some people believe that traditional medicines such as herbal medicines or acupuncture are more benefit than modern medicines

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Traditional
medicine
is growing in popularity and many people are now using methods
such
as acupuncture and herbal medicines to maintain and strengthen their health. Many of those who have experienced traditional
medicine
believe that it is more effective than modern
medicine
. I completely disagree with
this
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points Modern
medicine
has many advantages over traditional
medicines
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medicine
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.
Firstly
, modern
medicine
is fast and effective because drugs are designed to treat problems immediately.
On the other hand
, traditional
medicine
is slow and does not work very well. Medical research shows that
headache
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headaches
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would go away after an hour
from
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of
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using drugs,
while
it would take longer hours for patients to use herbal remedies.
In addition
, modern
medicine
is constantly being developed and improved,
such
as
researching
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to find a cure for cancer, AIDS or other fatal diseases.
However
, traditional
medicine
only uses old knowledge and techniques to treat patients.
Furthermore
, it depends on natural ingredients like herbs and other plants that might disappear. Another important point is that modern
medicine
is strictly controlled by
government
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the government
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to ensure high standards
or
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quality. In Vietnam,
for instance
,
becoming
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a doctor or pharmacist, he/she
need
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needs
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to study at medical
universities
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at
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least seven years,
whereas
, anyone
also
can open their own traditional
medicine
clinics. Recent media report that some herbal medicines are ineffective by causing a detrimental impact on individuals using
it
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them
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.
To sum up
, traditional
medicine
relies on natural ingredients and does not work for everyone,
while
modern
medicine
is fast, safe and constantly renovated.
Thus
, I believe that it is far better to maintain
overall
health.
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