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Policy News13 September, 2013 by David FinerComplementary and alternative medicine slips through the cracks of the government agencies, and consumers have to pay. That is why there is a need for sceptics´and consumer organizations. Molecular cell biologist Professor Dan Larhammar, Uppsala University focused on ineffective and fraudulent alternatives in a lecture on the eve of the 15th European Sceptics Congress in Stockholm recently. Read more 
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Policy News6 September, 2013 by Torkel FalkenbergDuring the recent state visit of US President Barack Obama to Sweden, there was an almost hour-long press conference during which Obama and Sweden´s PM Fredrik Reinfeldt affirmed their debt of gratitude to each other´s countries in various respects. At I C (Integrative Care Science Center), we view the US as a role model in terms of concerted, long-term and large-scale efforts in the field of complementary, alternative and integrative care/medicine, writes Torkel Falkenberg, Head of I C in an editorial. Read more
Tags: acupuncture, alternative medicine, anthroposophy, Barack Obama, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, CAM, CAM use, collaboration, complementary and alternative medicine, DNA, drug, editorial, education, Elisabeth Blackburn, evidence, Fredrik Reinfeldt, health care, Hong Kong, I C, integrative care, Integrative Care Science Center, integrative medicine, Middle East, National Board of Health and Welfare, newsletter, pain, patient-doctor communication, prohibition, register, research, stress, telomer, The Integrative Care Science Center, Tieto, Torkel Falkenberg, training, utilization, Vetenskap och Folkbildning, VoF, WHO
Policy News2 September, 2013 by David FinerThe 15th European Skeptics Congress in Stockholm mobilized speakers from around 10 countries and about 160 participants. The theme of self-deception ran through most contributions. The lectures will air on the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company´s Educational Channel later this fall. This is the first report by I C´s medical reporter David Finer. Read more
Tags: alternative medicine, attitude, Bemuddler Prize, CAM, communication, David Finer, deception, irrational, prayer, skeptics, Vetenskap och Folkbildning, VoF
