Tag Archives: health

Air Quality Data

Posted on June 18, 2012 by smkelly8

Last week I discovered and downloaded an app for my iPad called China Air Pollution Index. This app tells users what the air quality is in major Chinese cities. For Beijing and cities with U.S. consulate offices it provides the … Continue reading →

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Jinan Central Hospital

Posted on March 24, 2012 by smkelly8

I accompanied a colleague and a translator to Jinan Central Hospital. I had braced myself for squalor and chaos since that’s what I found at Shandong Provincial Hospital the one hair-raising time I went there. This colleague had gotten a … Continue reading →

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Traditional Chinese Medicine – A final question answered

Posted on February 23, 2012 by smkelly8

A lot of Westerners see Chinese Medicine and alternative therapies from ancients as better based on whimsy and caprice more than anything else. This post offers a different view, written by someone who lives here and knows the culture well. We … Continue reading →

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