The Rosenthal Center for Complementary

and Alternative Medicine

The HIV Micronutrient Study:

A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF SPECIFIC MICRONUTRIENTS TO ENHANCE IMMUNE FUNCTION

IN HIV(+) PEOPLE

Tues. April 13, 2004

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

(option to stay later, go to dinner after)

Merritt Conference Room
P&S 3-418 [next to Student Affairs Office], 630 W. 168th Street
 

Presenter:  Jon D. Kaiser, M.D., Clinical Faculty, Dept. of Internal Medicine, 
 UCSF School of Medicine

Dr. Kaiser, author of “Immune Power” and “Healing HIV”, will present the results of a recently completed clinical trial of micronutrient supplementation for people with HIV/AIDS. The results showed that broad-spectrum support with antioxidant supplements can significantly improve CD4 counts and immune function in people with HIV disease.

 
Discussants: George M. Carter, Founder and Director, The Foundation for Integrative AIDS Research (FIAR)

Mr. Carter is a longtime AIDS activist, an acknowledged authority on CAM for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, and is currently a collaborator on two NIH grants for HIV research.

Henry Sacks, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Thomas C. Chalmers Clinical Trials Unit, and Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NYC

Hosted by: Fredi Kronenberg, Ph.D., Director, Rosenthal Center

Janet Mindes, Ph.D., Associate Director for CAM Career Development, Rosenthal Center

 
 
The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons

Web Site: http://www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu/Journal_Club.html