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Chinese Medicine: A Taoist Approach to Health (2003)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60m minutes), £14.99

Evolving from a unique understanding of health and disease, Chinese Medicine looks at the connection between mind and body to determine treatment for illness. Treatments include acupuncture, herbal/dietary...

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To Taste a Hundred Herbs: Gods, Ancestors and Medicine in a Chinese Village (1986 Video)

Director

Richard Gordon; Carma Hinton

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.

The setting is Long Bow, a village 400 miles southwest of Beijing. Focuses on one family - the village doctor’s - and integrates the lives of individuals with larger issues. Dr Shen, a Roman Catholic,...

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Discover Acupuncture (2003)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £14.99

An introduction to the origins and philsophy of the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture which involves inserting needles into specific parts of the body and stimulating them to release and redirect...

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Sick to Death (2000)

Subject

Environmental science; Medical sciences

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 24 minutes), £30.00

Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been a favourite target of the Western environmental movement which accuses TCM practitioners of endangering rare animal and plant species. As...

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Acupuncture (1984 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Free loan to members, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min.

A practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and two British doctors discuss acupuncture and give clinical demonstrations. Acupuncture is considered both from the scientific and clinical points of view.

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Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The (1980 Video)

Producer

Edward Goldwyn

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Lin Xian in north-central China is a 20 mile square area in which one out of four people die of cancer of the oesophagus - more than 100 times the normal rate. Shows how a team of scientists try to find the...

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Complementary Childcare: Coughs and Colds (2002)

aka: Complementary Kids: Coughs and Colds

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £14.99

A series originally shown on the Discovery Health Channel seeking to promote a greater understanding of the use of complementary therapies in treating a range of illnesses in children. Each programme deals...

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Complementary Childcare: Dyslexia and Dyspraxia (2002)

aka: Complementary Kids: Dyslexia and Dyspraxia

Subject

Education; Medical sciences; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £14.99

A series originally shown on the Discovery Health Channel seeking to promote a greater understanding of the use of complementary therapies in treating a range of illnesses in children. Each programme deals...

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Alternative Medicine - Complete Series (2006)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

A 3-part BBC series produced in conjunction with The Open University following Professor Kathy Sykes on her quest to find out why science is starting to respond to the centuries-old phenomenon of...

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