About us
Responsible for the scientific information:
Dr. med. Gunver S. Kienle, Freiburg/Bad Krozingen, Germany
Physician, clinical work in oncology, many years in clinical research and systematic analysis of clinical studies on various therapies; publication of numerous scientific papers and books (e.g. on mistletoe therapy, general themes of clinical research, placebo effect). Works at the Institut für angewandte Erkenntnistheorie und medizinische Methodologie (Institute for Applied Epistemology and Medical Methodology), Freiburg/Bad Krozingen; www.ifaemm.de
Copyright on all texts: Dr. Gunver S. Kienle, Bad Krozingen, [Germany]. Reproduction permitted only with prior written consent of the author and the Gesellschaft Anthroposophischer Ärzte in Deutschland [Society for Anthroposophical Doctors in Germany ], (GAÄD).
Responsible for General Information:
Annette Bopp, Hamburg, Germany
Diplom-Biologin, Journalistin für Medizin und Kultur seit 1983, seit 1988 freiberuflich
Certified Biologist; Journalist in the fields of medicine and culture since 1983; freelance since 1988 (www.annettebopp.de). Author of the book “Die Mistel – Heilpflanze in der Krebstherapie“ (Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek, 1999) [Mistletoe – Medicinal Plant in the treatment of Cancer]. Freelance contributor and author for German newspapers and magazines, various publishing companies and the ‘Stiftung Warentest’ [publication for product testing, Germany]. Awarded the second prize for journalism by the Stiftung Deutsche Schlaganfall-Hilfe [German Foundation for Stroke Support] (1995) and the “Goldene Feder“ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe [A Golden Quill award from the German Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics ] (2000).
Copyright on all texts: Annette Bopp, Hamburg. Reproduction permitted only with prior written consent of the author and the GAÄD.
Medical Consultants:
Dr. med. Matthias Girke, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Berlin, [Germany]
Dr. med. Friedwart Husemann, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Munich, [Germany]
Responsible for the development and creation of the mistletoe information pages:
Gesellschaft Anthroposophischer Ärzte in Deutschland [Society for Anthroposophical Doctors in Germany ] (GAÄD, www.anthroposophischeaerzte.de), in cooperation with the Medical Section of the Goetheanum, School of Spiritual Science, Dornach, Switzerland (www.medsektion-goetheanum.ch).
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The GAÄD would like to thank the following individuals for permitting their photographs to be used on the website:
Jürg Buess, Institut Hiscia, Arlesheim (Schweiz), E-Mail: buess@hiscia.ch
Annette Bopp, Hamburg, E-Mail: pressebuero@annettebopp.de
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Conflict of interest
The Scientific Information presented on this website was systematically compiled from scientific sources and according to standard scientific criteria. All information sources have been referenced. Creation of these web pages has been funded by the Gesellschaft Anthroposophischer Ärzte Deutschland (GAÄD) [Society for Anthroposophical Doctors in Germany]—partly with the association’s own funding resources and partly with financial contributions from pharmaceutical manufacturers of mistletoe preparations. These financial contributions have not influenced presentation of the scientific content in any way: The texts include summaries of scientific reviews carried out prior to publication of these web pages and independently of any pharmaceutical industry interests. Furthermore, the results and evaluations of the original reviews correspond with the information presented on this website. The pharmaceutical companies did not receive any primary data and nor did they review any content prior to publication of this website; additionally, they were not given an option to collaborate in either content selection or text creation. Furthermore, the responsible author did not participate in the acquisition of funding—this was carried out by the GAÄD. The financial contributors were not given any option to influence or collaborate in the creation of the web pages. No third party involvement or influence was allowed.
The General Information section used both scientific and also generally accessible sources of information and was compiled and written in consultation with medical experts. Creation of these web pages has been funded by the Gesellschaft Anthroposophischer Ärzte Deutschland (GAÄD) [Society for Anthroposophical Doctors in Germany]—partly with the association’s own funding resources and partly with financial contributions from pharmaceutical manufacturers of mistletoe preparations. These financial contributions have not influenced the presentation of the General Information content in any way. The pharmaceutical manufacturers did not review any texts or content prior to publication of the web pages on the internet and they were not given any option to collaborate in either content selection or text creation. Furthermore, the responsible author did not participate in the acquisition of funding—this was carried out by the GAÄD. The financial contributors were not given an option to influence or collaborate in the creation of these web pages. Influence or involvement by a third party was also not allowed in the creation of the General Information web pages.
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