by Simon Yu, MD | Aug 17, 2018 | Chronic Disease, Parasites/Fungi
Allergy to red meat is rare, but the incidence is rising, recognized by astute allergists. If you have an allergy, your immune system overreacts to an allergen by producing antibodies called Immunoglobulin E (IgE). A recent journal article on meat allergy by Wilson et...
by Simon Yu, MD | Oct 19, 2017 | Cancer, Chronic Disease, Parasites/Fungi
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared the first Fungal Disease Awareness Week in August 2017, urging healthcare providers and their patients to, “Think Fungus” when symptoms of infection do not get better with treatment. This Call to...
by Simon Yu, MD | Aug 22, 2017 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Brain/Cognitive, Case Stories, Chronic Disease
Several years ago, I wrote an article, Time to Heal at Last: The Story of Ron’s ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). The odds were against him to live more than few years after diagnosis of ALS, also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease,” at the ALS Clinic at St. Louis...
by Simon Yu, MD | May 15, 2017 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Chronic Disease, Dental
A request to sign the death certificate for my sixty-five year old patient, whom I had not seen in over two years, arrived on my desk. He lived out of town and apparently, he died in his sleep from the probable cause of a cardiovascular event. The mortuary in his town...
by Simon Yu, MD | Apr 19, 2017 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Chronic Disease, Dental, Parasites/Fungi
About 25 years ago, during my early exploration of alternative, complementary medicine, occasionally, my front desk staff would ask me, rolling their eyes, what happened to the last patient I saw. She stormed out of the clinic crying, telling them that she will never...
by Simon Yu, MD | Aug 12, 2016 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Chronic Disease, Dental, Parasites/Fungi
Going blind by impaired vision is one of the most common fears for losing our independence as we grow older. Vision loss affects 37 million Americans over 50 years old including one in four who are older than 80 years old. Low vision is defined as central vision...
