Based on research of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and the related public websites of acupuncture educational institutions, the first hand information was studied, summarized and sorted on the status quo of the educational qualification or the relative authentication of education programs of ACAOM as well as the status of professional qualification and examination of NCCAOM. The education curriculum of the Master degree of Acupuncture, Master degree of Oriental Medicine Science as well as the Doctor degree of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine were also introduced in this article including student enrollment and graduation in recent years. The developing tendency of the federal unified acupuncture education, management, professional qualification and examination system of U. S. A. were discussed and analyzed as well.
Acupuncture ; education ; manpower ; organization & administration ; Acupuncture Therapy ; standards ; Certification ; Humans ; United States

Objective To evaluate the clinical application of transendoscopic Doppler ultrasonogra-phy in various gastrointestinal diseases. Methods Transendoscopic Doppler ultrasonography was performed in 59 patients with various gastrointestinal diseases. Results The Doppler signals were detected beneath the peptic ulcer base in 29 of 39 patients (74. 4% ) . For acute ulcer bleeding and non - bleeding, the Doppler - positive rates were 87. 5% and 65. 2% , respectively, and the measured depth of vessels were 0. 49 mm and 0. 65mm (P

Objective To investigate the risk factors and prognosis of no-reflow phenomenon in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods Retrospectively analyzed 524 patients with acute coronary syndrome after PCI of which 427 patients had detailed record.Angiographic no-reflow phenomenon was designated as TIMI≤2 flow without mechanical obstruction of embolism,thrombus,dissection and spasm.Normal flow designated as TIMI 3 flow.Using random count table of Excel,70 patients were randomized from 393 patients with coronary flow TIMI 3 after PCI as the control normal flow group.Results The no reflow group enrolled 34 patients.Compared with the normal flow group,their incidence of AMI and diabetes,the blood insulin level and mean leukocyte count were significantly higher.The incidence of MACE in and out of hospital was higher in the no reflow group than the normal flow group.Within the no reflow group,the EF decreased while the LVEDD increased significantly PCI.Conclusion History of diabetes,blood insulin level and leukocyte count may be the risk factors of no-reflow.On the other hand,the no reflow phenomenon maybe a prognostic factor of MACE,ventricular remodeling and heart function for patients after PCI.

Objective The clinical and endoscopic characteristics of ischemic colitis (IC) were retrospectively reviewed. Methods 23 aged patients with IC were included; their symptoms,signs,laboratory findings and endoscopic appearances analysed. Results IC occurred most frequently in mid-aged and elders with predominant presentations as acute onset of lower abdominal pains and bloody stools.Endoscopic lesions located mainly in left colon with segmental distribution.Mucosal edema,erosion and submucosal bleeding were common pathological features.Most lesions (91％ ) looked to be nongangrenous, transient and reversible.Only 9 percent of cases turned into chronic stage. Conclusion IC should be suspected in all eldly patients with acute onset of lower abdominal pain and bloody stools.Early colonoscopy is of diagnostic significance.

Ojective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of conformal radiotherapy on metastatic hepatic cancer. Methods 10 cases of metastatic hepatic cancer (1 to 5 metastatic focus respectively) were treated with stereotactic radiotherapy from Septermber 1997 to April 2000. The clinical target volume(CTV) of tumor ranged from 0.6cm 3 to 232cm 3 (the mean 41.9cm 3), peripheral irradiation doses of planning target volume (PTV) ranged from 3.96Gy to 7.00Gy(the mean 5.26Gy)each time, cential irradiation doses of PTV were 6.3Gy～10.88Gy (the mean 7.89Gy) each time, once a day for 5～8 times totally. Results No patient died during therapy. KPS of patients normal condition were 20～90(54?25.90) before treatment and 30～100 (74?23.90) after treatment. Effect of entity tumor were as follows completely relaxed (CR) in two cases, partly relaxed (PR) in four cases, no change (NC) in three cases, progressed (PD) in one case. During follow-up period tasting 2 to 28 months 90% of the tumors were controlled (no progressive disease). 60% fo the tumors decreased in size or disappeared. Conclusions Stereotactic radiotherapy has better therapeutic effects on cases of metastatic hepatic cancer.

