For Malian people in West Africa,Chinese doctors are their trusted and    1    (rely) friends. Now, they have welcomed another beneficial Chinese project — Luban Workshop, which is designed     2    (facilitate) healthier lives in the region.

A ceremony was to mark the opening of a Luban Workshop in Bamako, the capital and     3    (large) city of Mali.It is part of a campaign by China to set     4    10 Luban Workshops in Africa in order to offer occupational training for local young people. The project brings to mind what happened 600 years ago,    5    Zheng He led groups of ships on ocean voyages westwards, seven times, visiting many countries in Asia and Africa.

The 400-square-meter Luban Workshop at the University of Arts and Humanities of Bamako offers practical courses about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In the TCM sample display area, Sade, a student at the university, finds artemisinin (青蒿素) among over two hundred     6    (display) samples. After observing it for     7    long time, he takes out his mobile phone and     8     (photograph) the plant. Three months ago, Sade contracted malaria (疟疾) and     9    (treat) with artemisinin.

In the future, Chinese medicine technology is expected to be incorporated(包含)into the teaching system of Malian institutions of higher     10    (learn).

3 . From crystal-blue lakes to snow-capped mountains and thousand-year-old trees, Canada’s nature is admired around the world. Now it might also be just what the doctor ordered. An ambitious new programme allows doctors to write prescriptions (处方) for free annual passes to Canada’s national parks, encouraging their patients to improve their health — both mental and physical — by taking a stroll in nature.

The prescriptions are provided by PaRX, in partnership with Parks Canada. The first passes were handed out last month, giving holders access to more than 80 national parks, historic sites and nature reserves. PaRX, a health initiative (倡议) launched in 2019 by the British Columbia Parks Foundation, notes on its website that spending time in nature can lead to longer lives, increased energy, reduced stress and anxiety, improved heart health, less pain and better mood. Vitamin D from the sun’s rays has proven health benefits. The organization also hopes that the prescriptions will boost investment in conservation in Canada.

The initial provision covers four Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Manitoba. Participating doctors have only 100 annual passes to hand out for now, but PaRX hopes that the programme will be expanded.

“Medical research now clearly shows the positive health benefits of connecting with nature,” Steven Guilbeault, the environment minister, said. “I am confident this programme will quickly show its enormous value to the well-being of patients as it continues to expand throughout the country.”

Canada’s physicians are already in the habit of prescribing “nature therapy” as a treatment for anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, immune function and insomnia (失眠). Previously, though, they would write more general prescriptions, such as spending time in nature twice a week, for at least 20 minutes at a time. This is the first time that they have been able to equip their patients with tickets.

4 . Researchers say a new electrical device placed in three paralyzed patients has helped them walk again. The lower bodies of the three patients were left paralyzed after they suffered spinal (脊柱的) cord injuries. But a device implanted in the spinal cord was able to send electrical signals to the muscles to permit them to stand, walk and exercise.

Scientists have discovered that neurons—which receive and send signals for muscle movements—often still work in injured patients with serious spinal cord injuries. However, past research into spinal cord injuries has centered on the stimulation of neurons. Now in the latest experiment led by Gregoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, three paralyzed men were implanted a new electrical device designed to copy an action of the brain, in which it sends signals to the spinal cord that result in muscle movement. When the spinal cord receives the brain signals, it stimulates a collection of nerve cells that can activate different muscles.

The researchers reported that all three patients who got the spinal cord implants were able to take their first steps within an hour after receiving them. Over the next six months, the patients regained the ability to take part in more advanced walking activities, the study found. They were also able to ride bicycles and swim in community settings.

Unlike other attempts to help paralyzed patients walk by stimulating nerves through the back of the spine, Courtine said that his team redesigned the devices so signals would enter the spine from the sides. This method permits more direct targeting and activation of spinal cord areas, he said.

The team then developed artificial intelligence (AI) systems linked to the device. The AI controls electrodes on the device to send signals to stimulate individual nerves that control muscles needed for walking and other activities. However, because the patients’ muscles were weak from not being used, they needed help with supporting their weight, the researchers said. It also took some time for them to learn to work with the technology. Still, Bloch said, “The more they train, the more they start lifting their muscles, the more fluid it becomes.”

5 . A walk in the park may be just what the doctor ordered. A new program launched last month in Canada gives some doctors the option of providing patients with a free annual pass to the country's national parks as part of an effort to increase access to nature and the health benefits.

PaRx, a health initiative launched by the BC Parks Foundation in 2019, partnered with Parks Canada to provide doctors across four provinces with an initial run of 100 passes that can be prescribed (开处方). The program allows doctors to write more general prescriptions for time spent out in nature; two hours a week, at least 20 minutes at a time, is what PaRx director Dr. Melissa Lem suggests.

“Given the growing body of evidence that indicates nature time can improve all kinds of different physical and mental health conditions, we’re hoping that our PaRx program not only improves patient health, but reduces costs to the health-care system, and helps to grow the number of people who are more engaged environmental advocates,” said Prama Rahman, a coordinator for the BC Parks Foundation.

Doctors have been catching on, instructing their patients to turn to nature to improve their health and they're getting creative in how they do it. Dr. Robert Zarr, a doctor based in Washington, began prescribing accessible outdoor activities for his young patients and even created a searchable online database of local parks to make it easier.

