#mental health treatment HK

[healingwithhypnotic]

Anxiety Counselling in Hong Kong: How to Overcome Anxiety and Embrace a New Mindset

Anxiety is a prevalent mental health concern in Hong Kong, but it often goes untreated. Anxiety counselling can help individuals regain control over their lives by addressing underlying causes, identifying triggers, and developing effective coping strategies. With the right support, you can reduce anxiety symptoms and embrace a healthier mindset.

For more information, visit Anxiety Counselling in Hong Kong to learn how stress relief counselling can transform your mental health.

[upavedas]

Unveiling the Top 10 Shilajit Brands in India: A Comprehensive Guide by Upavedas

Shilajit is one of the broadly used Ayurvedic Substances. It is found in the Himalaya rocks by slow decomposition plants. You do treatments for many health conditions with the help of Shilajit like Anemia, low testosterone levels, male infertility, and more. So, please let’s look at the Top 10 Shilajit Brands in India.

There are many Shilajit capsules in India so it becomes difficult to find the best option. Shilajit is available in the market in various forms such as drops, tablets, capsules, and more. Shilajit is very helpful to increase the immune system and more. Globally, shilajit is used in many Ayurvedic medicines due to its qualities. Here we mention the Top 10 Shilajit Brands in India.

Top 10 Shilajit Brands in India

Upavedas is one of the best companies in India and our company understands the daily life struggles. The main objective of this company is to develop the Herbal Ayurvedic Formulations. Our company makes products that include high-quality ingredients. In our products, there is no use of chemicals. Our company makes 100% vegetarian products without any chemicals. Our shilajit capsules help to boost the energy level, increase the individual, boost performance, increase the testosterone, and more.

UpaVeda’s Ayurveda

DaburShilajit Gold Capsule

Patanjali Ayurveda Shilajit Capsule

ZanduShilajit Capsules

BaidyanathShilajeet Tablet

Dr.MorepenShilajit Capsule

HealthKart HK Vitals Pure Himalayan Shilajit Resin

Kapiva Pure Himalayan Shilajit

Tata 1mg TejasyaShilajit Capsule

RasayanamTestoboost – Shilajit Capsules

Benefits of UpaVeda’s Pure Shilajit Capsules

Increase the strength

Increase the stamina

Increase the level of energy

Boost the immunity system

Improve the health

Make the muscle stronger

Reduce the mental stress

Increase vigor, vitality

Enhance the performance

Increase the testosterone level

Enhance the circulation of blood

Help to fight with weakness

So, guys, hope you understand about the shilajit ingredient. With your hectic schedule and unhealthy lifestyle, you can’t able to take care of your health. So consume the shilajit and help to get relief from it. This ingredient is helpful in healing from serious health issues, boosting stamina, boosting strength, and lives an active lifestyle. So buy once and see the best results.

[the50-person]

Jul 2020-Apr 2022

Hello. I have returned.

You might be wondering why I suddenly disappeared for 2 years. Here’s what I’ve been up to:

1) The Hong Kong protests were taking a mental toll. I had a panic attack on Jul 2019 but I pushed on detailed coverage all the way till Jul 2020. Even though I didn’t write after that, I continued detailed reading and following of news until Jun 2021.

2) At the same time, I was doing a very important research project and writing a paper on my own from 2019-2020.

3) Then COVID hit and my country was affected, and we went on lockdown. I was completely occupied with keeping to all the deadlines, doing several high-level courses, working to support my family, surviving lockdown, handling my anxiety, healing from the traumatic content from the HK protests, and still consistently consuming more of such content.

4) I realised I was not ok. I felt guilty, but I knew that I had to take care of myself first before I could be in a state to help people. I focused on real life and achieving my life plans. If I have a professional job in real life, I can contribute more to people who need help, both financially and health-wise.

5) Jan-Apr 2020, I began preparing my applications for my masters and got acceptance finalised somewhere mid-2020. Then I began my assumed knowledge courses in the second half of 2020. At the same time, I was undergoing treatment for several health issues I had.

6) I began my masters in 2021. I began planning for this in second half of 2014 and this was my 6th year of my plan. I had studied linguistics, taken jobs and selected modules with the idea of eventually taking this path in mind.

7) Jun 2021, borders were closed and I was desperate to go to my place of study. From the second semester onwards, in-person placements were necessary. I went through a lot of barriers and departments and got all my documents, vaccinations, health checks, flights, accommodation etc all sorted.

8) Jul 2021, I flew and quarantined for 14 days before officially entering society once more. Moved into my current place and began the second semester. Covid got so bad at one point the travelling limit was 10km and even that eventually became 5km. The streets were dead. There were not enough supplies. I always stocked extra in case of a sudden dip.

9) 2022, second year and third sem. I am doing well. HK has been so quashed that you cannot say a lot of things about it anymore. A lot of HKers have gone to other places. There are many of them where I am, and every young HKer I have met is a yellow ribbon.

10) 沧海桑田。。。 物是人非。。。many people I once knew on Tumblr have left. But this is the origin of the50person and will continue as long as the site exists. 

[gamesbyalbie]

An Update

Hello! ☺️ Just wanted to explain a little bit about what's going on in my personal life and how it will be (/has been) affecting my productivity.

TLDR: On top of school starting back up, there are a few time, energy, and attention consuming things going on in my personal life that are eating up a good chunk of my free time. So, while I focus on addressing those and completing my game for the game jam, I'm gonna be putting my other projects (including Hades' Kitchen) on the backburner. Sorry about this, but, I promise, in three weeks HK will once again be my main creative focus. Hope you understand and will stick around! Thank you, I appreciate you and hope you're taking care of yourself. 💜

Now, if you want the full picture of what's going on, you can find that under the cut.

CW: Therapy, IOP (intensive outpatient care program), allusion to mental illness

So, as you might be guessing from the content warning, today I started an intensive outpatient care program. For those of you who don't know what an IOP is (as I didn't before last week) they're treatment and support programs designed to address different mental health concerns. As it's been explained to me, IOP is the stage between outpatient programs/standard therapy and residential care ("rehab")/hospitalization. The IOP I've started involves 14+ hours of group/individual therapy a week for (on average) 4-6 weeks.

To anyone reading this (wow, thank you), I want to assure you that I'm okay. I'm not in a dangerous place. I'm actually in the best place I've been for a long time. Seeking help and opening up to people have never been easy for me and I wouldn't have taken this step now if someone hadn't recently told me: "If you derive joy from helping others, don't deny others the potential joy of knowing they've helped you..." (...bunch of other irrelevant inspiring stuff I won't bore you with here).

I know this is going to be difficult and, honestly, I have mixed emotions about it. I'm happy to be addressing most of my mental health issues, but also hesitant since this program is primarily aimed at remedying something I don't really want to or think I need to fix (which is kind of the whole problem). But, I have to give it/myself a chance. For once, I'm gonna try putting my mind and my health first.

On top of this, my spring semester started today and though I've had to drop back from full-time to part-time because of this treatment program, that will still be consuming a good chunk of my free time.

I have time to write, just not quite as much of it, and since I want to complete my entry for the game jam, I've decided to whole-ass that project instead half-assing several (x). Like with Hero, writing Mousetrap has been a very therapeutic process for me, allowing me to engage with and reframe a difficult period of my life in a creative way. I also want to complete a project and that will happen much sooner with Mousetrap than with something like HK.

I truly think that this is the best path forward, that it will enable me to be the best version of myself and produce the best content I can. Taking a brief break from HK is a tough decision, but I hope people will understand why I'm doing it; that it doesn't mean I'm giving up on HK or that I feel any less passionate about this project. I'm still shocked everyday by people's interest in and support for my work. That's given me most of the determination and self-esteem I needed to take care of myself like this. I'm terrified of disappointing people, but this is something I have to do. For the first time in nearly a decade, I'm trying to improve my future, not just survive my present.

Anyways, thank you so much for reading all this. You're wonderful and talented and I appreciate the shit out of you. Hope you're doing well and if you're not, you're not alone. 💜

Talk to you soon,

Albie

[a-trying-writer]

[sr--hk fic.]

As a request, Capricious asked Racter to help her test the strength on her hands and legs, which he was glad to do out of curiosity for her health. To her, it was because he is the only other regular human, aside from her, that can help test her limbs to see if she is able enough, considering Ambrose is a busy street doctor.

“I can feel that you’re trembling when you try to squeeze my hand, my friend,” Racter said as he held her hands in his. “Perhaps some wrist exercise can help with the blood flow.”

“Easy-peasy,” she replied.

“Now, for your legs.” Capricious yelped as soon as Koschei appeared from under her, to lift up her legs so Racter could grab them. When he asked her to push and pull her limbs, she did so with as much strength as possible, which he kept mental notes of once done. The rigger then squeezed her legs, asking her if she can feel the pressure, which she answered, “Yes.”

“It seems as if your body is indeed returning to it’s normal state, however...” Racter paused to pull a cigarette stick from his breast pocket, and lit it up with a torch. “I’m a roboticist, not a medical doctor.”

Capricious was quiet for a moment, before bursting out into laughter. “S-sorry!” she said as she tried to catch her breath. “You definitely...! Got a point...!”

Racter’s lips curled into a smile, as he watched Capricious struggle to contain her laughter. Once she calmed down, he gently lowered her legs from Koschei’s chassis. “Regardless, I’m aware of how important it is to test your strength. Given your unique situation, I had studied everything I could from your medical reports, and all the tests done on you. Neuropathy is a strange thing, isn’t it? I’ve never felt it, but you did, considering the treatment you were under.”

“That’s one way to put it,” the decker replied while slowly bending and twisting her wrists. “My fingers were so numbed, it was difficult to do much, or carry anything during my time in prison. But, I was still taught on how to take care of myself between the treatments. From nutrients to physical activity, I had to carry on. Forced myself to do so, or else... well, let’s just say that, that prison was definitely worst than Hell itself... but better than being in the core of the Walled City.”

