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Papaya and milk – the traditional Asian solution to breast augmentation

Rachel Ooi -
Societal pressures on women to have the perfect figure have led to all manner of proposed breast augmentation solutions - including, in TCM, drinking papaya mixed with milk
Acupuncture

The World Health Organisation is misguided in its handling of ‘traditional’ medicine

Michael Marshall -
The WHO is right to say we should respect indigenous, 'traditional' medical knowledge - but proper respect means applying scrutiny and rigour
Alternative Medicine

Mothers-only Lockdown: postpartum confinement practices in Asia

Phoebe Lim -
Chinese Mothers routinely follow traditional postpartum confinement practices - but science suggests they could be doing more harm than good
Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine’s grip on Singaporean society

Earnest Lim Yuan -
Despite having access to high-quality and affordable healthcare, Traditional Chinese Medicine remains extremely popular in Singapore
Alternative Medicine

Aaron Rodgers is just the latest in a long line of sports stars touting health nonsense

Brian Eggo -
When Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit the headlines with his vaccine misinformation, he joined the sporting pseudoscience hall of fame
Traditional Chinese Medicine

Durian fruit myths: the many tall tales associated with the “King of Fruits”

Ke Yi Lim -
Singapore's favourite fruit, the durian, has become the subject of myths and folk tales - each a testament to its cultural impact and importance
Alternative Medicine

Institute of Biomedical Science falls for the Traditional Chinese Medicine hype

Brian Eggo -
The September issue of Biomedical Scientist magazine ignores the real story in their rose-tinted history of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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