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Bioforce USA announced
that its meta analysis on Echinacea was chosen as one of the top 25
research papers of 2006 by the Annual Bibliography of Significant
Advances in Dietary Supplement Research, published by The NIH,
Office of Dietary Supplements. The research was conducted by
Bioforce AG scientists Roland Schoop and Andy Suter.
As stated by the NIH the purpose of this bibliography is “to raise
the level of knowledge on scientific development of dietary
supplements as they relate to health promotion, health maintenance
and disease prevention.”
The NIH utilizes a multi-step process to select the 25 papers. First
is the identification of peer-reviewed journals publishing original
research concerning dietary supplements, followed by a targeted
literature search of each journal to identify original papers
concerning dietary supplements, which are then evaluated by an elite
group of internationally recognized scientists. Each paper is scored
independently based on the quality of the research and implications
to public health. The scores received are tallied to identify the
top scoring 25 papers. The 25 papers chosen through this process are
then annotated and sent for internal review before appearing in the
final annual bibliography. The annotations are written from
information contained in the original papers, related press
releases, commentaries, editorials, and reviewer comments.
Most of the recognized studies were funded by NIH and/or other
government agencies. The Bioforce study was funded by entirely by
Bioforce. Bioforce has always been a leader in the field of herbal
research. This research should help propel A. Vogel Echinaforce as a
preferred immune-support supplement.
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