We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Michael Mantzios from Birmingham City University, UK, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. He has expertise and published many papers on mindfulness. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Michael Mantzios for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Anne Vejux from Université de Bourgogne Europe, France, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. She has expertise and published many papers on Biology. We appreciate Dr. Anne Vejux for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Rudolf Likar from Sigmund Freud Privatuniversitat Wien, Austria, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. He has expertise and published many papers on pain medicine. We appreciate Dr. Rudolf Likar for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Talal Aburjai from the University of Jordan, Jordan, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Talal Aburjai currently works at the School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan. Talal does research in Pharmacy. Their current project is 'Synthesis of New Nitrofluoroquinolone Derivatives with Novel Anti-Microbial Properties against Metronidazole Resistant H. pylori'. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Talal Aburjai for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Marcus Henning from Centre for Medical and Health Science Education, New Zealand, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. He has facilitated numerous workshops to clinical teachers in New Zealand in relation to developing pragmatic clinical teaching skills. He has conducted numerous workshops on Questionnaire Design. We appreciate Dr. Marcus Henning for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Giustino Varrassi from Fondazione Paolo Procacci (www.fondazioneprocacci.org), Italy, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. He is on several Editorial Boards related to pain medicine and is Editor in Chief of Pain and Therapy. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Giustino Varrassi for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Hossein Mahmoudvand from Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. He has more than 150 publications. We appreciate Dr. Hossein Mahmoudvand for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Jozélio Carvalho from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. He has more than 320 publications. We appreciate Dr. Jozélio Carvalho for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Alvaro B. Lopes-Martins from University of São Paulo, Brazil, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Alvaro B. Lopes-Martins for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Karyn Ogata Jones from Clemson University, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Her doctoral research involved focus group and survey methodology to assess breast cancer knowledge, communication, and screening behaviors among college students and their mothers. Her recent research includes mindfulness training interventions for individuals experiencing depression, substance misuse disorders including alcoholism and opioid addition, low physical activity, and prediabetes/diabetes. While completing her dissertation research in 2002, she joined the faculty at Clemson University, and has been a member of the Communication and Public Health Sciences departments and School of Nursing. She is an expert on agenda setting theory applied to health and risk messaging, having published a number of articles examining the effects of the intersection of interpersonal and mediated communication related to health, and has additional recognized areas of expertise in disability communication and breast cancer communication. We appreciate Dr. Karyn Ogata Jones for her participation and support.