Last January 28, Dr. Stanley Chua and myself were featured on Solar News Channel’s show “MedTalk”.  It was actually already my second...

Acupuncture for Stroke Sequelae Cerebrovascular Disease or stroke is a potentially devastating condition.  Two kinds of paralysis may...

“Doc, can acupuncture cure gallstones? I’m afraid of surgery.” This is certainly a question most often popped to me, especially in the...

Dr. Eddie Concepcion is one of my heroes in this profession.  Kind, humble, witty, clever, and a pretty darned good physician and...

Patients are mostly aware that acupuncture can be beneficial in the treatment of pain.  In this case, acupuncture is used to decrease the...

This review was first published online on amazon.com (link). Perfect for Patients The title alone would suggest one important thing:...

Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder and Bowel Control Spinal cord injury is truly a traumatic experience.  By traumatic I mean more than just the...

Originally posted on my first blog “Qi-Spot” on 20 June 2010. Article has been edited to reflect the time. A buzz topic now is the...

A Ridiculous Headline A recent study, which I myself blogged about (Acupuncture in Complementary Cancer Care: Easing Joint Pain From...

Traditional Use of Frankincense Frankincense has it’s uses in traditional medicine of various cultures.  While not native to China,...

Frankincense History The Wise Men who gave the infant Jesus gifts certainly knew what they were doing. Their choice of gifts were more...

Splitting Headaches Migraines are not ordinary headaches.  As one who suffered migraines himself, I can definitely testify to the...

Note: This article was originally published on my old blog qi-spot on November 17, 2009.  Please forgive the amateurish writing style....

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...

Pancreatic Cancer Our research article today is from the journal Pancreatology.  The article in particular is Electroacupuncture...

Manual of Acupuncture – a great Peripheral Brain Long long ago, in a galaxy far far away, I was a medical student.  My days in the...

Acupuncture In Cancer Treatment My distaste for quacks and charlatans is well known.  I myself have seen cancer victims be bamboozled...

This article originally appeared on qi-spot.com, my old blog, on April 30, 2010.  Dead links have been removed or edited. Enough with...

It is said that a picture paints a thousand words.  Hence for the symposium (link) held last Friday, well… Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue with UP...

“The Biggest Lie in the History of Medicine” “THIS WON’T HURT A BIT!” How many times have we heard our pediatricians say that to us as...