Ethical Issues in Drug Research: Through a Glass DarklyIOS Press, 1996 - 155 pages Tuina or Chinese Therapeutic Massage has made a major contribution over thousands of years to the health of the people of China and neighboring countries. It is an important component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). As a manual therapy, Tuina is easy to perform, convenient, inexpensive, safe and effective, so it has become more and more popular not only with medical practitioners, but with the patients themselves, both in and out of China. The seventh volume focuses on practical applications of Tuina therapy. It is a broad introduction to the art of Tuina. It gives amongst others a general overview of Tuina including its theory, characteristics, indications, contradictions, and the locations and indications of commonly used points. |
Contents
Medical research as an expression of cultural attitudes | 2 |
The ethical background of scientific research | 5 |
The ethics of give and take | 15 |
References | 17 |
Why bother with drugs? 1 Introduction | 19 |
Curiosity | 22 |
Necessity | 23 |
Utility | 35 |
Genetic engineering | 70 |
Chemical synthesis 7 References | 75 |
Opening the door 1 Introduction 2 Rational research | 79 |
Communication of ideas | 86 |
Animal experimentation | 97 |
References vii | 113 |
46 | 114 |
How much toxicity is acceptable? | 115 |
The search for a compound 1 Introduction | 40 |
Plantderived products | 46 |
Microbial products | 51 |
Replacement therapy | 57 |
Do we need more drugs? | 137 |
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