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4.27. Thomas Gray once said that ‘Health is heaven’s best treasure”.

Everybody should be responsible for keeping this treasure, but we all

should be kept responsible for keeping the treasure of national health.

What do you think about this problem? Work in a small group, answer

the questions below. Present your group’s opinion to class.

1. Who do you think is responsible for the care of your health - you yourself, your parents, or your doctor and medical people?

2. What do you think is the most serious health problem in Russia? What can

be done about it? Can this problem be solved within the national program on

healthcare which is under way at the moment?

3. What do you think of the health service in this country? What is it like? How

can it be improved?

4. If you had enough authority, what would you do to improve Russians’ health?

5. What do you think about abortion?

6. What do you think of cosmetic surgery? Do you know anyone who has had cosmetic surgery? Would you ever consider having cosmetic surgery?

7. Would you consider donating your organs after your death?

8. Do you think nuclear power is safe?

9. What kind of pollution is the riskiest?

10. How could you comment these words of Henry Louis Mencken about health: “Simply a state in which the individual happens to be perfectly adapted to his environment. Obviously such states cannot be common, for the environment is in constant flux.” Does it mean that we cannot speak about the health of nation?

11) What do you know about the SARS virus or AIDS? Is our society treating these and other plagues adequately?

12) What do you think about vaccination? Can it help in treating diseases?

4.28. A) What is alternative medicine? Have you ever turned to alternative

therapies?

b) Read the descriptions of various kinds of alternative therapies and

answer the questions below. Do you know any other alternative

therapies?

Iridologists examine the eye for irritation or deposits in nerve fibres, which they say correspond to inflammation or infection in the body. They also claim to detect inherent weaknesses, and can discover whether a person has a predisposition for certain illnesses.

Aromatherapy uses essential oils from plants, which are diluted with carrier oil before being rubbed into the skin. Different plants are supposed to have different healing properties. Like other massages, it’s soothing, pleasant and relaxing.

Homeopathy is based on the principle of using the similar or the like to treat the like. A German doctor, Samuel Hahnemann, found that using substances at extreme dilutions and shaking them violently produced a correspondingly more powerful effect. This process of potentizing (= enhancing) has become the key feature of homeopathy.

In acupuncture, needles are inserted at an acupuncture point, then aligned with energy pathways called ‘meridians’, which connect internal organs with points along the body’s surface. The needles are rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, according to whether energy is to be stimulated or damped down.

Questions:

1. What makes those various treatments different from more conventional medicine? What treatment could be offered in their place?

2. Choose one alternative therapy which you find particularly interesting. Make a list of the reasons why you would or would not want to try it, then discuss your reasons with a partner.

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