BOTANICAL CENTER NEWS

August 2007

• Diane F. Birt, Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Director, Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements, has received the Dean's Research Recognition Award of college of Human Sciences.

• UI Researchers Urge Caution When Using Dietary Supplements

June 2007

• Tom Prisinzano won the 2006 Jack L. Beal Award from the American Society of Pharmacognosy and Journal of Natural Products

• Herbal Remedies' Potential Dangers

• Evidence-Based Indications for Herbal Supplements Ignored

• Most herb consumers don't follow indications, reports Mayo Clinic

• Majority Of Herb Users Don't Follow Evidence-Based Indications
   

Spring 2007

• NIH renews funding for botanical supplement research center at ISU with $4.4 million grant
  http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2007/may/botanical.shtml

Spring 2006

• Teaching Excellence Winner: Ryan Rapp

October 2005

• Echinacea for the Prevention and Treatment of Colds in Adults: Research Results and Implications for Future Studies
  http://nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/echinacea_rr.htm

April 2005

• NCCAM and ODS Co-Fund Five Botanical Research Centers
  Five new or renewal botanical centers were announced.  The Iowa Botanical Supplements Research Center continues to be funded by the ODS and NIEHS and  was not reviewed with this round of renewal applications.  The Iowa Center still has two full years of funding left before it will go up for renewal. 
  http://nccam.nih.gov/news/2005/040705.htm

February 2005

• NCCAM Advisory Council and Panel Meetings: June 5, 2005
  http://nccam.nih.gov/about/advisory/naccam/index.htm#2a

• Conference: Assessing the Health Effects of Bioactive Food Components
  http://www.scgcorp.com/bioactivefood2005/

• Integrative Medicine: A Foundation for Prospective Health Care
  http://nccam.nih.gov/news/lectures/upcoming.htm

 
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