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Expat TCM docs take your pulse

AS Anna Xu waits to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, she is extremely surprised when a Westerner enters the consulting room, applies three fingers to her pulse and asks about her discomfort. It's just the way TCM is supposed to work, ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  16 Nov 2009

Hear this: Keep your eyes on your ears and rub them for health

YOUR ears contain more than 200 acupuncture points linked with your organs and ears can reveal both general health and specific problems. They're a surprisingly accurate diagnostic tool. Zhang Qian listens up. Modern science tells us that the ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  16 Nov 2009

China home prices head for the roof

CHINA'S urban housing prices rose in October by the largest amount in more than a year as a buying spree played out amid abundant liquidity. Housing prices in 70 major cities jumped 3.8 percent last month, the biggest year-on-year increase since ...

From CAO QIAN AND ZHANG FENGMING, Shanghai Daily,  10 Nov 2009

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Every drop counts: Saving water while washing dishes, brushing teeth

AFTER dinner, Jessica Wang collects the dishes as usual, scrapes off leftovers and puts the dishes in the sink. She rinses them under running water, one by one. The 28-year-old says most of her friends wash dishes this way and she thinks it's ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  9 Nov 2009

Hot lips: Don't gloss them over

CHAPPED lips are a problem in the dry autumn air, and most people just put on commercial lip balm, or lip gloss in the case of women. At its worst, chapped lips are dry, peeling, cracked and can bleed. The condition can be painful. Chapped lips ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  9 Nov 2009

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Lab rats, mice, dogs, rabbits, monkeys - do they have rights?

AS needles pierce its stomach and drip anesthetic, a rat loses consciousness and is ready for research surgery that eventually may save human lives. Of course, this is no ordinary rat, the kind you might spot on a street. It is especially bred in a ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  2 Nov 2009

Keeping your wits about you

MEMORY and cognitive function decline with age, but we can stay sharper longer: keep the brain working and learning. TCM suggests strengthening kidneys at early signs of forgetfulness. Zhang Qian recalls. Age-related cognitive decline is one of the ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  2 Nov 2009

Sun powers Expo pavilions

STRIKING diamond and triangle shapes in dark and light blue sparkle on the roof of the huge World Expo 2010 Theme Pavilion. But the geometric shapes are more than decoration - they are solar panels that power the pavilion. The theme of the Expo is ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  26 Oct 2009

Don't overdo iodized salt

ANXIETY, palpitations, trembling, heavy sweating and insomnia sound like facts of life for many stressed-out white-collar workers. But if they are extreme and persistent, they can also be symptoms of hyperthyroidism - overproduction of thyroid ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  26 Oct 2009

Full of vim and vinegar

EVERYONE'S grandma knows about the health benefits of vinegar and it's also a time-honored agent in TCM for everything from sore throat to athlete's foot. Zhang Qian puckers up. Vinegar is essential in Chinese cuisine to make dishes sour and tasty. ...

From ZHANG QIAN, Shanghai Daily,  12 Oct 2009

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