New NCCAM centers
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine expands its research centers program with the addition of three centers for excellence and two international centers, NCCAM announces Oct. 14. Newly established Center for Arthritis & Traditional Chinese Medicine at the University of Maryland will receive $1.2 mil. to investigate acupuncture and herbs for arthritis treatment, while the Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York is granted $1.4 mil. to evaluate the three-herb Chinese formula ASHMI as a therapy for allergies asthma. The use of traditional Chinese herbal formulas for conditions such as irritable bowl syndrome and cancer, will be explored at the international centers, according to NCCAM. The safety and efficacy of traditional African plant-based therapies for HIV/AIDS and associated conditions will also be explored...