This week’s podcast: green tea can help elderly citizen’s quality of life; and the WHO reminds us that 30% of cancers are preventable

We all know far too much about air pollution, but did you know that noise and light pollution can also harm our health?

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.

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 …

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.

I’ve simplified my supplements this year and now only take vitamin D and fish oil. Both of these made the news again last week, and both stories reinforced my belief that they both are uniquely powerful supplements for almost anyone, at any age.

There really is no point to deny someone a job based on their HIV status, certainly not in a typical civil service job.

A big study shows a 12% rate of “mild” reactions to acupuncture in kids. But is that too high, given the benefits? Listen to find out.

One essential take-home message for CPR is thatchest compressions, and not the mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths, are essential.