EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON 10/21/97, 10:00, E.D.T
Contact: Jeff Nedelman Burson-Marsteller 202/530-4643

MEDIA ADVISORY

New JAMA Study Proves Important Health Benefits of Ginko Bilboa Extract; Another Prestigious Journal To Publish A Study in December Revealing New Supplement Is The Best Ginko Bilboa Product Available on the Market.

Tomorrow's Journal of the American Medical Association will announce the results of a new clinical trial showing an extract of the Ginko bilboa plant to be safe and effective in improving the mental performance and social functioning of patients. The JAMA study was a 52 week, randomized, double-blind study using 309 patients with Alzheimer disease and dementia.

In another soon-to-be-published study, the prestigious international scientific journal, Planta Medica, will reveal that a new supplement, Extra Strength BioGinkgo 27/7"š, is the most advanced Ginko bilboa product on the market. The study shows Pharmanex' Extra Strength BioGinkgo 27/7"š goes into the blood stream faster, delivers a higher level of active constituents, and works longer than other leading ginkgo brands.

For more information on these exciting new studies, please contact Alan J. Cohen, MD, at 510-944-7006. Dr.Cohen is a psychopharmcologist and professor at the University of California at San Francisco and one of the nation's leading experts on the topic.

Or contact Pharmanex spokesman, Jeff Nedelman, at 202/530-4643.

The Journal of the American Medical Association can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.ama-assn.org

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