medicine

www.gochengdoo.com — Uon Thomas Sandiford, 24, became one of the first Guyanese medical students in China when he arrived in 2006. Having earned a degree in pharmacology in the U.S., he pursued an additional three years of medical studies at Sichuan University's Huaxi Campus while also studying the Chinese language. Now specializing in dentistry, he aims to eventually open a dental clinic for foreigners in Chengdu.

gochengdoo.com — Anybody who's been to the hospital in Chengdu knows what a drag it can be. Long lines, or worse, no lines at all and a free-for-all rush to get into the doctor's office, little or no privacy, bureaucracy and paperwork and payment systems that baffle even the locals ... but now some of Chengdu's blogging doctors have an alternative.

From the Chengdu Commercial Daily (our translation):

abcnews.go.com — Thought you'd heard the last of SARS? ABCNews reports: About 300 survivors of a deadly outbreak of SARS in China in 2003 are now suffering from serious after-effects, possibly due to aggressive hormone treatment to save their lives, the Beijing News said on Friday.

www.asiahealthcareblog.com — CNN is doing a series profiling healthcare systems in different countries. For some reason they figure that handing conservative commentator Lou Dobbs the piece on China is a good way to stay 'balanced'. Unfairness and overstatement ensues. I try to smooth out some of the damage.

www.timesonline.co.uk — Traditional medicine used to treat athletic injuries may cause athletes to fail Olympic drug tests.