Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India and University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, USA

2 nd International Conference of ISAH and International Seminar on Chronic Diseases and its Management by Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) September 23-25, 2005 Tentative Scientific Program Time September 23 September 24 September 25 8:30 9.30 AM Opening ceremony with hawana & Pooja Keynote address Keynote Address 10-11.30 AM Session-1 Cancer, Pain and Palliative care Session-4 Women s Health Session-8 Herbs, Diet and Nutrition 11.45 1.00 PM Session-2 New Target & Drug for Cancer Session-5 Bone diseases & immunity Session-9 Other related topics 1:-2 PM Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break 2.30-4PM Session-3 Metabolic syndrome 4.30-6.00PM 7PMonwards Inauguration &Keynote address Cultural prog. & Dinner Session-6 Mind body Relation Session-7 Basic concepts of ayurveda Ganga Arti and Kirtan, Boat ride and Dinner 9 AM-5 PM Poster session & commercial exhibition Keynote address Closing ceremony, ISAH Board meeting Organized by: Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India and University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, USA

Dear Friends, With the increased life span of human beings, there is the predominance of chronic diseases. This needs an urgent intervention of holistic approach, including life style, diet and drug. Interestingly, this combination is best available in Ayurveda, an Indian system of Medicine, which reduces the huge financial burden and also avoids the side effects of conventional medicine. It can be used as add-on therapy or as preventive therapy or as complete replacement of existing modern therapy. However, it needs to be reexamined with modern scientific perspective with an aim to revalidate the ancient claims and also to provide safe and secure standard herbal product, free from all kinds of contaminations and adulterations. This International seminar is a modest effort to bring resource persons from the fields of science, medicine and Ayurveda on one platform to achieve the above goal. The focus will be on chronic diseases, especially on the metabolic syndrome, neural diseases, bone disorders, women s health and cancer. Last year, we had the 1 st annual meeting of the International Society for Ayurveda & Health (ISAH), at UCon School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA, where it was realized to have the 2 nd meeting at BHU in India, a premier organization for Ayurveda. This meeting, on the one hand, will help in preserving the principles and practices of Ayurveda to the doctors, who are using this system with limited understanding and on the other hand, will develop a bridge between basic scientists and doctors of both the systems. Besides, there shall be three training programs on special techniques of ayurveda (Yoga, Punchkarma, Ksharsutra) and one for modern laboratory techniques related to molecular biology and bioinformatics, with an objective to utilize the expertise of the participating resource persons in transferring technology to the youngsters. Further, the site visits to Ayurvedic OPD and hospital, ayurvedic garden and research laboratories in BHU will be of great educational importance. We have also organized a cultural program of classical music and dance. As regards to cultural exchange, a tour of Sarnath, the place of Lord Buddha and visit to the lanes and ghats of Varanasi with traditional culture of Kashi, the oldest living city on the earth and dome of dancing Lord Shiva; have been organized, which will add to the pleasure of the participants and their accompanied members. The participants will also enjoy to visit the factories and outlets of hand-woven Banarasi Silk Sarees and woolen carpets. Faculty of Ayurveda, BHU was established in 1926 and has a strong legacy of ayurvedic, yogic and Vedic knowledge. We have taken all precautions to have both, scientific and cultural exchange between East and West. You are all cordially invited to participate in this grand event. With regards, Correspondance address in INDIA Dr Yamini Bhusan Tripathi Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India yaminiok@yahoo.com, yamini@bhu.ac.in 0091-542-2366577,2307547, Fax +2368174 (Yamini Bhusan Tripathi) Prog Coordinator Correspondance address in INDIA Dr Yamini Bhusan Tripathi Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India yaminiok@yahoo.com, yamini@bhu.ac.in 0091-542-2366577,2307547, Fax +2368174 (Abstracts should be submitted directly to Dr. Yamini B. Tripathi, B.H.U., India. For more information, please visit our ISAH website: www.ayurvedahealth.org and BHU website http://www.bhu.ac.in 2

