Announcements
This NIH initiative called HEAL (Helping to End Addiction
Long-Term) is an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific
solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. Toward this effort,
NIH is nearly doubling funding for research on opioid misuse/addiction and
pain. NIH’s efforts contribute to a government-wide push to meet the
President’s goal of ending the opioid crisis.
HEAL will bolster research funding across NIH, and NCCIH will
provide support in the area of “Prevent Addiction through Enhanced Pain
Management.” As the lead for NIH’s Pain
Management Collaboratory, a multi-agency initiative with the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs, NCCIH’s role will be to continue
to define and support best practices for pain
management using nondrug and integrated therapies for specific pain conditions,
particularly to address the needs of service members
and veterans.
An analysis of data from a large, national survey provides insights into factors associated with the type of foot pain known as plantar fasciitis and its pharmaceutical treatment. Although data from the survey show that less than one percent of U.S. adults experienced plantar fasciitis pain in the previous month, as many as 41 percent of plantar fasciitis respondents used prescription pain medications during that time (but only 6 percent reported using them specifically for plantar fasciitis pain). The analysis was conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and was published in The Journal of Pain.
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Tai chi results in similar or greater improvement in fibromyalgia symptoms when compared to aerobic exercise, according to a new study from Tufts University and Brown University. Aerobic exercise, a core part of standard fibromyalgia treatment, is the most commonly prescribed nondrug treatment for the disorder, which can involve widespread pain, tenderness, fatigue, and other symptoms. Findings from the new study, however, suggest that tai chi is another therapeutic option. The study, partially funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), was published in the BMJ.
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Resources for Researchers
The National Institute on
Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will host the Health Disparities
Research Institute (HDRI) from July 23-27, 2018. The HDRI aims to
support the research career development of promising minority health/health
disparities research scientists early in their careers and stimulate research
in the disciplines supported by health disparities science.
Upcoming Events
April 23,
2018, Main Campus (Bethesda, MD), Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10. A remote viewing
option will be available.
The next
Integrative Medicine Lecture will be given by Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH,
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School.
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