91. The project is working to counter the threat to sea horses from habitat destruction, exploitation as curios and, in particular, overfishing for traditional Chinese medicine. 92. Their main speciality is traditional Chinese medicines. 93. They argue the FDA is biased toward western medicine and in the past has used its regulatory power to discourage the practice of Chinese traditional medicine. 94. They appeal to women who think their special health needs have been neglected by traditional medicine, and they promote a warm, nurturing environment. 95. They contend that the outsiders are arresting a natural assimilation process, encouraging the Macuxi to relearn their nearly forgotten language, dances and traditional medicines. 96. They kept up anti-poaching programs and worked to find alternatives for local people who use the park for wood, food, water and traditional medicine. 97. They may be toxic or add to or counter the effects of traditional medicines. 98. They were said to be immune from harm because they used traditional medicine. 99. This is an area where poachers sometimes use explosives to kill tigers to supply the trade in Asian traditional medicines. 100. This is the first year of a two-year residency program he designed to train physicians in a new approach that integrates traditional medicine with other disciplines. |
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