NCCAM Featured Content

• NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Six New Members
  
• In the News: Resveratrol
  
• In the News: Placebo Effect
  
• Soy Protein Supplements Do Not Reduce Plaque in Arteries of Postmenopausal Women
  
• Message from the Director: New Directions
  
• Safe Use of Complementary Health Products and Practices
  
• Depression and Complementary Health Practices
  
• Probiotics
  
• Headaches and CAM
  
• St. John's Wort
  
• Cinnamon
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Headaches and Complementary Health Practices
  
• Headaches and CAM
  
• New Job Opening: Health Specialist (Clinical Studies)
  
• Message from the Director: A Role for Complementary Medicine?
  
• For Low-Back Pain, Yoga More Effective Than Self-Care But Not Stretching
  
• In the News: Dietary Supplements Research
  
• New Go4Life Campaign Focuses On Fitness for Older Adults
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Alzheimer's Disease and CAM
  
• In the News: Study Shows Vitamin E Supplements Increase Incidence of Prostate Cancer
  
• Vitamin E Supplements Increase Incidence of Prostate Cancer, According to SELECT Study
  
• Effects of Chromium Picolinate in People at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
  
• Effects of Chromium Picolinate in People at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
  
• Message From the Director: Ancient Practice Meets Modern Science
  
• NCCAM Twitter Chat
  
• Saw Palmetto Extract No More Effective Than Placebo for Urinary Symptoms in Men
  
• No Difference Between Actual and Simulated Acupuncture for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Study Finds
  
• Study Explores Relationship Between Fatty Acids and Cognitive Decline in Women
  
• No Difference Between Actual and Simulated Acupuncture for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Study Finds
  
• Study Explores Relationship Between Fatty Acids and Cognitive Decline in Women
  
• Paying for CAM Treatment
  
• NCCAM Twitter Chat
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Stress and Relaxation Techniques
  
• Relaxation Techniques for Health: An Introduction
  
• Stress
  
• Tai Chi May Benefit People With Heart Failure
  
• New Job Opening: Health Specialist
  
• Health Behaviors Differ Between Two Groups of CAM Users
  
• Omega‑3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Inflammation and Anxiety in Healthy Young Adults
  
• New Job Opening: Mathematical Statistician (Biomedical Research)
  
• Study Examines the Placebo Response in Patients With Asthma
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Low-Back Pain and CAM
  
• Massage Therapy Holds Promise for Low-Back Pain
  
• A Link Between Omega-6 and Chronic Disease—Does Ancestry Play a Role?
  
• Nature Relief Instant Wart and Mole Remover: Recall—Risk of Severe Skin Burns
  
• Message From the Director: The Continuing Debate
  
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  
• NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Four New Members
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and CAM
  
• The Science of Compassion: Future Directions in End-of-Life and Palliative Care
  
• Ethos Environmental Issues a Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of the Dietary Supplement Regenerect
  
• Safety of Probiotics Research Report
  
• NIH Launches Web Resource on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  
• Psychological Stress and Sudden Cardiac Death
  
• Nutrition Express Voluntarily Recalls Protein Supplements Because of Possible Health Risk
  
• New Job Opening: Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research
  
• AARP & NCCAM Survey Report (2010)
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Childhood Vaccinations/Immunizations
  
• New Job Opening: Mathematical Statistician (Biomedical Research)
  
• Tea Tree Oil
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Menopausal Symptoms and CAM
  
• In the News: Cancer and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  
• Mindfulness Meditation Is Associated With Structural Changes in the Brain
  
• In the News: Zinc and the Common Cold
  
• In the News: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
  
• Analysis of National Survey Shows CAM Use in People With Pain or Neurological Conditions
  
• In the News: Cranberry Juice for Urinary Tract Infections
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Menopausal Symptoms and CAM
  
• Exploring the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Third Strategic Plan: 2011-2015
  
• Quality of Life and Safety of Tai Chi and Green Tea Extracts in Postmenopausal Women
  
• Study Shows Cranberry Juice Cocktail Is No Better Than Placebo at Preventing Recurrent UTIs
  
• Advisory Council Meeting Agenda for February 4th 2011
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Colds and Flu and CAM
  
• In the News: The Placebo Effect
  
• In the News: Echinacea for the Common Cold
  
• FDA Warns Consumers To Avoid Man Up Now Capsules
  
• Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
  
• Harvard Researcher To Speak at NIH on the Promise of Traditional Therapies
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Sleep Disorders and CAM
  
