by Simon Yu, MD | Oct 15, 2020 | Chronic Disease, Dental
On September 24, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Patient Safety Communication recommending against the use of dental amalgam in pregnant and nursing women, women planning to become pregnant, children especially those under six years of age,...
by Simon Yu, MD | Sep 22, 2020 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Dental, Professional Training
The Jedi, a fictional class of warrior-monks, captured the imagination of the world through Star Wars movies in the late 1970’s, and became a mythical legend. A Jedi has to sacrifice his emotions so he remains impartial, sacrificing himself and fighting not for glory,...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jun 26, 2019 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Chronic Disease, History of Medicine
The term “evidence based medicine” (EBM) first appeared in a paper by Dr. Gordon Guyatt et al. as a new approach to teaching the practice of medicine in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) in November 1992. The paper emphasized the examination of...
by Simon Yu, MD | Dec 15, 2017 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Professional Training
Over the years, physicians and dentists have learned to use increasingly sophisticated laboratory, electromagnetic and radiologic methods to detect physical problems that are not “in plain sight.” We use microscopy to detect abnormalities and infections in blood and...
by Simon Yu, MD | Nov 15, 2017 | Cancer, History of Medicine, Lyme
Obama Care or NObama Care for medical politics aside, rather than accepting current medical care, what we need is a new Medical Renaissance based on New Biology. Renaissance – Rebirth – is always preceded by renegades who change the “paradigm” of current...
