I plan for this website to focus more on alternative medicines and overall wellness; this will include Chinese as well as more “Western” complementary medicines. …
 Is Primary Care Doomed?There is a lot of press these days about the messy state of health care in the US. One issue less apparent now but a … |
 20 Health Advances To Be Thankful For…Today is Thanksgiving in the US. It’s my favorite holiday, as all my relatives will gather in my mother’s house and feast for hours. It … |
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Cervical Cancer Screening: New GuidelinesIt’s been a very, very interesting few weeks in the US regarding cancer screening. As I mentioned before, there were revisions from the highest-level agency … |
 H1N1: You Want Data? You Got itBy now, everyone in Beijing is either: 1. recovered from having H1N1; 2. tired of hearing about H1N1; or 3. recovered and tired of hearing … |
 Breast Cancer: Do You Know Your Lifetime Risk?The New York Times has an excellent series of articles, called “Forty Years’ War”, reviewing medicine’s efforts to fight cancer over the last forty years. … |
 How Can Health Care Be More Efficient?It’s impossible for me to ignore the health care debate raging in my home country. One constant theme in the U.S. regarding improving health care … |
 What’s the Real Data on Alternative Rx for Colds & Flu?Yes, we are definitely in flu season. And yes, most of it is probably H1N1. But most everyone is doing fine. I still recommend the … |
 Finish Your Chocolate Milk, It's Good For You!Here’s a fun new study which kids everywhere can show their parents; chocolate milk is good for your heart! This study, just mentioned in this … |
 And Now For a Mental Break…It recently occurred to me that I’ve become a bit of a Doctor Doom and Gloom, so I’m going to lighten things up a little. … |
Tylenol & Vaccines: Maybe Not A Good Combo?There’s a very provocative new study in Lancet which may change my clinical practice. As parents know, vaccines are not a fun time for their … |
H1N1 Hospitalizations Occurring at Any AgeHere’s a quick link to a good review from Medscape about the latest H1N1 information regarding hospitalizations and deaths. This latest paper was in November … |