• In the News: Calcium and Vitamin D
  
• FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use Vigor-25
  
• Duro Extend Capsules for Men: Recall - Undeclared Drug Ingredient
  
• Review of CAM Practices for Back and Neck Pain Shows Modest Results
  
• An Interview with Dr. Briggs About Tai Chi and Fibromyalgia
  
• Rheumatoid Arthritis and CAM
  
• In the News: Red Yeast Rice
  
• Recall of Hyland's Teething Tablets, a Homeopathic Product for Children
  
• New Job Opening: Lead Administrative Officer
  
• FDA Issues Warnings to Marketers of Unapproved "Chelation" Products
  
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome and CAM: At a Glance
  
• Laboratory Study Shows Turmeric May Have Bone-Protective Effects
  
• New Job Opening: Legislative Liaison
  
• Message From the Director: Excessive Claims
  
• October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  
• Study Examines the Effects of Swedish Massage Therapy on Hormones, Immune Function
  
• NCCAM Clinical Digest: Chronic Pain and CAM
  
• Message From the Director: Let us hear from you!
  
• Chronic Pain and CAM: At a Glance
  
• Omega-3 Supplements: An Introduction
  
• Massage Therapy: An Introduction
  
• Hoodia
  
• Hawthorn
  
• NIH Announces Five Botanical Research Centers
  
• Comments Invited On NCCAM's Draft Strategic Plan
  
• In the News: Creatine
  
• Message From the Director: Maybe It's All Placebo?
  
• Vita Breath Supplement Contains High Levels of Lead
  
• Tai Chi May Benefit Patients With Fibromyalgia
  
• Prolatis': Undeclared Drug Ingredient
  
• Marketers of Acai Berry Supplements and "Colon Cleansers" Ordered to Halt Sales
  
• Novacare LLC Conducts Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Products Found to Contain Undeclared Drug Ingredient
  
• Green Tea
  
• Grape Seed Extract
  
• Goldenseal
  
• Job Opening: Health Scientist Administrator
  
• Ginkgo
  
• Ginger
  
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome and CAM: At a Glance
  
• Garlic
  
• Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil
  
• New FDA Warnings on Supplements
  
• Message from the Director: Be an Informed Consumer ... Do Your Homework
  
• Claudia Witt on the German Acupuncture Trials
  
• Cancer and CAM: At a Glance
  
• Feverfew
  
• Fenugreek
  
• Evening Primrose Oil
  
• European Mistletoe
  
• European Elder (Elderberry)
  
• Ephedra
  
• Echinacea
  
• Dandelion
  
• Cranberry
  
• FDA Alert - Vialipro Dietary Supplement Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient
  
• Chasteberry
  
• FDA Alert - Slim-30 Herb Weight Loss Supplement Contains Undeclared Drug
  
• Chamomile
  
• Cat's Claw
  
• Black Cohosh
  
• Tai Chi and Qi Gong Show Some Beneficial Health Effects
  
• Bitter Orange
  
• Effects of Milk Thistle Extract on the Hepatitis C Virus Lifecycle
  
• Bilberry
  
• Fish Oil Enhances Effects of Green Tea on Alzheimers Disease in Mice
  
• Astragalus
  
• Asian Ginseng
  
• Aloe Vera
  
• Uso de la medicina complementaria y alternativa: los resfriados y la gripe
  
• Message from the Director: Exploring the Power of Meditation
  
• FDA Alert - Magic Power Coffee Warning
  
• Credentialing CAM Providers: Understanding CAM Education, Training, Regulation, and Licensing
  
• Mouse Study Shows Green Tea Polyphenols May Repair DNA Damage Caused by UV Radiation
  
• Study Finds Shark Cartilage Extract Does Not Improve Lung Cancer Survival
  
• The Intensity and Duration of Exposure to Light Can Affect the Circadian Rhythm
  
• Infant Overdose Risk With Liquid Vitamin D
  
• Study Asks Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease About Use of CAM Mind-Body Therapies
  
• Magnesium Supplements May Benefit People With Asthma
  
• Study Shows Possible Benefit of Milk Thistle Extract for Hepatitis C Virus
  
• Laboratory Study Explores Anti-HIV Potential of Palmitic Acid
  
• Animal Study Shows Connection Between Vitamin E, Lung Inflammation, and Asthma
  
• A Form of Acupuncture May Help in Opioid Addiction
  
• Aromatherapy May Make Good Scents, But Does It Work?
  
