Pharmacists pack and sell Chinese medicine at the Hu Qingyutang Chinese Medicine Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo by Feng Chonglin/chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING -- The Chinese traditional medicine (TCM) evidence-based medical center, the world's first organization of such kind, was officially established Tuesday in the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS). The center will pool together efforts of CACMS and other organizations like Beijing University of Chinese Medicine for TCM evidence-based research. Evidence-based medicine is a widely-used approach in medical practice that is intended to optimize decision-making in treating individual patients by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well conducted research. Under this approach, clinical evidence serves as the main basis for evaluating effectiveness and safety of treatment. Though increasingly recognized around the world, TCM still lacks evidence justifying its clinical effectiveness and safety, which according to experts hinders it from going global. Evidence-based medical studies evaluate the clinical verifiability and effectiveness of a medical theory with scientific examination and analysis, said Huang Luqi, academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and head of CACMS, at a Tuesday event marking the center's establishment. Combining evidence-based medical studies and TCM's features will help enhance clinical effectiveness of TCM, as well as provide opportunities for TCM to prove its medical values to the world, Huang said. Former Director-General of World Health Organization Margaret Chan said TCM had served the health needs of people in China and beyond for several thousand years and its safety and effectiveness deserved to be recognized. There should not be barriers between TCM and western medicine, which both should join forces to serve people's health needs, she said. silicone wristbandsbracelet maker rubber24 hour wristbandsrheumatoid arthritis silicone braceletssilicone wristbands bulk
Southwest China's Sichuan province tests a subway with the highest level of automation at its provincial capital Chengdu, Feb 19, 2019. [Photo/Chinanews.com] CHENGDU -- Southwest China's Sichuan province tested a subway with the highest level of automation at its provincial capital Chengdu Tuesday, according to Sichuan Daily. The metro is the country's first Grade-of-Automation 4 (GoA4) subway with eight carriages, said the newspaper. Trains running on the GoA4 system operate automatically at all times, including opening and closing doors, detecting obstacles and handling emergencies, according to the International Association of Public Transport. The extended length allows it to carry up to 3,496 people in one trip, more than the current automated subways running in Beijing and Shanghai. The test model is designed to run at 100 km per hour on Chengdu's metro line 9, a 22-km rail connecting the western and southern parts of the city. A total of 25 such trains will operate on the route when the line is put into use in late 2020, according to the newspaper.
