Some long-term MHBJ readers may have noticed that my blogging output is slowing a bit; one major reason is that I have a new toy: Weibo. I’ve mentioned Weibo a lot already, but I’m still increasingly impressed with its potential for better healthcare. For me, I suddenly have a legitimate Chinese platform to share the same public health and wellness information on this blog — but now to a vastly wider audience: the Chinese population. I do write mostly in English, but I have started to gather a substantial group of Chinese fans and now have over 1,000 readers — which already is more than my usual readership of this blog.
So if you really want to follow my blog tips, you really need to follow me on Weibo. One reason is posting frequency; while I update this blog twice a week at the most, I usually post 4-10 times a day there. Plus, I include not only the same level of evidence-based links to articles, but also to photos, podcasts, polls and videos. It’s truly an amazing community on Weibo — if you dedicate the time to develop it.
But what I can also do is to cut-and-paste my Weibo tips here on this blog, once a week to keep you updated. Below are my Weibo tips from earlier this week. You can follow me on Weibo here. And if you don’t know how to navigate Weibo’s Chinese system, you can first read my step-by-step guide to setting up a Weibo account. OK, here we go:
China’s children are getting obese. “Some view having a large child as a status symbol…It’s also a sign of success. A fat child is almost like having a BMW, it’s a display of your wealth,” “China has gone from famine to gluttony in two generations.”http://t.cn/a86OYA
Panic attacks: we usually think they occur out of the blue, but fascinating new study shows changes in heart rate, respiration and skin changes up to an hour before. The abstract: http://t.cn/a8ikqe
Zinc helps fight the common cold 感冒! new meta-analysis shows only higher-dose zinc works. >75mg zinc acetate reduced symptoms 42%; >75mg other forms of zinc helped 20%. Under 75mg:no help. Fascinating! Study: http://t.cn/a8iQhb My blog article:http://t.cn/a8inJ6
Nature’s Bounty 自然之宝 emailed me: they have many stores in China but you can also buy from their three official online dealers: Amazon, 360buy, and dangdang. Those are the ONLY official online dealers! Stick with those three!
@医生圣西睿智Richard
：对于维生素在中国，我真的很喜欢美国的进口品牌“自然之宝“。他们的价格是合理的的。For vitamins in China, I really like the imported US brand Nature’s Bounty. Their prices are reasonable. http://t.cn/hqEnxbKids and fever: do we NEED to treat? No! Study in 2010: “There is no evidence that fever itself is harmful (theorized that it might be part of the immune response)…If fever is treated, the goal should likely be comfort.” More: http://t.cn/a8VXCi
Kids and fever: another excellent review, in 2010: “If clinicians are going to recommend a treatment, they should know that ibuprofen (compared to acetaminophen) offers superior fever reduction with no increase in adverse events.” Article: http://t.cn/a8VXCi
Fever and kids: “ibuprofen (4-10 mg/kg) and acetaminophen (7-15 mg/kg) have similar efficacy for relieving pain, and similar safety. Ibuprofen was a more effective antipyretic than acetaminophen at 2, 4, and 6 hours posttreatment.” Study abstract:http://t.cn/a8csoG
Hey parents, is your Motrin (ibuprofen) syrup dosing for kids always confusing? Here is an image below with proper doses at all ages. Print it out!
Worker stress, part 3: “60% of Chinese white-collar workers suffer from extreme-fatigue syndrome; in particular those 35 to 50 age, who earned an above-average income had an apparent age of 10 years greater than their actual age and appeared to be less healthy than the norm.”
Chinese worker stress, part 2: “over 20% often eat fast food; 54.4% lack sufficient sleep; and 32.4% do not get quality sleep; only 46% take even occasional exercise. In addition, over half often feel irritated, 20% feel lonely, and over 70% lack happiness and satisfaction.”
Chinese workers are too stressed! Study showed “80% of the white-collar workers surveyed have irregular sleeping or dining schedules and they feel fatigued during the day; 23.7% of them do not take the time to eat breakfast…” Read more:http://t.cn/a9peSB
Food Safety: What if hurricane Muifa cuts your power? “The refrigerator will keep food safely cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened. A full freezer will hold the temperature for approximately 48 hours”. More here from USDA Food Safety website: http://t.cn/a8DTeu
Today’s topic on Beijing Hour: new calisthenics in China! It’s very impressive that Chinese people have done this since 1951. How many of you do these each afternoon? My nurses love them…and yet Chinese people are getting fatter…can’t compete with McD http://t.cn/aRXscW
污染：Air quality in Beijing from January-June rated as “poor”, due to the large amount of vehicle emissions…Beijing discharged 1.9% more nitrogen dioxide in the first six months this year. Experts said vehicle emissions and coal consumption are to blamehttp://t.cn/aTAGL7
You’re all welcome to listen to my radio show, each Tuesday at 7:35AM on 91.5FM, CRIRadio’s Beijing Hour. We discuss the day’s newspaper articles on health. @CRI英文国际在线 @BeijingHour
回复@囡囡爱卷卷:There should be no need for a healthy young person to take iron supplements; it’s far healthier to get your iron from eating “fruits, vegetables, whole grains, milk products, lean meats, fish, dry beans, eggs, nuts”…and vitamin C helps absorb iron…
@医生圣西睿智Richard
：Chinese kids: many are anemic (low iron levels). According to UNICEF @联合国儿童基金会 , many suffer from anemia because most traditional Chinese diets lack fresh meat, which leads to iron deficiencies. The rate of anemia among urban infants is over 20% http://t.cn/aRyNn8Chinese kids: many are anemic (low iron levels). According to UNICEF @联合国儿童基金会 , many suffer from anemia because most traditional Chinese diets lack fresh meat, which leads to iron deficiencies. The rate of anemia among urban infants is over 20%http://t.cn/aRyNn8
Zinc helps fight the common cold 感冒! new meta-analysis shows only higher-dose zinc works. >75mg zinc acetate reduced symptoms 42%; >75mg other forms of zinc helped 20%. Under 75mg:no help. Fascinating! Study: http://t.cn/a8iQhb My blog article:http://t.cn/a8inJ6
Nature’s Bounty 自然之宝 emailed me: they have many stores in China but you can also buy from their three official online dealers: Amazon, 360buy, and dangdang. Those are the ONLY official online dealers! Stick with those three!
@医生圣西睿智Richard
：对于维生素在中国，我真的很喜欢美国的进口品牌“自然之宝“。他们的价格是合理的的。For vitamins in China, I really like the imported US brand Nature’s Bounty. Their prices are reasonable. http://t.cn/hqEnxb
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