• Evidence in Mice May Spur More Research on Fish Oil and Curcumin for Alzheimer's Disease
  
• Laboratory Study Shows Black Cohosh Promotes Bone Formation in Mouse Cells
  
• Understanding the Placebo Effect May Help To Optimize Health
  
• Time to Talk Widget Now Available
  
• Analysis of National Survey Reveals Perceived Benefit of CAM for Back Pain
  
• Laboratory Study Suggests Potential Anti-Cancer Benefit of Ginseng
  
• Tai Chi May Help Heart Failure Patients Sleep Better
  
• Study Suggests Vitamin E May Help People With Asthma
  
• Managing Low-Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach for Primary Care Physicians
  
• Mantram Instruction May Help HIV-Positive Individuals Handle Stress
  
• Herbal Dietary Supplements: Examples of Deceptive or Questionable Marketing Practices and Potentially Dangerous Advice
  
• Cinnamon Bark and Ginseng in Herbal Formulas Increase Life Span of Roundworms
  
• Ginkgo Does Not Shield Seniors' Hearts, But It May Protect Their Leg Arteries
  
• Request for Public Input
  
• Advisory Council Meeting Agenda for June 4th 2010
  
• National Institutes of Health-Sponsored Workshop Provides Guidelines for Soy Research
  
• Long-Term Yoga Practice May Decrease Women's Stress
  
• CAM Provider Use and Expenditures During Cancer Treatment
  
• Transcendental Meditation Helps Young Adults Cope With Stress
  
• Request for Public Input
  
• May Is National Arthritis Awareness Month
  
• Supportive Patient-Practitioner Relationships May Benefit Patients
  
• Director's Testimony: 2011 Budget Request
  
• Job Opening - Lead Administrative Officer
  
• Job Opening - Program Analyst
  
• Black Cohosh, Red Clover No Better Than Placebo in Treating Menopause Symptoms
  
• New Director's Message: Listening to Differing Voices
  
• Using Dietary Supplements Wisely
  
• Study of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Neck-Related Headaches Reports Findings on Dose and Efficacy
  
• Job Opening - Scientific Program Analyst
  
• April Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
  
• Preliminary Trial Finds Possible Benefits of Osteopathic Treatment for Back Pain During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
  
• Ginkgo Ineffective Against High Blood Pressure in Large Study of Older Adults
  
• New Director's Message: The Research Puzzle
  
• National Sleep Awareness Week Is March 7-13
  
• Colds and Flu and CAM: At a Glance
  
• NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Five New Members
  
• Updated Advisory Council Meeting Agenda for February 5th 2010
  
• Funding Strategy: Fiscal Year 2010
  
• NCCAM's Congressional Justification for FY 2011
  
• February Is National Wise Health Consumer Month
  
• New NCCAM Recovery Act Funding Opportunities and Notices
  
• Dr. Emmeline Edwards Named Director of NCCAM's Division of Extramural Research
  
• Tai Chi May Benefit Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
  
• New Director's Message: Happy, Healthy New Year
  
• Advisory Council Meeting, February 5th 2010
  
• Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline Conference
  
• Nzu Traditional African Remedy Contains Lead and Arsenic
  
• Ginkgo Does Not Slow Cognitive Decline
  
• FDA recall of Atlas Operation DIetary Supplements
  
• New Director's Message: Oh My Aching Back!
  
• World AIDS Day-December 1, 2009
  
• Research Symposium Will Explore the Science of CAM
  
• Pai You Guo, Marketed as Dietary Supplement, Recalled
  
• IDS Sports Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Products
  
• Chinese Herbal Medicine May Benefit People With Pre-Diabetes, But Evidence Is Inconclusive
  
• Bodybuilding.com Alert
  
• Study Suggests That Both Traditional and Simulated Acupuncture Relieve Pain but by Different Mechanisms
  
• November Is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month
  
• Director's Message on the Flu
  
• Strategic Plan Request for Input
  
• Job Opening: Director for the Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
  
• Message from the Director: Symptoms Matter
  
• Study Indicates Cranberry Juice Does Not Interfere with Two Antibiotics Women Take for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
  
