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International Workshop to Evaluate Research Needson the Use and Safety of Medicinal Herbs
[Federal Register: July 10, 1998 (Vol. 63, Number 132]
[Notices]
[Page 37404-37405]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Toxicology Program: Notice of International Workshop to "Evaluate Research Needs on the Use and Safety of Medicinal Herbs"The Workshop will be held at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Conference Facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina September 23 and 24 1998 from 8:30 to 5:00 each day.
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[Note: The workshop location has been changed to the Brownestone
Hotel in Raleigh, NC - for more information, contact the NTP Liaison
Office at 919-541-0530; FAX 919-541-0295; email: britton@niehs.nih.gov ]
Background
Herbal medicines and dietary supplements account for one of the
fastest growing markets in US pharmacies and constitute a multi-billion
dollar industry. It is estimated that as many as 1,500 botanicals
are sold in the US as dietary supplements or ethnic traditional
medicines. It is further estimated that greater than 50% of the
US population uses one or more dietary supplements including medicinal
herbs. Medicinal herbs are not, however, subject to the same
testing for efficacy or safety mandated for prescription or over-the-counter
drugs. Given the increasing use of some medicinal herbs and the
paucity of toxicological data, this workshop will bring together
a panel of national and international experts to discuss the use
of the medicinal herbs and dietary supplements and to establish
research needs that address public health concerns. The tentative
program follows:
Wednesday, September 23, 1998 | |||
Opening Comments | |||
The NIEHS | Dr. Carl Barrett National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | ||
The National Toxicology Program | Dr. George Lucier National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | ||
Comments from NIH Office of Dietary Supplements | Dr. Bernadette Marriott National Institutes of Health | ||
DHHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | Dr. Kenneth D. Fisher Dept. of Health & Human Services | ||
Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research | Ms. Phyllis Greenberger Society for the Health Research Advancement of Women's Health Research | ||
Keynote Speaker "Science, Politics, Public Opinion and Herbal Dietary Supplements" | Dr. Norman R. Farnsworth University of Illinois, Chicago | ||
Session I: | Benefits and Risks Associated with the Use of Medicinal Herbs | Dr. H. B. Matthews (Session Moderator) | |
Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs in the United States | Mr. Mark Blumenthal American Botanical Council | ||
Ranking Possible Toxic and Carcinogenic Hazards of Natural and Synthetic Chemicals | Dr. Lois Gold Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | ||
USP Panel on the Identification and Standardization of Natural Products | Dr. V. Srini Srinivasan U.S. Pharmacopoeia
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Session II: | International Research on the Efficacy and Safety of Dietary Supplements and Medicinal Herbs Worldwide | Dr. Bernadette Marriott
(Session Moderator) | |
Research of Medicinal Herbs in Germany | Dr. Prof. Hildebert Wagner Institute for Pharmaceutical Biologie | ||
Ancient - Modern Concordance in Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants | Dr. Sukh Dev New Friends Colony, India | ||
Medicinal Herbs in Japan | Prof. Yutaka Sashida Tokyo Pharmaceutical University | ||
Open Discussion & Public Comment
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Thursday, September 24, 1998 | |||
Session III: | Research on Medicinal Herbs and Dietary Supplements in the U.S. | Dr. Norman Farnsworth (Session Moderator) | |
Methodology and Testing to Insure | Dr. Joe Betz & | ||
Product Content and Quality | Dr. William Obermeyer Food & Drug Administration | ||
Research on Dietary Supplements: An Industry Perspective | Loren D. Israelsen Utah Natural Products Alliance | ||
Current Research Programs of the U.S. Dietary Supplement Industry | Dr. Jill Ellis National Nutritional Foods Association
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Session IV: | Panel Discussion on Research Needs to Assure Safety of Medicinal Herbs and Dietary Supplements in the U.S. | Dr. Kenneth D.Fisher (Session Moderator) | |
Dr. Bernadette Marriott, Director, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements | |||
Dr. Wayne B. Jonas, Director, NIH Office of Alternative Medicine | |||
Dr. Linda D. Meyers, Deputy Director for Science and Nutrition DHHS, Office of Disease Prevention and Nutrition | |||
Dr. Elizabeth A. Yetley, Director, Office of Special Nutrition, US FDA | |||
Mr. Loren Israelsen, Executive Director, Utah Natural Products Alliance | |||
Dr. Jill Ellis, Scientific Director, NNFA | |||
Dr. Rossanne M. Philen, Chief Environmental Hazards Epidemiology Section, NCEH | |||
Mr. David Schardt, Associate Nutritionist, Center for Science
in the Public Interest
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Session V: | Open Discussion on Research Needs to Assure Safety of Medicinal Herbs and Dietary Supplements in the U.S. | Dr. H. B. Matthews (Session Moderator) | |
Workshop Adjourns |
Co-sponsors for the workshop include National
Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements and
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; the Department
of Health and Human Services National Toxicology
Program and Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Special Nutrition
and the Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research
The meeting is open to the public, limited
only by space available. The program includes time for open discussion.
In addition time will be allotted to persons wishing to make
oral comments. Those wishing to speak are encouraged to pre-register.
The time allotted for each presenter will be dependent on the
number of speakers.
To register, please submit the following:
name, address, institutional affiliation, department, address,
city, state, phone, fax and email address to Jaime Edge, NIEHS,
P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (fax: 919-541-0295
or email to edge@niehs.nih.gov.
For further information on the meeting plans contact Dr. Matthews at (919) 541-3252; for any other information on the workshop contact Alma Britton (919)-541-0530; FAX (919)-541-0295 or email: britton@niehs.nih.gov
Dated: June 30, 1998
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Kenneth Olden, Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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