Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Balloonflower Root-- a traditional medicine in China

Life Will Go On: Balloonflower--special local product in my homtown: "According to modern Chinese traditional medicine research, Balloonflower Root is rich of dextrose and ballonflower polysaccharide which can provide medicine function such as restraining inflammation and canker, easing fever and pain, reducing blood sugar, facilitating the secretion of gallbladder acid..."

Who needs doctors

INSIGHT: Who needs doctors: "The era of robotic surgery has arrived in Korea. Yesterday at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, a robot performed an entire operation, from opening up the patient to stitching everything up.Previously, robots had supported surgeons in operations. But with the 'da Vinci' surgical robot, doctors now play the supporting role."
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Robotic gallbladder surgery!