By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 29th, 2009%
There are many different schools of thought regarding the best way to raise a child. Many approaches are cultural; some concepts change every few years with a popular new book. One major debate regards conditional versus unconditional parenting. Now, as a fascinating New York Times article discusses, there is new research that shows how conditional parenting can have harmful long term consequences. Check it out at the link below. There’s also a followup blog discussion. …Continue reading: Parenting: Conditional or Unconditional Love?…
By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 28th, 2009%
By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 27th, 2009%
 I discussed in an earlier post that parents may want to consider ibuprofen (Motrin) as the first line medicine over acetaminophen (Tylenol) for their child’s pains and fevers. Now, there’s a new study comparing ibuprofen to a Tylenol-codeine combo for pain, and ibuprofen was just as effective. Here’s the comment from JournalWatch: …Continue reading: Pain Relief in Children: Ibuprofen Wins Again…
By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 26th, 2009%
 Here’s a warning shot across the bow for those workaholics and students who are chronically sleep deprived. I’ve mentioned in my slide show about the common cold, as well as my accompanying article, that there are a lot of preventive things you can do to fight off colds and flu viruses. And it may seem like common sense, but now it’s proven that getting less than 6 or 7 hours a sleep can dramatically increase your risk of infection. It’s a fascinating study which is addressed in the following article from the New York Times. …Continue reading: Fight the Flu? Get Some Sleep!…
By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 25th, 2009%
 Our sister city, Shanghai, is currently going through their own Olympic-style effort to clean the environment in preparation for next year’s Expo. And similarly with Beijing, these mega-events really are helping to clean things up. For example, here’s the executive summary from the recently published UNEP Shanghai Expo Assessment: …Continue reading: Air Pollution in Shanghai…
By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 25th, 2009%
 Now that we are in the midst of flu season, there’s a lot of anxiety about vaccines and treatments. So it’s always good to be reminded of good old common sense practices to prevent infection in the first place. This week, esteemed British Medical Journal has published an excellent review article (link at bottom) which looks at those simple precautions — and yes, indeed, there’s excellent evidence that common sense works! …Continue reading: Flu Prevention: Simple Precautions Really Work…
By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 24th, 2009%
 The WHO (World Health Organization) is an invaluable public health resource. Their Food Safety group has a special program called “Five Keys To Safer Food”, a collection of posters and manuals in 50 languages that underly their global campaign to educate people all over the world about proper food handling. As we know very well here in China, food-borne illnesses are very common, and it is crucial that everyone — especially ayis – understand the basics of food handling. …Continue reading: Five Keys To Safer Food…
By Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, on September 23rd, 2009%
Beijing has just started to vaccinate people with the newly available H1N1 vaccine. Two days ago, thousands of students participating in the upcoming parade were given the vaccine, and no serious side effects were reported (see article link below). …Continue reading: H1N1 Vaccine: No Problems So Far…
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