• Message from the Director: Spending on CAM
  
• Americans Spent $33.9 Billion Out-of-Pocket on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  
• Colloidal Silver Products
  
• Red Yeast Rice May Help Patients With High Cholesterol Who Cannot Take Statin Drugs
  
• Many Older People Use Both Prescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
  
• Young You Weight Loss Products Recalled
  
• Recall of Stealth Chocolate, Stealth Vanilla Powdered Dietary Supplement
  
• Omega-3 Supplements: An Introduction
  
• Sleep Disorders and CAM: At a Glance
  
• Chromium Picolinate Does Not Improve Key Features of Metabolic Syndrome in Adults
  
• Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal ProductsWarnings
  
• A Message from the Director
  
• 2009 Director's Testimony
  
• Acupuncture for Pain
  
• Study Finds Benefits of Therapeutic Massage for Chronic Neck Pain
  
• NIH Workshop on Nonpharmacologic Management of Back Pain
  
• Como evaluar recursos de salud publicados en Internet
  
• Acupuncture-Like Treatments Improve Outcomes Compared to Usual Care for Low-Back Pain
  
• Message from NCCAM's Director
  
• FDA, FTC Warn of Fraudulent Flu Products
  
• Job Openings: IT Specialist
  
• FDA Alert - Hydroxycut
  
• Study Finds Creatine Does Not Enhance Strength-Building Effects of Resistance Training in HIV Patients
  
• NCCAM Faculty Recruitment through Biomedical Research Core Centers
  
• Message from NCCAM's Director
  
• Two More NCCAM Funding Opportunities Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
  
• Translating CAM Research Results Into Clinical Practice: Results From a National Survey of Physicians and CAM Providers
  
• World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day Is April 25
  
• April 7 Council Meeting Public Conference
  
• NCCAM Investments Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
  
• Acupuncture Shows Possible Effect for Tension Headaches
  
• Grape Seed Extract May Help Neurodegenerative Diseases
  
• Message from NCCAM's Director
  
• February Is American Heart Month
  
• Message from the Director: Public Mission
  
• Brain-Imaging Study Explores Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture
  
• Green Tea May Help Protect Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
  
• St. John's Wort Extracts May Help Treat Major Depression
  
• New Statistics on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in the United States
  
• Herbs at a Glance Update: Black Cohosh
  
• December 1 Is World AIDS Day
  
• Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Fails To Show Benefit in Preventing Dementia in the Elderly
  
• Massage Therapy May Ease Pain and Improve Mood in Advanced Cancer Patients
  
• CAM and Hepatitis C: A Focus on Herbal Supplements
  
• November Is American Diabetes Month
  
• Researchers Investigate Effects of Ginkgo Biloba on Stroke-Related Brain Injury in Mice
  
• Half of Surveyed Physicians Use Placebo Treatments for Patients
  
• Review of Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Shows No Benefit for Use of Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements
  
• Hypnosis May Reduce Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
  
• National Chiropractic Month, October 2008
  
• New Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers Target Stress-Related Illnesses, Obesity, Cancer, and Other Conditions
  
• Lifestyle Changes May Affect Cell-Level Processes Related to Disease
  
• Tips for Talking With Your Health Care Providers About CAM
  
• Dietary Supplements Glucosamine and/or Chondroitin Fare No Better than Placebo in Slowing Structural Damage of Knee Osteoarthritis
  
• Operation False Cure
  
• New NIH Research Initiative to Test Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms
  
• Message from the Director
  
• September Is Healthy Aging Month
  
• Paying for CAM Treatment
  
• Executive Summary of Meditation for Health Purposes Workshop
  
• Reiki: An Introduction
  
• Ayurvedic Medicine: An Introduction
  
• CAM and Fibromyalgia: At a Glance
  
• CAM and Diabetes: A Focus on Dietary Supplements
  
• Grape Seed Extract May Help Prevent and Treat Alzheimer's
  
• St. John's Wort Shows No Impact on the Symptoms of ADHD
  
• Time To Talk About CAM
  
• Message From The Director
  
• International Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Issues a Voluntary Recall of all Viril-Ity-Power (VIP) Tabs
  
• Herbs at a Glance Book Now Available
  
• Spinal Manipulation for Low-Back Pain
  
• Martin H. Goldrosen, Ph.D., Named Director of NCCAM's Division of Extramural Activities
  
