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Chinese officials say escaped cobras caught, but leave wiggle room
Local businessman Cai Yong thought it would be a good idea to buy 3,000 cobra eggs and then hatch the snakes at an abandoned school building in homemade cages of...China Newstcmtraditional chinese...
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TCM for Sprains and Strains
So you’ve just sprained your ankle fighting for that offensive rebound or maybe you just stepped on an uneven patch of pavement. In either case you’ve been taught to religiously...China...
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Traditional Chinese medicine producer Yunnan Baiyao sued over toxic ingredients
A lawsuit filed March 20 against what is perhaps China's most famous traditional medicine producer alleges Yunnan Baiyao (云南白药) powder formulations contain toxic components not disclosed on its...
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Popular Chinese health and its passive-aggressive laowai victims
"Healthiness" is an area of cultural disconnect between China and its resident laowais so wide that we're routinely misunderstanding and mutual scandalizing one another..China Healthtcmtraditional...
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Popular Chinese health and its passive-aggressive laowai victims
"Healthiness" is an area of cultural disconnect between China and its resident laowais so wide that we're routinely misunderstanding and mutual scandalizing one another..China Healthtcmtraditional...
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Man-mothers and arguing about traditional Chinese approaches to health
This funny cross-cultural argument from Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicle about where babies come from makes a great illustration of how maddeningly frustrating it can be to argue about...
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TCM - The Real Story
Traditional Chinese medicine is an odd, dangerous mix of sense and nonsense. Can it survive in modern China?China Healthmedicinetcmfraudtoxinshospitalsculture
View ArticleTo our Chinese neighbours, Western parenting = evil stepmother parenting
People say China has no Good Samaritans, that they're too afraid to get involved. Well, we've found an exception to that rule: our kids.China Rantsparentingchinese cultureculturetcmtraditional chinese...
View ArticleFor laowais, summer in China means unnecessary sweating
Handful of recent anecdotes about how summer in China means unnecessary sweating for laowais. We just don't fear the kongtiao, or that our bones will get too damp and windy.China...
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Why TCM Products Are Seen as Poison Pills Abroad
Health authorities around the world are issuing warnings about herbal treatments from China, a problem that will persist until the industry better explains side effects.China Healthtcmtraditional...
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Snake bites woman after sitting in wine for three months
The Year of the Snake proved unlucky for a woman, surnamed Liu, in Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province who needed hospital treatment after being bitten on the hand by a snake that...Weird China...
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Cold weather = dog meat time
People are less inclined to eat dog meat in the summer. But around the time Qingdao's ubiquitous beer-in-a-bag kegs disappear from the sidewalks, "dog meat hits the market." more »Food &...
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Get Rich or Die Trying: The Chinese Herbal Medicine "Death Sentence" in Uganda
200,000 Ugandans have signed up to a company believing it will cure all their illnesses and help them make a fortune. But it is more likely to do the opposite. more »China Healthtcmafrica
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TCM Talk
If you feel unwell, you can’t expect results by simply saying, “I feel awful” to a Chinese person. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), although losing ground to modern medicine, still has a strong hold...
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Healing Hands: Chinese Medicinal Massage
A quick look into the theories and philosophies of Traditional Chinese Massage more »China Healthmassagetcmhandshealthwellness
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