My last question from my recent Health Snapshot internet survey was an open-ended one: “What do you feel are your major health issues in Beijing?” Let’s let our readers take …
Real Beijing: Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Center
I occasionally mention some of my favorite Beijing places on this blog, filed under “Just For Fun“. I particularly like to tell expats about very cool, local Beijing places that …
Fight “Crazy Bad” Air Pollution — Cheaply
Students and others with limited incomes shouldn’t feel helplessly left out of the eternal expat discussion regarding air purifiers. I mentioned before but will stress again, given the recent weather: …
Cure The Common Cold — With Gargling?
It’s definitely winter season already, at least in terms of a lot of colds going around. I’ve mentioned a lot of preventive medicines on my blog, especially my new favorite, …
Emergency Pollution Levels Now…
This is not a drill, people: the US Embassy’s pollution monitor (http://iphone.bjair.info) for three days has been recording air pollution levels in the highest levels far above 300 AQI, and …
Walgreens-Style Shopping For Winter Aids…
How many of you have trouble finding such basic health items such as vaseline, epsom salts, heating pads and others? Well, you’re in luck; part of my clinic‘s major renovations …
Air & Food Issues: Zhende or Jiade? Readers Respond…
This is part 3 of my analysis of the results from my recent online survey of Beijing health, which I called the Health Snapshot Beijing 2010. It’s the first of …
Autumn Newsletter Now Available
My clinic, the International Medical Center, has just released our quarterly newsletter, which you can download as a PDF file here. This autumn edition has articles from all three of our primary …
No Thanksgiving Plans Yet? Here's My Suggestion…
I love Thanksgiving; not smothered by commercialism, it still remains a lovely way for all American families and friends to get together and enjoy a huge meal. My mother always …
"How Satisfied Are You With Your Expat Clinic?" — Survey Says…
A couple days ago I published part one of the results from my recently finished Health Snapshot Beijing 2010 survey. I wanted to get a sense of where expats were …
New BeijingKids: Focus on Good Health
The November issue of BeijingKids magazine is hot off the presses, and I think it’s one of the most useful ever published. Hats go off for managing editor Imogen Kandel …
"I am healthier in Beijing than my home country": Agree or Disagree? Survey Says…
I’ve closed the results for my Health Snapshot Beijing 2010, and the results are in. Many thanks to the 75 readers who filled out the form! Let’s go straight to …
