JAINA Convention 2011 07 Houston TX

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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eal Barnard, grew up in Fargo, N.D. He received his M.D. degree at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He practiced at St.
Vincent's Hospital in New York before returning to Washington D.C. Dr. Barnard is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University.
Dr. Bernard is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He is a Founder and President of PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine). PCRM has since grown into a nationwide group of physicians and lay supporters that promotes preventive medicine and addresses controversies in modern medicine. As president of PCRM, Dr. Barnard has been instrumental in efforts to reform federal dietary guidelines. He was the principal investigator of the effect of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes and the effects of dietary interventions on premenstrual and menstrual symptoms and of a study on weight loss in post-menopausal women.
He is the author of dozens of publications in scientific and medical journals as well as numerous nutrition books for lay readers. He is a frequent lecturer at scientific and lay conferences and is frequently called on by news programs.
ennis John Kucinich, United States Representative, Democrat, Cleveland, Ohio, is the eldest of seven children by parents Frank and Virginia Kucinich. Kucinich received a master's degree in communications.
He first ventured into politics while still a student winning a seat on the Cleveland City Council. In 1977, Kucinich became the youngest mayor in Cleveland, Ohio history. He has also served as a Council Member, as the Clerk of Courts and as an Ohio State Senator.
In 1996, Kucinich was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. As a congressman, Kucinich has been a progressive proponent of environmental initiatives, sustainability practices, human rights issues and the social and economic interests of his Ohio constituents, including the troubled steel industry. Kucinich was Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Dennis Kucinich is known for his idealism, activism and indefatigable spirit. His platform for Democratic presidential nomination campaigns was largely dominated by human rights, environmental initiatives, universal health care and an immediate withdrawal from Iraq.
Kucinich had introduced impeachment articles for Vice President Dick Cheney and President Bush.
Kucinich is the chairman of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and a member of the Education and Labor Committee. In November 2008, Dennis Kucinich was re-elected to a seventh term in Congress.
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