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Entries from January 2008

Introduction to Chiropractic

January 31st, 2008 · Comments Off

This fact sheet provides basic information about the Chiropractic health care approach that focuses on the relationship between the body’s structure-mainly the spine-and its functioning.

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FY 2007 Research Awards

January 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

The posted table lists research and training grants funded for both new and ongoing research by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine during Fiscal Year 2007. The list includes the grant number, project title (linked to abstracts on CRISP), principal investigator, institution, and state.

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Josephine Briggs, M.D., Named Director of NCCAM

January 24th, 2008 · Comments Off

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., today named Josephine P. Briggs, M.D., to be the director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). An accomplished researcher and physician, Dr. Briggs brings a focus on translational research to the study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to help build a fuller understanding of the usefulness and safety of CAM practices.

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