Important News
August 3, 2010 - George Family Foundation Invests in Nursing Leadership
$556,000 gift to the University of Minnesota will support Nursing fellows to obtain
integrative health and healing education through 2015
The George Family Foundation today announced that it has awarded a grant of $556,000 to the Center for Spirituality & Healing at the University of Minnesota to create a fellowship and co-curricular program that will prepare nurse leaders in integrative health and healing. Read the press release.
January 21, 2010 - Journal of the American Association of Integrative Medicine Call For Articles
Articles should be about subjects that pertain to complementary and alternative healing and wellness, new procedures, new findings, life styles of people using integrative therapies, the integration of traditional and alternative methods in practices, and any other subjects that bring knowledge and insight into the world of integrative medicine. Read details and guidelines.
January 20, 2010 - ABC Publishes Monograph on Scientific and Clinical Research of Pycnogenol®
The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) has just published a monographsummarizing selected scientific and clinical studies of Pycnogenol®, a patented dietary ingredient from French maritimepine bark.
Seventeen human clinical studies of Pycnogenol are reviewed in the monograph, evaluating the extract’s potentialbenefits in numerous areas. These include its cardiovascular benefits, such as its ability to reduce difficulties associatedwith chronic venous insufficiency and problems related to thrombosis (formation or presence of blood clots in bloodvessels). Read the press release.
January 15, 2010 - Vectomega® Whole Food Omega-3 Complex Nominated Best New Finished Product
Each year, leaders in the health and nutrition industry gather at the Nutracon conference and SupplyExpo in Anaheim, California, to recognize and award the top new products at the forefront of ingredient and technology innovation. For 2010, New Hope Natural Media has announced Vectomega® by EuroPharma® as one of three finalists for the inaugural NutrAward for Best New Finished Product containing a functional ingredient. Read the press release.
January 7, 2010 - "Herbal Insights" Debuts on PBS TV Series
(Austin, TX) January 7, 2010. The American Botanical Council (ABC), America’s leading nonprofit herbal research and education organization, has teamed up with the producers of a popular public television series to create “Herbal Insights,” a new segment on popular herbs and herb issues. Read the press release.
January 4, 2010 - Dr. Carl Hangee-Bauer, a licensed naturopathic doctor from San Francisco, California, became the President of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Dr. Hangee-Bauer takes the helm at a critical time, as the country struggles with rising health care costs, skyrocketing rates of chronic disease, and a looming shortage of primary care providers. Read the press release.
December 28, 2009 - Natural Medicine Journal Publisher, Karolyn A. Gazella, is recognized as one of the "Top 10 People of 2009 in Integrative Healthcare" by John Weeks and the Integrator.
Read the article by the Integrator Blog.