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I have treated many patients who benefited from various forms of exercise—swimming, running, brisk walking, qigong, Tai Chi, cycling, and ball games, to name only a few. Some survived longer, some had their complications controlled, and some effectively prevented tumor recurrence. So it can be…

In Yangke Xinde Ji (Reflections on Surgery) there is a formula called Huajian Wan (Hardness-Dissolving Pill), recorded in the chapter "Household Plasters, Elixirs, Pills and Powders." It is indicated for constrained fire in the Liver channel, breast phlegm nodules (ru tan), breast lumps (ru pi),…

The day before yesterday, a friend from my hometown came to visit, and we talked about a teacher from our middle-school days who had once held a school leadership position. She knew his present circumstances well and told me that he had lost his mind.

The late Dr. Duan Fengwu was the son of Duan Futing, a famous TCM external-medicine specialist in China, and one of the founding experts of Guang'anmen Hospital of TCM. In his lifetime, Dr. Duan was known for his skill in treating external conditions; in his…

Cancer patients, whether with gastric cancer or other cancers, may develop gastric bleeding due to gastric ulcer or gastric perforation caused by various factors. Gastric bleeding is an emergency requiring immediate management; if not handled properly, the patient's life is at risk. Especially in advanced…

A few days ago, my child delayed his homework to play games, and I criticized him a few words. That night, my son steeled himself and deleted every game and entertainment app from his computer and phone. I did not learn about this until the…

Drinking by night at Dongpo, I wake, then drink again; / Returning home, it seems already past the third watch. / The boy-servant snores like thunder; / I knock, knock, but no one answers. / Leaning on my staff, I listen to the river's voice.

Statistics from The Economist show that China's youth suicide rate is already the highest in the world. Every year about 100,000 Chinese teenagers die by suicide; every minute two people commit suicide and six more attempt it. Suicide has become the second leading cause of…

In ancient Chinese medicine, the transition between summer and autumn is called late summer (changxia), a season when diarrhea easily occurs. The Suwen's "Jin Gui Zhen Yan Lun, Chapter 4" states: "Thus in spring one is prone to nasal bleeding; in midsummer to chest and…

The WHO, projecting epidemiological trends, has produced a disease-burden report predicting that by 2030 unipolar depressive disorder, ischemic heart disease, and road-traffic accidents will be the leading causes of disease burden, with unipolar depression rising from third place to first. Most people do not follow…