“As you’ve stated before.” Racter took a moment to inhale cigarette smoke into his lungs, then blew it out between his strong teeth. For a moment, in Capricious’ eyes, he definitely look like a beast -- a dragon -- at ease. “Anyway,” he said, dragging the decker out of her mind before she got lost in it, “from what I can tell, yes, you definitely need some more time to rest, but it is also important to be active. However, I don’t want you to suddenly fall because of it, so you should ask help from your brother.”

“Of course.”

“If anything does happen, however, it would be best to take you to the clinic.” He took in another drag of the cigarette. “Is there anything else you’d like me to help you with, my friend?”

“No, that’s it, thanks!” Capricious got up from her chair, then stretched out her body with a squealing yawn. As soon as she dropped her arms, she pushed her chair away. “I appreciate your help, Racter. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you too, okay?”

“Sure. Have a pleasant day, my friend.”

[cooperhewitt]

Design on the Front Lines Discussion Series

Imagine a space where doctors and designers alike can come together and solve some of the toughest challenges in healthcare in one of the most evocative spaces in Philadelphia. The Jefferson Health Design Lab exists to bring people from different backgrounds together and promote inclusive design in healthcare. From patients to providers, everyone has the potential to accelerate change and improve lives. Fueled by traditional and modern prototyping technology and a foundation of Health Design Thinking, the Health Design Lab is more than just a maker space, but a space that will change the way we all think about the future of healthcare.

HEALTH DESIGN THINKING: CREATING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR BETTER HEALTH

By Bon Ku, MD, and Ellen Lupton

As health care systems around the globe struggle to expand access, improve outcomes, and control costs, Health Design Thinking offers a new approach for designing dynamic, responsive health care products and services. Health Design Thinking is authored by Bon Ku, physician and founder of the innovative Health Design Lab at Thomas Jefferson University, and Ellen Lupton, award-winning designer, author, and curator at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, with contributions from experts in design and medicine. This practice-based guide applies design thinking to real-world health care challenges. Design thinking uses play and experiment rather than rigid rules. It draws on interviews, observations, diagrams, storytelling, physical models, and role playing; design teams focus not on technology but on problems faced by patients and clinicians. Illustrated with 230 drawings, photographs, storyboards, data graphics, architectural plans, and other visualizations, Health Design Thinking provides a hands-on manual for reframing medical education, treatment, and industry to align with everyday challenges in communities around the world.

Episode 1 | May 8, 2020

Rich Levitan, Airway Cam

Episode 2 | May 15, 2020

JT Tan | The PreVent Project

Alfred Atanda Jr, MD | Telehealth and Orthopedics

Bon Ku, MD, and Ellen Lupton | Health Design Thinking

Episode 3 | May 22, 2020

Sabrina Paseman | FixTheMask

Nick Dawson | Emergency Design Collective

Erin Peavey, HKS Architects | Healthy Environments

Episode 4 | May 29, 2020

Trish Henwood, MD, and Efrat Kean, MD | Jefferson University Emergency Department COVID Taskforce

Eden Lew, Designer | The Last Mile

Mike Natter, MD | Documenting COVID-19 Through Art

Episode 5 | June 5, 2020

Marion Leary, RN, MSN, MPH, FAHA | NurseHack4Health

Ashley Howell, BSN, RN | Nursing and Black Lives Matter

Bryan C. Lee, Colloqate Design | Design and Anti-Racism

Episode 6 | June 12, 2020

Aditi Joshi, MD | Telehealth and Emergency Medicine

Sheila Sanhi, MD, FACC | Telehealth and Cardiology

George Aye, Designer | Designing for the Greater Good

Episode 7 | June 19, 2020

Norma Padron | Health Economics

Emily Silverman, MD | The Nocturnists Podcast

Juhan Sonin, Designer, GoInvo | Communication Design

Episode 8 | June 26, 2020

Dennis Boyle, Designer, IDEO | COVID-19 and Design Innovation

Sheila Ruder, Architect, HKS Architects | Redesigning the Emergency Room

Emma Greer, Architect, Carlo Ratti Associates | CURA Emergency Respiratory Unit

James Pickney II, MD | Family Medicine

Episode 9 | July 10, 2020

Sunny Williams, Founder, TinyDocs | Communicating to Kids

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH | No Sanctuary: Racism and COVID-19

Michael Murphy, Architect, MASS Design Group | Architecture After COVID-19

  Episode 10 | July 17, 2020

Stesha Doku, MD | Designing Digital Products

Rachel Smith, Designer | Design to Combat COVID-19

Nzinga Harrison, MD | Mental Health and Telehealth

Episode 11 | July 24, 2020

Michelle Flood, PhD, MPSI | Health Design Research in Primary Care During COVID-19

Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMA, MPA | Equitable Health and Equitable Cities

Andrew W. Ibrahim, MD, MSc | Racism, Health Disparities, and COVID-19

Robert Fabricant and Pragya Mishra, Dalberg Design | Designing Public Health Emergency Operations Centers in West Africa

Episode 12 | July 31, 2020

Miya Osaki, Designer, Diagram and SVA | Co-Design with Care

Ijeoma Azodo, MD, Surgeon | Health Service Design for COVID-19

Natasha Margot Blum, Designer, Blum Line and Emergency Design Collective | Death, Dying and COVID-19

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[likeathunderbolt]

jasmine; what mythical creature do you wish actually existed? the fée, I'd go live with them in the forest and dedicate my life to practicing supernatural hijinks and fucking shit up for the humans.

lavender; soundcloud or vinyls? I suppose soundcloud gives artists an easier method of sharing with the world.

primrose; what book does everyone right now need to read? The Cooking Gene by Michael W Twitty.

lunar mist; do you like wearing other people’s shirts/jackets? They're always too small for me because I am a frost giant.

bird of paradise; what was the best thing that happened to you this month? I went to see one of my all time favourite artists with one of my oldest friends. 

gardenia; what’s a promise you’ve recently made to yourself? To really mean it this time.

lion’s fairytale; would you rather be the sky, the ocean or the forests? The Ocean.

whirling butterflies; would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Sure, why not?

marmalade skies; do you plan your outfits? Not really, I just make sure my clothes are washed and ironed.

apricot drift; how do you feel right now? Gross from eating too much junk food.

everlasting daisy; what’s the last dream you remember having? My friends at a barbecue and for some reason everyone had superpowers but it was completely normal and no big deal so we just had this full on X-Men cook out.

queen’s cup; what are you craving right now? Water and a clear head.

lavender dream; turn ons/offs? On: Confidence, inner peace, knowing what you want. Off: Control, agendas, “white” lies. 

water lilly; when was the last time you cried? why? I was given a gift and a note both of which were very very heartfelt, referencing years’ worth of actions I had no idea had left such an impact.

lily of the valley; did the one person who hurt you most in your life apologize? The person who hurt me most is me, being self sabotaging fool, I practice my apology every day by trying to be better.

winterberry; do you bite or lick your ice cream? Lick, biting ice cream sounds very odd to me.

honey perfume; favourite movie ever? I love the Ghibli films, ハウルの動く城, 千と千尋の神隠し, 魔女の宅急便, 風の谷のナウシカ, etc.

desert rose; do you like yourself? I'm working on it.

snapdragon; have you ever met or seen in person a celebrity? I'm not sure if this counts but I had lunch with Carla Bruni once, and twice I shared a fruitcake with Kofi Annan.

night owl; how many countries have you visited? I have actually genuinely lost count and don't want to miss anyone out.

heliotrope; have you ever been in a castle? I'm British, we can't move for castles.

creams and sky; what’s the craziest/bravest thing you’ve done? Moved to Toulouse on my own? Decided to actually look at myself and how much I was contributing to my own unhappiness? Trying to take responsibility for my self and be a better human?

lantana; what’s on your mind right now? I left my peppermint tea at work but water was a close second anyway.

pumpkin patch; what’s your zodiac sign? Earth sign, Taurus.

tulip; name 5 facts about yourself. 1. I love water; I'm a water baby, island child. Water is my favourite beverage, swimming is my favourite exercise, I love lakes, rivers, streams seas, oceans and waterfalls. Rainy days make me feel calm. Water is in my soul. 2. I love cooking; when I was a wee child my nan had a lodger from Hong Kong who was a chef, and he used to let me "help" him in the kitchen. So I grew up learning how to cook authentic HK/Cantonese cuisine. He actually runs a quite successful restaurant now too. 3. My first job was a Junior Librarian in a Grade 1 listed building; it had a variety of secret passageways and hidden rooms that I still think about a lot. Taking a hidden staircase up to a secret turret to repair books in the dusty sunlight is soul therapy. 4. I'm quite ambiverted; almost painfully shy with people I don't know very well, especially if I'm not feeling very confident that day. I have known this shyness to be mistaken for rudeness on occasion which has spurred me on to be more open a friendly even when I feel vulnerable, which has gone a long way to helping deal with the shyness. 5. As of the day after my birthday this year, I am now an uncle.

daphne; do you believe in karma? Yes, karma or the karmic rose by any other name. queen of the meadow; ever been in love? With humanity, life, the future.

wisteria; whom do you admire and why? Kind people. Anyone who has kept a warm heart through the hard times.

angel’s face; what was your favourite bedtime story as a child? The Jolly Witch.

remember me; did you make someone laugh today? My cats made me laugh, not too sure if I returned the favour just yet.

iris; do you believe in ghosts? Yes, or something of the sort we don't fully understand.

lilac; if you could go back in time which time period would you visit? Pre-Roman Britain.

caramel kisses; would you want to live forever? why/why not? No, I want to eventually move on.

