TCM a popular course in Argentine city

GODOY CRUZ, Argentina - Traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, is becoming increasingly popular and serving as a bridge between East and West in an Argentine city.

Located in Godoy Cruz, a city in Mendoza province, the Higher Technical Institute of Chinese Medicine under the Latin American School of Traditional Chinese Medicine is training medical professionals in such techniques as acupuncture and tuina, a type of therapeutic massage.

Luis Glielmi, director of the institute, said the school differs from its equivalents in Argentina and other Latin American countries. "We may provide certificates with a direct approval of the Ministry of Health, while others only have an approval of the educational authorities."