the field of medicine. The knowledge of the indigenous communities on medicine is popularly known by the nomenclature “Traditional Medicine”. The focus of inquiry in this paper is the extent to which the existing legal regime especially the intellectual property paradigm attempts to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous peoples over their knowledge. The paper analyses whether indigenous medicine fits itself into the existing definition given by WHO on traditional medicine and proceeds
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between conventional veterinary medicine and holistic veterinary medicine. Conventional medicine has been around for many years whereas holistic medicine is recently becoming a big thing that pet owners are now turning to. Although the two are working towards the same goal‚ to better an animal’s life‚ the two are very different. There is no real research on when exactly conventional veterinarian medicine started. We do know who the father of veterinary medicine is‚ this would be Dr. Claude Bourgelat
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Dumalaog‚ Frances Camille BA Development Studies 2011-29085 Juane‚ Marc BA Social Science (Area Studies) 2011-17964 Anthropology 167: Medical Anthropology TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE A Background on Traditional Chinese Medicine and TCM in China Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)‚ also known as Chinese medicine (中医)‚ is an umbrella term for various medical practices developed in China. TCM traces its history since the period of the mythical “Yellow Emperor”‚ Huang di (Jia‚ 2005). According
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and Alterative medicine (CAM) consumer is constantly increasing. According to the National Health Information survey in 2004‚ nearly 40% of American adults used some form of alternative therapies and spend around 30 billion dollars per year on unconventional medicine (Kayne 2008‚ p.93). The term “alternative medicine” refers to all the therapeutic practice that is not part of the conventional medicine such as: herbal medicine‚ acupuncture and yoga (Hirsch‚ 2009). Allopathic medicine is based on scientific
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black women use antenatal care services and deliver in clinics‚ and a considerable number complement this use of formal health services with traditional medicine. This study reported here examined the knowledge‚ beliefs and practical experiences of pregnant women‚ traditional healers and midwives with regard to kgaba (traditional medicine) and explored what constitutes kgaba. Interviews (N=30) and focus group discussions (N=21) were carried out among participants in Mogwase district in the
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Music:A Magicful Medicine Fine arts always have been a good way to express oneself for thousand years. One of them is a magical and a powerful way to affect people‚both negatively and positively. Music is not just a way to fun or just an art. Almost everyone loves it‚some of them say that they can not live without it. However‚above all‚music is able to do many things. There are a lot of ways that music effects people. As it was mentioned above‚ music has both negative and possitive effects on us
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CONFIDENTIAL ANNEX A TO BAF FORM P-57 CHECK FORM : BAF OFFICER 1. Full Name (Block letter) : MD. ABDUL KHALEQUE evsjvq c~Y© bvg : ‡gvt Ave`yj Lv‡jK 2. Rank Group Captain Service No. BD / 8063 Branch: Medical 3. Academy Course No & Name Not Applicable (N / A) 4. BMA (Jt Svc Trg) Course No & Name N / A 5. Date of Commission 15 Apr 1983 Ante date of Seniority / Commission with reason 15 Apr 1980 . As per the Svc regulations
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Introduction Finding an interesting and challenging subject for second year transition was not an easy task‚ as there where many things that I wanted to know more about. Much of the work we had undertaken within university had been focused on long term conditions and the process for patients being discharged from the hospital to home. With this in mind and a great experience on my community placement I wanted to learn more about the role of the community pharmacist. I felt that this would build
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We all love to laugh. And that is the reason that we feel so happy for a long time after we have a hearty laugh. Sometimes we take life way too seriously. We have been taught to run through our lives with such a speed we have no time to laugh. I remember reading that children laugh over 300 times in a day when adults laugh less than 15 times. 15! What happens to us when we grow up! If you are down‚ laughing aloud may seem impossible. You may even look at laughing people and feel they are inconsiderate
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AHS 230 Final Exam Fall 2010 1. Analyze how western (allopathic) medicine could benefit from incorporating more eastern (holistic) medicine. Use at least three specific examples. (6 points) Allopathic medicine could benefit from many of the principles of holistic medicine. One of the eight basic principles of holistic health care is that health requires an integration of mind‚ body and spirit. This idea is present in meditation and research suggests that those who meditate
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