Sunday, October 26, 2008

Was Ancient Chinese Medicine The Map For Modern Treatments?

Some have claimed that ancient Chinese medicine is the precursor to modern, western medical care and the use of botanicals, which continues in Chinese herbal medicine today, was the roadmap on which all modern synthetic drugs have followed into development. While that may be a bit of a stretch even for those with a strong belief in ancient Chinese medicine, the available treatments in the fourth and fifth centuries B.C. was slim at best and non-existent in most places.

Although other cultures such as those in ancient Egypt and India used botanicals and massage therapies for healing, many look at the continued history of ancient Chinese medicine as the path that brought conventional medicine to prominence it enjoys today. Even many of the Chinese physicians are beginning to embrace western methods and synthetic drugs as a supplemental course of action for many illnesses and diseases. However, over 2,000 years ago treatments were trial and error and findings were rarely recorded resulting in many lost treatments options.

As the history of ancient Chinese medicine was recorded it evolved in to a near holistic approach to healing. Believing that every part of the body was designed to work together and in harmony with the environment, treatment methods were developed around that theory.

Everything Must Balance In The End

Many of the theories of ancient Chinese medicine evolved around the belief that all good and bad must balance out and if a person remained ill it was the result of an evil presence. Why the presence was there was subject to interpretation by the physician dealing with the patient and the development of a theory which resulted in a diagnosis. Treatment was aimed at healing the entire person instead of a specific illness, often guided by the theories developed during meetings with the patient.

It was this belief outside evils causing the illness that led many people outside of China to discount the ancient Chinese medicine practitioners and it was not until many of the older beliefs were removed from the diagnostic process that physicians, as well as other civilizations, began to understand the theories behind ancient Chinese medicine.

In some countries the use of ancient Chinese medicine in taking a holistic approach to medical care and treatment has helped reduce their dependency on synthetic drugs and their inherent side effects. In China, modern physicians are mingling conventional medical practices with ancient Chinese medicine to find new cures for many stubborn diseases.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Condom ringtone rocks mobile users

Imagine the expression on the faces of those around you when your mobile suddenly starts buzzing with an unlikely ringtone: “Condom, condom”.

The “Condom a cappella” ringtone features in a new advertisement campaign launched earlier this year, as part of a two-year project of using the mass media to make condom use more acceptable.

The campaign has been produced by the BBC World Service Trust and funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) is also using the advertisement to support its condom promotion efforts.

The ringtone, which can be downloaded both via SMS or the website www.condomcondom.org, has gained quite some popularity since its launch - with over 60,000 downloads in the last 12 days.

“Ringtones have become such personal statements that a specially created condom ringtone seemed just the right vehicle to define its user as a sensible person,” Radharani Mitra, creative director of the BBC World Service Trust, said.

“We have always had a strong interactive, response-oriented element in this ongoing campaign. This downloadable ringtone provides yet another opportunity for our target audience to translate the message into an action point.

“The very act of downloading and using this ringtone would have a counter effect on the inhibitions and taboos that can be associated with condoms. And it adds an element of fun and comfort to it,” Mitra added.

The ringtone phase is in five languages - Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi. It is the third instalment of the ongoing condom popularisation campaign.

Condom ringtone rocks mobile users

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Anti Spyware Programs: Your Best Options

is a term that is used to describe any type of technology that aids in the gathering of information about any person or organization without their knowledge and without their consent. This includes data collecting programs that are installed without the user’s knowledge and which is often associated with certain software that displays advertisements, otherwise known as adware.

can make changes on your that can be more than just disruptive it can be damaging as you can misplace or lose files. It can also change your Web browser’s home page, remove your temporary files, and add additional components to your browser that you do not need or want, which can obviously get to be rather frustrating.

Anti Programs

This is where anti programs come into play, as they will help to keep off of your system, and if any does happen to slip past the radar, you will be able to remove it off of your network quickly and easily, as long as you have the right anti program that is.

There are always new and improved anti programs being released onto the market, so it is always a good idea to keep an eye open for what is new and advanced in the world of anti programs. To date however, there are a few anti programs in particular that you should really consider.

Spybot Search & Destroy is one anti virus program that most users have at least heard of before. It is definitely one of the most effective and reputable in the industry, and it known for catching up to 95% of all infections. As well, the SDHelper and TeaTimer functions offered by the program help significantly in terms of keeping downloaded software from being able to root itself onto your drive.

Microsoft Windows Defender is another of the top anti programs, and is actually considered as being even more thorough than the Spybot option. It is included in Windows Vista and free to download, and works well as part of a combination defense, with other similar programs.

McAfee is another very well known name in the anti industry, and in recent tests has actually shown to detect 100% of all infection, making it one of the top choices of anti programs in the world. It is a bit pricier than many other programs like it but well worth the initial cost.