Florida-based Supplement Sellers Settle FTC False Advertising Charges
NextGen Nutritionals, Strictly Health, and Cyber Business Technology, and owners Anna McLean and Robert McLean have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively marketed and sold dietary supplements. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 22, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Building the Understanding of the Effects of Tai Chi Training on Walking in Older People
Tai chi may help older people who have problems with walking (and falling). (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 21, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Leaving the Center in Good Hands
In this blog post, Dr. Josephine Briggs reviews her time as Director of NCCIH and discusses the Center’s focus on pain research. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 14, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Josephine P. Briggs, M.D. Source Type: news
Ridge Properties DBA Pain Relief Naturally Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of all lots of Naturally HL Bedsore Cream, Pretat by TAT Balm Carbomer Free Gel, & All Naturally HL Hemorrhoid products due to manufacturing concerns at the facility
Ridge Properties DBA Pain Relief Naturally voluntarily recalls all lots within expiry of Naturally HL Bedsore Relief Cream, Extra Strength PreTAT by TAT Balm Carbomer Free Gel and Extra Strength Naturally HL Hemorrhoid Numbing with Lidocaine. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 9, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
The NIH Collaboratory Launches a New Resource on Methods and Best Practices for Pragmatic Clinical Trials
The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory, an NIH Common Fund project, has been supporting nine large-scalepragmatic clinical trials in partnership with health care systems around the United States. NCCIH and NIA have been leading theCollaboratory program, and NCCIH staff have previously blogged about its progress. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 3, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Catherine Meyers, M.D. Source Type: news
In Praise of Scientific Curiosity
Dr. Josephine Briggs, who recently stepped down as NCCIH Director, reflects on the NCCIH research portfolio and scientific curiosity. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 24, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Josephine P. Briggs, M.D. Source Type: news
NCCIH Introduces Know the Science Initiative
Science literacy efforts include interactive modules, videos to equip consumers for informed decision-makingNCCIH launches “Know the Science”, an initiative designed to clarify and explain scientific topics related to health research. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 19, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Know the Science of Complementary Health Approaches
This issue of NCCIH’s Clinical Digest discusses the newly launched “Know the Science” initiative to help consumers better understand complex scientific topics related to health research. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 19, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Variations in the Types and Amounts of Bacteria in Echinacea Plants May Influence the Herb ’s Effects on Infectious Disease
Results of a 2016 study add to the growing body of literature suggesting that differences in the bacteria inside echinacea plants may determine whether and how much the herb enhances the immune system and fights infectious diseases like the common cold. Both the types of bacteria and the quantity of bacteria within the plants may contribute to differences in their effects. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 17, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
U.S. District Court Rules in FTC ’s Favor, Imposes $40 Million Judgment Against Weight-Loss Supplement Marketers for Order Violations
A federal district judge in Atlanta has issued an order finding several defendants, including repeat offender Jared Wheat, in contempt for violating previous court orders related to the sale of weight-loss dietary supplements. The order imposes a more than $40 million judgment against the defendan ts, part or all of which the Federal Trade Commission may use to provide refunds to deceived consumers who bought the products. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 17, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Media Advisory: AAAS CEO Emeritus to present “Communicating Science to the Public: Follow the Science” on October 19
What: Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D., CEO Emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will give a lecture on science communication, touching upon needs for engaging with the public about science and lessons learned from communicating about complex topics. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 17, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $9.8 Million to People Who Were Charged for “Free Trials” for Health Products
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 227,000 refund checks totaling more than $9.8 million to people who bought “fat burning” and “weight loss” products and other dietary supplements, DVDs, or skin creams, including Pure Green Coffee Bean Plus and RKG Extreme, from Health Formulas LLC and related companies. The average refund amount is $43. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 10, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $210,000 to Consumers Who Bought Elimidrol ‘Opiate Withdrawal’ Product
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 5,379 refund checks totaling more than $210,000 to people who bought Elimidrol, a product marketed by Sunrise Nutraceuticals, LLC, as an effective treatment for opiate addiction withdrawal. The average refund amount is $39. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 5, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Federal Strategies To Address Opioid Epidemic Among Talks To Be Streamed at Oct. 6 Advisory Council Meeting
On Friday, October 6, the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH) will hold its first meeting of Fiscal Year 2018. NCCIH grantees and potential applicants may find it useful to hear updates on the Center’s activities and presentations by staff about future funding priorities. We will provide a livestream of the meeting’s open session viaNIH Videocast from 9:45 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. ET. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 4, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. Source Type: news
Former Surgeon General Discusses Stress and Well-being at 2017 Straus Lecture
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., delivered 2017 Straus Lecture on the public health consequences of stress on Americans. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - September 21, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Research Blog Team Source Type: news
