The quarterly newsletter from NCCAM
Past Issues
2008
- Volume XV, Number 1: April 2008
Featuring: Josephine P. Briggs, M.D., Named Director of NCCAM; 10th Anniversary of NIH Acupuncture Conference; Meet Advisory Council Member Sheldon Cohen, Ph.D.; Profile of the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements; and other stories - Volume XV, Number 2: July 2008
Featuring: New Campaign Encourages Open Communication About CAM; NIH Botanical Research Centers; CAM and Fibromyalgia: At a Glance; Meet NACCAM Member Stephen Barnes, Ph.D.; and other stories
2007
- Volume XIV, Number 1: Winter
Featuring: Survey: Older Americans' Discussion of CAM with Doctors; Thinking About CAM Therapies for Young People; Perspective: Dr. Kathi J. Kemper on Integrative Pediatric Care - Volume XIV, Number 2: Spring
Featuring: In Memoriam: Stephen E. Straus, M.D.; NCCAM's Centers of Excellence; Perspective: Christopher Gardner, Ph.D.; Focus: Four Plans for Weight Loss; Garlic for LDL Cholesterol - Volume XIV, Number 3: Summer
Featuring: Placebos: Sugar, Shams, Therapies, or All of the Above?; CAM Stakeholders Bring Their Views to NCCAM Dialogue; Perspective: Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord; CAM Use in America: Up Close - Volume XIV, Number 4: Fall
Featuring: International Team Studies South African Plant for HIV/AIDS; Meet NACCAM Member Carlo Calabrese, M.D., M.P.H.; Low Back Pain: NACCAM Symposium; First Transagency Fellow in Cancer CAM
2006
- Volume XIII, Number 1: Winter
Featuring: What Is Ayurveda?; New Research Centers - Volume XIII, Number 2: Spring
Featuring: Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate Study Results Announced; The Irresistible Treat That Might Help Resistance - Volume XIII, Number 3: Summer
Featuring: International Research Conference Highlights Progress, New Directions; Getting To Know "Friendly Bacteria" - Volume XIII, Number 4: Fall
Featuring:Dr. Straus Steps Down as NCCAM Director; Tools That Are Transforming Discovery in CAM
2005
- Volume XII, Number 1: Winter
Featuring: Prayer and Spirituality in Health; Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis - Volume XII, Number 2: Spring
Featuring: NCCAM's Work on Health Disparities; Health Care in Alaska Native Communities - Volume XII, Number 3: Summer
Featuring: Can't Sleep?; Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms - Volume XII, Number 4: Fall
Featuring: What is Ayurveda?; New Research Centers
2004
- Volume XI, Number 1: Winter
Featuring: Office of International Health Research: Taking Rigorous Research on CAM Worldwide; NCCAM's First PICRC Awards - Volume XI, Number 2: Spring
Featuring: Investigating the Science Behind Plants as Treatments; Celebrating 5 Years, NCCAM Invites Your Input on Strategic Planning - Volume XI, Number 3: Summer
Featuring: CAM Use in the United States Survey; - Volume XI, Number 4: Fall
Featuring: Researching CAM Approaches to the Problems of Obesity; Diet Products and Plans: Weigh the Claims
2003
- Volume X, Number 1: Winter
Featuring: Menopausal Symptoms and Alternative Therapies; - Volume X, Number 2: Spring
Featuring: NCCAM Appoints First Deputy Director; Training Researchers in CAM; New Studies Launched; Ephedra and Health Risk - Volume X, Number 3: Summer
Featuring: Life Stresses and Mind-Body Therapies; - Volume X, Number 4: Fall
Featuring: NCCAM Seeks Scientific Answers On CAM for Cancer; New Advisory Council Members Appointed
2002
- Volume IX, Number 1: Winter
Featuring: NCCAM Specialty Research Centers in Oregon; OIHR Shares Expertise in Asia - Volume IX, Number 2: Summer
Featuring: NCCAM Plays Key Role in Integrative Medicine Task Force; 10 Things To Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web - Volume IX, Number 3: Fall
Featuring: What's in the Bottle?; Seeking Health Information on the Internet
2001
- Volume VIII, Number 3: Fall
Featuring: FTC and FDA Take Action Against Internet Scams and Questionable Health Claims; NCCAM Holds Colloquium: Viewpoints Exchanged with the CAM Therapeutics Industry
