The success of Western Scientific approaches to medicine, over the last 150 years, can be measured by substantial increases in life expectancy, reductions in infant mortality and the virtual elimination of many infectious diseases accompanied by development of effective management practices for noncommunicable diseases. However, major challenges remain in the form of infectious diseases that evolve resistance to pharmaceuticals rapidly, new diseases, particularly those caused by viruses and effective long-term treatments for chronic, noncommunicable diseases. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can offer complementary treatments based on personalised interventions, informed by knowledge accumulated from empirical observations gathered over centuries of practice, that address the impact of disease on the whole body.

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中西医的阴阳

在过去 150 年中，西方科学医学方法的成功可以通过预期寿命的大幅增加、婴儿死亡率的降低以及许多传染病的基本消除以及非传染性疾病的有效管理实践的发展来衡量。然而，主要挑战仍然存在于对药物迅速产生抗药性的传染病、新疾病，特别是由病毒引起的疾病以及对慢性非传染性疾病的有效长期治疗。中医 (TCM) 可以提供基于个性化干预的补充治疗，这些干预是根据数百年实践中积累的经验观察所积累的知识，解决疾病对全身的影响。