TOPICS : 1. Metabolic syndrome: Atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes 2. Arthritis and osteoporosis, Immunity and Inflammation 3. Cancer (1) Pain and Palliative care (2) New targets and drugs 4. Herbs, Diet Nutrition and CAM practices 5. Mind body relation (yoga, meditation, biofeedback etc) 6. Basic concepts of ayurveda: Bioinformatics, scientific explanations and clinical evidences. 7. Women s Health. WORKSHOPS (THEORY AND PRACTICAL) / SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2005 (PARALLEL SESSION) Introductory classes and Practical demonstration. 1. Panchakarma therapy 2. Khara Sutra therapy (Non invasive ano-rectal therapy) 3. Yogic Practices. 4. Modern techniques to screen new drugs in cell culture system (In collaboration with NCCS-DBT, Pune) GENERAL INFORMATION CALL FOR PAPERS Participants are invited to submit abstracts for Oral and Poster presentation before 30 th July. 2005 pertaining to the category of topics broadly outlined above. Acceptance and mode of presentation shall be notified by 31 st August 2005. The abstracts will be published in the abstracts book, as a special issue of the society Journal Elements, which will be available free of cost to all delegates. ABOUT ABSTRACT The abstract will be limited to 250 words and should include: Objectives, Design of experiment, Patients or Animals - Interventions, Main outcome measures, Results and Conclusions. INVITED TALK & INVITATION LETTER Invited lectures will be of 20 minutes each. Formal invitations may also be sent on request to any person for visa procedure and deputation, if needed. POSTER SESSION There shall be poster session for the whole day, displaying the scientific observations. The area for the poster is 1.5 m x 1.2 m. LANGUAGE & PROJECTION Official Language of the seminar will be English. projectors will be available. 3 Multimedia, Slide Projectors and overhead ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Separate certificates will be given for workshops (5 days). There shall be separate registration for these workshops the additional fee will be @ US$ 250/ person. (It will include clinical aspects also). For Indian Participants it will be Rs 3000/ only. Number of seats in each workshop is limited to 10 only. BOOK OF PROCEEDING Selected papers will be published as a book. Therefore, participants are requested to prepare the full manuscripts of their scientific presentation like a review article and must submit before 30 th August. 2005. This book cum proceeding will be published and released at the inaugural function and shall be available for sale. CALL FOR PAPERS :

Participants are invited to submit abstracts for Oral and Poster presentation before 30 th July. 2005 pertaining to the category of topics broadly outlined above. Acceptance and mode of presentation shall be notified by 31 st August 2005. The abstracts will be published in the abstracts book as a special issue of the society Journal Elements, which will be available free of cost to all delegates. POST CONFERENCE TOURS Varanasi-Sarnath-Ramnagar Rs.250/- Rs. 220/- Allahabad-Vindhyachal Chunar Fort Rs.550/- Rs. 500/- Sight seeing by boat Rs.150/- Ayodhya-Chitrakoot (2N) Rs.6500/- Rs. 6000/- Bodh Gaya Rs.2000/- Rs. 1500/- Lumbani-Kushinagar (2D) Rs.6500/- Rs. 6250/- Varanasi-Kathmando-Varanasi (3N/2D) VNS-KTM-POK-KTM-VNS(2N/3D) Rs.14225/- Rs.19225/- REGISTRATION DETAILS Please use a plain paper to write name, address, phone, fax, email address, designation, topic of presentation, and also about accompanying persons, about accommodation, about arrival / departure program and any other information, which you would like to share with us along with the details of the bank draft. INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS ISAH members $250 Non ISAH members $300 Students $150 INDIAN PARTICIPANTS Regular Rs 2,000 Students Rs 1,000 ACCOMMODATION For advance booking, one day payment has to be sent along with the registration form. Hotel Group Rent (Rs.) Hotel Group. Rent (Rs.) 4

A (Five Star) 4000 above B 1000-2500 C 500-800 D 200-400 ADVERTISEMENT AND SPONSORSHIPS Companies and philanthropic societies are encouraged to sponsor this seminar by giving donations or advertisements and by purchasing exhibition stalls Item India Rupees Exhibition stalls 10x 15 feets 10,000/= Advertisement back cover (both sides) 10,000/= Advertisement full page 8,000/= Advertisement half page 5,000/= Advertisement ¼ page 3,000/= Donation and sponsorship for dinner, lunch, cultural prog, seminar kit and other events is open for partial and full support. MODE OF PAYMENT: Bank Draft will be made in favour of Program Coordinator, Indo US International seminar 2005 (payable at Varanasi) OTHER DETAILS A travel desk will be set up at conference venue for ticket reconfirmation, hotel bookings, information on the Pre/Post conference tours and other travel related services. A facilitation desk will be set up at the airport/ Railway station and on BHU Gate. Electricity in India is mostly 200 volts 50 Hz. Foreign appliances could require and adapter. The Weather in Varanasi in late September will be comfortable. Currency : Indian rupees : US$ = 45.00 (nearby). Credit cards are acceptable. THE VENUE The Varanasi is the oldest living city situated on the bank of the Ganga River. It is the abode of Lord Shiva and the center of learning and textile. It is the place, where Lord Buddha acquired the spiritual enlightenment, Sant Tulsi Das wrote the Ramcharit Manas, Adiguru Shankaracharya received the knowledge of Bramha, Mahrishi Charak wrote the book of Ayurvedic Medicine, and Sushruta, the father of surgery developed and practiced various surgical procedures. Besides, Varanasi is also famous or silk sarees, carpet and culture pageantry. The Banaras Hindu University is the largest campus university of the country, founded in 1916 by a great visionary Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Ji. It imparts teaching in almost all the branches of Science, Technology and Humanity through 3 Institute, 14 Faculties and 140 Departments. At present it has 1300 Teahcers and 18,000 students. The Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU is the only place in the world, where two faculties i.e. Ayurveda and Modern Medicine are simultaneously active with profound collaboration with 5

