Press Releases
- 07/30/2009
Americans Spent $33.9 Billion Out-of-Pocket on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
CAM accounts for approximately 1.5 percent of total health care expenditures and 11.2 percent of total out-of-pocket expenditures on health care in the United States. - 07/22/2009
Comprehensive New Data on Costs of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Data from a nationwide government survey on the costs of CAM will be released during a telebriefing and online presentation. - 06/05/2009
NCCAM Advisory Council Welcomes Two New Members
Members of the Council contribute their expertise over 4-year terms and meet three times per year to offer advice and recommendations on prioritization, conduct, and support of CAM research. - 05/11/2009
Acupuncture-Like Treatments Improve Outcomes Compared to Usual Care for Low Back Pain
People suffering from chronic low back pain who received acupuncture or simulated acupuncture treatments fared better than those receiving only conventional care according to a recent study. - 03/02/2009
Noted Author, Surgeon To Address Chinese Medicine, Western Science and Acupuncture at NCCAMs Inaugural Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Nuland will be the featured speaker at the inaugural Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture. - 02/18/2009
Dr. Dale Birkle Dreer Named Chief of NCCAM's Office of Scientific Review
Dale Birkle Dreer, Ph.D., was recently appointed chief of the OSR at the NCCAM. - 12/12/2008
NIHSeniorHealth Adds Complementary and Alternative Medicine Information (National Insitutes of Health)
According to a new nationwide government survey, 41 percent of adults in the United States aged 60–69 use some form of CAM. - 12/10/2008
According to a New Government Survey, 38 Percent of Adults and 12 Percent of Children Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The survey was conducted as part of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), an annual study in which tens of thousands of Americans are interviewed about their health- and illness-related experiences. - 12/01/2008
News Advisory: New Data Provide Comprehensive Understanding of Americans' Use of CAM
CDC to release a nationwide government survey on trends and demographic use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among both adults and children in the United States. - 11/19/2008
Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Fails To Show Benefit in Preventing Dementia in the Elderly
In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , 240 milligrams per day of the dietary supplement Ginkgo biloba was found to be ineffective in reducing the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older people.
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