Um, is acupuncture essentially a form of preventative medicine?

嗯，针灸本质上是一种预防医学吗？

So the cure for Alzheimer's will likely be a preventative medicine.

因此，阿尔茨海默氏症的治疗方法很可能是一种预防药物。

Another preventative medicine is hydroxyurea - which works by increasing the amount of gamma-globin - which results in more fetal hemoglobin, or HbF.

另一种预防药物是羟基脲；它通过增加γ-珠蛋白，以产生更多的胎儿血红蛋白（HbF）。

" For women whose partners won't use a condom or allow them to take oral (preventative HIV) medicines, this gives them another option, " he said.

“对于那些伴侣不愿使用避孕套也不允许她们口服预防艾滋病药物的女性来说，这给了她们另一种选择。”

So while it may be associated with less visits to the doctor, and as a preventative medicine for your overall health, its impact on the common cold is still debated.

尽管苹果可能可以让你少看医生，但作为对整体健康有预防作用的药物，它对普通感冒的影响仍然存在争议。

So while it may be associated with less visits to the doctor, and as a preventative medicine for your overall health, it’s impact on the common cold is still debated.

因此，虽然它可能会减少看医生的次数，并且作为一种整体健康的预防药物， 但它对普通感冒的影响仍在争论中。

And so acupuncture in the west, unfortunately, in a way, has come to be not the preventative medicine that it could be because we're not taking responsibility enough for ourselves in going along and making sure that we stay well.

因此，不幸的是，西方的针灸在某种程度上已经不是预防药物了，因为我们没有为自己承担足够的责任来继续前进并确保我们保持健康。