonia and UTI and describe the approach to antibiotic selection. Considerations in emerging antibiotic resistance. Issues in reasonable antibiotic use. RHEUMATOLOGIC LAB TESTS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN THE ELDERLY – Impact of aging on the sensitivity and specificity of rheumatologic lab tests. Alterations in the presentation of rheumatoid arthritis. Use of corticosteroids in elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis. Complications of methotrexate therapy and proper lab monitoring during its use. Role of newer treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. SENSIBLE PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR THE ELDERLY – The limits of studies on drug safety and efficacy. Subtle but significant drug side effects. Undesirable prescribing practices and better approaches. DAY 4 - GERIATRIC DEPRESSION: ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT – Clinical presentations of depressive syndromes. Utility and application of the Geriatric Depression Scale. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the various medications available for treatment of depression. Benefits of non-pharmacologic treatments alone or in conjunction with medical treatments. MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM AND ARTICULAR AND SOFT TISSUE INJECTIONS FOR THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN – Equipment necessary for specific injections. Contraindications to and complications of injections. Proper technique for handling of and the necessary tests on synovial fluid. The technique for the injection of several commonly affected structures. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN END OF LIFE CARE – Aapproach to assessment of the whole patient in a hospice setting. Practical and effective approaches to common physical symptoms in the terminally ill. Effective clinical care of patients in the last days of life. Dementia as a terminal illness. DAY 5 - POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA AND GIANT CELL ARTERITIS – Typical symptoms, physical findings, and laboratory abnormalities in polymyalgia rheumatica. Treatment options for PMR. Typical and atypical presentations of GCA. Appropriate indication and technique for temporal artery biopsy. Most effective treatment and the most serious complications of GCA. RISK MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF THE ELDERLY – Principles of effective risk management practices. Newer concepts and approaches in dealing with medical errors. Benefits of honest disclosure of medical errors. GOUT AND PSEUDOGOUT IN THE ELDERLY – The unique characteristics of gout. Factors that impact the presentation and treatment of gout. The Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome and predisposing factors. Clinical manifestations of calcium pyrophosphate deposition. Polarized microscopic findings for uric acid and CPPD crystals. IMPROVING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE – Ways that people perceive communication and process information. Your personal communication strengths and limitations. Communication issues unique to older patients. Practices to maximize effective communication and listening.

Day Spa Expo is the only national event in the country dedicated to serving the huge Day Spa Market. We invite the real buying decision-makers (Owners & Operators, Presidents, Directors * Managers) to Day Spa Expo to take advantage of the great mix of spa-focused exhibitors and the dedicated business curriculum presented by the Day Spa Association. If you offer or need goods or services in the Spa Industry then you will need to have a presence at this focused national event. The Day Spa Expo and The Day Spa Association have joined forces to produce and present an educational program specifically for the Day Spa Owners & Operators that you can't afford to miss! Go to www.dayspaexpo.com for more information.

The meeting programme covers several key aspects of this burgeoning field, and includes many of the most authoritative figures in each area. The combination of basic and clinical scientists will ensure that the challenges of clinical application of scientific advance will be confronted. We hope that you will take full advantage of opportunities for formal and informal discussions of how to make further advances in immune therapies.

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Event Profile: Middle East Natural & Organic Products Expo will include a new profile, to enhance the show. Here, the entire spectrum of natural & organic products up to packaging in an environment-friendly method will make the exhibition truly a haven for all things natural and organic. Highlights: With increased marketing focus in previous year the show attracted 3896 trade and professional visitors and about 2672 consumers, inciting over 75% of the exhibitors to repeat their participation for the 2006 edition of the event. Visitor's Profile: Importers/Exporters/Distributors/Wholesalers/Trading houses/Business Groups/ Collaboration & joint venture seekers/Manufacturers/Producers/Overseas buyers / Agents / Consultants / Franchisees are the target visitors. Exhibitor's Profile: Profile for exhibit include Natural Remedies, Pharma, Health, Nutritional Products/Dietary Supplements, Beauty & Personal Care Products, Food & Beverage, Herbs & Spices, Relaxation Products, Fabrics & Accessories, Gifts & Novelties, Furniture etc.