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Foreword / by Manoranjan Mohanty -- Prologue: A modern Silk Road in health / by Lincoln C. Chen -- The changing landscape of the commercialisation of medical care in China: an overview -- The commercialisation of public hospitals: institutional and financial reforms -- The changing landscape of...

While the strengthening of immune response and lowering of blood pressure will reduce the level of stress chemistry circulating in the blood and physiology with the production of blood cells to distribute oxygen, optimize the heart, blood and respiratory rate to further coordinate the...

Many of the ideological orientations within the framework of primary health care (PHC) mirror orientations inherent in the practices of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Both seek improved outcomes for their patients/clients, especially for those with chronic disease, and both are...

India is a leading player in the medical tourism industry. It is increasingly emerging as the destination of choice for a wide range of medical procedures. The medical tourism market in India was estimated at $333 million in 2004. It is anticipated to grow by 25 percent annually and to become a...

Annual worldwide spending on medicines is anticipated to exceed $1.2 trillion by 2016. Developing countries, and particularly so-called emerging markets, will account for a substantial portion of the growth in spending on medicines. A good part of global market demand will be satisfied by...

Background This paper aims to investigate the development trend of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospitals in China and explore their medical service innovations, with special reference to the changing co-existence with western medicine (WM) at TCM hospitals. Methods Quantitative data at...