The weather is turning colder and flu season is ramping up. There is precious little that Western medicine can offer to fight off the common …
 Cancer Update: Screening & HealingThe human body is truly a miracle, and every doctor should be humble enough to admit that there’s a lot we don’t know about how … |
 Why Such An Epidemic of Vaccine Fear?As a family and community medicine doctor using evidence-based medicine, I am a firm believer in vaccines. They have saved tens of millions of people, … |
|
 Surgical or N95 Masks for the Flu?So typical of modern medicine: one day a study says “try this”, the next week a new study says, “no, try that!” I am now … |
 H1N1 Mortality Trend Is Reverse of Seasonal FluAs H1N1 season progresses, there is growing evidence that H1N1 is a darker creature than initially hoped. In the link below is discussed recent CDC … |
Why So Afraid of H1N1 Vaccine?The H1N1 virus is full into its second wave all over the world. There has been a large increase over the last 2-3 weeks, including … |
 Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer?Every so often, I hear people mention the dangers of cell phones, and I usually dismissed that idea. But now there does seem to be … |
 Does Being Cold Cause A Cold?Most people think it is common sense that cold weather causes more colds. And traditional Chinese medicine is even more emphatic about this, categorizing many … |
Good Health Practices: Slide Show SeriesOver the last months I’ve created a few online slide shows based on Powerpoint presentations I’ve given in Beijing, and I wanted to review them … |
 Black Chicken: Healthier Than Regular Chicken?Have you ever eaten black chicken? It’s very popular here in China. I remember the first time I saw the dramatically dark meat on the … |
 Is Soy Milk Better Than Cow Milk?Soy milk has been popular in Asia for thousands of years, and is much more common than cow milk. Are there different health effects? There … |
 Food Safety: Pesticides and FruitThe Hong Kong Center for Food Safety has a monthly Food Safety newsletter; this September has a good article about pesticides and fruit. One of … |
