http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on integrating modern & traditional medicine and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/ India has great potential to integrate traditional and modern medicines but its biodiversity must be protected, writes Ummer Rashid Zargar.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/editor-letters/we-must-protect-medicinal-plants.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineThu, 05 Aug 2010 15:20:40 GMTIntegrating modern and traditional medicine requires breaking down the legal and regulatory barriers that disadvantage the poor.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/editorials/the-imperatives-for-traditional-medicine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:05:00 GMTTraditional medical cultures need a true partnership with modern medicine, say Bhushan Patwardhan, Gerard Bodeker and Darshan Shankar.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/opinions/ending-medical-dominance-over-the-developing-world.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:04:00 GMTTraditional and modern medicine have much to offer each other despite their differences. Priya Shetty assesses an uneasy relationship.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/features/integrating-modern-and-traditional-medicine-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:04:00 GMTThe barriers to mainstream medical approval are great but some traditional treatments are finding new routes to acceptance, finds Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/features/taking-traditional-medicines-mainstream.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:03:00 GMTHow can modern drug discovery methods enhance the value of African traditional medicines, asks South African drug expert Kelly Chibale.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/opinions/discovering-africa-s-drug-potential.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:03:00 GMTLocal health needs should be paramount in efforts to merge traditional and modern medicine, says Oswaldo Salaverry.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/opinions/modernising-traditional-medicine-must-work-for-locals.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:02:00 GMTIt's time to consign to history the idea that traditional medical systems have nothing to offer modern medical science, says Antony Taubman of the World Trade Organization.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/opinions/recognising-traditional-health-systems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 GMTThe active ingredient has been isolated from a traditional medicine that treats fish poisoning afflicting thousands of Pacific peoples.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/antidote-to-fish-toxin-isolated-from-local-plant.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 09 Jun 2010 16:32:20 GMTDatabases of traditional medicines can help protect against biopiracy while opening the doors for new drug discovery, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/opinions/biomed-analysis-keep-traditional-knowledge-open-but-safe.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 24 Feb 2010 15:34:42 GMTTraditional knowledge can inform strategies for improving nutrition and help vulnerable populations cope with environmental change.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/policy-briefs/tackling-malnutrition-with-traditional-knowledge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 20 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMTComplementary medicine has saved the Peruvian government US$8 million in the last ten years, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/peru-complementary-medicine-cost-effective-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineThu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:46 GMTExcitement about the potential of a plant root extract to combat swine flu is brought down to earth by a pandemics expert.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/concerns-over-herbal-swine-flu-remedy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineTue, 13 Oct 2009 12:43:20 GMTA successful bid by Peru to block patents based on its indigenous knowledge could inspire other nations in the fight against biopiracy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/peru-s-patent-win-strikes-blow-against-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:28:29 GMTThe anti-inflammatory properties of the traditional Amazonian medicine 'cat's claw' show promise in treating dengue fever, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/amazon-plant-could-tackle-dengue-fever-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineWed, 04 Mar 2009 14:56:53 GMTThe Indian government has made thousands of traditional medicines public property to curb patents by foreign companies.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/india-protects-traditional-medicines-from-patents.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineTue, 03 Mar 2009 15:07:17 GMTPeru has modified its intellectual property laws to bolster a trade deal with the US — but critics say the move could encourage biopiracy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/revised-laws-could-promote-biopiracy-in-peru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineThu, 19 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMTLaws to ensure native communities retain the rights to local knowledge are in reality a barrier to progress, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/laws-to-protect-native-knowledge-are-failing-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineFri, 28 Nov 2008 16:56:06 GMTXechem International, the US-based company that owns the rights to a promising sickle cell anaemia treatment, has filed for bankruptcy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/bankruptcy-leaves-indigenous-sickle-cell-treatment.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineFri, 21 Nov 2008 16:34:18 GMTA Chinese company is suing the government for refusing to license its "effective" herbal HIV treatment.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/integrating-modern-traditional-medicine/news/chinese-government-sued-for-denying-hiv-remedy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_integratingmoderntraditionalmedicineThu, 20 Nov 2008 16:18:20 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/