Henkel Corporation
LaGrange, IL
Contact: Caron Blitz, Blitz & Assoc., Inc. 847/945-0101

MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Feb. 19, 1997

Powerful Antioxidant Pycnogenol Pine Bark Extract to Highlight Symposium During Industry's Largest Trade Show

WHAT: Pycnogenol , derived from the French maritime pine tree, is a powerful complex of antioxidants which offers the body's vascular system protection from the destructive effects of free radicals.

WHO:
Richard Passwater, PhD, symposium moderator

Paul Pavlovic, MD, Exercise Physiology and Performance Benefits and Antioxidant Status on Pre- and Post-Exercise

Ronald Watson, PhD, Normalization of Platelet Activity in Smokers and Anti-Aging Effects of Pycnogenol

Tony Martin, DC, PhD, Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia

Julie Paul, PhD, Attention Deficit Disorder

Steven Tenebaum, PhD, Hyperactivity Disorder

WHERE:
Natural Products Expo West, Anaheim, CA Robert Mondavi Wine & Food Center
1570 Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa

WHEN:
Thursday, March 6, 1997 Symposium 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., cocktail reception until 11:30

HOW:
To register, call Lisa Brown at 815/394-0290 Free shuttle buses will pick up attendees in front of the Anaheim Hilton Hotel and bring them to the nearby Mondavi Center.

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