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Latest news and updates about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including Covid-19 treatments, food to eat and avoid, acupuncture, gua sha, and how TCM could help with anxiety and pain relief.

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Heavily restricted eating and a punishing exercise regime left Chinese martial arts actor Jet Li with ‘serious health problems’ at the end of the 1980s, he reveals in his autobiography.

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Too much stress or indulgence can lead to lymph fluid build-up, which is bad for our skin. Enter lymphatic drainage massage, which enhances facial features and reduces puffiness

Readers discuss the grounds for Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, the taxi industry’s grouses, taking a more innovative approach to helping smokers quit, and the need to hasten Hong Kong’s digital transformation.

Facial acupuncture is a natural alternative to Botox as well as helping reduce wrinkles and signs of ageing, while retinol and hyaluronic acid are keys to skin radiance and hydration, says Ruth Lee.

Inspired by Zen Buddhism and traditional Chinese medicine, Israeli chef Avital Sebbag shares healthy eating tips and a vegan recipe ahead of her visit to a Hong Kong monastery, where she’ll cook plant-based dishes.

Nine people arrested in Gansu over illegal dig and 400kg of fossils confiscated after group allegedly targeted area lacking communication and easy access, say local authorities.

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Policymakers and academics are aiming to gather evidence to ‘inform policies, standards and regulations for the safe, cost-effective’ use of TM, WHO chief said.

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In difficult economic times, Chinese people have become increasingly reluctant to tap into their savings, but healthcare costs are on the rise as the population gets older and people invest more in their well-being.

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More people are turning to traditional Chinese medicine to recover from long Covid symptoms such as fatigue, persistent cough and erectile dysfunction, one expert says.

A study has found Astragalus root, used in traditional Chinese medicine, reduces inflammation without side effects common to cardiovascular medicine, potentially making it a ‘key treatment’ for heart attack patients.

China began to levy tariffs of up to 40 per cent on US exports of ginseng after former US president Donald Trump kicked off his trade war in 2018, and American farmers are still struggling five years on.

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As legal cannabis use grows in the US, older community members protest its proliferation while younger people see it providing both health and wellness benefits and business opportunities.

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While advocating a new cultural confidence, Xi speaks of ‘common aspirations’, rather than human rights of ‘peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom, says analyst.

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A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner explains how she helps people give up smoking, through a combination of acupuncture, counselling, acupressure and herbal remedies.