TCM database news from Intramedicine

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Tuesday August 29, 10:01 am Eastern Time

Press Release

SOURCE: Intramedicine, Inc.

 

Intramedicine Acquires World's Largest Traditional

Database

 

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug 29 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time

ever, doctors, pharmacists and health care providers will have online

access to the world's largest database of Traditional

(TCM). Intramedicine, the global leader in integrative medical

information, acquired the Traditional data including

600 TCM herbal monographs from several of the major TCM institutions in

China.

 

``This acquisition is the merging of thousands of years of Eastern

medicine with Western medical expertise, '' said Ann Wang, O.M.D., an

Adjunct Professor at the China Academy of Traditional

who is leading this project for Intramedicine. ``It will allow health

care providers and researchers to offer people the best medical care in

the world, merging the finest aspects of Traditional Chinese medical

diagnostic and treatment techniques with conventional medicine.'' Dr.

Wang also served as a Chief Medical Administrator for the Bureau of

Traditional , a division of China's Department of

Public Health, and is a member of Intramedicine's

Medical Advisory Board.

 

Each TCM monograph will be fully referenced and translated and will

include toxicity and pharmacology information. More importantly, each

monograph will identify all of the known active chemicals for each

herb.

 

``This is a significant breakthrough in integrative medicine. It will

help health care professionals incorporate TCM in their practice and

manufacturers develop new, cutting edge products,'' said James LaValle,

R.Ph., Intramedicine's Chief Clinical Officer. ``When cross-referenced

with Intramedicine's pharmacology database, it enables Intramedicine to

become the first clinical research provider to identify and present

interactions information for Traditional Chinese Medicinal herbs and

pharmaceuticals.''

 

TCM has been practiced for more than 4,000 years and is used by more

than 1.5 billion people worldwide. It is based upon a medical system,

which views each patient as unique, and looks for the underlying causes

of imbalances and patterns of disharmony in the body. It incorporates a

wide range of treatments, including herbal medicine, acupuncture,

dietary therapy, massage and therapeutic exercise.

 

Interest in TCM is rapidly growing in the West, as consumers are

increasingly looking for effective alternative medical therapies. This

trend is pushing physicians, pharmacists, drug manufacturers and health

system managers to learn more about TCM and how it interacts with

conventional drugs and treatment programs.

 

``As TCM continues to grow in popularity in the U.S., we anticipate an

increasing need for scientifically verified information to support

product development and sales,'' said Jeff Eisenberg, CEO of

Intramedicine, ``and we will be the first to provide this

information.''

 

About Intramedicine, Inc.

 

Intramedicine, Inc., a subsidiary of Infinite Axis.com Inc., is the

global source for integrative medical information for the healthcare,

pharmaceutical, pharmacy, and natural product manufacturing industries.

Intramedicine researches the full range of scientifically validated

complementary and conventional medical therapies available throughout

the world and provides clinical data in support of how these medical

disciplines work best in synergy to improve patient outcomes. Key

management consists of both leading Internet and integrative medical

professionals, led by Internet veteran Jeff Eisenberg, Chairman and

CEO. Eisenberg co-founded and formed 2CAN Media, an Internet

advertising sales and marketing firm, which was acquired by and merged

into the Adsmart Network, a CMGI company in 1999. Chief Clinical

Officer, Dr. Jim LaValle, who prior to joining Intramedicine served as

President and founder of Natural Health Resources, Inc., a leading

research firm in the field of Integrative medicine.

General information about Intramedicine, is available at our web site

at http://www.intramedicine.com.

 

For more information, contact: Henry Kriegel, henry,

or Franz Glaus, franz, both of Kriegel Marketing

Group, 1-800-201-4443, for

Intramedicine.

 

SOURCE: Intramedicine, Inc.