A 10-year reform that has shaken off China’s dependence on executed inmates as the primary source for transplant organs has brought the country to the Vatican to share on the world stage its experience in combating organ commercialism. Huang Jiefu, a … read more
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A runner has received medical treatment in Xiamen international marathon in 2014. [Photo: people.com.cn] |
Marathon running is gaining rising popularity in China these days. Eight marathons were held in January in the country. However, runners’ awareness of injury prevention lags behind.
A recent survey conducted among around 10,000 runners by iranshao.com, a website focused on running, shows that over one third of runners have had knee injuries, about one fifth have had foot or waist injuries, about one seventh have had ankle injuries or suffered from plantar fasciitis, and only 15.7 percent haven’t had any injuries, which means six of seven runners have had injuries related to running.
In 2016, China held 328 marathons, attracting about 2.8 million participants, a massive 85 percent increase over 2015.
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Teresa Pearce, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, commenting on the news that Surrey County Council is not going to hold a referendum on 15 percent council tax rise, said:
“The Government should not be trying to deal with the national social care crisis through backroom deals with sympathetic Tory council leaders in an attempt to avoid negative publicity.
“Across the country, people are facing steep rises in their council tax bills, whilst the provision and quality of social care is declining. Council tax rises are nothing more than a short-term sticking plaster for a problem that needs long-term solutions. And they create a postcode lottery in social care, because they raise the least money in areas with the greatest need.
“There is an unprecedented crisis in social care, with care providers handing contracts back to councils, 1.2 million elderly people living without the care they need and delayed discharges causing huge pressure on the NHS. The Government must come forward with a long-term strategic rethink of social care funding, as well as urgent funding to stem the crisis which is hurting elderly and disabled people right now.”
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read moreCommenting on the Government’s concession regarding a meaningful vote in Parliament on a final deal to leave the EU, Keir Starmer, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union said:
“This is a significant victory for Parliament, and follows months of concerted pressure from Labour.
“Labour has repeatedly said that Parliament must have a meaningful vote on any final Brexit deal – that means MPs are able to vote on the final deal before it is concluded; that the Commons has a debate and vote before the European Parliament does; and that the vote will cover withdrawal from the EU as well as our future relationship with the EU.
“This eleventh hour concession is therefore welcome, but it needs to be firmed up as the Bill progresses through both Houses.”
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