by Simon Yu, MD | Feb 12, 2020 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Case Stories, Medical Acupuncture
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a common medical condition among aging adults. 15% of US adults – 37 million people – are estimated to have CKD, and most do not know they have it. CKD and related problems are exponentially rising. Kidney dialysis centers have been...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jul 26, 2016 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Dental, Medical Acupuncture, Parasites/Fungi
I saw a 63-year-old man, Stephan, with his wife, for nocturnal urination problems and elevated PSA of 23. Multiple prostate biopsies were negative for cancer. His wife also told me that he had a sudden heart attack ten years ago while playing sports. He was...
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 | May 8, 2008 | Self-Help, Therapies
Folk remedies have an endearing quality for mankind because they are simple, easy to use and often effective. The most well known folk remedies are garlic and apple cider vinegar. In Russia, garlic is considered to be a Russian antibiotic comparable to Penicillin in...
by Simon Yu, MD | May 14, 2007 | Chronic Disease, History of Medicine
Claiming a “cure” for any disease is a taboo for medical professionals. Claiming a “cure” has been associated with quackery, and misleading and unethical professional conduct for self promotion and creating false hope. My early medical training taught the best we can...
