Category Archives: Health

Caltech Suicide Victims, Both Asians

Posted on June 28, 2009 by jozjozjoz

For many students, June is a month that signifies the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. In the case of graduating students, the end of the school year means the end of one chapter and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, Health, Lifestyles, Southern California | 26 Comments

Yet Another Reason You Shouldn’t Drink Too Much: Video Evidence of Drunkeness

Posted on June 20, 2009 by jozjozjoz

We’ve covered the “Asian Flush” more than once and well, frankly, getting taped and humilated is a far worse consequence than turning red from alcohol. Well, that’s what I think, anyway. Be careful who you are drinking with because they … Continue reading →

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Freaky Japanese Weight Loss “Boneless Belt” Makes You Look Worse Than Being a Fatty

Posted on June 18, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Crazy weight loss gimmicks are certainly not unique to Japan, but I’m trying to figure out why anyone would use this “Boneless Belt” underneath their clothes. An anonymous commenter says that “the name supposedly comes from the term “boneless ham,” … Continue reading →

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Family Obligation May Lessen Depression Symptoms for Chinese American Teens

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Ernie

Okay, so by now we know that suicide is the second-leading cause for death for Asian American women ages 15-24, the highest rate of all ethnicities. We’ve blogged about the pressure from parents to achieve academically, and even the study … Continue reading →

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Asian-American Youth and Juvenile Diabetes

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Jeff

When Number One Son first started playing on a mostly Asian-American basketball team at his school, two out of 8 kids on his squad had diabetes and had to take insulin.   So after Tim forwarded this article from the Honolulu … Continue reading →

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Oregon Needs Asian Sperm!

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Efren

To my fellow Asian men: Found yourself out of a job? Need a quick way to make some cash while maintaining your dignity — and making women happy? If you’re close to Oregon Health Sciences University, a lab might have … Continue reading →

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“Asian Flush” Means Higher Risk for Different Cancers

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Efren

So during one of my recent pharmacy school interviews, I was asked about the future of pharmacy. After I mentioned about how pharmacogenomics, or how genetics influences drug metabolism, will be used to help create drugs to benefit people of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Health, WTF | 18 Comments

Asian BMI: How I Became Obese in Ten Seconds

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Jeff

I knew my blood pressure was a problem, but I never took my Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat, very seriously.  I showed my reading, which indicated that I was overweight, to my doctor. “You can’t use … Continue reading →

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East Meets West: How the Brain Unites Us All

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Tim

When I was growing up, my dad liked to talk about how Americans and Asians thought differently. He always referred to it as right brain versus left brain thinking. As an immigrant he of course had Asian thinking, while his … Continue reading →

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Asian American Medical Hazard: Mongolian Spots

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Jeff

“What are those?” I asked as I pointed to bruiselike, blueish black patches on The Daughter as she was being examined by her pediatrician. “Just Mongolian spots,” replied the pediatrician. “But we’re not Mongolian!” I said, surprised. Whether you are … Continue reading →

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“Asian American? You may be fatter than you think!”

Posted on October 26, 2008 by jozjozjoz

The headline above is directly quoted from an article at foodarazzi.com. Various organizations have used Body Mass Index (BMI) to draw the lines between categories such as Obese, Overweight, Normal, and Underweight. The World Health Organization defines Normal as 18.5 … Continue reading →

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The fat Japanese? Japan Decides to Slim Down

Posted on June 12, 2008 by John

A poster at a health clinic in Japan reads, “Goodbye, metabo,” a word associated with being overweight. A high school friend of mine used to live in Asia, and he said one of the hardest things to get used to … Continue reading →

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