Country music star George Canyon teams up with Neuragen® to help ease the pain of Diabetes - June 12, 2009

A natural partnership has developed between Nova Scotia born George Canyon and Halifax based Origin BioMed and their diabetic nerve pain treatment Neuragen®.

Canyon a top Canadian music star also suffers from type 1 diabetes and the chronic pain that often accompanies this disease. Neuragen® is a non-prescription, topically applied product proven to be effective in relieving nerve pain caused by a variety of conditions, including diabetic neuropathy. Neuragen® has been clinically studied and recommended by health care professionals since 1996.

Canyon, 38, leads an active lifestyle playing and coaching hockey, riding horses, exercising regularly and even flying airplanes, “ I suffer from neuropathy in the tips of two of my toes in my right foot....it is an annoying, and sometimes, painful feeling that never goes away. "Neuragen® is a great product for helping diabetics and others that suffer from chronic nerve pain get on with their lives, when I am symptom free I sometimes forget I even have diabetes...and that is worth its weight in gold. I am living my dream and diabetes is not in the way, I challenge you to live your dream" says Canyon. “When a company takes the time to sincerely care about the patient, it is something special and should not be overlooked; Origin BioMed is such a company”.

“The team at Origin BioMed care about the vitality of the diabetic patient and have worked endless hours to create a natural product that will bring aid to so many diabetics that suffer from neuropathic conditions”. “I am really excited to be working with Origin BioMed and the Neuragen® product, the company not only has its roots in my home province of Nova Scotia, but it has created a natural product that can ease the pain and discomfort of neuropathy, a side effect of diabetes”. “Origin BioMed is very pleased to be partnering with George Canyon to promote awareness of diabetes and the side-effects of diabetes, including debilitating nerve pain”, says Origin BioMed’s VP of Marketing, Jason R. Tutty. “As the manufacturers of Neuragen®, we receive feedback from customers on a regular basis concerning the negative impact diabetic nerve pain has on their health and lifestyle. George Canyon is a huge talent and his high public profile will definitely bring diabetic nerve pain and Neuragen® as a treatment option to the forefront for many Canadians suffering with this illness”. Neuragen® is available at leading pharmacies throughout Canada and the US. Canyon and Neuragen® are embarking on a yearlong crusade to help make country music fans across Canada more aware of living with diabetes and how they can live their dreams. Be sure to watch for an event in your region.

For more information on George Canyon and his latest album ‘What I Do’, please visit www.georgecanyon.com.