Health Articles

Lang CAI, TCM Physician

Have you ever felt inexplicably tired or cranky? Has it been a while since you’ve felt 100% healthy? You may be experiencing a condition that spans the gap between health and illness: sub-h..

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Xue Manzi (a.k.a. Charles Xue), a famous Chinese business angel* was diagnosed on May 20, 2011, with colorectal cancer (CRC). Since his diagnosis, he has actively used Sina.com’s Weibo micr..

Lang CAI, TCM Physician

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) philosophy, when a child’s internal organs are not at full health, their inner “energy flow,” known as qi, will not be sufficient to sustai..

In case you haven’t noticed the sharp increase in temperature, summer is upon us. Having worked in Beijing for the past six years, I’d like to share some insights and tips for managing ram..

There are indications that China, along with the rest of the world, is becoming more open to accepting mental health as an important consideration in our lives. Discussions about psychologic..

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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are extremely prevalent worldwide and can affect all sexually active people. Because STDs can often be transmitted unknowingly by asymptomatic partners, ..

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There have been numerous articles published on the importance of colonoscopies in early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). Most recently, The Register-Guard newspaper published an article..

This article may be somewhat late in coming. Some of us have probably been sneezing, scratching, coughing, and wheezing for about a month now. Nonetheless, it’s always good to put reliable ..

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I have a hunch that many of you aren’t comfortable talking about human waste. To be honest, it’s not my favorite topic either. But we need to address it because digestive irregularities ca..

Jean-Pierre DHENIN, Family Medicine Physician

Beijing’s bug population waxes and wanes in a fairly predictable pattern. If you have lived in Beijing for more than a year, you know to expect a resurgence of bugs around this season. Most..