ICIM Blog

On the 2nd of October, 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Physicians, Public Health Officers and Persons with an interest in Public and Private Safety will have the privilege of hearing Experts on subjects that are not ordinarily spoken about outside of governmental circles

There have often been articles in the news media about “dirty bombs” – explosive devices that have the potential to release radioactive substances into the atmosphere that can be properly treated if you are prepared.

Our invited speaker, Solomon Chiou, MD, is the Director of Cancer Center & Radiation Oncology. Assistant Professor, Taipei Medical University Taipei, Taiwan and will be addressing that timely subject.

The second issue brings up concerns about the reappearance of deadly war gasses named Lewisite, containing arsenic. These were used toward the end of the First World War in Europe. British Scientists then created an antidote called British Anti-Lewisite which has been used as a chelating agent to remove arsenic from the human body, if exposed.

Dr. Swaran Flora MD Head, Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gawlior, India is delivering two lectures.
The first one is “all about Arsenic”, followed by information on how to prepare and protect yourself from arsenic use by terrorists.

George Kontoghiorghes, Visiting Professor, Director, Postgraduate Research Institute of Science, Technology, Environment and Medicine, Limassol, Cyprus is speaking about the medical problems associated with iron overload conditions such as Thalassemia and Hemochromatosis. There will be comparisons made with several recognized chelating drugs on the market. His second address will be about The Use of Deferiprone, Other Chelators and Their Combination as Magic Bullets for Targeting More Than100 Diseases.

Bob Waters, MD is speaking about Ferritin (the storage form of Iron) – Implications beyond thallasemia and iron overload conditions – it’s part in Metabolic Acidosis

Bob Sonawane, PhD, US EPA, Washington USA, is speaking about Environmental Contributions for the need to Consider Detoxification in Clinical Settings. Data from the NHAYNES and Other Research Programs.

David Quig, PhD from St Charles, IL is educating us about how to properly test patients for toxic and essential metals if they are suspected in patients, especially for Arsenic