primula; what makes you sad? Missed opportunities, being unable to help, misunderstandings, injustice.

rain lily; was today typical? why/why not? Yes and no, I spent a lazy Sunday with my family playing games so it was fun, but a typical day usually involved more work, working out, etc.

queen anne’s lace; who do you trust the most? My loved ones.

lady’s slipper; what did you have for breakfast today? Boiled rice with shredded veg & chilli sauce.

forget me not; do you have any regrets looking back in your life? I would like to have learnt certain lessons sooner and I am sorry for upsetting people.

lunaria; what’s your favourite fictional universe? I love so many, I think Tolkien's Middle Earth just  wins it for me though, I have so many great memories both reading alone and playing or discussing with friends as a child, a teen and even now.

violet; favourite telly show? Of all time: I have a soft spot for the OC in all its ridiculous glory.  Of the last year or so: Ugly Delicious. Honorary mentions: Supernatural, Springwatch, Summerwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch.

sunflower; share a favourite quote. Again, so many: "You're as good as you reciprocate." from Light's Everybody Breaks A Glass. "To be rather than to seem." is also one that means a lot to me, I think the good people of North Carolina may agree with me on that one too.

snowdrop; what does your ideal day look like? Waking up in a bright, comfy room, good hearty breakfast, swimming, spending time with loved ones, working on passion projects, cooking for everyone, relaxing under the stars.

tiger lily; do you have any hobbies? Swimming, cooking, reading, yoga, painting, writing, and outdoor activities. I love skating either board or blades and ju jitsu too, but I can't really do impact stuff anymore.

peony; share a small random book passage that means something to you. So many from Terry Crews Manhood and Anna Akana's So Much I Want to Tell You. I don't have the energy to go get them and type them out though because it would take me half an hour to even pick which passage to use. I'm already thinking of more books that mean a great deal to me.

tea rose; what’s something you always wanted to do but were too scared? I really wanted to move to Japan for a while to be with my friends, who are from Osaka, I went as far as to get necessary qualifications, studied Japanese and secured a job before I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that meant I needed ongoing treatment at home, I was terrified of moving to Japan because it is literally the other side of Eurasia but once the opportunity was taken away after all that work, I was devastated. I always imagined that doing these things that scare me would make me a better person and now I'm scared I'll never have a chance to right that missed opportunity.

honeysuckle; do you usually date people your age or older/younger? I operate on the 5 year rule usually; no older or younger than fiver years from my age, but I suppose I'd waive that for the right person?

sweet pea; who means the world to you? why? My loved ones, because friends really are the family you choose and there is no greater blessing than having friends who are your family and family who are truly your friends.

love in the mist; best books you’ve ever read? Again, too many, off the top of my head: Mineko Iwasaki's Geisha of Gion, Jung Chang's Wild Swans, Anhua Gao's On the Edge of the Sky, Jo Rowlings Harry Potter series, Tolkien's Entire works, particularly Beren and Lúthien. I also really love Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. I also read Nigella's cookbooks like novels. I literally just sit and read them. I could write whole books on books I love and why.

foxglove; who is your favourite cartoon character? The entire cast of Pokémon is my childhood.

magnolia; coffee or tea? Tea please.

crown imperial; would you rather be extremely rich or extremely loved? Love is richness.

snowflake; are you a dog or a cat person? Why is the word or in this sentence? Unless your allergic or afraid I don't trust people who don't like animals.

bell flower; what is your biggest addiction? Junk food. Easily.

cosmos; do you ever think about the galaxy? It fascinates me endlessly, I love watching Professor Brian Cox.

moonflower; what’s your favourite colour? Brown, blue and orange.

freesia; do you have a good relationship with your parents and siblings? why/why not? I think we communicate well and they are some of my best friends.

sundrop; are you a morning or a night person? Learning to be a morning person, definitely still more of a night person. I was born with starlight in my eyes and that was my first love.

poppy; have you ever dealt with a mental illness? Yes, from both a point of view of concern for loved ones and from the point of view of not even realising how bad my own mental health was. If you want to talk about mental health either yours or that of a loved one, no matter who you are please feel free to reach out. I'm here.

clover; how would your friends describe you? You'd have to ask them, but I really hope they'd say kind.

dandelion; do you consider yourself and extrovert or an introvert? I'm an introvert that has learnt to be ambiverted.

lilly; what’s something you love watching/reading but you are too embarrassed to admit you do? That's hard, I don't really feel ashamed of things like that anymore. Two people I feel are criticised a lot, sometimes rightly so, but who I still love because I'm aware humans, including myself, are fallible (and those throwing the stones are invariably living in glass houses) are Taylor Swift and Jo Rowling.

anemone; describe yourself in 3 words. Striving for better.

lotus; best memory as a child? Any time I was having fun with my loved ones.

angelonia; what is your eye and hair colour? Blue and a really dark auburn.

dahlia; do you like crystals? They're pretty I suppose? And they feel nice and cool.

buttercup; if you could change one thing in the world, what would it be? More love and compassion.

baby’s breath; what’s your Hogwarts house? Slytherin according to Pottermore. My friends had me pegged as a Ravenclaw in the pre Pottermore days.

calendula; biggest pet peeve? When people give it that "Gotcha!" thing as  though they're irrefutably in the right, but they're still completely wrong and then they proceed to act like you just can't let an argument go, when all you are doing is refusing to be walked all over.

blanker flower; would you rather go to a cocktail party with your best friends or stay home and read a book/watch a movie with your pet? Both of these sound like great nights, I'd say the latter most of the time and the former for a change every now and then. Friday night I didn’t get home until 2am I wound down by sitting in bed with my cats watching The X-Files and eating chicken nuggets.

blazing star; share a secret. If I did, it wouldn't be a secret.

carnation; would you rather live longer or happier? Happier. Happiness is such and important thing to share.

petunia; who’s story is your biggest inspiration in life? why? So many people; I really admire my loved one because I know their struggles and still see first hand their kindness and compassion every single day.

bluebell; do you wear glasses? I do not.

nymphea; forest or river? I love both but I'll go for river.

orchid; do you like exercise? Exercise releases endorphins, for which I am very grateful.

pansy; do you like poetry? Poetry is great. I love it.

morning glory; any special talent that you have? You mean other than eating two entire tubes of pringles to myself in a single day? I can make icing flowers from scratch and bake a cake to put them on, thank to my nan.

[drhkbali]

6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart | Dr. HK Bali

Our certain daily habits are impacting our heart health and we may not even know it. These common habits are capable enough to tire out our ticker. Taking the most essential organ for granted will let you fall in the trap of various heart diseases.

We often neglect our heart health because of our hectic lifestyles and unhealthy dietary habits. Consequently, we could end up having cardiovascular diseases.

Today millions of people are living with one or the other form of heart diseases. There are certain heart diseases that we may inherit from our family. While, some heart diseases can be the consequences of our unhygienic lifestyle. Sometimes, we don’t even realize that our daily activities can tire out our ticker.

Identifying everyday habits that are damaging your heart is essential for a healthy heart. By making a few changes to these heart-damaging habits, we can live with a healthier and optimally functional heart.

Check out these six everyday habits that are damaging your heart.

Smoking

Sitting all-day

Stressing too much

Find a release and share your feelings with your family members or friends.

Relieve your mental tension by engaging in some physical activities. You can also do 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercises daily.

Plan your day and prioritize the tasks. Don’t try to do all the tasks at one time by putting extra stress on your body.

If you have a stressful job, take time to relax at least once or twice a day.

Overloading on certain meats

Not flossing your teeth

Not getting enough sleep

Dr. H.K. Bali — Best Cardiology Expert in Panchkula

Dr. HK Bali is a well-known cardiologist in Panchkula with the experience of over 25 years. An internationally renowned cardiologist, Dr. HK Bali, has performed more than 7000 coronary angioplasties. He has expertise in providing the best heart care solutions for various heart diseases.

For a healthy heart, call us and get the best treatment with proper care.

