Objective The clinical effects of acupuncture and massaging abdomen with salt the treatment of simple obesity was observed. Methods: Eighty cases were randomized into two groups: treatment group in which 40 cases were treated by acupuncture and massaging abdomen with salt and control group in which another 40 cases were treated by conventional acupuncture. Their effects were observed and compared. Results: The clinical cure rate and marked effective rate in treatment group were significantly higher than in control group (P＜0.01). Conclusion: The clinical effects in the treatment group are much better than those in the control group.

Pulmonary valve stenosis (PS) is a relatively common congenital heart disease,and there are 2 treatment methods of surgical operation and intervention.Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) was applied successfully in children with PS for the first time by Kan.For more than 30 years,with the update of intervention equipment,improvement of operation method and accumulation of clinical experience,the application of PBPV continuously has made new progress.Most of the previous reports of the PBPV were for the immediate and short-term efficacy,while long-term follow-up data and some special types of PS review research were less.Now,combined with PBPV clinical data and long-term follow-up study in recent years,an overview of the application progress of PBPV including indications,methods,curative effect and follow-up,prevention and cure of complications and some special type of PS are provided.

Polycomb group proteins Bmi-1 is the core subunits of the PRC1 complex,and also plays important roles in the regulation of neural development. This review introduces the construction of Bmi-1 and the recent study for Bmi-1 in the nervous system development and tumor generation. The important roles of Bmi-1 for sustain of the neural stem cell proliferation,regulation mechanism of neural development and tumor generation are discussed.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of MRCP in the determination of common bile duct (CBD) exploration in gallstone pancreatitis(GP). Methods The clinical data of the patients who underwent CBD exploration due to gallstone pancreatitis during two different periods were retrospectively reviewed. Between 1995 and 1999,46 patients with gallstone pancreatitis underwent CBD explorations based on the preoperative ultrasonographic examination of stones and dilatation of CBD . Between 2000 to 2002,the explorations were carried out in 30 patients based on MRCP findings. Results Negative exploration occurred in 28 patients (60.8%) during the first period and 7 patients (23.3%) during the second period. The difference of negative CBD exploration rate between the two groups was statistical significance(P

Objective To explore the effects of curcumin on the expression of C-erbB-2, Survivin and Bax in prost cancer cell. Methods The effects of curcumin on the expression of C-erbB-2, Suevivin and Bax were observed by SP immnohistocherminstry and cell cultivate methods. Results The expression of Survivin and C-erbB-2 in contrast group were strong, but the expression of Bax was very weak. After the curcumin were incubated with culture medium for 6h, 12h, 24h, 48h, the expression of C-erbB-2 and Survivin were gradually decreased in DU145 cells, while the expression of Bax was increased and reached highest at the time point of 12 ～24h. Conclusion The curcumin can reduce the expression of C-erbB-2 and surviving, and increase expression of Bax. The curcumin may exert antitumor activity by interacting with DU145 cells.

【Objective】To observe the influence of hot-needle therapy and herbal medicine fuming-washing combined with western medicine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis(RA).【Methods】One hundred and twenty-eight RA patients were equally randomized into two groups: group A received hot-needle therapy and herbal medicine fuming-washing combined with western medicine of meloxicam,salazosulfamide,and methotrexate,and group B was treated with western medicine only.The treatment lasted one month.Symptoms and signs of early morning stiffness time,grip strength,joints with tenderness count,tenderness index,auricular rest pain,swollen joints count,swelling index as well as the evaluation by the patients themselves and the doctors were observed before and after treatment.Meanwhile,the changes of rheumatoid factor(RF),C-reactive protein(CRP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),the white blood cell(WBC) count and platelet(PLT) count were evaluated before and after treatment.【Results】The total effective rate in group A was 78.1%,which was superior to 53.1% in group B(P

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BACKGROUND:Patients with spinal metastases may appear different degrees of pain and abnormal spinal stability, and can be treated with percutaneous baloon kyphoplasty combined with bone cement implantation. OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of percutaneous baloon kyphoplasty with bone cement implantation on spinal stability and pain in patients with spinal metastases. METHODS:Twenty-three patients with metastatic spinal tumor were treated with percutaneous baloon dilatation kyphoplasty with polymethyl methacrylate bone cement. There were 10 females and 13 males, and their age ranged from 23 to 71 years. The visual analogue scale score, anterior and posterior edge height of vertebral body, quality of life, and motor function score of patients were observed before and after treatment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with before treatment, the visual analogue scale score and motor function score were significantly decreased, while anterior and posterior edge height of vertebral body were significantly increased in 23 patients at 24 hours after treatment (P < 0.05). After 12 months of folow-up, no case appeared to have spinal nerve root damage, serious adverse reactions and bone cement embolism. The patient'squality of life was significantly improved, compared with before treatment (P < 0.05). Experimental findings indicate that percutaneous baloon dilatation kyphoplasty with polymethyl methacrylate bone cement can significantly improve the spinal stability, relieve the degree of pain, and exert exact effects in treatment of spinal metastases.

Objective To explore psychological experience of nurses as the relatives of patients with malignant tumors in order to carry out mental care to malignant tumor patients as well as their family members. Method Nine nurses whose family members were malignant cancer patients were interviewed. Results As the relatives of malignant cancer patients, all the nine nurses presented with anxiety and fear. They were lack of ways to relieve negative emotions, desperate for more information and worried uncertainties about future and medical fees. Conclusion In order to offer better nursing experience, it is necessary for nurses to change ideas and improve recognition in order to establish a psychological supportive system for patients′ relatives in different phases and a social supportive system and fulfill their requirements for knowledge, which can thus help patients and their relatives out of the predicament.

Objective To assess the removal efficiency of bacteria by water purifiers using different purifying materials. Methods The bacterial removal effectiveness of 7 types of commercially available water purifiers was tested using the National Standard Methods. Results Apart from one type using a single activated-carbon filtering material, the bacteria removal effectiveness of the other 6 types of water purifiers met the requirements of water purification device according to the rated treated-water-capacity conditions. Conclusion The removal efficiency of bacteria by water purifiers made from different filtering materials was different. Bacteria elimination effectiveness of a single-filtering material was lower and it is inversely proportional to its water-treating capacity. Water purifiers using multiple-purifying materials gave better removal efficiency of bacteria.