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Gastric bleeding is a common complication of gastric cancer. When the gastric tumor reaches a certain size, tumor ulceration or rupture of gastric vessels caused by the large tumor frequently leads to this complication. In most gastric cancer patients, gastric bleeding is a gradual process.

Shufeng Qingjie Tang (Wind-Dispersing, Heat-Clearing Decoction) comes from TCM Waike Xinde Ji (Collected Reflections on TCM External Medicine) by contemporary TCM external-medicine expert Professor Zhao Shanghua. The formula consists of Jinyinhua (Flos Lonicerae) 30g, Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) 6g, Lianqiao (Fructus Forsythiae) 10g, Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis)…

Zixue Tang (Blood-Nourishing Decoction) comes from Yuyuan Yao Fang (Formulas from the Imperial Pharmacy). It consists of Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Huaishanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Zhi Huangqi (Radix Astragali Preparata), Fuling (Poria), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), and Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae…

Acute tonsillitis is a common acute infectious disease characterized by red, swollen, painful tonsils; in severe cases the patient has difficulty swallowing, and the pain radiates to the ears. Western medicine mostly treats it with antibiotics such as penicillin, and the market also has many…

Spring is the high-incidence season for allergic skin diseases and for skin itching in cancer and chronic lung disease patients. TCM treatment of such pruritus has two classical experienced formulas: Xiao Feng San (Wind-Dispersing Powder) and Siwu Xiao Feng San (Four-Ingredient Wind-Dispersing Powder). Xiao Feng…

Although the result announced by the government today was within most people's expectations, I still grieve deeply for our countrymen who perished in this air crash, and I hope their families may find solace. Life's turns are truly unpredictable. Living in an age of frequent…

In the United States there is a dedicated profession called the genetic counselor. A genetic counselor is not a clinician, but possesses rich oncology knowledge and can help clients analyze their own and their family's cancer risk, identify high-risk causes of carcinogenesis, design pre-cancer intervention…

Good sleep is crucial for health, yet poor sleep quality is widespread in modern society. Many physical and mental illnesses are associated with poor sleep, and poor sleep in turn worsens those illnesses, creating a vicious cycle. Improving sleep quality is very important, and cultivating…

Confucius said that at seventy he could "follow whatever the heart desired without transgressing what was right." I believe only six or seven parts of this saying. At seventy, it is actually hard to follow whatever one desires—the body does not permit it, and often…

A basketball player on the court can effortlessly catch a pass from a teammate and shoot it through the hoop. If we tried to do this by scientific means, it would be almost impossible. First we must precisely calculate the kind of parabolic motion the…