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Biomedicine
Recent findings from McMaster University highlight research in biomedicine
June 24th, 2008
"Through the lens of an illness narrative, this article focuses on the complex relationships between biomedicine and alternative therapies in Brittany, France. Themes drawn from the illness narrative highlight Breton ideas about the body, the source of healers' legitimacy, and the authority of the biomedical system," scientists writing in the journal Medical Anthropology report. "I argue that in this region, both biomedical and religious authorities are perceived to be allied to non-local elites, and both are subject to antagonistic criticism. Nonetheless, resistance to biomedicine through recourse to alternative therapies is mixed with ongoing dependence on the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-06-24)
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