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1. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/01/05/schizophrenia-brain-disease-1059386 2. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2168988/chinese-man-sues-after-being-forced-mental-health-facility 3. CHINA HK ASIA WORLD COMMENT BUSINESS TECH LIFE CULTURE SPORT WEEK IN ASIA POST MAG STYLE .TV INFOGRAPHICS MOST POPULAR Mental illness is stigmatised in China, which only enacted its first mental health law in 2013. Photo: Shutterstock SOCIETY Chinese man sues after being forced into mental health facility, mistreated Claims he was force-fed antidepressants and schizophrenia medication and beaten by nursing staff Zoe LowZoe Low UPDATED : Thursday, 18 Oct 2018, 10:40AM 1 A man from Henan province in central China is suing his university and the mental health centre where he says he was beaten, forced to undergo electroconvulsive therapy and force-fed medication in 2015. Liu Gang (not his real name) said he was removed from his university on the orders of an administrator and spent 134 days as an involuntary patient at the centre after his mother was coerced into signing documents agreeing to his hospitalisation. He first tried to sue in 2016 but his case was thrown out. In March last year the Luoyang Luolong People’s Court was ordered to try the case, when Luoyang’s higher court ruled it had not been handled correctly. Liu was quoted by Chinese news website Thepaper.cn as saying he was force-fed depression and schizophrenia medication, beaten by nurses and given shock therapy against his will at the Luoyang Mental Health Centre. He said he “escaped” after managing to call the director of the facility from a nursing station. The director was surprised but did not immediately let him out, he said. Millions of people with mental illness in China, India go untreated: study Liu said he was released after agreeing to sign a settlement form which forbade him from telling the centre management of his treatment, which he said included beatings by nursing staff, the report said. Local newspaper Orient Today reported that Liu’s release documents showed he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, after his release Liu sought a second opinion from a different hospital where doctors said he was not mentally ill. US CHINA TRADE WAR Get updates direct to your inbox Sign up now Mental illness is stigmatised in China, which only enacted its first mental health law in May 2013. In 2014, China had 23,000 psychiatrists – 1.7 for every 100,000 people – according to data from the World Health Organisation, which estimates that 54 million people in China suffer with depression. Liu, now 30, said he was majoring in English education at Luoyang Normal University when an administrator named Chen Guanan told him he would not be able to continue his studies until the mental health centre certified he was stable, the newspaper report said. Liu said Chen told his mother, Yu Hong, he was “not normal” and mentally ill because he had chosen to stay on campus over the summer. He said his mother was later forced to sign documents agreeing to his hospitalisation after he was forcibly removed from the school, on Chen’s orders. Liu also took his case to the local education ministry, and was later offered compensation and a scholarship for his studies if he agreed to home learning. In July 2017, the university mailed his graduation certificate and degree to him, even though he had discontinued his studies, the report said. Zoe Low MORE ARTICLES BY Zoe Low Show me the history: Hong Kong’s banknotes tell the tale of the city Perhaps the happiest homeless person in Hong Kong: ex-teacher Simon Lee Shung Tak college students and teachers raise HK$50,000 for charity MORE ON SOCIETY CHINA ECONOMY Why are China’s migrant workers turning away from the… FASHION & BEAUTY Chinese boycott of Dolce & Gabbana continues at Milan… SOCIETY Chinese police detain 42 suspects over fake prostitutes… SOCIETY Mother of teen internet addict who died in rehab vows to… SOCIETY Meet the homework guns for hire helping international… SOCIETY China Airlines pilot punished after he’s filmed sleeping… SOCIETY Rail rage: woman gets detention for window attack after… HK | INTERNATIONAL MOST VIEWED CHINA HK ASIA WORLD COMMENT BUSINESS TECH LIFE CULTURE SPORT WEEK IN ASIA POST MAG STYLE .TV INFOGRAPHICS MOST POPULAR Stay Connected Facebook Twitter Download all-new mobile app Switch to Mobile edition SCMP Publishers Privacy Policy FAQs Terms & Conditions Work For Us Contact Us Copyright © 2019 South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. 4. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002959/ive-lost-my-youth-the-psychiatric-patients-stuck-in-hospital 5. sixth tone wechat_bg Reporting ‘I've Lost My Youth’: The Psychiatric Patients Stuck in Hospital In 2012, China’s first mental health law promised to improve care for the mentally unwell. But some are still kept institutionalized by their families, battling to get free. Cai Yiwen Sep 25, 2018 11-min read SHANGHAI — Lili gazes out at eastern China’s wide-open skies through the iron bars of her window in a Shanghai psychiatric hospital ward. She has lived here for most of the last 10 years, but says she never should have come here at all. “I miss the boundless sky. I miss feeling the temperature and scenery change with the seasons,” says Lili, a 39-year-old with large eyes, rosy cheeks, and a short ponytail. She was first hospitalized in 2005 after being diagnosed with schizophrenia, and was transferred in 2008 by her mother — coercively, she says ��� to her current home, a facility in suburban Shanghai that accommodates around 400 people deemed to have severe cases of schizophrenia, manic depression, bipolar disorder, and other mental health issues. The hospital has held her against her will for a decade at the behest of her mother, Lili says. She claims that a doctor declared her fit and well prior to her 2008 transfer, and that her condition has remained stable since then. Lili takes antipsychotic drugs to prevent relapses. With one stroke of a pen, Lili could be discharged today, according to hospital regulations. But that seems highly unlikely, because only Lili’s mother can sign her out — and she doesn’t intend to do that. When China passed its inaugural mental health law in 2012, human rights activists hailed the move as an end to the practice of involuntarily holding and treating people in psychiatric facilities. Nowadays, all patients must voluntarily consent to inpatient treatment unless they are deemed dangerous to themselves or other people. When the latter occurs, family members or the police may still bring patients to psychiatric facilities without their express consent, where a doctor may decide to admit them. But in theory, the law makes involuntary admission more difficult than before. In addition, if a doctor judges the patient incapable of making their own decisions, a court may nominate a formal legal guardian to help manage the patient’s legal and financial concerns. Guardians are usually spouses, family members, or close friends, and are legally obligated to act in the patient’s best interests. A nurse manages a ward at a psychiatric hospital in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, Nov. 4, 2012. Liu Yun/VCG A nurse manages a ward at a psychiatric hospital in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, Nov. 4, 2012. Liu Yun/VCG But the 2012 law has, crucially, done little to change one established practice. In most cases, it is not enough for doctors to formally declare a patient well and discharge them from their hospitals. In China, the power to discharge patients often rests solely with their legal guardians. Patients, doctors, and experts claim that because the mental health law remains inconsistently enforced and grants so much power to guardians, involuntary incarceration in psychiatric institutions remains widespread across China. A substantial minority of patients — the exact number is unknown — are left legally dependent on family members who neglect them, abuse them, keep them confined in hospitals long after they have recovered, or simply lack the social support structures to care for them outside, they say. I miss the boundless sky. I miss feeling the temperature and scenery change with the seasons. - Lili, mental health patient “Guardianship is a double-edged sword: It can protect mentally disabled people, but it also allows room for guardians to abuse their power and deprive patients of their rights,” says Li Xia, a professor at the East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai. “In terms of civil rights, patients with mental disorders in China are no different from dead people. They can’t get married. They can’t manage their money. They can’t decide where to live.” Many hospitals, including Lili’s, engage with the formal guardianship system only fitfully, choosing to delegate decisions about the patient’s future to the person who admitted them. Sometimes, the patient’s only path to freedom is through the courts — but even there, deep-seated prejudices against people with mental health issues mean that their voices often go unheard. Citing privacy concerns and fear of repercussions from hospital staff, Lili asked Sixth Tone not to publish her real name, her family’s names, and certain details of her psychiatric institution. In order to gain entry to the ward for the initial interview, Sixth Tone posed as a potential buyer of the artwork that Lili creates in the hospital. Follow-up interviews were conducted via the social messaging app WeChat. Patients exercise at a psychiatric health center in Huaihua, Hunan province, June 11, 2014. Li Jian/Hunan Daily/VCG Patients exercise at a psychiatric health center in Huaihua, Hunan province, June 11, 2014. Li Jian/Hunan Daily/VCG Lili’s schizophrenia was diagnosed in 2005, after which her mother signed her into a public hospital in another part of Shanghai. Although Lili did not want to be admitted, she did not raise any objections, nor did her mother coerce her, she says. Her mother also did not obtain legal permission to become Lili’s guardian. Three years later, the hospital declared Lili well enough to leave. On the day she was discharged, Lili and her mother walked out of the hospital and hailed a taxi. Instead of taking her home, her mother took her to a new psychiatric facility. The hospital had Lili’s mother sign a so-called inpatient agreement, which gave her — and only her — the right to discharge Lili from the hospital. “I dared not object, because at that point, I felt that I had caused my family too much trouble already,” Lili says. In terms of civil rights, patients with mental disorders in China are no different from dead people. They can’t get married. They can’t manage their money. They can’t decide where to live. - Li Xia, professor Lili recalls not wanting to go to another hospital. But her mother, with whom she had always had a fraught relationship, rebuffed Lili’s requests to come home. Once, Lili remembers, she said she hoped to get married and have children someday. “My mother said, ‘You shouldn’t get married, or else your kids will be mentally ill, too,’” she claims. Lili did enjoy a fleeting taste of freedom in 2012, when she wrote a letter to a sympathetic official in the district government, who then mediated between Lili and her mother and convinced the latter to take her daughter home. But after seven months out of the hospital, the mother and daughter argued heatedly over Lili’s desire to take up an art apprenticeship. As Lili tells it, her mother refused, saying that Lili was not mentally stable enough to join the workforce. The next morning, Lili says she awoke to find several police officers standing outside her bedroom door. She was then forcibly removed from her mother’s home and brought back to the hospital. (Lili suspects that her mother reported her as a danger to society, which would have allowed police to use an appropriate amount of force to detain her.) A patient looks on as a nurse talks with another patient at a psychiatric hospital in Anshan, Liaoning province, May 9, 2014. VCG A patient looks on as a nurse talks with another patient at a psychiatric hospital in Anshan, Liaoning province, May 9, 2014. VCG “I didn’t struggle, because I knew I couldn’t fight back,” Lili recalls. “As long as I obeyed their orders, at least I wouldn’t be treated violently, and the doctors wouldn’t force me to take extra drugs.” Upon her arrival at the hospital, she maintains that she did not see a psychiatrist and was not asked to sign a voluntary admittance form. At Lili’s request, Sixth Tone contacted neither her mother nor her hospital for comment. Lili worried that doing so could anger her mother and sister — who still hold the key to her release — or else result in the withdrawal of certain privileges that hospital staff have granted her in recognition of her robust mental health. These days, Lili spends most of her time painting. Hospital staff allow her to use a spare room as an art studio, where Lili creates images of flowers, birds, and fish in traditional Chinese styles. She sometimes sells her works for thousands of yuan, and has even been commissioned as an illustrator for four children’s books, due to be published later this year. But because she doesn’t have a bank account, Lili relies on friends to sell her wares and buy her things from the outside world. My mother said, ‘You shouldn’t get married, or else your kids will be mentally ill, too.’ - Lili, mental health patient For Lili, painting is not just a means of relieving the boredom of life in the ward — it’s a way of continually proving her sanity. However, she says that her family still sees her as “abnormal” and “incapable.” “They have been bad to me for years, and I have gradually gotten used to it,” she says. “Even though I know I’m well, I still feel somehow inferior, as if I don’t deserve to be treated like a normal person.” Lili’s treatment did not change after the 2012 law came into force. Until recently, she was reluctant to take the matter of her confinement to court, hoping to maintain her special privileges at the hospital and repair her relationship with her family. But now, with hope of an amicable discharge draining away, she is considering suing both her mother and the hospital. “I’ve lost my youth. I don’t want to spend my entire life here. I still hope to have a normal life, to have a career, to get married and have a family of my own,” she says, adding that she would not return to live in the family home after being discharged. “All I want is the freedom to make my own decisions and enjoy the rights to which I am entitled.” Yang Weihua, a Shanghai-based lawyer at the Yingke Law Firm, has worked on many cases like Lili’s. “Generally, it takes a lot longer for the court to accept these cases compared to other types of lawsuits,” says Yang, who worked on the first-ever case brought against a Chinese hospital after the mental health law officially came into effect in 2013. He and his client spent seven months convincing the court to accept the case, and a total of four years proving that he was well enough to leave the hospital. Prior to 2013, several news reports revealed cases of Chinese government officials using spurious claims of poor mental health to lock up petitioners and whistleblowers. In addition, some families have reportedly had relatives sent away to gain the upper hand in property disputes. People with mental illnesses do farm work at a rehab center in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, May 18, 2018. Yan Yan/IC People with mental illnesses do farm work at a rehab center in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, May 18, 2018. Yan Yan/IC Huang Xuetao, a lawyer and longtime advocate of legal rights for the mentally disabled, says that most Chinese psychiatric facilities still hold certain healthy patients against their wills and defer to signees of involuntary admittance agreements. Part of the issue is that the very fact that patients live in mental health institutions often makes the courts doubt their ability to live on the outside. “Often, the courts