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Traditional medicine is growing in popularity, yet standardised international regulation has still to be formulated, and the excessive use of medicinal plants can threaten biodiversity.
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Opinions and Analysis
The imperatives for traditional medicine
Integrating modern and traditional medicine requires breaking down the legal and regulatory barriers that disadvantage the poor.
Ending medical dominance over the developing world
Traditional medical cultures need a true partnership with modern medicine, say Bhushan Patwardhan, Gerard Bodeker and Darshan Shankar.
Policy Briefs
National and regional laws to protect IK related to genetic resources
The past decade has seen the development and, in some cases, adoption of national legislation to protect indigenous knowledge (IK) in certain countries and regions. Manuel Ruiz identifies and analyses the issues raised by the best-known IK protection laws and policies.
11 March 2004
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Global legislation on indigenous knowledge
Recent years have seen rising interest in the commercial exploitation of indigenous knowledge. But there are serious concerns over who benefits from this knowledge. Anju Sharma puts this debate into context by describing how the issue is being played out at the global level.
News and Features
Antibiotics could vaccinate against malaria, says study
A single course of common antibiotics triggers the immune system to protect against malaria infection, say researchers.
Sufferers urge progress on sickle cell drug Nicosan
As supplies of Nicosan, the Nigerian sickle cell drug, run dry, patients are growing desperate for production to resume.
Algae trials test 'wonder food' status of spirulina
30 June 2010
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