Labor/HHS appropriations
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
House bill passes 373-43 Oct. 11; measure would encourage NCCAM to support nutritional supplement research for sickle cell disease, enhance research on basic mechanisms of action/toxicity of herbal medicines and potential for interaction between botanicals and Rx drugs. Unnumbered bill would provide $99.3 mil. for NIH center in FY 2002, a $10.2 mil. increase from fiscal 2001 and equal to budget request. Senate version, which cleared full appropriations committee same day, would allocate NCCAM $110 mil., $20.9 mil. above fiscal 2001
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Office of Dietary Supplements urged to "continue and expand" research initiative on ephedra safety and efficacy under Senate appropriations bill passed Oct. 11. ODS, NCCAM have commissioned an AHRQ study on ephedra, which could be released as early as August 2002 (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 13, p. 10). Appropriations bill also urges ODS to "allocate sufficient funds to expand the number of botanical research centers," with hypericum, echinacea suggested subjects of study. Bill would allocate NCCAM $110 mil. for FY 2002 (2"The Tan Sheet" Oct. 15, In Brief)