On AlterNet: western medicine

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "western medicine"

Is Chinese Pulse Diagnosis the Key to Preventive Medicine?

Carol Greenhouse, Ode. October 20, 2008.
An ancient practice can identify many illnesses long before Western medicine turns up the problem.

CT scans: A Radioactive Risk

Terry J. Allen, In These Times. December 13, 2006.
How computed tomography (CT) scans are exposing you to 500 times more radiation than a conventional chest x-ray.

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