by Simon Yu, MD | Mar 28, 2023 | Chronic Disease, Parasites/Fungi
Igor, a 60-year-old, noncompliant patient returned to my clinic recently. He was having abdominal pain and rectal bleeding with bowel movement. He had been evaluated by another physician and told his CT scan was consistent with liver problems, and fatty liver. He was...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jan 31, 2023 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Cancer, Case Stories
In August 2022, I saw a 56-year-old man from Chicago with diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in 2019. He said he had every test under the sun, including a bone marrow biopsy and genetic testing. He received chemotherapy and developed cardiac atrial...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jul 11, 2022 | Cancer, Case Stories, Chronic Disease, Self-Help
Several years ago, I wrote about a Wall Street lawyer who became ill, was unable to work with severe fatigue, and was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; he did not get much help from traditional medical care. He made a small fortune on the Wall Street, and he...
by Simon Yu, MD | May 17, 2022 | Cancer, Case Stories, Dental, Medical Acupuncture, Parasites/Fungi
A 38-year-old Australian woman living in the US came to see me with a history of rheumatoid arthritis. She had flare-ups of arthritic joint pain. When I checked 40 points via acupuncture meridian assessment (AMA), her dental meridian was out of balance and her...
by Simon Yu, MD | Nov 2, 2021 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Medical Acupuncture, Parasites/Fungi
Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms, known as Schistosoma liver flukes. It is considered one of the most neglected tropical diseases and is not found in the US, according to the CDC. Over 250 million people are infected...