Mandarin Monday: How to Buy Cold Medicines at Chinese Pharmacies
The aches, the sneezing, the sore throat, the exhaustion — the flu season is here and you want to be prepared! In Beijing, you…
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Mandarin Monday: Words and Phrases for Visiting a Chinese Hospital
Going to see a doctor in China is a complicated procedure for many of us,…
May through July Most Contagious Season for Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
On April 26, reporters at CQ News released an abstract reminding parents that May and…
Pneumonia Epidemic in Beijing Children Concerns Doctors
Cases of Mycoplasma pneumonia, commonly known as walking pneumonia, doubled among Beijing children last year,…
LAYman’s Chronicles: All I Got for Christmas was Two Sick Kids
There is some bizarre correlation in my life with illness and holidays. As a…
LAYman’s Chronicles: Home Alone – Again
Now that our twin boys are nearly 1.5 years old, I keep foolishly thinking that…
The Physics of Vomit: A LAYman’s Perspective
Welcome to Physics 101. Let’s get started with today’s lesson on vomit. As I pointed…
In Sickness Comes Health
For weeks now, I’ve been averaging 4-5 hours of sleep a night. Why the…
Do you have a second for women’s health?
If you have a second, check out this really great video from an interesting website…
What Are These Sniffles About?
Your child is sick, but is it a cold, the flu or just allergies?…