automatically assume that [patients] need a guardian to represent them,” she says. For the last six months, Yang — the lawyer at Yingke — has represented a 63-year-old man surnamed Dong. In January, after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, Dong’s wife, surnamed Zhou, brought him to a public mental hospital in Shanghai. At the time, Dong was experiencing delusions, and doctors had Zhou sign an inpatient agreement on his behalf. In March, Dong’s condition was adjudged stable enough to leave the hospital. Dong — who requested that Sixth Tone only use his surname because his case is ongoing — recounts an episode in which he claims to be forcibly taken to Qianyu Mental Hospital on the outskirts of Shanghai, at the behest of a family member. On the day he was discharged, Dong claims, “two men and my wife pushed me into a car like I was a prisoner and brought me here.” Dong says that one of the men works at Qianyu, but does not know the identity of the other. He also claims that Zhou is knowingly refusing to sign him out. I cannot bear the boredom and loneliness in here. - Dong, mental health patient “I cannot bear the boredom and loneliness in here,” says Dong in a bedside interview with Sixth Tone. He has cataracts in both eyes that severely impede his vision, and spends his days at the hospital doing very little. His brother, Dong Xinlin, visits regularly and initially helped Dong seek legal aid. Dong Xinlin says that both Zhou and the hospital have refused to grant Dong short-term leave to get essential eye surgery and visit his 95-year-old mother. On receiving details of the case, Yang — Dong’s lawyer — initially attempted to file a lawsuit against both Zhou and Qianyu Mental Hospital. “But the court insisted that his wife is his guardian — even though no legal document proves it,” Yang says, adding that the court demanded that Dong complete a mental health assessement before considering his case. Dong, for his part, worries that if the hospital performs an assessment, they will declare him mentally incapacitated — a development that could allow Zhou to be declared his legal guardian. Zhou hung up when Sixth Tone telephoned her for an interview, and further calls to her phone went unanswered. In February, Dong Xinlin held an on-camera interview with Shanghai-based media outlet Kankan News, in which he claimed that Zhou was spending money from Dong’s bank account without his consent. Zhou, who spoke to Kankan over the phone in the video, denied those accusations, saying that Dong’s brother also sought to benefit financially from her husband’s personal savings and stock holdings. “His illness will only get worse,” Zhou said of her husband. “He is mentally disabled and understands nothing. His brother only wants him out for his money.” In the same video, the hospital president said that staff could not discharge Dong without Zhou’s consent. Although antagonism between patients and guardians makes the news fairly regularly in China, some guardians keep their charges cooped up because of a lack of social support. A paper published last year found that many guardians are unable to provide the necessary care to loved ones diagnosed with severe psychological disorders or mental disabilities, and argued that China’s current guardianship system emphasizes the need to prevent mentally unstable people from harming others, but ignores the patient’s quality of life as well as that of their families. The country has a well-documented dearth of psychiatric doctors and social care staff. Misleading impressions make people feel that mental health patients do not deserve the same human rights as the rest of us. As the majority, we trample upon their rights, but feel nothing. - Li Xia, professor Regardless of why they’re there, large numbers of long-term, healthy inpatients clog up China’s overburdened public health system. A department director at a public mental hospital in Shanghai, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, told Sixth Tone: “We don’t have enough beds left. Sometimes, we can’t accept people who need to be hospitalized. But at the same time, we have people who are perfectly well, but can’t leave the hospital because their families refuse to take them home.” In 2008, China joined the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which states that the dignity and autonomy of mentally disabled people should be preserved as far as possible. But such a system is far from being realized in China, according to Li, the Shanghai-based law professor — a fact that she attributes to negative public perceptions of mental illness. “In many Chinese people’s minds, mental disorders are equated with killing or injuring others, babbling incoherently, or looking messy and living in filth,” says Li. “All these misleading impressions make people feel that mental health patients do not deserve the same human rights as the rest of us. As the majority, we trample upon their rights, but feel nothing.” Correction: China’s inaugural mental health law was passed in 2012 and came into effect in 2013. Editor: Matthew Walsh. (Header image: A patient’s feet are strapped to a sickbed at a psychiatric hospital ward in Zouping, Shandong province, June 27, 2012. Dong Naide/VCG) YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Health Experts Debunk China’s ‘Blood Cleaning’ Beauty Fad Depression and Anxiety on the Rise in China, Study Shows As China Cuts Air Pollution, An Unseen Killer Emerges My Life as an AIDS Nurse at a Shanghai Hospital FOLLOW US ABOUT SIXTH TONE About Us Contribute Join Us Research Contact Us Terms Of Use Privacy Policy Sitemap Subscribe to our newsletter Enter your email here By signing up, you agree to our Terms Of Use. Copyright © 2016~2019 Sixth Tone. All Rights Reserved. 6. Patients, doctors, and experts claim that because the mental health law remains inconsistently enforced and grants so much power to guardians, involuntary incarceration in psychiatric institutions remains widespread across China. A substantial minority of patients — the exact number is unknown — are left legally dependent on family members who neglect them, abuse them, keep them confined in hospitals long after they have recovered, or simply lack the social support structures to care for them outside, they say. I miss the boundless sky. I miss feeling the temperature and scenery change with 7. Prior to 2013, several news reports revealed cases of Chinese government officials using spurious claims of poor mental health to lock up petitioners and whistleblowers. In addition, some families have reportedly had relatives sent away to gain the upper hand in property disputes. 8. In 2008, China joined the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which states that the dignity and autonomy of mentally disabled people should be preserved as far as possible. But such a system is far from being realized in China, according to Li, the Shanghai-based law professor — a fact that she attributes to negative public perceptions of mental illness. “In many Chinese people’s minds, mental disorders are equated with killing or injuring others, babbling incoherently, or looking messy and living in filth,” says Li. “All these misleading impressions make people feel that mental health patients do not deserve the same human rights as the rest of us. As the majority, we trample upon their rights, but feel nothing.” Correction: China’s inaugural mental health law was passed in 2012 and came into effect in 2013. Editor: Matthew Walsh. (Header image: A patient’s feet are strapped to a sickbed at a psychiatric hospital ward in Zouping, Shandong province, June 27, 2012. Dong Naide/VCG) 9. http://news.mit.edu/2018/brain-activity-pattern-sign-schizophrenia-1108 10. children with a family history of schizophrenia. “That really gets at the heart of how we can translate this clinically, because we can get in earlier and earlier to identify aberrant networks in the hopes that we can do earlier interventions, and possibly even prevent psychiatric disorders,” Whitfield-Gabrieli says. She and her colleagues are now testing early interventions that could help to combat the symptoms of schizophrenia, including cognitive behavioral therapy and neural feedback. The 11. https://www.google.com/amp/s/mashable.com/article/facebook-no-china-service.amp 12. TECH Facebook chooses values over profits in staying out of China RACHEL KRAUSNov 14, 2018 That's a thumbs down on China. In a letter to Congress, Facebook said that it would only provide service in China if it was free from government censorship. In other words, as Xi Jinping's power over the country intensifies, that's not likely. SEE ALSO: Google is trying, and failing, to cover its creepy Chinese search engine tracks Specifically, Facebook would need to ensure that providing its service would enable "free expression," and not have undue "privacy implications" — that is, government surveillance and censorship. "Rigorous human rights due diligence and careful consideration of free expression and privacy implications would constitute important components of any decision on entering China," the letter reads. "Facebook has been blocked in China since 2009, and no decisions have been made around the conditions under which any possible future service might be offered in China." Facebook's stance comes in opposition to recent actions by Google. CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed the existence of a Google search engine for China, nicknamed Project Dragonfly. Google previously pulled business from China in 2010 when it decided that the required censorship it would enable was inconsistent with the company's values. Now, Pichai says that the Chinese search engine will be able to serve 99 percent of queries. But what does that 1 percent contain? What is censored and what is allowed is an opaque differentiation, decided upon by the government. In a 2017 assessment of the state of censorship in China, the Council on Foreign Relations writes that censorship is still very much a part of government and culture — but that the internet is testing its bounds. China’s constitution affords its citizens freedom of speech and press, but the opacity of Chinese media regulations allows authorities to crack down on news stories by claiming that they expose state secrets and endanger the country. The definition of state secrets in China remains vague, facilitating censorship of any information that authorities deem harmful [PDF] to their political or economic interests. CFR Senior Fellow Elizabeth C. Economy says the Chinese government is in a state of “schizophrenia” about media policy as it “goes back and forth, testing the line, knowing they need press freedom and the information it provides, but worried about opening the door to the type of freedoms that could lead to the regime’s downfall.” Apparently, China's muddy censorship policy is enough to keep Facebook out. Facebook says that its decision to stay out of China is rooted in two things: the company's values, and its membership within the digital rights consortium, Global Network Initiative (GNI). GNI sets standards for free expression and privacy, which Facebook says it adheres to. Facebook does not know how China would apply its censorship laws. And it won't offer Facebook in China until it has clarity on that point. But as Bloomberg points out, Facebook still does some business in China. Bloomberg says sales representatives help Chinese businesses reach people on Facebook with ads. Google was unable to put principles over profits when it decided to make search available in China. For now, Facebook, it seems, is erring on the side of the values they so love to espouse. That, and they're avoiding getting into even more hot water with Congress. WATCH: What does it actually take to hack an election? — Technically Speaking More in Tech Huawei's Mate X is the most promising foldable phone yet Samsung's new foldable Galaxy phone costs $1,980 Google Maps' Satellite view is a lie — and it was almost called 'Bird Mode' ABOUTPRIVACYTERMS©2005-2019 Mashable, Inc. Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company. Powered by its own proprietary technology, Mashable is the go-to source for tech, digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe. 13. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2166374/nearly-75-cent-hong-kong-public-polled-think 14. CHINA HK ASIA WORLD COMMENT BUSINESS TECH LIFE CULTURE SPORT WEEK IN ASIA POST MAG STYLE .TV INFOGRAPHICS MOST POPULAR Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and in severe cases, could lead to the sufferer appearing as though he or she has lost touch with reality. Photo: Alamy HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT Nearly 75 per cent of Hong Kong public polled think schizophrenia is personality flaw, with half believing most patients are violent Doctors and sufferers call for more awareness and government support to fight highly misunderstood mental illness Peace ChiuPeace Chiu UPDATED : Monday, 1 Oct 2018, 10:27AM 2 Nearly 75 per cent of the public in Hong Kong mistakenly assume schizophrenia is caused by psychological or personality problems, with almost half believing most patients have violent tendencies, a study has shown. Doctors and patients warned such misconceptions could affect sufferers and urged the government to allocate more resources to improve treatment and education on the illness. Experts have said schizophrenia is a disorder from chemical imbalances in the brain that affect thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and in severe cases, sufferers may seem to be out of touch with reality. The findings were released on Sunday, with the poll conducted by the Data Analytics and Survey Research Centre of Shue Yan University and commissioned by four concern groups. Four concern groups commissioned the study. Photo: Peace Chiu A total of 1,004 questionnaire results were received from members of the public and 317 from those suffering from schizophrenia. One of the results showed a worrying trend – 72.3 per cent of the public and 56.8 per cent of patients thought schizophrenia was caused by psychological or personality problems. HONG KONG NEWS Get updates direct to your inbox Sign up now Why mental health awareness should start in Hong Kong schools and companies Dr Michael Wong Ming-cheuk, president of the Hong Kong Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, said while the cause of schizophrenia was not entirely clear, studies found it could be hereditary. The risk of schizophrenia is higher among families with the illness than in the general population, studies have shown. