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Policy News27 November, 2014 by David FinerOP/ED: Making choices between treatments or practitioners without solid comparative information. Using products of unknown quality, safety and efficacy from Internet websites or local drug sellers. These are some of the many challenges we face as consumers of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). I recently participated in a WHO workshop in Macao SAR, China, on consumer education and TCAM. Read more 
Tags: CAM, China, consumer, David Finer, drugs, education, efficacy, empowerment, health literacy, herbals, information, integrative care, integrative medicine, involvement, Johanna Hök, Macao, medicines, patient, patient safety, pharmaceuticals, quality, research, safety, self-care, TCAM, TM, Torkel Falkenberg, WHO, World Health Organization
Policy News15 October, 2013 by Tobias SundbergThis year it is 200 years since Per Henrik Ling founded the Royal Gymnastics Central Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Ling´s extensive gymnastic system integrated physical activity, training and manual treatments for health promotion and health care. It became a Swedish success story and a strong “export product” all over the world. Read more 
Tags: CAM, complementary and alternative medicine, conventional medicine, county council, drugs, evaluation, guidellines, gymnastics, healthcare, I C, illness, integrative care, integrative medicine, Ling, manual treatment, methodology, mortality, patient organisation, pharmaceuticals, physical activity, prevention, research, self-care, Tobias Sundberg, training, WHO