East and West Clash Over Cold-Cure Posters

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East and West Clash Over Cold-Cure Posters

A standoff between proponents of Western and Eastern medicine over cold

treatment advertising is likely to go to court. The secretary general of the

Korean Han Medical Practitioners Association, Choi Bang-seop, said Tuesday the

association will sue the Korean Association of Clinical Physicians for libel,

civil, and criminal liabilities.

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The Korean Association of Clinical Physicians launched a campaign at the

beginning of the month warning patients of possible harmful effects from taking

traditional Asian medicine. It distributed 11,000 posters to internal medicine

clinics nationwide advising patients to consult a physician before taking

traditional treatments which it says are linked to hepatitis, heart disease,

nephropathy and stomach hemorrhage.

 

The Korean Han Medical Practitioners Association earlier launched a

25,000-poster campaign promoting the benefits of Asian medicine in curing cold.

 

The poster claims traditional medicine is safe and free from side effects.

Children who are afraid of injections used in Western medical practice have

nothing to fear from Eastern medicine, the poster says.

 

 

 

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