Genetics May Be a Factor in African-American Cigarette Preferences
New NCCIH-funded research suggests genetic factors drive African American preference for mentholated cigarettes. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 25, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

Apply for a Supplement to Promote Training on NCCIH-Funded Awards
Learn more about training and career development opportunities on NCCIH’s Training Opportunities webpage. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 22, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D. Source Type: news

Kingston Pharma, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of All Lots of DG ™ Baby Gripe Water Due to Undissolved Ingredient, Citrus Flavonoid
Kingston Pharma, LLC is voluntarily recalling all lots of “DG™ Baby Gripe Water herbal supplement with organic ginger and fennel extracts” to the consumer level due to the presence of an undissolved ingredient, citrus flavonoid. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 20, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

Genetics May Be a Factor in African-American Cigarette Preferences
New NCCIH-funded research suggests genetic factors drive African American preference for mentholated cigarettes. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 15, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

Webinar To Assist Applicants for Grants To Study Specific Cannabis Components
Interested in an NCCIH grant opportunity to identify and develop novel strategies– like cannabinoids– to treat acute and chronic pain? Read this blog post and learn more here. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 14, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: David Shurtleff, Ph.D. Source Type: news

New Analysis Finds Increases in Non-Cancer Pain Prevalence and Opioid Use for Non-Cancer Pain Management Among U.S. Adults, Despite Decreases in Pain-Related Health Care Visits
Between combined years 1997/1998 and 2013/2014, the number of U.S. adults experiencing non-cancer pain increased by 25 percent, and yet during this same period there was a decrease in visits to health care providers for pain, a small decrease in prescription pain medications overall, but a large increase in the use of opioids, especially strong opioids. Individuals from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Social& Scientific Systems, and Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Center for Medical Informatics analyzed data from a national survey. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 13, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

Two decades of data reveal overall increase in pain, opioid use among U.S. adults
NCCIH-funded research shows rise in number of U.S. adults with at least one painful health condition between 1997/98 and 2013/14,& that use of strong opioids more than doubled among adults with severe pain-related interference. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 13, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

The Importance of Research on Health and Well-Being
As I ’ve dived into my role as Director at NCCIH, one of the things that’s made me so energized about the position is the smart, pragmatic thinking embedded within the Strategic Plan NCCIH adopted in 2016. It’s a twofold cogent recognition of: 1) the very real challenges faced daily by patients and their health care providers, and 2) the opportunities the research community has to offer much-needed evidence to inform decisions about patient care. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 12, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

FTC and FDA Send Warning Letters to Companies Selling Dietary Supplements Claiming to Treat Alzheimer ’s Disease and Remediate or Cure Other Serious Illnesses Such as Parkinson’s, Heart Disease, and Cancer
As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure that dietary supplements and other health-related products are advertised truthfully, and that efficacy claims made for such products are supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence, the Federal Trade Commission has joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in sending three warning letters to companies based in Florida, South Carolina, and New  Mexico. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 11, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

NCCIH welcomes five new members to advisory council
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health, welcomes five new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH). This council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCIH, the lead federal agency for research on complementary and integrative  health. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - February 8, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news