by Simon Yu, MD | Sep 16, 2009 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, History of Medicine, Professional Training
The Sixth International Medical Conference, with this year’s focus of Biocybernetics and Energy Medicine, is taking place in Saint Louis on October 9-11, 2009. It is sponsored by The Foundation for Applied Science for Alternative Medicine and The Healing Arts. What is...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jul 13, 2009 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Chronic Disease, History of Medicine
Is it possible to map the invisible body? In Germany, there is an emerging biomedical discipline called Biocybernetics which measures the invisible, energy field of the human body. Biocybernetics is a key component of the broader field of Energy Medicine in Europe. It...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jan 29, 2009 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Cancer, Case Stories, History of Medicine
Ignaz Semmelweis, a young Hungarian doctor working in the obstetrical ward of Vienna General Hospital in the late 1840s, was alarmed at the high death rate among his patients. He had noticed that nearly 20% of the women under his and his colleagues’ care in the ward...
by Simon Yu, MD | Feb 15, 2008 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Self-Help
After unsuccessful chemotherapy and radiation therapy, advanced cancer patients often come to see me for a cure as a last resort. At the end of the session we often end up talking about time. The patient usually asks me “How much time do I have? Is there any hope for...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jul 13, 2007 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Military Learning, Parasites/Fungi
U.S. Army Military Medicine provides some of the best trauma care in the world. Wounded soldiers get immediate trauma care by well trained combat field medics in the battle field. They are transferred, usually by helicopter, to a Combat Support Hospital for surgical...
by Simon Yu, MD | Feb 13, 2007 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Chronic Disease, History of Medicine
What is the difference between Acupuncture and Acupuncture Meridian Assessment? Acupuncture has been known for alleviating pain based on using therapeutic needles at specific acupuncture points. The acupuncture points have proven lower electrical resistance than the...