Having the common objectives is human being – health, modern medicine should coordinate with traditional medicines in order to promote ability of medicines in protecting people’s health. Combination of these two major medicines is the high step of inheritance process, as it is necessary to select the quintessence, good features and to reject the backwardness, superstition and harmfulness to human being. This combination process happens naturally, popularly in society and medicine. This is an appropriate, stable development and it will be seen as a right choice in the future
Medicine, Traditional ; History, Modern 1601

OBJECTIVES: There was also an observation about the “sleep” in the Greek era, which is called the primordial current of modern medicine, which is interpreted as a phenomenon organized by God and appears in various forms in Greek mythology. METHODS: We used the words ‘Greek mythology,’ ‘Sleep,’ ‘God of Sleep,’ ‘Greece,’ and ‘myth’ in English and Korean on Google site for information on sleep in Greek mythology. RESULTS: In Greek mythology, stories appeared about the sleeping god Hypnos, his wife Pasithea, and the dream gods Oneiroi, to explain the mystery of sleep. The various ideas of ancient Greeks' sleep are reflected in legends about Ceyx and Alcyone, Psyche, Endymion, Ariadne, Argos, and Polyphemus. CONCLUSIONS: The images of sleep in Greek mythology that have continued for decades include observations and experiences of mankind. This can be interpreted from a medical point of view as the important significance of sleep on humans.
Dreams ; History, Modern 1601- ; Humans ; Mythology ; Spouses

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History, Modern 1601- ; Korea ; Smallpox ; Vaccination

PURPOSE: The supply of fluids is a major consideration in modern medicine. When fluid is needed, flow regulators are extensively used. But no research or study of flow regulators has yet been performed in Korea. We researched the accuracy of flow regulators that are commonly used in domestic medicine. METHODS: We collected and studied the fluid pumped for an hour through four kinds of flow regulators that are used domestic ally. Infusion rates were 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 100, 150, and 200 ml/hr. For each rate, the height of the fluid between the point of infusion and the outlet was evaluated in 10 cm increments within the range 30 cm to 120 cm. RESULTS: Among the four products tested, one product injected the fluid three times at the standard height of 80~100 cm, an error of <10%. Two other products injected within the standard range once each, and the fourth product failed to inject within range even once. CONCLUSION: The accuracy of flow regulators in the domestic market was exceedingly low.
Arylsulfonates ; Fluid Therapy ; History, Modern 1601- ; Infusion Pumps ; Korea

There were 142.001 drug addicts in Vietnam at the end of 2002. 60% of them affected with HIV/AIDS. 40% of the addicts received treatment for drug withdrawal in special institutions. Besides modern medicine, traditional treatment methods included herbal prescriptions such as Cemedex, Camat, etc, steam bath, acupuncture. The overall outcome showed that addiction crisis might be cut off, but nearly 90% of people had been addicted again so far in Vietnam. Several socio-medical recommendations were suggested to improve the situation
Medicine, Traditional ; History, Modern 1601- ; Substance-Related Disorders

Introduce the sources, classifications and chemical elements of Ganoderma. According to traditional medicine Ganoderma supported good vitality and strengthened body. According to modern medicine, Ganoderma had good effects in cardiovascular, nervous, and gastrointestinal system... Hence they were used broad clinically with less side effects and toxicity
Ganoderma ; Medicine, Traditional ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; History, Modern 1601-

The purpose of this study is to construct the nursing-policy and nursing-theory of Korean style by understanding the type of recognition and attitude immanent in Korean people through of Korean people to the Shamanism. And this paper is using Q methodology by operant definition. Because individual recognition and attitude to Shammanism is very subjective and individualistic and many-sided. Q statements in this paper are ultimately 38 statements divided into 5 regions, which are abstracted from 285 Q samples. 38 persons in all are objects of P-population. The results of analyses on the characters of each type are as follows. The men who belong to type I is positive to the Shamanism in recognition and attitude at the same time. The men who belong to type II are negative the analysis of the recognition and attitude to Shamanism in recognition, but positive to Shamanism in practical attitude. The men who belong to type III are evidently negative to Shamanism in recognition and attitude at the same time. The men who belong to type IV are positive to Shamanism, but negative or reservative to it in attitude. In conclusion, we could affirm that shamanic care-act which modern medicine discard as only superstition is very deeply rooted in the Korean people'need. In short, Korean people is already and always related to Shamnism, whether positively or negatively. I dare to think this paper might contribute the other disciplines of sciences as basic data.
History, Modern 1601- ; Humans ; Male ; Nursing* ; Shamanism* ; Superstitions

