| Does 'middle-child syndrome' really exist?
THIS week, one reader with acne wonders whether chinese medicine can relieve her sypmptons, while our GP explains all about palpitations, and child behaviour expert Amanda Clarkson discusses 'middle child syndrome'. THE ACUPUNCTURIST Da Peng Zhang is director of Chinese medicine at the ShiZhen clinic in Old Trafford. Q: I am 35 years old and have recently noticed more spots on my face and body. I feel like a teenager again and don't know why I should have this problem at my age. Can Chinese medicine help? Da Peng says: Acne is a skin disorder which results in spots, whiteheads, blackheads and in more serious forms, cysts and abscesses, which can leave disfigured pitted scars when they heal. Acne is commonly seen on the face, back and chest.
Charges against nurse are rejected
A COMPANY director who claimed he was embarrassed to strip in front of a nurse because he does not wear underpants has had his complaints rejected by a disciplinary tribunal. Nurse Hannah Doyle, 64, wept with relief on Friday after the Nursing and Midwifery Council found the businessman's evidence 'vague' and 'self contradictory'. Doyle specialises in a range of alternative therapies including Chinese medicine and acupuncture at the Nancy Doyle Clinic in Bromsgrove. .
Beijingers line up for traditional therapy
People wait in line for an external treatment at a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Beijing, July 15, 2007, which is also the first day of the hot season in the Chinese lunar calendar. More than 10,000 Beijingers received the treatment that day. According to traditional Chinese medicine theories, summer is the best time to cure and prevent respiratory tract ailments, arthritis, chilblain and other illnesses that prevail in the winter. [newsphoto]
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Ex-law professor arrested over medical reimbursement fraud
A former law professor and three other suspects accused of illicitly claiming medical reimbursement fees for traditional Chinese medicine were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of fraud, police said. Arrested were 51-year-old former Toyo University professor and lawyer Manabu Hayashida, and three other suspects including at least one employee of a medical consultancy firm that was managed in practice by Hayashida. Three people including Kiyoe Morita, 56, the manager of traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy Kenmeido, located in Tokyo's Sugamo district, have already been arrested in connection with the case. Morita is standing trial for violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. Investigators said the former professor and other suspects illicitly claimed dispensing fees and medical fees through a medical clinic located in the same building as Kenmeido and the consultancy firm.
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