Greetings everyone! I have been blogging sporadically for the last year or so due to so many events occupying my time. I’ve been...

Cancer Fatigue Fatigue is more than just feeling tired.  It is a feeling of weakness and lethargy day in and day out.  Fatigue is usually...

Fire Needle Technique Fire Needle technique is a special technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture where the needle is...

Please watch this video about the SMIC Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  It was broadcast on Chinatown TV on IBC 13. Dr. Philip...

Thanks to Buddy Cunanan for the wonderful chance to talk about acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Presented here are YouTube videos of the...

Courtesy Trisha Sanijon: The Philippine Academy of Acupuncture, Inc. (PAAI) is inviting you to attend its 6th Annual Scientific...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a condition where the patient stops breathing while sleeping.  Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most...

Popping The Question The most common questions encountered by any acupuncturist are, in my experience: “Can acupuncture treat (fill in...

Video cameras have recorded Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue leaving Solar News Hostess Pat Fernandez black and blue. With cupping. Watch and see for...

When a massive earthquake hit our country hard last October 15, everyone was rightfully concerned about the availability of basic...

Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue appears on the show “Green Living” to talk about Chinese Medicine. Well, the second half of the show. Dr. Philip...

Today’s blog entry has little to do with my getting stuck in traffic so near my destination, although that’s the situation that triggers...

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I have often mentioned to my medical students that the acupoint PC 6 Neiguan is among the acupuncture points most frequently studied in...

I recall an old Charlie Brown cartoon where our favorite protagonist asks what the meaning of life or something to that effect.  I also...

Just recently, I was told by a colleague the story of how a so-called “practitioner” who just finished a few weekends’ worth of...

Reporting live from Bandung, Indonesia. I’m here to attend the 2012 WFAS International Congress and Workshop on Acupuncture. The theme is...

The Holy Grail in medical clinical research is the double-blind, placebo controlled study.  This is the one thing that skeptics claim...

Listy time! There are many books about Chinese medicine and acupuncture books out there.  My wife once joked that I have more books about...

Today I would like to write a bit about one glaring observation I have made about many people who wish to study acupuncture. A typical...