Medicine and Science - GHS 208 (Keating) - Summer - LibGuides at Butler University

Journal Articles

Traditional Chinese Medicine-Modernizing
This article discusses the possible uses for traditional Chinese medicine for modern drug developers who are testing herbal concoctions.

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Published in the journal Nature in 2011, this source offers a recent account on the modernization of Chinese medicine.
Chinese herbal Medicine Today
This Health and News Review article discusses herbal medicines and their uses today. It also gives lists of and the uses for herbs in China.

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The article was published in 1993 and is written in a journal that specializes in Medicine and Health.
Treatment Emotion-Related Disorders in Chinese Medicine
This article discusses how the elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have been adapted into modern times to treat emotional disorders.

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The article was published in March of 2013 in "Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry." The author, Volker Scheild, is a professor at the University of Westminster who combines his research of Chinese and Japanese medicine with teaching.
Traditional Medicine in China TodayImplications for Indigenous Health Systems in a Modern World.
This article focuses on the spread of TCMs to the United States as their practice in China may be contracting due to reforms in healthcare and changing cultural values.

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This article was published in "The American Journal of Public Health" by Adam Burke. Professor Burke is associated with San Francisco State University and specializes in alternative medicine, meditation and image, and optimal performance.

Acupuncture

Public Domain

Reference Work

Encyclopedia of Religion by Lindsay Jones
ISBN: 0028657330
Publication Date: 2004-12-17

This Encyclopedia of Religion discusses a multitude of topics including Chinese Healing and Medicine and how it relates to Chinese faith.

Chinese Medicine Today-Lecture

This video lecture was taken from The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine by Andrew Nugent. Dr. Nugent lives in China and has practied medcine there for decades. His experience with modern medicine directly in China makes his a quality source for information on the subject.

Introduction to Acupuncture and Herbs

This clip from an episode of "Discovering China" on the NTDTV channel. The Channel is multi-language and specializes in news about China and how it relates to other parts of the world. This episode focusses on basic principles of Chinese medicine with acupuncture and and herbs

Severed Hand Kept Alive On Man's Ankle

Newspaper Articles

Chinese Surgeons Replant Amputated Hand after Grafting it to Ankle for One Month
The article discusses a case in which a man's hand was kept alive on his ankle for later reattachment. This practice is becoming more common in China.

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This article was published in the "International Business Times" on December 18, 2013.
Xu Jianmei: Chinese Surgeons Grow Transplant Face on Disfigured Girl's Breast
This article discusses the method of Chinese surgeons to help a girl disfigured by a fire by growing a new face on her breast and transplanting it.

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It was published in October of 2013 in the "International Business Times."
Chinese surgeons perform remote-controlled robot surgery over the Internet
This article discusses the use of a robot to preform surgery in China. The benefits of this system and its possible spread in the future are laid out.

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This article was published in 2006 in the "China Business News."

Books

Chinese Medicine by Ping-Chung Leung; Charlie Changli Xue
Call Number: R601 -- .C45 2005eb
ISBN: 9789812565860
Publication Date: 2005-01-01

The Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine contains chapters on Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Research Methodology and Chinese Medicine Education. The book also discusses and promotes evidence-based TCM research. The author, Ping-Chung Leung, is a Professor at the University of Hong Kong ands has founded several departments within its medical school. The second author, Charlie Changli Xue, is a Professor and the Head of the Health Sciences School at RMIT University.
A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine by Michael Kennedy
ISBN: 0974946648
Publication Date: 2004-01-01

This book gives a history of Chinese medicine and discusses how ancient practices have been modified and used today. Advancements in medicine in the modern age of China are also discussed. The author, Michael Kennedy, have several publishings on Chinese medicine, culture, and economy. this book was published in 2004.

GHS 208 (Keating) - Summer: Medicine and Science