Alternative medicine
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate Appropriations/HHS subcommittee Chairman Tom Harkin (D- Iowa) plans late June hearings on federal activities related to alternative medical practices. The hearing will focus on NIH's Office of Alternative Medicine, for which Harkin has provided key support; the senator also is considering inviting an FDA witness. Part of Harkin's interest in alternative medicine stems from his use of bee pollen to treat allergies.