complement the recommendations of the White
House Commission on Complementary and Alter-
native Medicine Policy released earlier this year.
The agencies cosponsoring the IOM study
include the following:
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
John E. Fogarty International Center
National Cancer Institute
National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases
National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
National Library of Medicine
NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
For information on the National Academies,
visit http://www.nationalacademies.org. For information
on the Institute of Medicine, visit http://www.iom.edu.The National Center for Complementary and Alterna-
tive Medicine (NCCAM) is dedicated to exploring comple-
mentary and alternative medical (CAM) practices in the
context of rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and
disseminating authoritative information to the public and
professionals. For additional information, call NCCAM’s
Clearinghouse toll free at 1-888-644-6226, or visit the
NCCAM Web site at nccam.nih.gov.206 The Encyclopedia of Complementary and Alternative Medicine