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    The traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine are both of significance in the field of medicine‚and we cannot simply say which is better.But they have many differences in the origin‚the methods to diagnose and the therapeutic effects. Firstly‚ everything must have a beginning‚ so do traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.The traditional Chinese medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing the theoretical concepts which are based on a tradition of more than

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    or personal life and tons of reasons that they might not have the time for taking care of their parents. Thus‚ the only solution for them is to send their parents to old folk homes leads to the increase of number to admission of elderly to old folk homes. The table shows the numbers of people aged 60 and above placed in old folks homes from the year 2006 to 2010. Based on the table‚ in year 2006‚ there are total 320 males and females amounting 220 and 100 people respectively. In year 2007‚ the number

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    Application Of Physics In Medicine Medical physics is generally speaking the application of physics concepts‚ theories and methods to medicine. A medical physics department may be based in either a hospital or a university. Clinical medical physicists are often found in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology‚ Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology. However‚ areas of specialty are widely varied in scope and breadth e.g.‚ clinical physiology‚ neurophysiology (Finland)‚ and audiology

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    Veterinary Medicine

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    information obtained from an autopsy often helps them determine which medications‚ if any‚ the other animals should receive. Some vets research what diseases animals are susceptible to‚ and others explore what medicines can treat them. Information that is crucial to know when working in veterinary medicine is its history‚ exploring the specialities and tools‚ and other crucial necessities. Historic findings have been found almost everywhere around the world. There have been Chinese writings that were about

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    Medicine In The Dark Ages

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    It’s the 1500’s of europe’s history and the Rome has fallen taking education and bringing Isolation to the cultures of Europe. This is a time where disease spread like wildfire and medicine was being put to the test on how effective they were. Many of the methods used were very brutal and sometimes ineffective because of poisons being used as a cure. The understanding of the human body was not completely understood and they blamed most of it on superstition. Because of religious authority and fear

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    Family Medicine: A medicine with compassion By Dr. MARIAM IJAZ My first rotation was Family medicine and on the very first day I was very much impressed and motivated by the direct involvement of doctors with the patients. The environment the ideology all attracted me and I enjoyed and enhanced many important traits like communication‚ compassion and counseling. Family medicine is based on continuity of care. The patient-physician

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    Canon of Medicine

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    Medicine and pharmacologyThe book is known for its description of contagious diseases and sexually transmitted diseases‚[46] quarantine to limit the spread of infectious diseases‚ and testing of medicines. Ibn Sīnā adopted‚ from the Greeks‚ the theory that epidemics are caused by pollution in the air (miasma).[47] It classifies and describes diseases‚ and outlines their assumed causes. Hygiene‚ simple and complex medicines‚ and functions of parts of the body are also covered. The Canon agrees with Aristotle (and

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    Use of Technology in Medicine Nowadays‚ it seems like people can do everything on the internet‚ reading‚ shopping‚ arranging dates‚ trading stocks‚ communicating with others and even diagnosing their ailments. While‚ doctors are more professional on treat disease than patients themselves‚ not only because they have solid medical background‚ but also they understand well how to use technology to assists them by various tests. Authors of article “It’s Not a Tumor!” and “No! The One Word That

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    Love Is a Good Medicine

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    what we called a good medicine. Love maybe the cause of all the hurts‚ loneliness‚ griefs and many more you have felt‚ yet it will be the reason too of the satisfaction and peacefulness you acquire in the mind and heart after being relieved and healed from the pain of all your sufferings. If Love could only be manufactured through machine and be stored in capsule caps for easy distribution‚ all of us would be very glad. How I wish a new drug like Love could be made as medicine. It would then be very

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    The integration of Chinese Medicine into mainstream healthcare can only be achieved if the philosophy and practice of biomedicine are accepted by all practitioners alike. Western Medicine (WM) and Chinese Medicine (CM) are the two most extensively used medical systems throughout the world today‚ the two systems were integrated successfully throughout China in 1949 when Chairman Mao developed the Chinese health care system into one more adequate for the population of China. Chairman Mao is quoted

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