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World Service,02 Feb 1999,23 mins

Modern Medicine - East And West

Health Matters

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A look at how doctors in the East and West have been swapping ideas for centuries. There has been a surge of interest in ancient Eastern-based medicines such as acupuncture, a system of healing based on energy. In India how colonisation helped bring traditional practices to the attention of the masses, including early plastic surgery.

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