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Turning up the heat
2011-07-22 11:55
Traditional Chinese medicine using moxa, or mugwort herb, is once again becoming fashionable
Finding old wisdom in new container
2012-02-29 08:15
TCM pharmacists and dispensers in a hospital in Chengdu have found that a new medicine appeals to people.
Skin deep
2012-03-30 07:39
"After a slim tool was used to repeatedly scrape my skin in one direction, my physician told me many purplish spots appeared on the area involved. "My symptoms were obviously alleviated after undergoing a course of therapy."
Spot on
2012-04-20 07:56
"My illness seemed to have relapsed, maybe because I wasn't accustomed to the weather in Beijing. My friend suggested I try moxibustion - something I could also consider using at home," the middle-aged Briton says. "I could smell the herbs from the burning cones applied to my trouble spots. My physician told me the aim was to invigorate the circulation of blood."
Expert claims TCM effective in treating AIDS
2012-03-20 12:39
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has proven a cost-effective AIDS treatment that enhances patients' immunity and improves the quality of their lives, a five-year clinical trial has concluded.
TCM provides remedy for aplastic anemia
2011-11-26 18:10
Chinese scientists have worked out a new herbal remedy for aplastic anemia, a potentially fatal disease that can significantly reduce patients' risk of infection and bleeding.
TCM treatment
2012-05-25 14:33
TCM treatments like acupuncture help the body achieve a balanced state that enables all organs to operate in a harmonized way.
Thin as a pin
2011-11-30 09:51
Traditional Chinese medicine treatments, such as acupuncture, offer convenient weight loss options, practitioners claim.
Getting to the point
2011-12-11 09:18
With a dexterous flick of a finger Barry Disch skewers a needle directly into the center of a patient's forehead.
It's kids' stuff
2012-02-07 13:14
Wang Yinglin's approach to childcare is based on the tenets of traditional Chinese medicine and is gaining converts.
Medicine man, Chinese needles
2011-09-10 08:25
A doctor from Mexico comes to China to find the roots of acupuncture. Mike Peters follows his trail of traditional healing.
Tourists find cure for what ails them
2012-05-11 09:24
China may use its advantage in TCM to diversify medical tourism services to attract visitors and to vie for a greater share in the industry.