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  • Acupuncture = acupunctuur

  • Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the body to heal pain and illness.

    acupunctuur

  • Alternative medicine = alternatieve geneeskunde

  • Alternative medicine is thousands of years older than modern medicine.

    alternatieve geneeskunde

  • aspirin = aspirine

  • If you have a headache, you should take an aspirin.

    aspirine

  • at best = in het gunstigste geval

  • Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

    in het gunstigste geval

  • at worst = in het ergste geval

  • Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

    in het ergste geval

  • calm = kalm

  • I pretended to be calm although I couldn't help feeling worried.

    kalm

  • claim = bewering

  • Independent scientists want to see proof of the claims for alternative medicine.

    bewering

  • critic = criticus

  • Supporters of alternative medicine say its critics are influenced by pharmaceutical companies.

    criticus

  • dangerous = gevaarlijk

  • Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

    gevaarlijk

  • drug = medicijn

  • The first synthetic drug, aspirin, only dates from 1899.

    medicijn

  • evidence = aanwijzing / bewijs

  • There is evidence that when the media report direct action politicians listen.

    aanwijzing / bewijs

  • experiment = experiment

  • The experiment tells us that when people expect to get better, they often do.

    experiment

  • fake = nep- / schijn-

  • One group of patients had normal operations; the other had fake operations.

    nep- / schijn-

  • fault = schuld

  • Herbal medicine didn't stop my father smoking but that's probably his fault.

    schuld

  • fine = fijn / delicaat

  • Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the body.

    fijn / delicaat

  • general anaesthetic = algehele verdoving

  • A young Chinese woman had open-heart surgery without a general anaesthetic.

    algehele verdoving

  • harmless = onschadelijk

  • Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

    onschadelijk

  • Herbal = kruiden-

  • Herbal medicine involves treating illness and pain with natural remedies.

    kruiden-

  • Herbalists = kruidendokter

  • Herbalists treat pain and illnesses with natural remedies.

    kruidendokter

  • illness = ziekte

  • He had a serious illness and needed to have an operation.

    ziekte

  • Independent = onafhankelijk

  • Independent scientists are not influenced by anyone else.

    onafhankelijk

  • individual = individu

  • Herbalists spend time with patients and treat them as individuals.

    individu

  • insert = inbrengen

  • Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the body.

    inbrengen

  • issue = onderwerp

  • If we feel strongly about an issue, we should make our case with the elected representatives.

    onderwerp

  • nervous = zenuwachtig

  • All footballers get nervous before a match.

    zenuwachtig

  • open-heart surgery = openhartoperatie / -chirurgie

  • A young Chinese woman had open-heart surgery without a general anaesthetic.

    openhartoperatie / -chirurgie

  • operation = operatie

  • One group of patients had normal knee operations; the other had fake knee operations.

    operatie

  • pain = pijn

  • Acupuncture can often help people with back pain.

    pijn

  • patient = patiënt

  • Herbalists treat their patients as individuals.

    patiënt

  • Pharmaceutical = farmaceutisch

  • Pharmaceutical companies make and sell medicine.

    farmaceutisch

  • placebo effect = placebo-effect

  • The placebo effect is when an ill person gets better without receiving 'real' treatment.

    placebo-effect

  • point = punt / plaats

  • Fine needles are inserted at selected points in the body.

    punt / plaats

  • positive = positief

  • Both groups had the same positive results from their operations.

    positief

  • prepared = bereid zijn

  • Herbalists are prepared to spend more time with patients than modern doctors.

    bereid zijn

  • profitable = winstgevend

  • Pharmaceutical companies are worried about losing sales of their very profitable drugs.

    winstgevend

  • proof = bewijs

  • Experts want to see proof from scientific tests.

    bewijs

  • question = in twijfel trekken

  • Scientists question whether there is proper research evidence for the claims.

    in twijfel trekken

  • reaction = reactie

  • The needles appear to change the brain's reaction to pain.

    reactie

  • remedies = geneesmiddel

  • Herbalists treat pain and illnesses with natural remedies.

    geneesmiddel

  • risk = wagen / riskeren

  • I wouldn't risk going to an all-night party without telling my parents.

    wagen / riskeren

  • sale = verkoop

  • Pharmaceutical companies are worried about losing sales of their very profitable drugs.

    verkoop

  • selected = bepaald

  • Fine needles are inserted at selected points in the body.

    bepaald

  • session = sessie

  • I was worried about going for my first acupuncture session.

    sessie

  • simply = eenvoudig

  • What the experiment tells us is simply this: when people expect to get better, they often do.

    eenvoudig

  • so-called = zogeheten

  • Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

    zogeheten

  • Supporter = voorstander / aanhanger

  • Supporters of alternative medicine say its critics are influenced by pharmaceutical companies.

    voorstander / aanhanger

  • surgeon = chirurg

  • The surgeon cut the knee open and then closed it again.

    chirurg

  • synthetic = synthetisch

  • The first synthetic drug, aspirin, only dates from 1899.

    synthetisch

  • trial = experiment / onderzoek

  • A major medical trial compared the reactions of patients to real and fake operations.

    experiment / onderzoek