Merging Chinese Traditional Medicine into the American Health System
Merging Chinese Traditional Medicine into the American Health System
Description:
My grandmother, a frail 78-year-old woman who has spent her whole life in China and Taiwan, recently came to stay with my family in the San Francisco Bay area. At her age, health is of great concern - she takes four pills every morning for various ailments (such as chronic bronchitis and osteoporosis), and often spends a large portion of her days sleeping. All of her pills were prescribed by her doctors in Taiwan. To supplement her medications, she drinks various concoctions made from Chinese herbs and animal parts, also brought over from Taiwan. She doesn't have any desire to see a Western doctor, and even left the United States so she could go back for a physical check-up in Taiwan.
Education Levels:
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult/Continuing education, Community College, Higher education
Subject:
Body Systems And Senses, Chronic Conditions, Disease, Nutrition, Technology, Biological And Life Sciences, Biology, General Science, Pharmacology, Technology, Current Events/issues, Gerontology, Human Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, Technology And Civilization
Resource Type:
Literature
Medium:
JPEG, Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Online provider:
Journal of Young Investigators
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