Indian doctors to conduct course on Ayurveda in US

Mumbai, Feb 17. (PTI):

Two Indian doctors have been selected by the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), Union Health Ministry, to conduct a course on Ayurveda in US medical schools.

The 16 medical schools which have accepted to take up the course in Ayurveda are from Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, Dr Navin Shah, Diplomate American Board of Urology and a senior member of American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) told PTI.
The doctors, H S Palep, of Palep's Medical Research Centre, Mumbai and Tanuja Nesari from Tilak Mahavidyalaya Pune, who are specialised in both modern medicine and Ayurveda will conduct the course for American medical students.

It will be done under the guidance of President of AAPI Dr Balasubramanaim. Nesari is currently the head of medicinal plants department, Tilak Ayurvedik college, Pune. She works on nootropic (memory enhancer) psychotropic preparations as also on evidence based experiential Ayurveda for global acceptance. Most likely one course for per city on a week end will be held inviting area medical school students, faculty member and practicing physicians.

The professors will not charge any fees for the course. The local hospitality of the doctors will be taken care by AAPI, Shah said. This is the first time that an Ayurveda course will be provided in number of medical schools in form of a short course covering the important aspects of Ayurveda.
"If this project succeeds there is a good possibility that Ayurveda will be part of the medical curriculum under Complimentary Alternative Medicine (CAM)," Shah said. The course will contain basic Principles and Concepts in Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology, Process of Disease Formation (Samprapti), Methods of Diagnosis and Prognosis, Ayurvedic Pharmacology, Treatments: Diet, Lifestyle, Herbs, Specific Diseases and Treatments, Detoxifying and Rejuvenating Therapies (Panchakarma), Yoga, Meditation.
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Fast Food Thin E-book – A Diet for People-On-The-Go, Now Available for Purchase

February 16, 2007 - Health News (ayushveda.com)
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