I’m very pleased that December ended on a high note for MyHealthBeijing, and I am very thankful to all my readers. This last month had interviews in China Daily, CityWeekend Beijing, and Radio Beijing. Now there is a Spotlight interview in the current bi-monthly Agenda magazine (Doctor Richard Speaks – Interview with MD Richard Saint Cyr, reprinted in their sister magazines’ online blogs at Beijing Kids and Beijinger).… Read the rest
It’s impossible for me to ignore the health care debate raging in my home country. One constant theme in the U.S. regarding improving health care is the need for better monitoring of what hospitals and doctors actually do, and which treatments actually work.… Read the rest
The human body is truly a miracle, and every doctor should be humble enough to admit that there’s a lot we don’t know about how it all works, much less how best to cure disease. Cancer is one the last great scourges of our age, and the past decades have seen slow progress on many cures.… Read the rest
Aspirin, that wonder drug for over 100 years, can do many things besides pain relief. It can dramatically reduce a high risk person’s risk of heart attacks and strokes; there’s growing evidence that healthy persons over 40 who take a baby aspirin a day (81mg size) may decrease their long-term risk of heart disease.… Read the rest