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...
by Simon Yu, MD | Mar 18, 2004 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, History of Medicine
Pasteur’s germ theory provides a theory of infections which became the foundation of modern medicine. It states that germs are airborne and specific germs cause specific disease. This theory then led to a treatment plan. As an example, Streptococcus bacillus is the...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jan 11, 2004 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Dental, History of Medicine
Tooth extractions of wisdom or other teeth are part of the ritual of most American teenagers as they become adults in the United States. What is unknown and shocking news is that tooth socket infections are very common after tooth extractions. These infections are...
