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Photo: A girl receives a sanfutie remedy at a hospital in Huaibei, Anhui province, on Friday, the beginning of the dog days of summer, which usually run from mid-July to mid-August. Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine believe that sanfutie, a plaster made of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, relieves chronic illnesses.

Buzzword: "White lies" and "Black lies": Contrary to white lies, which refer to well-intentioned lies, such as parents' lies about Santa Claus, black lies refer to malicious lies. White lies are told to protect others, black lies are told to protect ourselves. Nobody gets hurt when white lies are told. Black lies are used to deceive someone else, usually for your own advantage. Usually, people get hurt or taken advantage of.