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.

Click on the arrow below to listen to this week’s podcast, or click here. OK, let’s get the really bad news out of the way first: a major study this week which followed 39,000 women over 19 years showed that not only is there no major health benefit to taking a general multivitamin, but actually there …

Summer is in full swing, and many of us are enjoying one of life’s favorite past times — eating barbecued foods. Who can’t resist ears of corn, or a burger or hot dog? I certainly can’t, and have no intention of stopping — but I am now more careful about what and where I eat …

A few weeks ago I wrote a piece discussing options for smoking cessation, and I specifically plugged varenicline, known as Chantix in most countries (“Champix” here in China), as being perhaps the most effective tool we doctors can now offer. Since my posting, a few drug warnings have come out, and it begs the question: …

How many of you simply must have the strongest sunscreen? How many Americans are paying premium markups for SPF 70, 90 — or higher? Starting next summer in the United States, you will no longer be able to buy any sunscreen with a rating over 50. This is due to last week’s ruling by the …