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Ultimately, this book is intended to further the cause of herbal medicines. If they are properly researched and the public is properly educated about their effects and uses, herbal medicines will be an asset to us, rather than a liability. 

III.b.1.9. Public education about medicines. Without sufficient knowledge about the risks and benefits of using medicines and when and how to use them, people will often not get the expected clinical outcomes and may suffer adverse effects. This is true for prescribed medicines, as well as medicines used without the advice of health professionals. Governments have a responsibility to ensure both the quality of medicines and the quality of the information about medicines available to consumers. This will require ... 

Running targeted public education campaigns, which take into account cultural beliefs and the influence of social factors. Education about the use of medicines may be introduced into the health education component of school curricula or into adult education programmes, such as literacy courses. 

Exact data about the scope of ephedra use is unavailable, but the Ephedra Education Council estimates that more than three billion servings of ephedra products are consumed each year, and it claims that use increased dramatically between 1997 and 2002. But a New England Journal Medicine article about ephedra... 

After receiving his early education first at the school in Linkoping and then under his stepfather and under tutors, Berzelius studied medicine at Upsala, and at the age of twenty-two years he received his medical degree. Johan Afzelius, a nephew of Torbem Bergman, was then the professor of chemistry, and A. G. Ekeberg, who discovered tantalum at about the time of Berzelius graduation, was an assistant. 

Chinese and Related North American Herbs by Dr. Thomas Li represents a milestone in educating Western society about a previously unavailable treasure chest of medicinal knowledge. 

We live in a country and an era where medicalized birth is standard practice. If you truly want a natural birth, set yourself up for it. Opt for a midwife over an obstetrician, or find an OB who believes in natural childbirth, even for first-time mothers. Then get an education on natural childbirth that includes various non-medicinal pain-coping techniques that go way beyond traditional breathing exercises. If you have to have a hospital birth for a medical reason, or if there are no midwives near you, it s still incredibly important to learn as much as possible about what you re about to go through. Even in a hospital, you can have control over decisions you may have assumed were up to the medical staff in charge. 

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