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In This Issue: The R34: An Opportunity for Critical Groundwork in Clinical Trials Research

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	March 31, 2015	news, resources, and events
		Announcements NCCIH Research Blog: The R34: An Opportunity for Critical Groundwork in Clinical Trials Research In this blog post, Dr. Wendy Weber discusses NCCIH’s Framework for Developing and Testing Mind and Body Interventions, and explains how it relates to the R34 planning grant. Read more » FDA Public Hearing on Homeopathic Product Regulation FDA is announcing a public hearing to obtain information and comments from stakeholders about the current use of human drug and biological products labeled as homeopathic, as well as the Agency’s regulatory framework for such products. These products include prescription drugs and biological products labeled as homeopathic and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs labeled as homeopathic. FDA is seeking participants for the public hearing and written comments from all interested parties, including, but not limited to, consumers, patients, caregivers, health care professionals, patient groups, and industry. FDA is seeking input on a number of specific questions, but is interested in any other pertinent information participants would like to share. For more information, review the Federal Register notice or visit the FDA website on the topic. Read more » 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report Read more » Resources for Researchers New Funding Opportunities: -Supplements to Support Interoperability of NIH Funded Biomedical Data Repositories (Admin Supp) (PA-15-144) Grant and Funding Upcoming Events *Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Pain Control by Opioids* Date: April 7, 2015 Speaker: Grégory Scherrer, Ph.D. Read more » *Social Networks For Molecular Analysis* Date: April 13, 2015 Speaker: Pieter Dorrestein, Ph.D. Location: Please note: Lecture will take place in Masur Auditorium at the NIH Clinical Research Center (Building 10). Or, watch online at https://videocast.nih.gov/. Read more » Register Now for the 10th Annual NIH Pain Consortium Symposium Date: May 26-27, 2015 Location: Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making Date: May 11, 2015; 10 a.m. (This lecture was rescheduled from January 26, 2015, due to weather.) Speaker: Drs. Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband Location:** Masur Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD The lectures will be streamed live online at videocast.nih.gov. Follow NCCAM on: Twitter at https://twitter.com/NIH_NCCIH Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nih.nccih YouTube at hhttps://www.youtube.com/c/NIH_NCCIH
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