Vietnam population was more than 80 millions in 1998-1999. In fact, this figure was about 80 millions in 2002. This was a significant achievement. Therefore, the United Nation approved the success of the population and family planning program and offered an international population award for Vietnam.
Population ; History, 21st Century

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Orthodontists ; History, 21st Century

Chinese medicine pair (CMP) was frequently applied in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinic, and its significance was shown in long-term clinical practices and many accumulated experiences. It is the unique combination of two relatively fixed Chinese medicines in TCM clinic with the basic feature and principle of TCM compatibility, is the most fundamental and the simplest form of TCM formulae with certain theory basis and combinatory reason, which is proven effective. And the unique combination is frequently used for achieving mutual reinforcement or detoxication. CMP is an intermediate point between single herb and many TCM formulae, reflecting the regularity of TCM formulae compatibility and connotation of differential treatment. This paper analyzed and summarized the basic characteristics, development process and research significance of CMP, which aims to lead the modern basic and applied research on compatibility theory of CMP.
Drug Interactions ; History, 16th Century ; History, 17th Century ; History, 18th Century ; History, 19th Century ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; History, Ancient ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; history ; methods

China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Virology ; history

China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Internationality ; Virology ; history

Botany ; history ; China ; Classification ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century

Botany ; history ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century

Professor YANG Jia-san was a famous acupuncture and moxibustion specialist of China in the present age. He had studied medicine since early youth and practiced medicine on his own at age of 17 years. He devoted himself to the development of acupuncture and moxibustion sciences. He was bold in making innovations, successfully combined modern medical knowledge with traditional acupuncture and moxibustion, and formed an unique academic thought system in selection methods of acupoints, needling technique, study on acupoint theory and clinical application of acupoints, etc.. Clinically, he achieved excellent therapeutic effect due to his wide theories and good techniques. He was the acme of perfection in application of prescription and drugs, he undertook scientific research, teaching and clinical work of acupuncture and moxibustion and trained a large number of people of talent in Beijing University of TCM, making important contribution to development of acupuncture and moxibustion sciences; he undertook medical and health-care work for central leaders for long time, and cured chronic and stubborn diseases for foreign high leaders for many times, winning prestige for the fatherland.
Acupuncture ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century

China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Thoracic Surgery

Acup-moxibustion experts are indispensable for probing into establishment of modern higher education and academic system of acupuncture and moxibustion. Among them, teacher MEI made a great distribution, mainly including: summarizing the outline of indications of acupoints of 14 channels, raising making prescription law of acupoints and indications law of acupoints, expounding the relationship between channels running and disease symptoms, summing up characteristics of theories of the twelve divergent meridians and the twelve muscle regions, drawing an indications diagram of acupoints of the 14 meridians and a schematic diagram of relation between the running of meridians and disease symptoms, a schematic diagram of running of the twelve divergent meridians, and a diagram of the relations between running of the twelve muscle regions and disease symptoms, inventing acupoint location method with finger-equal division, expounding Xiaheshu, simplifying the calculation of Ziwuliuzhu and inventing a calculation scale and simple acupoints selection table. In his later years, he systematically studied on the theories of eight extra meridians and clinical application, and raised theorem of meridians, etc.
Acupuncture ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century