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• Track the Radiation Plume: I've been looking across the internet for good radiation plume tracking, and I found one website (click here) which posts hourly updates of the radiation numbers in each prefecture in Japan. Also, he...
• An “Official” Radiation Forecast From the U.N.: After days of waiting, we now have an "official" forecast of the Japanese radiation plume's pathway; the UN's Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization on Tuesday created a forecast of the pl...
• Table Salt Instead of Potassium Iodide for Radiation Protection? No Way: I'm starting today to hear about a buying spree for table salt, as some people are hearing that table salt, which has added iodine, is a "healthier" way than potassium iodide pills to counter radiatio...
• Radiation Updates: Go Straight To The Source: The last couple days have seen a lot of improvement in access to good radiation information. The U.S. EPA now has a Daily Data Summary website which you should bookmark in case things get hot; today's...
• Sunscreen SPF over 50? It’s Now Banned: New FDA rules ban any SPF over 50, starting next year. Here's why......
• Just What Is A “Harmless” Radiation Dose? And Why is the EPA’s Radiation Website So Unfriendly?: The US Environmental Protection Agency's Daily Data Summary continues to say that the "EPA's RadNet radiation air monitors across the U.S. show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels. The...
• Potassium Iodide and Radiation Exposure: Who Needs It?: It's been a hectic couple days, but at least for today there is no radioactive cloud approaching us. But this certainly is bringing up a good debate about what to do in case this actually happens. Usu...
• Plants Can Improve Indoor Air: I've talked a lot about indoor air quality, and I'm happy to report that Beijing Kids has an excellent post this week about indoor plants. They discuss a short video from the TED Conference series; t...
• Do-It-Yourself Soy Milk with Protein Powder: Breakfast is an important start to your day, and many of us are "too busy" to eat this essential meal. I have a good option for my readers: a highly nutritious powdered mixture of nuts and seeds, adde...
• Too Much TV is Bad, For Adults and Kids. Here’s Why…: Sure, everyone instinctively knows that watching hours of TV most likely isn't too healthy for you.  But exactly how bad is it? Well, there's some interesting research, for both kids and adults, t...
• Radiation Emergencies: What Should You Do?: We're facing a lot of questions and uncertainties about Japan's radiation and its potential to cross the Pacific into America. So, I think it's a good time to review the facts about radiation and pote...
• Table Salt Can Kill You: New Warnings From WHO: People are still talking about taking iodized table salt as an effective anti-radiation antidote, but yesterday the World Health Organization specifically warned everyone outside of Japan against sel...
• Infant Fever: Which Medicine Works Best?: A child's fever is one of the most common reasons for doctor visits. There are only a couple of medicines that are safe for infants; ibuprofen (aka Motrin) and acetaminophen (aka Tylenol, paracetamol)...
• Vinegar Can Help Diabetes: Vinegar with a meal will lower your sugar absorption levels by 30%...
• Diabetes and Natural Supplements: Which Work? Which Don’t?: What natural supplements and medicines work to prevent or lessen diabetes? We know that the Western-prescribed medicines such as insulin injections and metformin pills are extremely effective, but wou...
• Honey For Hayfever? Doesn’t Work — But Here’s What Does: I've been hearing people ask about using honey for spring allergies (which just started to kick in for me this week), so I thought I'd do a bit of evidence-based digging for you, and here's what I fou...
• Coughing: What Medicines Work?: A cough is one of the most annoying symptoms of the common cold, and OTC cough syrups are one of the most popular purchases in pharmacies. But which ones really work? No Combos For Children Under F...
• Can Garlic Help Fight Off A Cold?: 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 cold, so it's good to review what natural medicines and...
• Congee, Rice & Noodles: Which Are Healthiest?: Have you ever wondered just how healthy is a morning Chinese breakfast of zhou (congee, in Hong Kong)? What about most noodle and rice dishes? Yet again, the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety has given...
• Obesity and Diabetes: How Does Your Country Rank?: It's no secret that obesity, and its twin sister disease of diabetes, have become epidemics of every modernizing country. I work in a family medicine clinic in China and am now witnessing firsthand th...
• Parents, Get Your Kids To Read A Book This Summer — Any Book: Ah, summer breaks -- laze away the summer days, gorge on watermelon, lose your reading ability... Huh? Lose reading ability? Unfortunately, yes -- there's even more evidence than before that sc...
• Want To Lose Weight? Eat Yogurt! So Says Powerful New Study: Huge NIH-sponsored new study offers a lot of excellent evidence-based data on exactly which lifestyle choices actually cause real-world weight loss or gain. ...
• Air Pollution: Do Your Schools Have Action Plans?: Air pollution is a growing problem in many urban areas. Many people may not realize that over the last five years there is a lot of new research proving more serious health effects at lower levels tha...
• “Not All Bugs Need Drugs” — AKA Antibiotic Overuse…: Here's another pop quiz: Which scenario below requires antibiotics? A fever for 3 days Cough that turns wet A cough that "gets deeper into my chest" Runny nose that turns yellow The overs...
• Want To Use China’s Twitter But Don’t Know Chinese? Here’s How.: How many of you use Twitter to find health information? I have a Twitter account to spread information, but here in China I cannot access it, so I've become a big fan of Weibo, China's microblogging w...