Traditional Chinese herbal medicine will not be used during the 2008 Chinese Olympics
An official of the Beijing Organizing Committee of Olympic said few days ago that Traditional Chinese herbal medicine will not be used to treat athletes during the 2008 Olympics in order to avoid doping problems.“It doesn’t necessarily mean herbal medicine contains provocative substances. As other Olympic host countries haven’t used it before, we choose not to use it too” - BOCOG’s service department.As a big international event, the 2008 Beijing Olympics will follow international medical service standards. However, non-drug traditional Chinese treatments, such as acupuncture, massage and cupping, will be used. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics a polyclinic will be constructed (on the 3,000 square meters) inside the athlete’s village which will provide medical services for some 16,000 athletes from all over the world.
The clinic will be able to provide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), dental service and physical therapy to athletes who come across health problems during the Olympics.
A total of 28 dedicated hospitals, 219 venue medical stations and ambulance stations will be used into the health care services in 2008, and 3,000 medical volunteers, mostly students from medical colleges and institutions, will be trained to provide medical care along with professional doctors and nurses.
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