I am pleased to present the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) budget request for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health. The FY 2009 budget includes $121,695,000, which is $118,000 more than the comparable FY 2008 appropriation of $121,577,000. The public’s concept of health is broader than preventing and treating disease

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Director’s Testimony: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request

Magnets have been used for health purposes for centuries. Static, or permanent, magnets are widely marketed for pain control and are considered part of complementary and alternative medicine. This fact sheet provides an overview of static magnets and summarizes current scientific knowledge about their effects on pain.

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The Use of Magnets for Pain

FDA has long regarded dietary supplements containing ephedra as potential health hazards because this botanical contains ephedrine alkaloids.

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Herbal Science International, Inc. Recalls Twelve Dietary Herbal Supplements Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk Associated with Ephedra, Aristolochic Acid and Human Placenta

NCCAM has a new director, Josephine L. Briggs, M.D

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CAM at the NIH - April 2008

Researchers have found that a medical encounter may produce its own placebo effects that can bring about significant symptom improvement. The part of the encounter that plays the greatest role in the placebo effect appears to be the physician-patient relationship.

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Study Sheds Light on the Placebo Effect of Medical Encounters