Electronic Highlights Bulletin Available During
the Tenth Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension

The American Society of Hypertension (ASH) is pleased to announce that
health professionals will now be able to follow the proceedings of the
Tenth Scientific Meeting of the Society, to be held on May 17 through May
20, 1995 in New York, through a free electronic highlights bulletin
(ASH-EHLB) available to anyone with e-mail access via the Internet. The
ASH-EHLB is an innovate service provided by ASH to disseminate key
information from this important meeting to a broad audience of health
professionals.

WHAT IS ASH?

The American Society of Hypertension is the largest US organization
devoted solely to hypertension and its related disorders. Membership is
open to those physicians and health care professionals who are involved in
the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and related cardiovascular
disease, and those with a demonstrated interest in the field. The Society
publishes the prestigious "American Journal of Hypertension".

For information about membership or upcoming educational programs, cal
212-644-0650 or fax 212-644-0658.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASH MEETING

This meeting of the ASH has been designed to promote and encourage the
development, advancement, and exchange of information in all aspects of
research, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension and related
cardiovascular diseases. The sessions will present new findings on the
physiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of
hypertension and related conditions. Information will update the current
state of the art in managing particular groups of patients and particular
facets of their conditions. Other sessions will evaluate specific
treatment modalities and pharmacologic agents.

WHO SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO ASH-EHLB?

Physicians, scientists, pharmacists, nurses, and other health care
professionals and paraprofessionals with an interest in the mechanisms or
management of hypertension and related diseases will benefit from the
symposia, workshops, {*filter*}and poster sessions, and many faculty lectures
covering a wide range of topics. Both specialists and primary care
physicians will find novel information summarized in the ASH-EHLB.

WHAT WILL THE ASH-EHLB GIVE ME?

A new issue of the ASH-EHLB will be sent to your e-mail address
automatically EACH EVENING after the close of that day's sessions.
Independent editors and medical writers, under the direction of the
Editorial Board, will summarize important new information organized in a
logical sequence under headings including, but not limited to:

     What's new
     Tomorrow's schedule of events
     Key news items (ie, press releases)
     Plenary sessions
     "Meet the Expert" sessions
     Poster sessions
     Satellite symposia

HOW DO I RECEIVE THE ASH-EHLB?

The ASH-EHLB is FREE. In order to get ASH-EHLB delivered to your e-mail
address, you must "subscribe" to the mailing list.  Send an e-mail message

          SUBSCRIBE ASH-EHLB yourname

(Substitute your first and last name for "yourname"; ie,
SUBSCRIBE ASH-EHLB John Doe). The rest is handled automatically by the
list software.

Alternatively, you may send an e-mail message to

          SUBSCRIBE yourname

It is important that you "subscribe" to the list NOW. During the weeks
preceding the ASH meeting, list members will receive a number of important
communications regarding the scientific program. Even if you plan to
attend the meeting in New York, we encourage you to join the list in order
to receive information that will help you participate more fully in the
meeting.

The ELHB for the Tenth Scientific Meeting of ASH is made possible by an
educational grant from Marion Merrell Dow. Editorial and Internet support
is provided by Pharmaceutical Information Associates, Ltd, of Levittown,
PA.

--
John Mack
Pharmaceutical Information Associates, Ltd.
PharmInfoNet
http://www.***.com/

1-215-949-0490