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg “A lot of research has found the prevalence of the illness in families to be much higher than that of the general population,” he said. Wong added environmental factors such as stress could also be a catalyst to bring about the onset of schizophrenia. An equally concerning result from the study showed 43.5 per cent of the public thought most schizophrenia patients had violent tendencies. “Actually, only a small number of patients have violent tendencies, and these patients will only have such behaviour if their illness is not treated properly and they come under the influence of symptoms such as hallucinations,” Wong said. Actually, only a small number of patients have violent tendencies ... and only if their illness is not treated properly DR MICHAEL WONG The four groups behind the study – the Hong Kong Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Pharmaceutical Care Foundation, Alliance of Ex-mentally Ill of Hong Kong and Hong Kong FamilyLink Mental Health Advocacy Association – also noted the lack of understanding when it came to treatment for schizophrenia. Findings showed 51.7 per cent of the public wrongly assumed psychotherapy and behavioural therapy could replace medication. Wong explained schizophrenia was caused by chemical imbalances in the brain and medication could target such conditions. Some 60 per cent of respondents also said they did not know that each relapse for a sufferer meant further damage to the brain. Largest ever mental health survey to involve at least 15,000 people, with focus on young The survey also found that about half of members of the public polled and 38.8 per cent of patients wrongly believed injections contained higher drug dosages and more severe side effects, compared to oral medication. Ewan So Yiu-wah, director of the Pharmaceutical Care Foundation, noted injections or oral medication were not related to the severity of a patient’s illness. “The biggest difference is that you only require an injection every four weeks or only four in a year, compared to oral medication on a daily basis,” he said, adding the former could lower the risk of patients halting their medication, leading to a relapse. So said a side effect from either form of treatment was muscular stiffness. Wong Yiu-keung, 60, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1980 after the successive deaths of his loved ones. One in six people in city suffers from mental illness: how Hong Kong can change its outlook “In my early days of suffering from the illness, my family and friends always told me I was like this because I was too stubborn,” he said. Wong said he tried to cut down on medication in 2010, but that led to hallucinations, including believing that he was being stalked, and hearing a voice asking him to jump off a building. With more than 48,000 people suffering from schizophrenia in Hong Kong, the groups called on the government to increase resources and support for patients, as well as education for the general public. They also urged the government to allow patients to be given access directly to a more costly second-generation injection, which has fewer side effects. At present only those not reacting well to the first-generation jabs are given the new one. 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All rights reserved. 15. zophrenia-Related Disability in China: Prevalence, Gender, and Geographic Location Tianli Liu, Ph.D., Lei Zhang, Ph.D., Lihua Pang, Ph.D., Ning Li, Ph.D., Gong Chen, Ph.D., Xiaoying Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. Objective: This study estimated the prevalence of schizophrenia- related disability in the Chinese population and explored factors that may contribute to differences in prevalence rates between women and men and across geographic regions. Methods: Data for 1,909,205 noninstitutionalized adults (age 18 and older) from a representative national sample were obtained from the Second China National Sample Survey on Disabilities in 2006 (participation rate of 99.8%). The sample was first screened for disability (activities of daily living and social participation ad- versely affected by the disorder) via in-person household inter- views. Trained clinical psychiatrists then administered the ICD-10 Symptom Checklist for Mental Disorders and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule Version II to all individuals who screened positive for a psychiatric disability. Results: The prevalence of schizophrenia disability was .41% in China. It was higher in rural areas (.45%) than in urban areas (.32%). In rural areas, the prevalence was higher among women than among men (.51% versus .38%), but in urban areas, the rates were similar for women and men (.30% versus .35%). The results of logistic regression analysis showed that after adjustment for variables related to socioeconomic status, the likelihood of having schizophrenia disability was slightly lower among rural residents than among urban residents (odds ratio [OR] =.92, 95% confidence interval [CI]=.86–.98), although the disparity between rural women and rural men remained (OR=1.9, CI=1.78–2.02). Conclusions: Socially disadvantaged rural women were dis- proportionately affected by schizophrenia-related disability. Limited access to health services may have contributed to the increased disease burden among rural women. Psychiatric Services 2015; 66:249–257; doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400032 In China, neuropsychiatric conditions are the most frequent cause of ill health and disability (1,2). Schizophrenia is one of the most severe mental disorders, leading to impairments in social functioning (3). About 80% of Chinese patients with schizophrenia have functional disabilities (4), and more than 50% of individuals with a psychiatric disability are schizo- phrenia patients (5). In this study, a person “living with schizophrenia disability” was defined as a person with schizophrenia whose activities of daily living and social participation were adversely affected by the disorder. Despite the substantial burden of schizophrenia disability in China, few previous national studies have in- vestigated it, and very different prevalence estimates have been reported. In 1987, the First China National Sample Survey on the Handicapped reported that around .26% of Chinese adults had schizophrenia disability; the prevalence was slightly higher in urban than in rural areas and slightly higher among women than among men (6). Another previous study (from 1993), which was conducted in seven areas in China, reported that .42% of Chinese adults age 15 and older had a psychiatric disability as a result of schizophrenia. More rural residents than urban resi- dents and more women than men had schizophrenia-related disability (4). The difference in the prevalence estimates be- tween these two surveys may be attributable to differences in sample size, geographic locations of those surveyed, and di- agnostic tools. The observation that more women than men were dis- abled as a result of schizophrenia is contradicted by estab- lished evidence, which generally shows that men are more likely to be affected by schizophrenia than women (7) and women tend to have a more favorable prognosis (8,9). A person’s disability is considered to be a dynamic interaction between the health condition and the person’s environment (10). The development of d 16. ability (4). The difference in the prevalence estimates be- tween these two surveys may be attributable to differences in sample size, geographic locations of those surveyed, and di- agnostic tools. The observation that more women than men were dis- abled as a result of schizophrenia is contradicted by estab- lished evidence, which generally shows that men are more likely to be affected by schizophrenia than women (7) and women tend to have a more favorable prognosis (8,9). A person’s disability is considered to be a dynamic interaction between the health condition and the person’s environment (10). The development of disability among individuals with schizophrenia is attributable not only to the biological na- ture of the disease but also to factors related to the social environment, such as access to health care, quality of health services, and availability of social support. It has been pro- posed that social inequality may also contribute to the in- creased burden of schizophrenia disability among Chinese women (11). About 20 years have passed since the previous surveys. During the past two decades, China has experienced phe- nomenal economic growth as well as rapid social change. We Psychiatric Services 66:3, March 2015 17. therefore wondered whether the burden of schizophrenia disability had changed as well. In this study, we updated data on the prevalence of schizophrenia disability by gender and geographic location and explored factors contributing to the prevalence differences between men and women and be- tween urban and rural communities. METHODS Second China National Sample Survey on Disabilities We utilized data collected in the Second China National Sample Survey on Disabilities (2006) (5,12,13). The survey, which was approved by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, aimed to investigate the prevalence, causes, and severity of disabilities, as well as the living conditions and health service needs of persons with dis- abilities. Multiple-stage stratified clustered probability sam- pling was employed to select a representative sample of noninstitutionalized Chinese people across mainland China. Details of the survey have been presented elsewhere (12,13). In total, 734 counties and 5,964 communities (approximately 420 people from each community) were selected for the survey. [A map showing survey sites is included in an online supplement to this article.] Regions of China Mainland China, which includes 22 provinces, five autono- mous regions, and four municipalities under the direct ad- ministration of the central government, is divided into eight large economic regions. [A map showing these regions is in- cluded in the online supplement.] The Northeast Region con- sists of the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang (population, 107 million; gross domestic product [GDP] per capita for 2005, US$2,785). The Northeast is the traditional heavy industrial base of China; however, in recent years, it has seen economic stagnation. The North Coast Region consists of the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei and Shandong (population, 184 million; GDP per capita for 2005, US$3,775). Beijing is the capital city and is recognized as the political, educational, and cultural center of China. The North Coast Region around Beijing has the advantage of access to national and international transportation networks. In ad- dition, there are many top universities and research institutions in this region that have fostered scientific and technological innovations. The East Coast Region consists of the municipality of Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang (pop- ulation, 133 million; GDP per capita for 2005, US$5,412). The modernization of the East Coast started earlier than in the other regions. It is a center of commerce between east and west. The South Coast Region consists of the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan (population, 123 million; per capita GDP for 2005, US$4,281). The South Coast has a high level of openness to the world. It has the advantage of access to the ocean and links to overseas Chinese. The Yellow River Region consists of the provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan and the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia (population, 196 million; GDP per capita for 2005, US$2,041). This region is rich in natural resources such as coal and natural gas. The Yangtze River Region consists of the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui (population, 239 million; GDP per capita for 2005, US$1,640). This region is densely populated and has excellent conditions for agriculture production. The Southwest Region consists of the municipality of Chongqing; the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan; and the Guangxi autonomous region (population, 251 million; GDP per capita for 2005, US$1,396). The region has barren land, and a sub- stantial number of people live in poverty. The Northwest Re- gion consists of four autonomous regions (Qinghai, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang) and the province of Gansu (population, 60 million; GDP per capita for 2005, US$1,755). This region has harsh natural conditions. Its vast land area is sparsely popu- lated. A majority of the residents are from ethnic minority groups. In April and May 2006, the survey was conducted si- multaneously at all sites. Through the use of standardized questionnaires, trained staff accompanied by assistants who were familiar with the communities being surveyed visited every household to collect data on demographic character- istics and to administer the screening questionnaire for dis- abilities (14,15). In total, data were collected for 771,797 households and 2,526,145 individuals, with a participation rate of 99.8%. All participants agreed to complete in-person interviews in their household and, if required, to be sub- sequently examined by clinicians. A postsurvey quality check in 99 communities showed that data for only .13% of people in the households and .11% of those with disabilities had not been recorded (5). We restricted our analysis to 1,909,205 participants who were age 18 years and older. Among these, 7,628 were con- sidered to be living with schizophrenia disability. Schizophrenia Disability All diagnoses of schizophrenia disability, as well as other dis- abilities related to a mental disorder, were assessed by using a three-step approach. First, a disability screening question- naire, administered by trained staff during the interview, was used to identify individuals who were likely to have a psychi- atric disability (with social functioning limitations). (Details have been described elsewhere [13]). The questionnaire was shown in three pilot studies to have very good validity (16). Participants were asked to report on themselves and other household members. If a positive response was given to any of the screening questions, the identified person was designated as “likely to be psychiatrically disabled.” Next, experienced psychiatrists assessed the participants who screened positive for psychiatric disability in a quiet, private room (17). If needed, family members or caregivers were permitted in the interview room and answered ques- tions. The ICD-10 Symptom Checklist for Mental Disorders was administered to diagnose schizophrenia (ICD-10 code F20), mood disorders (ICD-10 codes F30.1–2, F32.0–3, F33, F34.1, and F31), and other mental disorders. The ICD-10 250 ps.psychiatryonline.org Psychiatric Services 66:3, March 18. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/904966 19. https://www.google.com/amp/s/uproxx.com/music/adam-levine-shirtless-superbowl-fcc-complaints/amp/ 20. UPROXX Adam Levine’s Shirtless Super Bowl Performance Got Dozens Of FCC Complaints CAROLYN DROKE 02.24.19 Getty Image This year’s Super Bowl halftime show was plagued by controversy prior to the game. Several artists such as Rihanna and Jay Z reportedly turned down the opportunity to perform in order to stand in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, whose nonviolent protest of police brutality against people of color has seen him blackballed in the league. Now, new controversy has sparked surrounding Adam Levine’s performance and his exposed nipples. It wasn’t too long ago that another Super Bowl controversy about visible nipples took place. Janet Jackson’s briefly exposed nipple during her 2004 halftime show performance with Justin Timberlake ended with the FCC taking swift action and fining CBS $550,000 (which was later overturned after the case nearly reached the Supreme Court). The FCC received more than half a million complaints over Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction. Many of the FCC complaints following this year’s show pointed out the difference between the way both exposed nipple incidents were dealt with. Adam Levine received no fine or repercussions for purposely exposing his nipples when he slowly stripped throughout his performance. Janet Jackson meanwhile, who’s shirt was clearly pulled down by her co-star Justin Timberlake, was hit with a hefty fine. One FCC complaint declared the difference in treatment was sexist. “Seeing Adam Levine’s nipples was repulsive. Also the fact that there hasn’t been an immediate backlash like the Janet Jackson incident is disturbing and sexist.” Another complaint reiterated a similar sentiment. “I had to see some tattooed guys nipples on TV with my family. It was not right. How come when a black woman does it it isn’t for the family but it’s okay if some tattooed white guy does it it’s okay? Janet Jackson should be issued a formal apology and Adam Levin [sic] should issue a formal apology for showing his nipples and horrible tattoo choices on live television.” One complaint compared Adam Levine’s nipple to Pornhub videos. “I witnessed the exposure of nipples during the halftime show of the super bowl. My children were watching. If I wanted them exposed to the trash I would let them go hog wild on pornhub. Adam Levine and the NFL need to be punished for such indecency.” The Hollywood Reporter claimed more than 50 complaints were made surrounding Adam Levine’s exposed nipples. 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Oxford VR establishes first-of-kind VR-enabled mental health solutions in Asia

