| October 2024 Itâs important for patients to know the science of health. As you know, there is a lot of inaccurate or misleading information circulating about healthâfrom anecdotes disguised as evidence to excessive claims made by supplement manufacturers to TV doctors touting the latest âmiracle cure.â Reliable health information is key to making good health decisions, but it can be difficult to tell the difference between facts and myths, particularly in the area of complementary and integrative health approaches. Read more »
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NCCIH Clinical Digest is a service of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NCCIH Clinical Digest, a monthly e-newsletter, offers evidence-based information on complementary and integrative health, including scientific literature searches, summaries of NCCIH-funded research, fact sheets for patients, and more. NCCIH is 1 of 27 institutes and centers at the NIH. The mission of NCCIH is to define, through rigorous scientific investigation, the usefulness and safety of complementary and alternative medicine interventions and their roles in improving health and health care. For additional information, call NCCIHâs Clearinghouse toll free at 1-888-644-6226, or visit the NCCIH website at nccih.nih.gov. | 