Tag: Public Health

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Alcohol Screening and Counseling-An Effective but Neglected Health Service

Do you know how many words in Chinese describe [drinking] or are related to [drinking]? Just a single word, there are these: wine, mash, drunk, drunk, mellow, drinking, pouring, drinking, preserving, cheer, pot, cup, cup, exhausted… We have no way to find out whether there are corresponding words in English to express people’s love for wine, but perhaps we can get some information from the numbers: 38 million At least 38 million adults across the UK have the problem of drinking too much. 1/6 Only 1/6 of them will consult medical personnel or other health professionals about drinking. 25% People who drink too much can reduce their alcohol consumption by 25% after alcohol screening and simple counseling. Drinking too much Read More …

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Adults have a fever, can they reduce the fever by covering up their sweat?

Health has been the tireless pursuit of human beings for thousands of years, and everyone has suffered from diseases in his life. Fever is one of the experiences most adults have had, and people are familiar with it. However, the usual situation is that the more people are familiar with a symptom, the more popular treatment methods will be. Some of them gather the wisdom of the common people, but there are also some harmful and unprofitable customs. Today, let’s get to know fever again. Why does the human body have a fever? Fever, which is often called [fever] in the medical field, refers to the rise of body temperature, exceeding the normal body temperature by 0.5 ℃. Each person’s Read More …

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Hepatitis C: A Hidden and Dangerous Double Killer

We must have heard of hepatitis, and we have also heard of it. China is a [big country with hepatitis B]. However, what we do not know is that in the hepatitis family, according to the order of Party a, Party B, Party C and Party D, there is a [hidden killer], which is the [brother] of hepatitis B virus-hepatitis C virus. Viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is called hepatitis C virus, abbreviated as [hepatitis C] or [hepatitis C]. Because hepatitis C has a large and frequently-occurring disease hidden and has almost no symptoms, it is not as [concerned] as hepatitis B. A survey on hepatitis C awareness initiated by the China Hepatitis Prevention Foundation in Read More …

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Organic food, what truth do you have to know?

In recent years, organic food has become more and more popular, and many people only choose organic food when shopping in supermarkets. However, businesses have also taken the opportunity to publicize that organic food does not use chemical additives, is pure natural, more nutritious and safer, and many consumers are flocking to it. However, is organic food really better? Is it worth people’s love? Truth 1: Organic food is not necessarily safer. Organic food is actually a product produced, processed and sold according to the standards of organic products for human consumption and animal use. In fact, organic food is produced and processed without synthetic chemicals, such as fertilizers, chemical pesticides and chemical growth regulators. But will it be safer? Read More …

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The flu is coming!

Every winter and spring exchange (yes, now) is the traditional flu season in our country, especially pregnant women, infants, the elderly, people suffering from chronic basic diseases are the high-risk groups for influenza transmission. How serious is this year’s flu and will it develop into SARS? Can we do what to protect ourselves and our families? Dr. Clove will come with you. Pregnant women, children and the elderly are at high risk. Speaking of flu, One cannot but mention the one that broke out in Europe in 1918. The flu killed 25 to 50 million people around the world at that time. That later generations even named it after the outbreak site, It is the notorious [Spanish flu]. According to Read More …

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What should we do when Ebola strikes?

According to Phoenix Satellite TV, a woman who returned to Hong Kong from an earlier visit to Kenya, Africa, developed fever, dizziness and vomiting after returning to Hong Kong on Monday. She was treated in isolation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is currently in stable condition. First, is what Ebola virus? The information given on the WHO website is as follows: 1. Ebola virus disease (EVD; Formerly known as Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever) is a serious and often fatal human disease. 2. The case fatality rate of the Ebola virus disease epidemic is as high as 90%. 3. The Ebola virus disease outbreak is predominantly occurring in remote villages close to tropical rain forests in Central and West Africa. 4. Read More …

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Suspected Carcinogens Detected in Tap Water of Many Provinces and Cities? What exactly does this news say?

Over the past three years, researchers from Tsinghua University have collected 164 water samples from 155 locations in 23 provinces, 44 cities and towns. The water samples cover factory water, household tap water and source water, which is by far the largest and most comprehensive survey in China. Researchers detected all 9 kinds of nitrosamine disinfection by-products currently known in tap water samples, of which NDMA (nitroso dimethylamine) is the highest content of nitrosamine compounds. As a result, some media wrote a report entitled “Suspected Carcinogens Detected in Tap Water of 44 Cities in 23 Provinces”, which caused panic at that time. The tap water problem involves public health. How can Dr. Clove be missing from the discussion? Let’s follow Read More …

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What should we do when Ebola strikes?

According to Phoenix Satellite TV, a woman who returned to Hong Kong from an earlier visit to Kenya, Africa, developed fever, dizziness and vomiting after returning to Hong Kong on Monday. She was treated in isolation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is currently in stable condition. First, is what Ebola virus? The information given on the WHO website is as follows: 1. Ebola virus disease (EVD; Formerly known as Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever) is a serious and often fatal human disease. 2. The case fatality rate of the Ebola virus disease epidemic is as high as 90%. 3. The Ebola virus disease outbreak is predominantly occurring in remote villages close to tropical rain forests in Central and West Africa. 4. Read More …

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How dirty is the toilet seat in the public toilet?

Everyone has been very worried about the hygiene of public toilet seats. A survey of 528 women in an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Britain found that 85% of the women did not touch the toilet when urinating in the public toilet, but squatted half. 12% will spread a layer of paper on the toilet seat before sitting on it. Only 2% will sit directly on it. Sitting directly on the toilet seat, will you get what? In theory, there will be many diseases. However, compared with other surfaces in the toilet, the risk of getting sick through the toilet seat is actually not high. Do you get sexually transmitted diseases when using public toilets? First of all, using the Read More …

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Food additives are not as terrible as you think.

People in the food industry often say such a saying: [Food additives are the soul of the food industry.] However, rumors about food additives are always popping up to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the public, making consumers virtually worried about the safety of food additives. Is food additive an angel or a devil? Is food with food additives unsafe? Myth 1: [No Preservatives] [Zero Additives] Is Food Safer? Generally speaking, consumers think that [preservative-free] [zero addition] is safer, and businesses also aim at this point, using such descriptions to cater to consumers’ psychology and at the same time selling at a good price. In fact, preservatives are mainly used to prevent food from spoiling, otherwise some food will be Read More …