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the current attitudes and knowledge toward Koryo Hand Therapy(KHT) by the experienced people. METHOD: The Subjects for this study included 3,351 people living in Korea who experienced KHT. The data were collected from April 6 to November 25, 2004 using a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed through the SAS 8.1 Windows Program using frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The results of the study are as follows: 1) Families and relatives were a main source of information about Koryo Hand Therapy. The subjects were very satisfied with therapeutic and preventive effects of the therapy. Sujichim was the most preferable choice in the KHT. Most of the subjects thought that KHT could be applied to modern medicine. 2) Those who experienced KHT had a high level of knowledge and very positive attitudes toward KHT. 3) There were statistically significant differences in the attitude toward KHT according to age, gender, educational level, religion, income, place of residence, marital status and experience which studied KHT. 4) There were significant differences in the knowledge of KHT according to age, educational level, income, marital status and experience which studied KHT. 5) The data showed positive correlation between attitude and knowledge. CONCLUSION: According to the above findings, it can be concluded that KHT needs to be actively informed and more easily approached by general peoples. Nursing protocols of KHT needed to be developed.
Hand* ; History, Modern 1601- ; Humans ; Korea ; Marital Status ; Nursing Assessment ; Surveys and Questionnaires

In modern medicine the resistance to conventional antibiotics is becoming a serious concern due to high instances of mortality. Several metallic nanoparticles are suggested as promising anti-microbial agents against multidrug-resistant bacteria and some viruses. Among the nanoparticles mentioned, we review the recent finding which demonstrate the impact of silver nanoparticles on antimicrobial activities and recommend them as a potential candidate for restraining infections.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Anti-Infective Agents ; Bacteria ; History, Modern 1601- ; Metal Nanoparticles ; Nanoparticles ; Silver

In this article, we will examine the theory and practice of encounters between oral history and narrative medicine in view of storytelling. Man is a storytelling animal. Our experience is understood, reconstructed and transmitted as a story and we can find the meaning of life through a story. Oral history is a specific practice and method of research. It refers to the process of recording interviews with people who have something to say, transcribing the record and interpretating the written text to conduct the study of the past. Therefore story is a basic tool of oral history. There has been also growing interest regarding the narrative features of medicine. Especially the illness narrative is one of the most powerful tools in this context. An illness narrative is a patient's story about his illness, including the meaning of the illness in his life. Illness as a specific event of life can only be understood through a story of patient. How can we combine oral history and narrative medicine altogether? We propose two subjects, one is 'healing' and the other is 'the social'. The goal of medicine is healing of suffered people. It is well known that storytelling has a healing effect. Conducting oral history is not only 'recovery history' but also is helping people to have a well organized memory and integrate that into his whole life story. The use of oral history as a means of empowerment should be extended referring the healing effect of medicine. On the other hand, modern medicine has a tendency to reduce the problem of health and illness as an individual one. However story of illness can reveal the dominance of modern biomedicine in the contemporary and have political implications. Oral history deals with memory. Personal memory can only be understood in the context of social and cultural backgrounds. Collective memory is necessary in building community history. Medicine should learn from oral history's social dimensions. In this context, life of KIM Hyeongyul who was activist for second generation Korean Atomic Bomb Victims will be a good example of encounters between oral history and narrative medicine.
Animals ; Hand ; History, Modern 1601- ; Humans ; Memory ; Narration ; Nuclear Weapons ; Power (Psychology)