Eastern meets Western medicine in the north

Posted by DAAN on July 5, 2007 under Disease, East and West |

Eastern medicine is becoming more integrated in the treatment of diseases in the West.

“Pam Bailey probably isn’t the type of person you would expect to find using techniques such as massage therapy and acupuncture to fight her physical ailments.

“People are always surprised to find out that a pharmacist uses Chinese medicine,” said Bailey, who works at a pharmacy in White Bear Lake. “It’s not that I’m anti-Western medicine, but I think they both have their benefits.”