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2004:
- IBIDS Database Celebrates Five Years with a New Look and New Features
August 18, 2004 (News Release)
The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) at the National Agricultural Library are delighted to announce the "launch" of the new, improved, Web-accessible International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database today, Wednesday, August 18, 2004.
- ODS Strategic Plan for 2004-2009 Now Available
January 28, 2004 (News Release)
ODS has released its five-year strategic plan entitled, "Promoting Quality Science in Dietary Supplement Research, Education and Communication: A Strategic Plan for the Office of Dietary Supplements 2004-2009."
- Expanded "Mad Cow" Safeguards Announced
January 24, 2004 (News Release)
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced several new public health measures, to be implemented by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to strengthen significantly the multiple existing firewalls that protect Americans from exposure to the agent thought to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as mad cow disease) and that help prevent the spread of BSE in U.S. cattle.
- FDA Plans to Prohibit Sales of Ephedra
January 5, 2004 (Announcements)
On December 30, 2003, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified manufacturers of the FDA's intent to publish a final rule on dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids. The rule will have the effect of banning the sale of these dietary supplements when it becomes effective, 60 days following publication. In addition, FDA issued an alert to consumers advising them to stop using ephedra products immediately.
2003:
- CARDS Updated with Fiscal Year 2002 Data
December 19, 2003 (Announcements)
The Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is pleased to announce the completion of an update to the Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS) database. This update added projects funded by the Institutes and centers of the NIH during fiscal year 2002. CARDS now contains information on 1748 Federally funded research projects on dietary supplements.
- Coral Calcium: FTC and FDA Take Action Against Deceptive Marketing
June 10, 2003 (News Release)
FTC Charges Marketers of Coral Calcium Supreme Dietary Supplement and a Pain-Relief Product With Making False and Unsubstantiated Claims
- FDA Acts Against Products Marketed as Street Drug Alternatives
April 1, 2003 (News Release)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced enforcement actions against firms that are marketing street drug alternative products, some of which contain ephedra or other sources of ephedrine. FDA sent warning letters to eight firms because they marketed products that they claim can be used as alternatives to street drugs.
- Registration Now Open for 5th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference (June 2-3, 2003, Bethesda, MD)
March 26, 2003 (Announcements)
- Treatment for Minor Depression
March 21, 2003 (News Release)
- CARDS Updated with Fiscal Year 2001 Data
March 18, 2003 (Announcements)
- Ephedra: Recent Publications and Announcements
March 10, 2003 (Announcements)
- FDA Proposes Labeling and Manufacturing Standards for All Dietary Supplements
March 7, 2003 (News Release)
- IBIDS Database Updated Winter, 2003
January 29, 2003 (Announcements)
- CARDS Updated with Fiscal Year 2000 Data
January 3, 2003 (Announcements)
2002:
- Historic Nutrition Information Resource On-line
December 2, 2002 (News Release)
- IBIDS Database Updated Fall, 2002
October 17, 2002 (Announcements)
- NIH Releases Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research
October 16, 2002 (News Release)
- Thunder God Vine and Rheumatoid Arthritis
October 1, 2002 (Announcements)
The roots of Thunder God Vine, a plant whose leaves and flowers are highly toxic, have been used medicinally in China for over 400 years. A root extract of this plant was shown to safely and effectively reduce pain and inflammation in a small group of people with treatment-resistant rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
- IBIDS Database Updated Summer, 2002
July 15, 2002 (Announcements)
- NIH Funds Botanical Center in Iowa to Study Health Effects of Echinacea and St. John's Wort
June 25, 2002 (News Release)
- IBIDS Database Updated Spring, 2002
April 30, 2002 (Announcements)
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