A cobra embryo is displayed at a snake farm ahead of the Spring Festival in Tainan, southern Taiwan, February 5, 2013. Eating cobra eggs with embryo is believed to be good for health, according to snake farm owner Huang Kuo-nan. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. Picture taken February 5, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD) 

Samara Almanza (C) is assisted by (L-R) Aneesha Suresh, Aditi Bhatt, Dr. Citlali Lopez-Ortiz and Kaitlyn Pasquinelli during a dance class for children with movement disabilities in Evanston, Illinois March 25, 2012. The program is intended as physical rehabilitation to improve posture and motor control through the artistic nature of ballet in children with cerebral palsy. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) 

An eight-year-old torture sufferer from Cameroon draws during a therapy session at the headquarters of the Medical Foundation for the care of victims of torture in London June 7, 2007. Founded in 1985, the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other forms of organised violence. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (BRITAIN) 

An Iraqi woman's scars are seen as she paints at the open art studio, set up to be a 'safe group environment' at the headquarters of the Medical Foundation for the care of victims of torture in London June 7, 2007. The woman suffered scaring to her body and face after a car bomb attack in Baghdad. Founded in 1985, the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other forms of organised violence. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (BRITAIN) 

An eight-year-old torture sufferer from Cameroon draws during a therapy session at the headquarters of the Medical Foundation for the care of victims of torture in London June 7, 2007. Founded in 1985, the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other forms of organised violence. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (BRITAIN) 

Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp smokes during a sound check before the opening of The Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas, January 29, 2007. The Center for the Intrepid will provide injured service members with occupational and physical therapy to help with their rehabilitation. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Robert Thome, a mouth and foot painting artist, works on a piece during an exhibition in New York, July 11, 2006. Thome, a quadriplegic since his teens, uses painting as a form of therapy and self-expression. 

Robert Thome, a mouth and foot painting artist, works on a paint during an exhibition in New York, July 11, 2006. Thome, a quadriplegic since his teens, uses painting as a form of therapy and self-expression. 

Robert Thome, a mouth and foot painting artist, works on a piece during an exhibition in New York, July 11, 2006. Thome, a quadriplegic since his teens, uses painting as a form of therapy and self-expression
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Robert Thome, a mouth and foot painting artist, works on a paint during an exhibition in New York, July 11, 2006. Thome, a quadriplegic since his teens, uses painting as a form of therapy and self-expression
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES) 

Hong Kong pop singer William So offers incense at a Taipei temple on
August 13, 2002, one day after he was released from a drug
rehabilitation centre. The 35-year-old singer underwent just 11 days of
therapy, after he was admitted to the rehabilitation centre on court
orders after testing positive for drugs. REUTERS/Kenny Wu

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Twenty-nine year old Raymond Lau, screams in pain as he under goes painful traditional massage therapy at the island of Puala Ubin, about a kilometre east of Singapore. Raymond, a Singaporean artist was born with epilepsy. Unable to find a cure, he resorted to traditional massage therapy to help improve his blood circulation, hoping it will calm his nerves. Traditional chinese medicine is widely used among the Chinese in Singapore, which makes up 80 percent of the population, despite the country's modern health care system.

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Twenty-nine year old Raymond Lau, screams in pain as he under goes painful traditional massage therapy at the island of Puala Ubin, about a kilometre east of Singapore. Raymond, a Singaporean artist was born with epilepsy. Unable to find a cure, he resorted to traditional massage therapy to help improve his blood circulation, hoping it will calm his nerves. Traditional chinese medicine is widely used among the Chinese in Singapore, which makes up 80 percent of the population, despite the country's modern health care system.