【文章】The Future of Medicine Unit 6 Section A （英语人教八上）

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1、TheFutureofMedicineInmy55yearsasaphysician,I'veseenmyshareofwhatmodernmedicinecando.Duringthe40yearswhenIwasapediatricsurgeon,Isaw95%mortalityratesforcongenitaldefectstransformedinto95%survivalratesbecauseofwhatsurgerycanaccomplish.AsU.S.SurgeonGeneral,Isaweffectivepreventionandtreatmenttechniqu

2、esbeatbackthemortalityfromtobaccouseandAIDS.Andnow,asan85-year-old,mylifehasbeenprolongedandkeptactivebywonderdrugsunknowntomyparents.Soit'sbeensomewhatsurprisinginthiseraoftriumphformodernmedicinetoseetherapidgrowthofalternative/complementarymedicine,whichisusedbyasmanyasoneinthreeAmericans.Alt

3、houghmostofthosestillrefrainfrominformingtheirregularphysiciansaboutthatuse,thereisagrowingtendencyamongphysicianstoacknowledgeandevenembracecertainformsofalternative/complementarymedicine.Changesintheuseoftheterms"alternative"and"complementary"suggesttheshapeofthisshift.Atfirst,itwascalledsimpl

4、y"alternativemedicine,"reflectingadissatisfactionwithregularmedicineaswellasaculturalrebellionagainstthebiomedicalcommunity.Inmorerecentyears,severalstudiesindicatethattherehasbeenashiftfrom"alternative"therapiesto"complementary"therapies,adoptednotinoppositiontoregularmedicinebutinalliancewithi

5、t.Andincreasinglythosewhouseoneofthemanyformsofcomplementarymedicinearenottreatingaspecificmedicalproblem.Rather,theyarepracticingpreventioninwaystheyfindmorecongruentwiththeirphilosophicalvaluesorlifestyle.NowIthinkwemaybeseeinganotherrefinement,onethatistakingusfrom"complementary"to"safeandeff

6、ective."Forsomepeople,theappealofalternativemedicineliesinitsalternativestance,andassomeofthesetherapiesenterthemainstream,someoftheseindividualsmayseekotheralternativepractices.ButmoreandmoreAmericansaredemandinggreatercertaintyfromalternativeorcomplementaryproductsasanincreasingnumberofpressre

7、portsdocumenthealthproblemsresultingfromcertainnaturalproductsandcomplementarypractices.Thus,thebaby-boomhealthconsciousnessthatledtotheresurgenceofalternative/complementarymedicinenowturnstowardsolutionsthatrestmoreheavilyo