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1994 ICA Milestones

>>The ICA celebrates its 10th Anniversary.

>>The NIDDK sponsors first ever Symposium on Women's Health Research in Bethesda, Maryland. This three-day conference focuses on incontinence, IC, and cystitis.

>>NIH allocates $2.5 million for IC research in '94.

>>Urologic Clinics of North America, a prominent medical journal, dedicates an entire issue to IC.

>>Professional golfer Terry-Jo Myers, who suffers from interstitial cystitis, agrees to become the ICA's official spokesperson. In March, she testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

>>Interstitial cystitis and the ICA are featured in several articles in national publications including Ms. Magazine, Glamour, Ladies Home Journal, New Woman, and Reader's Digest.

>>The fall/ winter cover of the ICA UPDATE features a letter from First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulating the ICA on the anniversary of its first decade of achievements. This special edition provides an overview of the IC research field.

>>The ICA's Executive Director Debra Slade is invited to participate in a Health Care Reform Event held in Washington, DC, with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

>>The ICA sets up information booths at the American Urological Allied Association (AUAA) meeting in San Francisco, and the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting, also held in San Francisco.