Beijing ’s Bullying of Taiwan Is Backfiring
Beijing continues to intensify its diplomatic campaign to isolate Taiwan internationally, and as I describe in arecent article inChina-U.S. Focus, that bullying strategy threatens to trigger dangerous tensions between China and the United States. Chinese leaders were shocked and angered when Taiwanese voters endorsed Tsai Ing-wen and her pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2016 elections. The communist regime soon moved to adopt an aggressive strategy of diplomatic strangulation. During her presidency, Beijing ha s induced five of the 22 countries (mostly small, poor nations i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 19, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
Is There a Kind of Severe Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease?
Hand-foot-mouth disease can be caused by any of several related viruses, most commonly by one called coxsackievirus A-16. In 2008, an epidemic of one type of severe hand-foot-mouth disease (also known as HFMD) in China appeared in news reports around the world as the child-killing virus. More than forty people died in that outbreak; all of them children. The culprit was enterovirus 71, or EV-71.
In 2011 another new cause of HFMD hit the United States, coxsackievirus A-6. People feel sicker with this one than typical HFMD; the rash is worse; it lasts longer; and they may temporarily lose their nails. One clue to this stra...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - July 27, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Diseases & Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Is There a Kind of Severe Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease?
Hand-foot-mouth disease can be caused by any of several related viruses, most commonly by one called coxsackievirus A-16. In 2008, an epidemic of one type of severe hand-foot-mouth disease (also known as HFMD) in China appeared in news reports around the world as the child-killing virus. More than forty people died in that outbreak; all of them children. The culprit was enterovirus 71, or EV-71.
In 2011 another new cause of HFMD hit the United States, coxsackievirus A-6. People feel sicker with this one than typical HFMD; the rash is worse; it lasts longer; and they may temporarily lose their nails. One clue to this stra...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - July 27, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Diseases & Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
New trial finds that frequent aerobic exercise reduces the hard-to-treat “negative symptoms” of schizophrenia
By Emma Young
Aerobic exercise – any activity that gets your heart pumping harder – improves mood, anxiety and memory. It can help people with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder. Now there’s evidence, from a randomised controlled trial published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, that a programme of regular aerobic exercise also reduces psychopathology in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. And it seems to have a particular impact on so-called “negative” symptoms, such as apathy and loss of emotional feeling, which are not improved by standard drug treatments.
“[W]hile antipsycho...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - June 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Mental health Psychosis Source Type: blogs
Beijing's Threats Against Taiwan Are Deadly Serious
China ' s perception of the political status of Taiwan and how close Taipei and Washington have become has come to dominate cross-strait relations. Taiwan and the United States should prepare for greater hostility in the coming years, almost certainly lasting until the next Taiwan presidential election in 2020. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - May 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
HOW TO Improve Your Mental Health With Technology
Technology and mental well-being might seem as profoundly antagonistic expressions. However, there are excellent digital tools to reach mindfulness and to practice meditation. You can even use these smartphone apps, virtual reality solutions, digital devices as de-stressing and de-toxifying means for getting out of technology – as, after a while, you will be able to practice all types of anti-anxiety skills on your own. So, let The Medical Futurist show you how you can enhance your mental and emotional health with technology.
The need for taking care of our emotional health
“Just as we observe physical hygiene to stay ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 8, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: From Chance to Choice Health Sensors & Trackers anxiety depression digital health emotional emotional health Innovation mental health mental wellbeing stress management technology Source Type: blogs
Poking the Panda: Hawks Push Stronger U.S. Support for Taiwan
Taiwan ’s supporters in Congress and the Trump administration are pushing unprecedented measures to increase Washington’s backing for the island’s de facto independence from China. On March 1, the Senate passed theTaiwan Travel Act, which the House of Representatives had previously approved in January. The TTA states that it should be the policy of the United States to authorize officials at all levels to visit Taiwan to meet with their counterparts and allow high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States for meetings with U.S. officials. Notably, the TTA specifically encouraged interaction by “cabinet-l...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 29, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
Ominous Trends in China
On March 11, China ’s National People’s Congressmade official what had been rumored for more than two weeks, voting to abolish the two-term limit on the presidency. Current president Xi Jinping is now able to serve in that post indefinitely. That decision is merely the latest in a series of ominous developments that have occurred since Xi took office in 2013. Ending term limits significantly alters China ’s political system. Deng Xiaoping, the architect of the country’s radical economic reforms beginning in the late 1970s, also implemented that crucial political reform. He and his followers did so to guard agains...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 16, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
The dramatic increase in the diagnosis of ADHD has not been accompanied by a rise in clinically significant symptoms
By guest blogger Helge Hasselmann
Across the globe, ADHD prevalence is estimated around 5 per cent. It’s a figure that’s been rising for decades. For example, Sweden saw ADHD diagnoses among 10-year olds increase more than sevenfold from 1990 to 2007. Similar spikes have been reported from other countries, too, including Taiwan and the US, suggesting this may be a universal phenomenon. In fact, looking at dispensed ADHD medication as a proxy measure of ADHD prevalence, studies from the UK show an even steeper increase.
