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...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jul 16, 2006 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Chronic Disease, Self-Help
Headache ranks among the top ten medical problems for visits to primary care physicians. In fact, headache is such a common medical problem that there is a new breed of “headache specialist” within the specialty of neurology. Headaches can be severe and disabling. The...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jan 6, 2006 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Self-Help
Luthiers are makers, restorers and dealers of stringed instruments such as the violin and cello. To be successful in business he or she is required to have a keen ear for the instrument and a physician’s diagnostic skill for analyzing what may be wrong with it. One...
by Simon Yu, MD | May 9, 2005 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Therapies
If you are taking any prescription medicine, it may relieve your symptoms but is it really addressing the underlying cause of your problems? It most likely is not. All the medicine is doing is controlling the symptoms but never addressing the underlying cause of the...