each other in research, teaching and patient care. Indian time is 5 1 / 2 hours ahead of GMT. INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Prof. Bahram H. Arjmandi,Ph,D Oklahoma Prof. Peter J Deckers, MD, Connecticut Prof. Bruce Koeppen, MD, Connecticut Prof Amala Guha, Ph D, Connecticut Prof. Richard Berlin, MD, CT, USA Prof. Bruce Koeppen, Connecticut Dr. Vasant Lad, BAMS, New Maxoco Dr B. Nag, San Francisco Prof. Shrikant Anant, Ph D, St Louis Prof. Rajavashisth TB, Ph.D, Los Angles Prof. Shivendra V. Singh, Ph.D, Pittsburgh Prof. Arti Prasad, MD,New Maxoco Prof. Shivendra D. Shukla, Ph D, Missouri Prof. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, MD, Boston Prof. Shri K. Mishra, MD, Los Angles Prof. Sushanta K. Banerjee, Ph.D, Kansus Prof. R. K. Maheshwari,Ph D,Washington DC Prof. Edwin L. Cooper, Ph.D, Los Angles Prof. Tariq M. Haqqi, Ph.D, Cleveland Prof Balram Singh, Ph.D, Dart Mouth Dr Rai Ajit Srivastava, Ph.D, New Jersey Dr Ramesh Pandey, Ph.D, New Jersey Prof. Frank J Ninivaggi, Yale University Prof. Ashok K. Agrawal, Ph.D, Cleveland Dr. Vatsala Guha, M.P., Ph. D. Connecticut NATIONAL FACULTY Dr. S.K. Sharma, Advisor, GOI, Delhi Prof S. Ranade, Pune Prof Kuldeeep Singh, J &K Prof. G.C. Mishra, NCCS, Pune Prof GS Lavaker, CCRAS, New Delhi. Prof BK Patwardhan, Pune Dr Ashwani Raut, Mumbai Prof Ranju Rahllan, AIIMS, Delhi Prof. V.N. Pandey, Delhi Prof Anoop Mishra, AIIMS, Delhi Prof. R.H. Singh, Jodhpur Prof P Reddanna, Hyderabad Prof. D.G. Thatte, Lucknow Dr. Murali Sastry, NCL, Pune Prof. S.K. Mishra, Lucknow DR GT panes, Pune Prof Manjari Dwivedi, BHU Dr. Somesh Sharma, Mumbai Prof. B.N Upadhyay, BHU Dr. K.P. Mishra, BARC, Mumbai Prof GP Dubey, BHU Prof. M.M. Chaturvedi, Delhi Dr Y.B. Tripathi, BHU Prof. G.L. David Krupan, Hyderabad Dr. V.P. Singh, BHU Prof. S.Brahmachari., IIGB, Delhi Prof M Sahu, Shalya, BHU Prof. Abhimanyu Kumar, NIA, Jaipur Prof VK Joshi, Dravyaguna, BHU Prof CM Chandola, Jamnagar Dr. P.K. Goswami, BHU Dr KRC Reddy, Ay. Pharmacy, Prof. GRK Rao, BHU Dr. B.K. Dwivedi, BHU Prof. R.G. Singh, BHU Prof JK Ojha, Varanasi Prof. S.K. Singh, BHU Prof PV Tewari, Varanasi Prof..A. K. Asthana, BHU Prof GC Prasad, Varanasi Prof. H.S.Shukla, BHU Prof. V. B. Pandey, Varanasi Prof. Anuradha Khanna Prof. A.B. Roy, Varanasi Local Organizing committee Patrons Prof. S. Lale, Rector, BHU Prof G. Singh, Director, Institute of Medical sciences Chairperson : Scientific Committee Prof M Dwivedi, Chairperson : Organizing Committee Prof BN Upadhyay MEMBERS 6

Prof. C.B. Jha, Rasashastra, Dr HH Awasthi, Basic Principles Dr DN Pandey, Shalya Dr N Murthy, Kayachikitsa Dr. Shivaji Gupta Dr BM Singh, Bal Roag Dr S.N.Suman, Dravyaguna Dr NP Rai, Kayachikitsa Dr SK Tiwari, Kayachikitsa Dr. K. Patwardhan 7