But getting outside isn’t always as easy as it might sound. Income can affect one’s access to nature, an issue that PaRx is trying to address in Canada. Doctors utilizing the new national parks pass program are urged to prioritize patients who might not otherwise be able to afford these passes.

While only 100 adult passes, which give holders access to more than 80 national parks, historic sites and nature reserves, have initially been made available, organizers plan to routinely reassess this number as the program grows, the BC Parks Foundation told NPR

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a health care system in which patients     1     (treat) with natural plant, animal, and mineral remedies (药物). It is assumed, for a person to be healthy,     2     yin and yang forces should he in balance. Imbalance causes illness or injury. TCM is about     3     (restore) the balance between yin and yang forces in patients. It has been a major part of traditional Chinese culture and continues to play     4     vital role in medical treatment in China today.

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 80 percent of the world's population depends for its primary health care needs    5     medicines from plants and animals. This is especially true in countries where traditional medicines are     6     (wide) used.

Increasingly, however, modern medicines also contain substances from animals and plants. Given growing populations, increasing wealth, and the spreading    7     (popular) of natural remedies around the world, the demand for these medicines and remedies     8     (rise) now. The rising demand,     9     (combine) with reduced habitat, has caused an alarming increase in the number of plant and animal species used for medicinal purposes at risk for many years. For instance, TCM uses about 1,000 plant and 36 animal species, including the tiger, rhinoceros, and sea horse,     10     are all in danger.

Berhanu Kedir, 34, is one of the many patients who have been receiving the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for treatment at the Tirunesh Beijing Hospital in Ethiopia. Kedir suffered a car accident seven months ago. He    1    (struggle) with long-term waist and left leg pains as well as difficulty of    2    (speak) since then.

“The Chinese doctors use acupuncture(针灸), cupping and other techniques    3    (treat) neck, shoulder, waist and leg pains and some mental and psychological disorders,” said Liu Ruiqiang,    4    is the leader of the Chinese medical team in Ethiopia.

According to Liu, the two highly    5    (experience) Chinese acupuncturists working there can treat about 25 Ethiopian patients a day, helping more than 700 locals relieve from physical pains every month. The number of patients who are referred    6    the center and undergo acupuncture therapy is becoming    7    (increasing) high.

Kedir, who was in a coma(昏迷) and could not speak for months due to the damage on his head during    8    car accident, is now witnessing major improvements in his    9    (healthy). After he has undergone the acupuncture therapy, his speech, waist and leg conditions have improved. Now, he walks, wears his clothes, eats food and serves all his other    10    (need) without help.

Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)has its roots in the Chinese civilization. It is a    1    (science)understanding that has been explored by generations of Chinese in their long struggle against various diseases. TCM contains thousands of years of Chinese concepts and    2    (theory)about health. In a sense, it is the essence(精华)of Chinese culture    3    has passed down for thousands of years. At present, the wisdom    4    (keep)in ancient TCM is playing a key role    5    the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In other words, TCM has made    6    great contribution to the pandemic. The decoction(煎药)is included in the first choice of TCM clinical treatment and    7    (it)total effective rate is more than 90%. In 2020, more than 4,900 traditional Chinese medical workers    8    (send)to support Hubei Province. Besides, some experts went to Italy, Iraq and other countries with TCM products    9    (fight)against the pandemic. This has    10    (effective)helped experts explore more possibilities for Traditional Chinese Medicine and find new ways to combine Chinese and Western medicine.

9 . Health Care Workers Getting Panic Buttons

Hundreds of health care workers at Cox Medical Center in Missouri will soon be equipped with personal panic buttons, following over a year of increased violence against staff members. The pandemic (流行病), the medical center said, has greatly ________the rise of the number of attacks and the very device comes at the right time to the rescue.

A medical worker, once experiencing an attack, can press the button attached to his working ID card to activate a personal ________system and warn the security department—an instant pop-up ________will appear on hospital computers, showing the worker’s exact location.

The panic buttons are being ________among scores of staff members working in “high-risk areas” of Cox Medical Center. The hospital promises, if there are positive results, to ________the program to hundreds of employees. And the system is expected to be ________at the end of the year.

Those buttons are ________backed by the Skaggs Foundation, a charity in Missouri, which has offered the hospital a big grant. “This project helps maintain our No.1 resource—our health care workers, the number of whom has ________so much,” Nita Jane Ayres, Chairman of the foundation, said.

Alan Butler, Cox Health’s system director, agreed the buttons were a(n) ________tool in the battle to keep the staff safe. The entire number of attacks on staff by patients has risen from 40 in 2019 to 123 in 2020, and total injuries rocketed from 17 to 78.

________ , even those numbers scarcely paint the full picture. Angie Smith, the medical center’s patient safety facilitator, said that many workplace violence events went ________because “staff don’t feel like they will be supported or don’t feel like they will be able to do anything about it.” “The ________parts of being in health care now are not only being able to give excellent care to your patients”, she said, “but also feeling ________yourself as their caregiver.”

________, workplace violence in medical centers deserved our attention even before the pandemic. A survey of thousands of emergency physicians found that nearly half of the participants had undergone attacks while working, and roughly ninety-seven percent of those were ________by patients.