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... "This will be the first time a botanical extract is studied for a year in a clinical trial," Farnsworth said.

"In comparison, most studies are 12 weeks, so it's difficult to interpret the results." Women interested in enrolling in the study may call UIC's department of obstetrics and gynecology at 312-413-5819 for more information.

- - - - CONTACT: Carol Mattar, 312-996-1583; cmattar@uic.edu UIC ranks among the nation's top 50 universities in federal research funding and is Chicago's largest university with 25,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center.

A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world.

For more information about UIC, visit www.uic.edu SUMMARY: The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy's Center for Botanical Dietary Supplement Research in Women's Health has received $5 million in new funding to study botanical supplements that may provide relief of menopausal symptoms and to support research training in pharmacognosy, the study of natural products.

KEYWORDS: pharmacy, botanicals, pharmacognosy, menopause, supplements © premnews.com, 2004
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