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December thoughts from NAFKAM
18. December 2025
As I look out of my office window on a December morning, with the holiday season approaching, I take a moment to reflect on the year that is coming to an end.
2025 has been an exceptional year for NAFKAM.
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Testing How Arctic Residents Respond to Touch, Pressure, and Temperature
16. December 2025
How sensitive is the skin to pressure, temperature, and pain among people living in Arctic regions? Do these responses differ from those of people in, say, Central Europe? Could local climate play a role?
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The MeCNeck Study: Aims to Improve Treatment for Chronic Neck Pain
15. December 2025
Chronic pain affects nearly one in three adults in Norway, often leading to reduced quality of life, long-term sick leave, and disability. While painkillers remain common, they carry risks of side effects and dependency—prompting many to seek other ways for relief, such as physical and manual therapies such as massage.
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Different Perspectives on Safety and Risk in Patient–Provider Encounters
15. November 2025
This October, NAFKAM hosted its annual conference on patient safety in complementary and alternativ medicine (CAM), gathering participants from most Norwegian providers’ associations and training schools; as well as patients’ societies to present and discuss different aspects of safety and risk in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
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High-Quality Information on Complementary Cancer Treatments Soon Available in Polish
7. November 2025
The research summaries from the international expert group CAM Cancer will now be translated and made accessible to Polish healthcare professionals, following a licensing agreement between the polish cancer league Polska Liga Walki z Rakiem and NAFKAM.
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QST in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
15. September 2025
Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) is widely used in pain research and for assessing pain patients. Now, NAFKAM will apply this method in researching CAM for pain.
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Investigating the academic institutionalization of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine research
6. June 2025
Dr. Pia Vuolanto is a Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland.
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CAM Cancer receives international quality seal
28. February 2024
Cebam, the Belgian Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, has recently accredited CAM Cancer for providing high quality health information.
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NAFKAM reappointed as WHO Collaborating Centre
28. February 2024
“We are pleased that NAFKAM's research activities can continue to contribute on a global level," says Miek Jong, director of NAFKAM.
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New study: massage for chronic neck pain
21. December 2023
- The results from this study may lead to better treatment for chronic neck pain, says professor Frauke Musial.
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Study: Close relations and open-air are important for cancer patients
7. December 2023
- When looking closely at the patient’s definitions of what’s important, you can eventually make health service more person-centered, says Frank Hansen.
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Use of dietary supplements in dementia – risk of incorrect use
17. November 2023
Hilde Risvoll's PhD project revealed major challenges in the safety of people with dementia who use dietary supplements.
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Positive meeting on safety
17. November 2023
NAFKAM and SABORG (The umbrella organization for Norwegian CAM practitioners) recently welcomed over 20 practitioners’ associations and schools in the field of CAM at their conference on patient safety.
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PhD on CAM for children with cancer
9. October 2023
In her thesis, Dana C. Mora studied the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as supportive treatment for children with cancer.
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New project: CAM use among men with cancer
14. September 2023
-Men are underrepresented in this part of health research, and we want to do something about that, says senior researcher Agnete Kristoffersen at NAFKAM.
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PhD in Yoik and Health
25. August 2023
- The Yoik stays with us is with us from the mother's womb to the care centre, says Soile Hämäläinen.
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- Fatigue may be managed, but not ignored
1. June 2023
The Norwegian Association for muscular dystrophy has published the booklet "You look healthy, though!", which includes contributions from NAFKAMs professor Frauke Musial.
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National 2023 health-survey's results presented
31. March 2023
On March 30, the results from this year's national Kantar Health Policy Barometer were presented in Oslo. Professor Miek Jong from NAFKAM was the last speaker among Kantar's contributing partners to present:
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Ensuring patient involvement in the field of CAM
23. March 2023
How can patients be involved in research and public information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? This was the topic for NAFKAM's professional meeting in March 2023.
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Cochrane bursary awarded to NAFKAMs Barbara Wider
22. March 2023
One of two Cochrane Complementary Medicine bursaries for 2023 has been awarded to NAFKAM's senior adviser Barbara Wider.
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- A global strategy in the field of complementary and alternative medicine remains important
23. February 2023
The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services has asked NAFKAM for input to a new strategy on CAM by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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The Norwegian Cancer Society becomes official partner of CAM Cancer
14. February 2023
Many cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). There is thus a great need for research-based, objective information on such treatments, both for patients and healthcare professionals.
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Fra sjefsstolen: Året 2023 - og det som skal komme
8. February 2023
I slutten av januar spiste jeg min første «solbolle» med kolleger ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet her i Tromsø. For en fin tradisjon det er å feire at solen er tilbake her i nord etter to måneder med mørketid!
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NAFKAM skal kartlegge oversiktsforskning på alternativ behandling for WHO
6. February 2023
I begynnelsen av 2023 inviterte WHO sine samarbeidssentre til å sende inn prosjektforslag på et systematisk verdenskart over forskningen på tradisjonell, komplementær og integrativ medisin (TCIM) .
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Fruitful discussions on CAM for cancer in Tromsø
24. November 2022
Earlier this autumn, about 30 international delegates met in Tromsø to discuss issues around complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in supportive cancer care.
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Fra sjefsstolen: 20% færre i Utøverregisteret - på tide å handle?
28. October 2022
I denne spalten lener NAFKAMs leder Miek Jong seg litt tilbake i sjefsstolen og deler sine tanker om aktuelle temaer på feltet alternativ behandling.
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New PhD-project: Mapping Norwegian-Pakistani's health choices
14. October 2022
Although Norway's population has had a relatively large proportion of people with an immigrant background for many decades, it is still consistently reported that immigrants are in poorer health than so-called "ethnic" Norwegians. What could be the reason?
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Oppfordring til kreftpasienter: Du må fortelle legen at du bruker alternativ behandling
19. September 2022
Bare tre av ti kreftpasienter som bruker alternativ behandling har fortalt legen sin om naturpreparatene de bruker i tillegg til kreftbehandlingen.
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Kan soneterapi dempe plager ved bihulebetennelse?
5. September 2022
Ny forskningsartikkel ute, etter innledende studie av soneterapi som tillegg til skolemedisinsk behandling ved akutt bihulebetennelse:
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Alternative behandlere markedsførte seg ulovlig
15. July 2022
I vår ble det kjent at Norges Astma- og allergiforbund hadde klaget inn markedsføringen til ulike virksomheter innen alternativ behandling.