Spring Festival gets deadly with holiday excess
<p><span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joyous">joyous</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p><p><span word="Sudden">Sudden</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gastrointestinal">gastrointestinal</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 259 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cardiovascular">cardiovascular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cerebrovascular">cerebrovascular</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Shenzhou">Shenzhou</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="Exhaustion">Exhaustion</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mahjong">mahjong</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>, <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Baoding">Baoding</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="received">received</span> 125 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 32 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="torment">torment</span>' <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="late">late</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ji">Ji</span> <span word="Guangzhong">Guangzhong</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jilin">Jilin</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 24-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Ji">Ji</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="excess">excess</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="Sohu">Sohu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p>
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