TCM as a whole is a $60 billion dollar industry in mainland China and Hong Kong."A pushback against skepticsHere are some other excerpts and insights from the article:"In pharmacies, TCM prescriptions are jumbled on the shelves alongside conventional drugs. Staff often see little difference between prescribing one or the other and don't tell patients whether they're receiving TCM or conventional treatment."Chinese scientists and physicians who publicly challenge the role of TCM in modern medical practice often pay a high professional price for their opposition. One outspoken TCM skeptic, a professor of medical history, circulated an unsuccessful petition to remove TCM from governmentrun medical institutions and was promptly accused by officials and others of being "ignorant." "Since then," the professor told Palmer, "I have borne a lot of pressure from the government, from the university, and from the existing TCM institutions.He said he'd h