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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) <http://www.nccam.nih.gov/>
For Immediate Release: Friday, May 16, 2014
CONTACT: NCCAM Press Office, 301-496-7790, <e-mail:nccampress@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
NEWS ADVISORY
NCCAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PROPOSED CENTER NAME CHANGE
WHAT:
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health, is inviting members of the public to comment on their proposed name change. The proposed name is the National Center for Research on Complementary and Integrative Health (NCRCI).
WHO:
NCCAM
WHEN:
The open comment period is from May 16-June 6, 2014.
WHERE:
Submit comments through NCCAM's web site at <http://nccam.nih.gov/about/offices/od/comments>.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's mission 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 NCCAM's Clearinghouse toll free at 1-888-644-6226, or visit the NCCAM Web site at <nccam.nih.gov>. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/NCCAM>, Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/nccam>, and YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/NCCAMgov>.
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