ISCMR NEWSFLASH 

1) Conference Announcements

Evidence Based Medicine: Defining the Research Agenda for Homeopathy?

January 25, 2006, London

The European Council for Classical Homeopathy in cooperation with the European Network for Homeopathy researchers is hosting a one day symposium preceding the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital's two day conference, Improving the Success of Homeopathy 5: A Global Perspective. To download a copy of the symposium brochure, please visit: www.iscmr.org/pdf/ECCH.pdf  

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Chronic Disease Prevention

May  15-17, 2006 

NIH, Bethesda, Maryland

The Office of Dietary Supplements and the Office of Medical Applications of Research of the National Institutes of Health will convene a State-of-the-Science Conference on Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements (MVM) and Chronic Disease Prevention, May 15 to 17, 2006 in Bethesda, Maryland. The goal of the conference is to assess the evidence available on MVM use and outcomes for chronic disease prevention in adults, and to make recommendations for future research. Specifically, the conference will explore the following key questions:

• What are the current patterns and prevalence of the public's use of MVM supplements? 

• What is known about the dietary nutrient intake of MVM users versus non-users? 

• What is the efficacy of single vitamin/mineral supplement use in chronic disease prevention? 

• What is the efficacy of MVM in chronic disease prevention in the general population of adults? 

• What is known about the safety of MVM for the generally healthy population? 

• What are the major knowledge gaps and research opportunities regarding MVM use? 

For more information and to view the preliminary agenda, please visit: http://consensus.nih.gov/2006/2006MultivitaminMineralSOS028html.htm

2) News from EURICAM

The European Research Initiative for Complementary and Alterative Medicine (EURICAM) recently sent a letter to the Austrian chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel, concerning planned budget shortenings for health agenda in the EU budget. The letter urges to not reduce the health related budgets in the EU, the overall EU budget being under negotiation this week, December 14-15th 2005, in Brussels.

To read this letter, please visit EURICAM's website www.euricam.net/e-news.html

3) News from EFCAM

The European Forum for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (EFCAM) has released a new brochure. To download this brochure, please visit: www.iscmr.org/pdf/EFCAM.pdf.

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