The International Health Qigong Federation (IHQF) is hosting a series of forums and events in New York and New Jersey this week, spotlighting an ancient Chinese practice aimed at improving both physical and mental well being. Rooted in Chinese medicine, philosophy and the martial arts......
The beauty of practicing Taichi is that it fits in awfully well with land-starved Hong Kong as it requires very little space and can be done either indoors or outdoors. Practicing outdoors is recommended as it offers plenty of fresh air.
Jia Ling, internal medicine doctor at the United Family Hospital and Clinics, found incoming patient Tony Loka in bad shape. He felt terrible, his nose wouldn't stop running and he was starting to cough. After tests, she diagnosed a type A flu virus.
Zeng Zexun, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner in Ningxiang County, Central China's Hunan Province, has devoted himself to the treatment of prostate diseases for more than 30 years.
Zeng, president of the Ningxiang Hospital for Prostate Diseases Treatment by TCM, invents the "hydragogue soup" made from more than 30 Chinese herbs.
In the hopes of making medical rarities available to locals in Washington, a family has run a Chinese herbal medicine store, Da Hsin, for almost 35 years in Chinatown, attracting a cross-section of patrons curious about an exotic legacy unfamiliar to most Westerners.
A traditional Chinese medicine preparation used to treat cancer and boost patients' immunity has been given the go-ahead for a third phase of clinical trials in the US, the last major hurdle for those wishing to launch new drugs in the US market.
A 5-year-old British boy who suffers from a debilitating form of eczema that leaves him in chronic pain has captured the hearts of China's netizens, who have been offering advice, money for medical care and traditional Chinese medicine treatments.
The popularity of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) around the world is increasing year by year. Sixty percent of Europeans are using TCM, according to information at the first Western Pacific Regional Forum for the Harmonization of Herbal Medicines (FHH) in Shanghai.
Zhu Amei, a 47-year-old HIV-infected farmer from Zaozhu Village of Central China's Henan Province, says she feels much better after taking traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) for three months. She says herbal medicines provided by local doctors and health authorities have gradually restored her appetite and weight......
People should eat less heat producing foods such as mutton, beef and chicken. Instead, they should take more of vegetables such as spinach and white radish and fruits such as pear. The staple food can be supplemented by porridge or soup made of mung beans or red beans.
China is stepping up its efforts in studying the efficiency of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and special prescriptions to help prevent and control human infections of bird flu in wake of confirming two cases. The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM) has launched a working group to supervise and coordinate the study.
Consequently, people must learn to live with the changes and discover ways to guard against illnesses, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts who have inherited centuries-old theories that offer varied advice.