• Yoga for Health: An Introduction
  
• NIH Yoga Week is May 19–23, 2008
  
• Women's Health Week is May 11–17, 2008
  
• Director's Testimony: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request
  
• The Use of Magnets for Pain
  
• Herbal Science International, Inc. Recalls Twelve Dietary Herbal Supplements Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk Associated with Ephedra, Aristolochic Acid and Human Placenta
  
• Study Sheds Light on the Placebo Effect of Medical Encounters
  
• Brain Awareness Week is March 10-16, 2008
  
• Pilot Study Provides New Insight on Effect of Ginkgo Extract on Dementia in the Elderly
  
• Acupuncture Shows Promise in Improving Rates of Pregnancy Following IVF
  
• February Is American Heart Month
  
• St. John's Wort and Depression
  
• Introduction to Acupuncture
  
• NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Six New Members
  
• Menopausal Symptoms and CAM
  
• Introduction to Chiropractic
  
• FY 2007 Research Awards
  
• Josephine Briggs, M.D., Named Director of NCCAM
  
• NCCAM Grantsmanship Workshop
  
• Job Opening: Health Scientist Administrator NCCAM
  
• Grant Application Notice: NIH Reduces Error Correction Window to Two Business Days
  
• December 1 Is World AIDS Day
  
• Recall of 'True Man Sexual Energy,' 'Energy Max' Dietary Supplements: FDA Press Release
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Noni
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Soy
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Thunder God Vine
  
• November Is American Diabetes Month
  
• NCCAM Education Grant Program Focus of Academic Medicine Journal Issue
  
• NCCAM Image Gallery
  
• October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Hoodia
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: European Elder
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Chamomile
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Bitter Orange
  
• Warning of Red Yeast Rice Products for High Cholesterol
  
• FY 2008 Budget Request
  
• FDA Issues Dietary Supplements Final Rule
  
• CAM Use in Children
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Astragalus
  
• In Memoriam: Stephen E. Straus, M.D., First Director of NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Internationally Recognized Physician-Scientist
  
• Integrative Medicine Consult Service Established at the NIH Clinical Center
  
• May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month
  
• An Introduction to Naturopathy
  
• April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
  
• Grape Seed Extract: Herbs at a Glance
  
• Lavender: Herbs at a Glance
  
• Study compares year-long effectiveness of four weight-loss plans
  
• Brain Awareness Week (March 12-18, 2007)
  
• Turmeric: Herbs at a Glance
  
• Peppermint Oil: Herbs at a Glance
  
• Fenugreek: Herbs at a Glance
  
• Job Opening: Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, NCCAM
  
• Job Opening: Director of NCCAM
  
• Yohimbe: Herbs at a Glance
  
• February is American Heart Month
  
• AARP/NCCAM Report on Older Americans
  
• An Introduction to Probiotics
  
• Self-Hypnosis Beneficial for Women Undergoing Breast Biopsy
  
• Twenty-Sixth NACCAM Meeting, February 2, 2007
  
• New Herbs at a Glance: Aloe Vera, Cat's Claw, Chasteberry, and More.
  
• Herbal Supplement Fails To Relieve Hot Flashes
  
• NCCAM-Funded Research for FY 2006
  
• Paying for CAM Treatment
  
• Stephen E. Straus, M.D., Becomes Senior Advisor to NIH Director
  
• NCCAM and The Bernard Osher Foundation Announce New Career Development Award
  
• Developing Probiotics as Foods and Drugs
  
• Natural Products: Challenges and Opportunities, Distinguished Lectures
  
• Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research Released in Annual Bibliography (2005)
  
• Over 1.6 million Americans Use CAM for Insomnia or Trouble Sleeping
  
• Massage Therapy as CAM
  
• Advisory Council Meeting, September 8
  
• Job Opening: International Health Program Specialist, GS 12/13
  
• Red Clover: Herbs at a Glance
  
• Licorice Root: Herbs at a Glance
  
• FDA Warns Consumers and Health Care Providers Not to Use Bismacine, also known as Chromacine
  
• FDA Warning: Dietary Supplements Used for Sexual Enhancement
  
• New SF424 and PHS 398 Electronic Forms
  
• DCRC Applicants Conference Call
  
• Miller Named Director of Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
  
• Five New Members on the Advisory Council
  
• Job Opening: Scientific Director/Clinical Director
  
• Job Opening: Grants Management Specialist
  
• Tai Chi for Health Purposes