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WHO Promotes Chinese Model for Integrating Traditional Medicine

The World Health Organization says traditional medicines are an effective treatment for modern illnesses and should be integrated into primary health care. The head of the WHO says China, where herbal remedies are prescribed alongside western medicine,...

from YouTube on Mon, Nov 17 2008

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