Health Articles

Roo CHANGIZI, Chair of the Center for Family Medicine and Integrative Health Care, Family Medicine Physician

As we are to begin the Chinese New Year festivities and witness the greatest annual migration of humanity during a single period, this is not only an occasion for celebration with family, ex..

Called the “silent killer” for its surprising lack of symptoms, hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a chronic disease can slowly cause major damage to your body if not caught and cont..

Question: The term rehabilitation is a relatively new concept in China and the specialty is still in its infancy. Is there a misunderstanding in China about the meaning of rehabilitation? An..

Private: Wei CHENG, Pediatric Surgeon

An inguinal hernia is a condition that affects 1 in 50 pediatric patients. Let me save you some anxiety by taking you through the facts and process of treating a pediatric inguinal hernia. W..

China is seeing a growing demand for Rehabilitation Medicine. Studies show that the number of visits to Rehabilitation Departments of Chinese hospitals in 2011 reached nearly 17 million, whi..

In China today there is a growing interest in the mental health industry, but many Chinese still wonder whether it is worth the money to, in their minds, simply speak with a psychologist yet..

Howard BERNSTEIN, Emergency Medicine Physician

Wounds – cuts, scrapes, injuries — happen. It’s a fact of life! Wounds will come in all shapes and sizes, under both mundane and bizarre circumstances. From the classic under-the-chi..

What is asthma? Do I have it, or does my child have it? If my child has asthma, will his friends catch it? Is my child going to outgrow it? Can my child use asthma medicine when he is sick a..

Fat seems to have a terrible reputation. Food companies started capitalizing on this negative perception years ago, generating low-fat versions of the products they offer with the intention ..

One in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. Worldwide, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, after lung cancer. Over 75% of wo..