NCCAM PC-SPES Studies In Limbo After BotanicLab Closes Doors
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine is evaluating the future of multiple PC-SPES studies it is funding following Brea, Calif.-based BotanicLab's recent announcement it is going out of business
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