Health Articles

What is asthma? Do I have it, or does my child have it? If my child has asthma, will his friends catch it? Is my child going to outgrow it? Can my child use asthma medicine when he is sick a..

Fat seems to have a terrible reputation. Food companies started capitalizing on this negative perception years ago, generating low-fat versions of the products they offer with the intention ..

One in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. Worldwide, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, after lung cancer. Over 75% of wo..

Helen ZHANG, Chair of Pharmacy, Registered Pharmacist

Derrick* was a long way from home. He was traveling abroad in Beijing for business when he started experiencing severe chest pains — a reoccurring problem. By the time he sought treatment a..

Although many advances have been made in the screening and treatment of breast cancer in recent years, many questions are still unanswered concerning the cause of the disease. These question..

How does gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) develop? At the lower end of the esophagus, where it joins the stomach, there is a circular ring of muscle called the lower esophageal sphinc..

What is a hiatus hernia? A hiatus hernia is when a part of the stomach moves up into the chest area. Normally, the stomach sits below the diaphragm, the layer of muscle that separates the or..

Private: Masumi MARUO HOLLEDGE, Orthopedic Surgeon

Shoe culture in Asia is influenced by the West. This is a recent development, something that has happened only in the last generation. My grandmother wore Japanese ‘geta’ (a kind of wood p..

Helen ZHANG, Chair of Pharmacy, Registered Pharmacist

Did you know that, each year, more than 40% of preschoolers and 30% of school-age kids miss school because of influenza (“the flu”). Additionally, up to 39% of adults will miss work due to..

Lan WANG, Chief Physician Ophthalmologist

Cataracts and glaucoma are two conditions people generally associate with old age, and rightly so. Hence, a growing number of cataract and glaucoma cases would naturally accompany China’s g..