Health

Migrant workers to get help in AIDS fight

The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) Monday launched an ambitious project to prevent the spread of AIDS among the country's 150 million migrant workers.

29th July 2008 - Stina Björkell - Headlines in China

Chinese Culinary Herbs: Pink soup and clever eating

In the west our choice of foods is frequently driven by taste alone. We often do not think of eating foods for their medicinal properties. Embarking on a journey of discovery of Chinese dietary principles can lead us back to a clearer focus on what we eat, why we eat it, and how we can use foods to build healthy bodies and minds.

8th July 2008 - Susan Dowie - Health

Snakes in the kitchen (and in the pharmacy, too!)

To the Chinese, the snake is a complex creature. It is considered fearsome and cunning; it has healing and magical properties -- yet it is food, just like every other member of the animal kingdom.

4th July 2008 - Terhi Mikkolainen - Health

Cupping your pain away

It’s becoming the latest fad among Hollywood stars, some of whom have been seen sporting round bruises on their back as they walk down the red carpet. Yet, it’s been part of the arsenal of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since ancient times. Is cupping finally entering the mainstream?

5th May 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - Health

Tongrentang: China's oldest medicine-makers

Tongrentang is synonymous with the best of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). A pharmacy with a history of more than 300 years, Tongrentang's reputation has grown beyond the boundaries of China.

28th March 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - Health

An ideological collision

One of the great things about being involved in a complementary or alternative system of medicine is that issues often arise that send us right back to basics.

18th January 2008 - Susanna Dowie - Health

A Delicate Balance

I often wondered during my acupuncture training how difficult it might be to treat a terminally ill patient. Would my personal emotions overpower my compassion so that I would lose professional detachment and be unable to treat the patient?

7th January 2008 - Joanna Attwell - Health

On learning and practising qigong

Professor Han Bin's visit to Finland included lectures as well as a weekend qigong course at the Frantsila Wellness Center in Hämeenkyrö. Janne Jokinen, who attended the course, gives his views about what it was like.

12th December 2007 - Terhi Mikkolainen - Health

A life dedicated to qigong and acupuncture

Beijing professor Han Bin works as the head of the Qigong Research Center at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Academy. In the first part of this article, Professor han explains the concept of qi and the importance of qigong practice.

5th December 2007 - Terhi Mikkolainen - Health

Traditional Chinese medicine as a way of life

In the second part of our interview with Bonny Williams, director of the London College of Traditional Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, she shares her view on the importance of qigong and the changing acceptance of Chinese medicine in the UK.

16th November 2007 - Geni Raitisoja - Health

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