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    Happy Chinese New Year!
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Happy Chinese New Year!

    Wishing everyone a fruitful and happy year of the Ox! So far, the year of the Ox has me working hard! Truly like an ox! In addition to...
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    Hello 2021!
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hello 2021!

    Yes, this post is a bit delayed, it being almost two weeks in 2021 and all. But boy, what a year it had been.
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    Acupuncture for Coronavirus and COVID-19 induced Stress and Anxiety
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • May 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Acupuncture for Coronavirus and COVID-19 induced Stress and Anxiety

    One of the biggest problems in this time of coronavirus mania is the loss of our daily routine.
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    How to Spot Fake Medical News
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Mar 20, 2017
    • 10 min

    How to Spot Fake Medical News

    Anatomy of a Fake Medical News Article This post was inspired by a recent interaction between myself and a friend.  She had shared a blog...
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    Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy: The Sooner, The Better
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Sep 2, 2016
    • 2 min

    Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy: The Sooner, The Better

    Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy Previously, I had written about an article about how acupuncture has been shown to be effective for Bell’s...
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    Acupuncture for Varicocele: A Case
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Nov 2, 2014
    • 1 min

    Acupuncture for Varicocele: A Case

    Documenting the Varicocele A while back, I blogged about the use of acupuncture to reduce the size of gallstones in a patient. (link)...
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    Experiencing True Integrative Medicine in China
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Jun 8, 2014
    • 2 min

    Experiencing True Integrative Medicine in China

    My apologies to my handful of readers.  I have not been able to blog with any regularity the past month or so.  At any rate, I would now...
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    Dr. Tan-Gatue is now a Speaker for Elotus.org
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • May 1, 2014
    • 1 min

    Dr. Tan-Gatue is now a Speaker for Elotus.org

    Screencapture of the Speakers List. from http://www.elotus.org I feel so deeply honored to have been invited to give an online lecture...
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    Review: NasoClear
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Apr 15, 2014
    • 3 min

    Review: NasoClear

    A Disclaimer This isn’t really a TCM article per se.  Then again, I do have “musings” and “reviews” sections in my category listing, so ...
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    Does Acupuncture Hurt?
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Feb 22, 2014
    • 3 min

    Does Acupuncture Hurt?

    Popping The Question The most common questions encountered by any acupuncturist are, in my experience: “Can acupuncture treat (fill in...
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    Can Acupuncture Cure Gallstones? – A Case
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Jan 26, 2014
    • 1 min

    Can Acupuncture Cure Gallstones? – A Case

    “Doc, can acupuncture cure gallstones? I’m afraid of surgery.” This is certainly a question most often popped to me, especially in the...
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    Coffee In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Jan 21, 2014
    • 2 min

    Coffee In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

    Dr. Eddie Concepcion is one of my heroes in this profession.  Kind, humble, witty, clever, and a pretty darned good physician and...
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    Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Numbness – Personal Experiences
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Jan 15, 2014
    • 2 min

    Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Numbness – Personal Experiences

    Patients are mostly aware that acupuncture can be beneficial in the treatment of pain.  In this case, acupuncture is used to decrease the...
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    Repost: Traditional Chinese Medicine Contributes to Lower Flu Death Rate
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Dec 12, 2013
    • 2 min

    Repost: Traditional Chinese Medicine Contributes to Lower Flu Death Rate

    Note: This article was originally published on my old blog qi-spot on November 17, 2009.  Please forgive the amateurish writing style....
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    Autographed Book From Dr. Andrew Wu
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Dec 9, 2013
    • 1 min

    Autographed Book From Dr. Andrew Wu

    Meeting Dr. Andrew Wu I was fortunate to be introduced to Dr. Andrew Wu, L.Ac., PhD., in 2007 when he came to the Philippines.  He had...
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    Holistic Medicine – A Case of Hypertension and Pain
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Nov 9, 2013
    • 4 min

    Holistic Medicine – A Case of Hypertension and Pain

    Holistic Medicine? A common buzzword among so-called non conventional or alternative medicine practitioners, and even among medical...
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    Mark Ji Tianxiang: Patron Saint of Acupuncturists?
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Nov 1, 2013
    • 9 min

    Mark Ji Tianxiang: Patron Saint of Acupuncturists?

    November 1 is All Saints’ Day.  This is a fact that many people conveniently forget, going about dressed as ghosts and goblins.  True,...
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    Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Going Mainstream?
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Oct 30, 2013
    • 5 min

    Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Going Mainstream?

    A new patient came into my clinic not too long ago for a consultation. Now, this is not an unusual event. The unusual event was the fact...
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    How To Spot A Health Scammer
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Oct 28, 2013
    • 10 min

    How To Spot A Health Scammer

    A Brief Background My friend VS recently attended a seminar on “alternative” medicine and sent me a message, which I then quote slightly...
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    Sun Simiao’s Medical Ethics
    Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
    • Oct 21, 2013
    • 3 min

    Sun Simiao’s Medical Ethics

    Sun Simiao or “药王“ – the King of Medicinals There are times during one’s practice of medicine, of whatever tradition, when one feels...
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