Click on the arrow below to listen to this podcast, or click here.   We all know far too much about air pollution, but did you know that noise and light pollution can also harm our health? On the February 1 broadcast of EZFM’s Beijing Hour morning radio show, host Paul James and I discuss Shanghai’s …

Here is my collection of my personal favorite posts from a wonderful 2011

In what I think is the biggest public health advancement in China during my five years here, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center (BJMEMC) has just started to publish hourly PM2.5 readings on their website at http://zx.bjmemc.com.cn/. You can access the numbers there, and then click on the PM2.5 tag. It’s truly an amazing step, …

Click on the arrow below to listen to this podcast, or click here. On the January 18th broadcast of EZFM’s Beijing Hour morning radio show, host Paul James and I discussed the sad news about Beijing’s annual Happiness Index, which has been declining for 4 years in a row. We also talk a bit about a …

Using the internet definitely makes me a better doctor, and it also has dramatically improved my quality of life in China. So here’s my list of top websites, both medical and non-medical (i.e. lifestyle): Medical: Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database — This website is, by far, still the best source of evidence-based and unbiased data on …

On this week’s podcast: amazing victory for public health in China, as PM2.5 will be reported by next week — 4 years ahead of schedule.

It’s the new year, which means it’s time for my annual tradition — filler blog posts! Yes, in between crazy-busy holidays I like to make a few easy-to-write “Top 10″ pieces. Here’s my list of my favorite new products in 2011 which improved my health. Metro’s Fish and Produce — My wife and I finally …

Click on the arrow below to listen to this podcast, or click here.   In last week’s podcast on EZFM’s Beijing Hour, host Paul James and I discuss the hot headlines around aflatoxin discovered in a batch of milk. We also talk about the difficulties of blood shortages in China, and how autotransfusion (stocking up on your …

December’s long nights are here, and while our holiday preparations can be exciting, many people feel stressed and depressed during these long winter months. Some people who tend towards depression may have worse symptoms; others have what is called “seasonal affective disorder”, or SAD. This depression occurs during the winter months, where the low amounts …

A Chinese team has designed a blood test which may be more accurate than the common AFP test. This hopefully will turn out to be truly effective, especially for China, as liver cancer from hepatitis B is extremely common.

China has had their share of scary hepatitis outbreaks, and now in southern China there’s a new outbreak of hepatitis C, with dozens infected, including many children.

One of life’s great mysteries is finally answered: “living in polluted City XYZ is equivalent to smoking how many cigarettes a day?” OK, it’s not on everyone’s top ten, but I’ve been asked that question many times by patients and by the media — and now I know what to tell them: a day in …