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Category: Health News
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Published: Monday, 04 June 2012 10:18
May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) in 2012, a day created by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1987 as a way to bring worldwide attention to the tobacco epidemic today. To help people who have difficulty in quit smoking, Ningbo opened its first smoking cessation clinic in November, 2008 in the Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine of Ningbo University. Up till now, as the only smoking cessation clinic in Ningbo, it has received more than 1,000 patients who seek professional help in their struggle to quit smoking.
Dr. Chen Zhongbo is a full-time doctor in the smoking cessation clinic. Having treated many smokers, he agreed that the temptation to smoke is hard to resist in the stressful society today.
"While smoking is a common practice Today, more and more people, with a higher level of education, are aware of the need for smoking quitting. The trend is reflected by the increasing patients seeking help in hospital. However, to quit smoking, people need time and a better surrounding. "
According to Dr. Chen, there are two ways to quit smoking. One is to kick the habit with one’s willpower. It is hard for most smokers although some patients successfully do so.
Another way is seeking medical aid, which combines the psychological, behavioral, and drug treatment. So far, it is proved to be more scientific and effective.
"Most patients coming to our clinic are white collars and business people. Their stress-ridden lifestyle makes cigarettes a necessity in their daily life. To help them, we first make them believe they can quit smoking. Then we carry out certain behavioral therapy according to their life and working style, but this is not enough for chain smokers, who need the third treatment: medication. " said Dr. Chen.
Currently, there are three kinds of drugs for smoking cessation treatment, namely, the nicotine patches, the bupropion tablets and the varenicline tablets. However, nicotine patches may lead to addiction and bupropion is not suitable for people with mental disorder, so most doctors recommend varenicline tablets.
"Varenicline tablets treatment requires a 3-month term for its first stage. A patient can quit smoking within 3 to 6 months if he/she can maintain a regular schedule and stable mood while avoiding caffeine or alcohol. "According to Dr. Chen, the ability of varenicline to help relieve the craving for nicotine can contribute to its relatively high efficacy in treating smokers
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Monday, 04 June 2012 10:17
"Ningbo domestic investment and cooperation information platform" (www.nbtzhz.gov.cn) was officially launched on May 18. Developed by the municipal Economic Cooperation Office,the information platform was jointly established by Economic Cooperation departments at all levels and Ningbo chambers of commerce in other provinces in China. The platform aims to provide an information database for businesspeople of Ningbo or Zhejiang origins who wished to start career in their hometown.
According to its designer, the "Ningbo domestic investment cooperation information platform" consists of a website, six databases, and four platforms. The website refers to the portal website of the information platform. The six databases covers information of Ningbo companies, companies owned by Nignbo businesspeople in other provinces, key investment projects in Ningbo, investment projects outside Ningbo, business investment intentions, policies on investment and cooperation. The four platforms refer to business advisory services platform, short messaging service (SMS) platform, platform for tracking and showcasing of cooperative projects, and the investment environment evaluation platform. While providing supports for the returning of Ningbo entrepreneurs, it intends to encourage local companies to "go global" for more business opportunities .
Currently, the platform has integrated information on 297 key investment projects in Ningbo, over 1000 Ningbo key investment projects outside Ningbo(involving more than 20 municipalities), 104 documents on the policies of investment and cooperation, 356 entries of information on Ningbo companies, and 3000 entries of information on Ningbo businesspeople nationwide
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Category: Charity Ningbo
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Published: Monday, 04 June 2012 10:16
In a recent charity campaign organized by charity federations in Ningbo, 3,330 migrant children from the city's 32 primary schools get near-sighted glasses as their gifts for the coming children's day, which falls on June 1. Charity federations in Ningbo spent 666,000 yuan buying these near-sighted glasses.
In recent years, an increasing number of students are suffering from myopia, or near-sightedness. With their tight budget, many migrant parents cannot afford glasses for their children. To address the problem, the city's charity federations decided to allocate special funds on buying glasses for needy migrant children. From 2011, the city's charity federations have raised a total of 1,067,400 yuan for 5, 337 pairs of glasses.
The manufacturer of the glasses is Jiangbei Jingyi Spectacles Factory. While ensuring high quality, the manufacturer offers free after-sale services. Fuming Charity Fund established by Mr. Liao Chunrong, president of Yinrun Holding Group, and his wife, Ms. Li Huaqin, funds the annual expenditure for this charity program.
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Monday, 04 June 2012 10:15
Up to May 17, Ningbo police has cracked down 1,497 cases of economic crimes, securing the second ranking in China’s 32 major cities. Meanwhile, the police has arrested 1,682 criminal suspects, outnumbering the other cities in Zhejiang Province.
In the recent campaign, Ningbo police has received four congratulatory letters from Ministry of Public Security and Provincial Public Security Bureau. Liu Jinguo, Vice Minister of Public Security, highly praised the achievement Ningbo police has made.
In 2012, the Municipal Public Security Bureau has attached great importance to fighting economic crimes. Under the guiding principal of "clearing up more cases and major cases", the city launched a campaign to crack down economic crimes involving finance, taxation, trade, intellectual property and other fields. A large number of high-profile cases in Zhejiang province and even the whole nation have been closed.
To curb the rising credit card frauds in Ningbo, the local police joined local banks to study the characteristics and trends of economic crimes. The move helps them to collect more than 3,400 clues on credit card fraud, and places more than 840 cases, effectively reducing card crimes.
Major economic crimes are the top priority in this campaign. The city police stepped up efforts to crackdown major economic crimes, and cleared up a series of high-profile economic crimes, including a internet pyramid scheme fraud, the "11 • 15 " card fraud, the "3 • 26" fake VAT invoices case, an export tax refund case fraud, and the "11 • 11" counterfeit money case