More Research, Please
Anyone who works in the field of integrative medicine is aware of the disparity in research funds for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical therapies. Unless a non-pharmaceutical company is going to make a big profit from the study on its product, it is hard to get them to fund research. I have two suggestions for ADDitude readers: […]
Anyone who works in the field of integrative medicine is aware of the disparity in research funds for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical therapies. Unless a non-pharmaceutical company is going to make a big profit from the study on its product, it is hard to get them to fund research.
I have two suggestions for ADDitude readers:
> First, write to one of the large companies that make natural products to treat ADHD, and ask them to fund studies. A good example would be Carlson or Nordic Naturals, both of which sell large quantities of fish oil.
> Second, write to your Congressional representatives and ask them to increase the funding for NCCAM, the section of the National Institutes of Health that funds studies on alternative therapies.