Oxford VR, an Oxford University spinout company, has announced the launch of its leading-edge treatment for common mental health conditions through a unique partnership with AXA HK and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Dubbed ‘Yes I Can’, the initiative will offer a ground-breaking treatment using virtual reality (VR) technology. It will be free to the public and to AXA’s corporate customers as part of their employee benefits services to drive better mental health outcomes in Asia. from MobiHealthNews https://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/asia-pacific/oxford-vr-establishes-first-kind-vr-enabled-mental-health-solutions-asia via IFTTT

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Week 8 Research

We felt our research heavily relied on ‘the meaning’ behind our design solutions. This including mental health and peoples ‘feelings’ towards a waiting room. Within our next steps of research we decided something we needed to look at are the 5 Ways To Wellbeing. These were created as a result by the New Economics Foundation's (NEF) Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing research report:

- Connect

- Give

- Take notice

- Keep learning

- Be active

This is major part of our design process because the subject matter is so relevant to Mental Health along with the physical side of the cancer patients involved. We need to further consider this study and our how our solution affects the patients. For example: a study was done by Carolyn Schierhorn relating to our topic and she had written an article: Waiting rooms, too, can promote patient health

Here she touches on multiple areas of waiting room issues, such as ‘the appearance of the reception area reflects the attitude and the habits of a practice’s physicians,’ ‘a messy reception desk and worn-out furniture in the waiting area also communicate that the practice doesn’t pay attention to billing and collections, and how ‘patients comment on wait times and room ambience on physician rating websites far more frequently than they criticize doctors’ clinical skills.’

A reference in her study was Rosalyn Cama (who had previously done a project at the American Cancer Centre Headquaters) and her book Evidence-Based Healthcare Design. Her chapters speak about:

- Chapter 1: Understanding the Shift Toward Evidence Based Design in Healthcare.Evidence-based Design.Four Components of an Evidence-based Design Process.Levels of Evidence-based Practice.Empowering an Interdisciplinary Team.Herbert Essay: Holding to a Clear Vision.Drivers for Change in the Healthcare Design Process.Morrison Essay: Futurist’s Forecast.Drivers for Change in the Design Professions.Building a Body of Knowledge.Checklist.

- Chapter 2: Step 1: Gather Qualitative and Quantitative Intelligence.Build an Interdisciplinary Team.Conduct Investigations.Malone Essay: Listening to Patients / Families: A guide to getting started.Meilink, Thomas Essay: Weill Cornell Medical College / Weill Greenberg Center.Benchmark against National Initiatives.Document Process.Checklist.

