Health and Environment


Judging a book by its cover: Your face is the window to your health

SINCE time immemorial, people have been itching to know what the future has in store for them, leading some to seek ways to predict misfortune and pursue better outcomes. Fortune-telling gambits, such ...

June 22, 2024, Saturday


Moving forward with grief:Reflections on loss and healing

LAST month, a devastating event struck No. 34 Middle School in Qiqihar City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, leaving its community in disbelief and sorrow. The roof of the school gymnasium, a ...

August 5, 2023, Saturday


Together we heal: moving through unquantifiable loss

HUMAN beings are hard-wired to connect with each other; from mirror neurons to attachment theories, we have enough scientific evidence and empirical experience to confirm this fact. Challenges to one’s ...

August 5, 2023, Saturday


Some useful contacts for mental health resources in Shanghai

• Alcoholics Anonymous E-mail: aashanghai@outlook.com Web: www.aashanghai.com • Community Center Shanghai Tel: 136 3631 7374 Web: www.communitycentershanghai.com • Ferguson Health Tel: 400 099 ...

August 5, 2023, Saturday


See the raw beauty of the land Down Under

IN the eyes of many, Australia is a vast, raw land. “Fragrance: Exhibition of three artists from China and Australia” features a group of paintings by artists Chen Yanyin, Sava Pinney and Chen Songyun. ...

November 22, 2018, Thursday


At threatened glaciers, tourists sent packing

Rising to an elevation of over 5,400 meters on the Geladaindong Mountain astride the border of Qinghai Province and Tibet Autonomous Region, the Gyangguteru glaciers are where Asia’s longest river beg...

November 26, 2016, Saturday


Smoking ban welcome but raising awareness is the key

There are plenty of compelling everyday social situations that I’ve experienced in China that I would never see back home....

November 26, 2016, Saturday


HK expat runs from obesity into record books

Weighing in at 120 kilograms, a smoker and drinker revelling in Hong Kong’s hedonistic expat scene, Australian David Gething was heading for a heart attack by his 40th birthday....

November 26, 2016, Saturday


Plumbing the depths of our traditional medicine

Though most people think of modern medicine and pill-popping as salvation against ailments and disease, China has a long heritage of relying on alternatives to restore and maintain good health, including...

November 21, 2016, Monday


Local communities learn to take their own pulse

WERE it not for the persistent nagging of his wife, 71-year-old Yao Xiandi said he wouldn’t have given up his 42-year smoking habit, even after exams showed him suffering from high blood pressure. His ...

November 21, 2016, Monday




 

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