学术英语—医学Unit 4整理.docVIP

学术英语 医学Academic English for Medicine Unit 4 Alternative medicine Text A Topics for presentation 1. Give a brief explanation of the two concepts: complementary medicine and alternative medicine. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) CAM: a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine Complementary medicine : use of CAM together with conventional medicine Alternative medicine: use of CAM in place of conventional medicine 2. To what extent do you agree with the authors opinion on traditional Chinese medicine being 揳ffordable, low tech, safe and effective? Facilities: simple, inexpensive Technology: needles, cups, coins Most procedures and operations: noninvasive The sub pstances used as medicine: indeed all natural, from nature, raw herbs or abstracts from them Effectiveness: proven and ensured with a long history The theories and practices: new light shed with ongoing research around the world on acupuncture, herbs, massage and Tai Chi 3. Summarize the clinical uses of acupuncture. An adjunct treatment, an alternative, or part of a comprehensive management program for post-operative and chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting post-operative dental pain Addiction stroke rehabilitation headache menstrual cramps tennis elbow fibromyalgia myofascial pain osteoarthritis low back pain carpal tunnel syndrome and asthma 4 Do you think the author is overoptimistic in predicting a wider future use of acupuncture in the US? Research: TCM framework VS Biomedical Modality Future clinical trials that test acupuncture within the framework of traditional Chinese medicine are likely to provide a more appropriate and clinically meaningful assessment of acupuncture efficacy than the current generation of clinical trials which use a diagnosis framed primarily in biomedical terms 4. Do you think the author is overoptimistic in predicting a wider future use of acup