Does this mean that more people today really have ADHD than in the past? Not necessarily. For example...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: ADHD guest blogger Mental health Source Type: blogs
China Is Tightening the Screws on Taiwan. Will Trump Act and Risk Losing Beijing?
The United States should consider ways to strengthen its engagement with Taiwan on defense and security issues that go beyond arms sales. Washington will need to do more to help Taiwan deal with other forms of Chinese pressure as well. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael S. Chase Source Type: blogs
Erin ’s Things – February 8
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This week for Erin's Things - I've found everything from floating in the Grand Canyon to a galactic light experience - all of which, made my week a little bit better! Discovered something that got you inspired this week? Leave a comment below!
The Zip Line at Grand Canyon West – Located in Hualapai Ranch in Grand Canyon National Park, this zip line flies over a side canyon, letting you take in spectacular views from a...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Falconer Tags: Erin's Things self improvement launch podcast luna lamp new york behind closed doors seed to seal zip line grand canyon Source Type: blogs
Distance Makes Trump's Heart Grow Fonder for the TPP?
Picking up on Simon Lester ’sreaction on Friday to President Trump ’s near 180-degree rhetorical pivot on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, I agree with the implication that one would be ill advised to set his watch to the man’s words. However, there are plenty of good reasons for Trump to change his mind and seek to rejoin the TPP, so maybe—just maybe—the pre sident is beginning to see the bigger picture.Before the 2016 election, I wrote apiece inForbes explaining why any president would want the tools of the TPP at his or her disposal and predicted that the next president (despite both major party candidates disav...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 29, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel J. Ikenson Source Type: blogs
Why China Should (Still) Feel Good About Taiwan … but Maybe Not for Long
Chinese leaders have ample reason to feel good about Taiwan, namely because Taiwanese President Tsai had been focusing her energy on stabilizing cross-Strait relations based on the status quo rather than moving toward independence. But because of its pressure tactics, Beijing may inadvertently push Taiwan in a more extreme direction. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 24, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
New Imaging Modality Uses Scanning Electric Current to View Heart
Researchers from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan have developed a way of imaging biochemicals in the body using electric current. The technique, named scanning electrochemical microscopy, has already been used to map out hemoglobin throughout a heart of a mouse. Other target molecules can also be used as natural imaging contrast agents, providing novel ways to analyze organs and tissues, with initial focus probably on cancerous lesions.
Their technique works via a device with eight flexible electrodes. It is placed, along with the object...
Source: Medgadget - December 12, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Diagnostics Source Type: blogs
Cytotwister, A Unique 3D Stem Cell Bioreactor: Interview with Dr. Hsin-Hsin Shen of Industrial Technology Research Institute
Stem cells are up-and-coming therapies, and a major engineering problem has been scaling up the cell manufacturing to create enough cells for different therapeutic applications. Cytotwister, from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan, makes a step towards solving that with a unique 3D stem cell bioreactor system that addresses common issues in stem cell harvesting and recovery. Their innovative device was a finalist for the R&D 100 Awards. We spoke with Dr. Hsin-Hsin Shen, Director of ITRI’s Regenerative Medicine Technologies Division about the Cytotwister, how it works, and how it will he...
Source: Medgadget - December 11, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Ben Ouyang Tags: Exclusive Genetics Medicine Oncology Source Type: blogs
