National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

Address: 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892 Website: http://nccam.nih.gov/

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.  The NCCAM conducts and supports research and provides information about complimentary health products and practices.

The mission of NCCAM 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.

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