- Chapter 3: Step 2: Mapping Strategic, Cultural and Research Goals.Positioning a Project Toward Greatness.Defining Project Drivers / Improved Outcomes.The Art of Mapping a Vision.IDEO Essay, Patient-Care Delivery Model.Establish a Research Agenda.Zimring Essay: OhioHealth Dublin Hospital Preliminary Research Ideas Preliminary Report.Checklist.

- Chapter 4: Step 3: Hypothesize Outcomes, Innovate and Translational Design.Hypothesize Outcomes .Watkins, Lawless Essay: Comprehensive Healthcare requires Comprehensive Evidence-based Design.Design for Improvement: Dare to Innovate.Haggarty, Starling, Mertens Essay: Changing the Cancer treatment Experience.Build Mock-ups: Translational design.Share the Process.Checklist.

- Chapter 5: Step 4: Measure and Share Outcomes.Measure Outcomes.Joseph, Keller Essay: The Role of the Researcher in the Design Process.Survey Results from HKS, Ellerbe Becket and Kahler Slater.Build Business Case.Sadler Essay: Why Evidence-Based Design makes Good Business Sense.Share Professionally.Calkins Essay: What We Know: Evidence-Based Design in Long Term Care Settings.Submit for Peer Review.Hamilton Essay: Research and Competitive Advantage.Checklist.

- Chapter 6: Evidence-based Design in Practice.A Look into an Evidence-based Practice that Recognizes the Need for Research That Improves Clinical Outcomes .Parker Essay: Why has Anshen + Allen Embraced Evidence-based Design?.Rostenberg Essay : Cultivating a Culture of Inquisitiveness: Integrating Evidence-based Design knowledge into a Design Practice at Anshen + Allen.Color Photo Inserts.Patient-Centered, Family Focused, Staff Supportive.Hand Washing.Reduction of Falls.Like-handed Rooms.Staff Efficiency.Connection to Nature.Daylighting.Positive Distractions or Resource Centers.Culture.Sustainable.Cooperative and Long Term Care.Ambulatory Care.Children’s Hospitals.

- Chapter 7: Growth Opportunities for the Design Professional.Next Frontiers.Future of Education & Practice.Guerin Essay: Embracing an Evidence-based Design Approach in Education and Practice .Berens: Essay: ASID, Design Research & the Future of Interior Design.Future Certification.Salvatore Essay: The Evidence-based Design Assessment and Certification Program (EDAC).What Comes After What Comes Next.Levin Essay: The Future of Evidence-based Design.Index.

If designed properly, a healthcare interior environment can foster healing, efficient task-performance and productivity, effective actions, and safe behavior. Written by an expert practitioner, Rosalyn Cama, FASID, this is the key book for interior designers and architects to learn the methodology for evidence-based design for healthcare facilities. Endorsed by the American Society of Interior Designers, the guide clearly presents a four-step methodology that will achieve the desired outcome and showcases the best examples of evidence-based healthcare interiors. With worksheets that guide you through such practical tasks as completing an internal analysis of a client's facility and collecting data, this book will inspire a transformation in healthcare design practice.

“What we do as health care designers is look at how to create an environment that will improve outcomes ... We look at studies that answer such questions as, ‘How do you calm down anxious patients? How do you keep the environment clean and infection at bay? Given that physicians today have so little time to spend with each patient, what can be done in the reception area that will improve communication at the moment of physician-patient interaction?’ ”

Through digging deeper into our primary research and looking into these studies we now realise that our finalised themes/solutions will have to heavily backed up by examples (such as those listed above).

Sources: https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2014/05/waiting-rooms-too-can-promote-patient-health/

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Full text: National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020)(10)

hongkongperfectescort.com (5) Rights of the disabled The system of the protection of the rights and interests of the disabled shall be improved, the level of social security and basic public services for the disabled shall be raised, and efforts shall be made to bring them more opportunities to participate in social life on an equal footing and protect their human rights. -- A system shall be fully implemented to provide living allowances to financially-challenged disabled people and nursing allowances to the severely disabled population. Families with disabled members that meet certain requirements, and the jobless and severely disabled adults who rely on their families for support are eligible for subsistence allowances. More medical rehabilitation services shall be brought into the scope of basic medical insurance. A system shall be established to provide rehabilitation and assistance to disabled children. Places where the conditions permit shall subsidize the financially-challenged and severely disabled people in their purchase of basic assistance devices. The basic housing needs of the disabled shall be first guaranteed. Break-even security shall be offered for the basic livelihood of the disabled. -- The state shall carry out rehabilitation services for the disabled. It shall promulgate and put into force the Regulations on Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation. Basic and targeted rehabilitation services shall be provided to the disabled, with the focus on disabled children and the identified disabled population. The development of professional rehabilitation institutions at provincial, city and county levels shall be improved. The state shall support second-grade general hospitals in their efforts to transform themselves into general hospitals mainly focusing on rehabilitation treatment or specialized rehabilitation hospitals. A two-way referral system shall be set up between medical institutions and specialized rehabilitation institutions for the disabled. Community-based rehabilitation services for the disabled shall be extensively carried out. The state shall build rehabilitation colleges to train professional rehabilitation personnel. -- Community-based rehabilitation services shall be promoted for mental patients. By 2020 there will be one mental health social welfare center at each prefecture-level city, over 70 percent of counties (cities and districts) will have a community-based rehabilitation institution for mental disorders or entrust social organizations to carry out rehabilitation services through services purchased by the government. -- The education level of the disabled shall be raised. Improvement shall be made of the planning and distribution of special education schools, as well as the support system that enables children with disabilities to study in regular classes, so as to provide inclusive education for them, i.e., 12-year free education covering nine-year compulsory education and three-year high-school education. A system shall be established in which home teaching is offered to severely disabled children. -- Policies to support the disabled to find jobs and start up businesses shall be improved, so shall the system of providing jobs for the disabled by public institutions. Policy support shall be strengthened to the disabled in starting up their own businesses, or getting jobs in flexible ways, getting supported employment or getting Internet-based employment. Efforts shall be intensified to strengthen employment training and services for the disabled, providing practical technical training to 500,000 impoverished disabled people in the rural areas of central and western China, and ensuring that an additional 500,000 disabled people get employed in the urban areas. -- Protection of cultural rights and interests of the disabled shall be strengthened. Efforts shall be made to beef up investment in cultural and entertainment equipment appropriate for the disabled in the public cultural centers. Public libraries where conditions permit shall all have reading areas or reading rooms for the disabled. The publication of reading materials for the visually handicapped and books about the disabled people shall be encouraged. The National Sign Language and Braille Standardization Action Plan (2015-2020) shall be implemented. -- All-round endeavor shall be made in the building of barrier-free environments for the disabled. Barrier-free facilities shall be constructed on newly-built (renovated or expanded) roads, and in buildings and residential districts, or be added to exiting facilities. Renovation shall be carried out to make barrier-free facilities available in the websites of government and public service agencies, make food and drug information identifiable without obstruction, add subtitles or sign language to movies and TV programs, and urge telecommunication service operators and e-commerce enterprises to provide barrier-free information to the disabled. Measures shall be taken to improve the driving experience of the disabled. In addition, efforts shall be stepped up to carry out renovation of barrier-free facilities for impoverished families with members suffering from severe disabilities. -- The system by which the disabled get legal aid and services and judicial relief shall be improved. Illegal or criminal activities encroaching upon their legitimate rights and interests shall be seriously dealt with. Channels through which the disabled make their voices heard about their rights and interests shall be smoothed out. IV. Human Rights Education and Research China shall intensify its efforts to promote human rights education and training, and to enhance the public's awareness of the importance of human rights. It shall set up a human rights research platform to provide intellectual support for the cause of human rights. -- China shall implement the Opinions on Improving the System of Study and Use of the Law of State Functionaries, and make human rights education a key part of the work of enhancing the performance of state functionaries in this regard. The state shall include human rights knowledge in the education of Party committees (leading Party groups). It shall make human rights part of the curricula of Party schools, cadre colleges and administration institutes at all levels, and a required course for government employees, including judges, prosecutors and police officers, at the beginning of their careers or during training. -- China shall include human rights knowledge in the content of national education. The state shall make sure that human rights knowledge is integrated into the teaching activities of elementary and middle schools in flexible and diverse ways. It shall also provide human rights training for preschool, and elementary and secondary school teachers. -- China shall continue to support education in human rights in institutions of higher learning. The state shall further strengthen the development of human rights-related disciplines, and postgraduate enrollment and training. It shall improve the abilities of institutions of higher learning and research institutes to carry out studies on important theories and practical problems concerning human rights, and establish a national scientific research project on human rights theories. -- China shall support and encourage the enhancement of human rights education and training in enterprises and public institutions. The state shall develop a human rights culture, and take respecting and guaranteeing human rights as an important factor in decisions concerning both domestic and foreign investment. -- China shall standardize the work of national human rights education and training bases. It plans to add five bases to the current ones by 2020. The state shall standardize management and make innovations in the operation mode of these bases. It shall train more personnel and invest more money in building a new-type and high-end human rights think tank with Chinese characteristics. -- China shall study the necessity and feasibility of establishing a national human rights institution. -- China shall support the opening of special channels or columns on human rights by news media to publicize human rights knowledge and raise awareness. 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Pesticides found in human breastmilk

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A study has found persistent pesticides in human breastmilk for a high percentage of women.  The researchers examined 40 women in Western Australia during the first year of lactation, and tested for 88 persistent organic pollutants. They found levels of DDE, a breakdown product of DDT, in 87.5 percent of their samples, with an average concentration of 62.8 ± 54.5 ng/g fat.  On a positive note, they did not detect organophosphates, carbamates or pyrethroids, and babies did not experience negative growth outcomes such as lowered weight, length, head circumference and percentage fat mass.  However, noting that several other studies have shown negative associations with pesticide concentrations in maternal milk, the authors recommended that consumers should avoid exposure to pesticides when possible.

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