Objective To explore the feasibility and a dv antages of video-assisted minimally invasive thyroidectomy by using the ultrason ic scalpel. Methods A total of 14 patients underwent cervical mini-incision video-assisted minimally invasive partial or subtotal thyroidectom y by using the ultrasonic scalpel. Results All the operations were successfully completed, without conversions to open surgery. The operation time was 30~70 min (mean, 45 min). Postoperative pathological findings showed no dular goiter. All the patients recovered uneventfully, without wound infection o r subcutaneous effusion. The cervical incision was 2.5 cm or so in length. Follo w-up for 3~17 months revealed barely visible scars in the 14 patients. Conclusions Miccoli thyroidectomy is simple to perform and offers excel lent cosmetic results.

Objective To optimize the conditions of process for extraction of volatile oil of Rhizoma Zedoariae (RZ) in Weishu Granules and preparation of its ? - cyclodextrin- inclusion complexes. Methods Orthogonal design was adopted. Extraction content of RZ volatile oil was used as the index for the optimizing of extraction process. The amount of inclusion complexes and efficient inclusion rate served as the indexes for the optimizing of inclusion process. Ultraviolet spectrophotometry was applied to detect the content of volatile oil. Results The optimal extraction conditions were: gringding the crude RZ into coarse grains, adding 12- fold water and distilling the mixture for 6 h; the optimal inclusion conditions were: ? - cyclodextrin and volatile oil were mixed in the proportion of 8 :1, 2- fold water was added into the mixture and the mixture was triturated for 60 min. The maximum UV spectrum absorbance of aethylis acetas liquor of valatile oil located at wavelength of 253nm. Conclusion Higher extraction rate of RZ volatile oil can be achieved by this technique; volatile oil is powdered and its stability increased after being included by ? - cyclodextrin.

The host protein SAMHD1 has been identified as the first mammalian deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase), which blocks the infection of HIV-1 in non-cycling immune cells.SAMHD1 protein is highly expressed in human myeloid-lineage cells and resting CD4+T lymphocytes, which restricts HIV-1 replication by hydrolyzing the cellular dNTPs, thus inhibiting reverse transcription and viral complementary DNA ( cDNA) synthesis. Recent studies have revealed that SAMHD 1 plays an important role in virus whole life by promoting HIV -1 genome recombination, degenerating viral genome RNA and restricting virus transmission between cells .In this review, these progress on SAMHD1 research are summarized and the mechanisms by which SAMHD 1 mediates retroviral restriction are analyzed .

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Objective To explore the safety and clinical efficacy of the purse string suture stitched in gastric wall of anastomotic stoma for intrathoracic esophagogastric apparatus anastomosis.Methods The clinical data of 238 patients with thoracic esophageal carcinoma and 24 patients with carcinoma of the esophagogastric junction received intrathoracic apparatus anastomosis at the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital from January 2008 to December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.There were 122 patients received conventional intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis (conventional group) and 140 patients received purse string suture stitched in gastric wall of anastomotic stoma before intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis (improvement group).The incidences of anastomotic fistula and stenosis of the 2 groups were compared.All data were anlayzed using the t test,chisquare test or Fisher exact probability.Results There were no significant differences in the operation time,intraoperative blood loss,volume of drainage of peritoneal effusion within 24 hours after operation,postoperative hospital stay and postoperative pTNM staging between the 2 groups (t =0.410,0.798,0.634,0.362,x2=0.605,P ＞ 0.05).There were no significant differences in the anastomotic location,stapler type,the weight of stapler esophageal end tissue between the 2 groups (x2 =0.118,0.221,t =0.459,P ＞ 0.05).There were no significant differences in the incidences of pulmonary complication,arrhythmia and mortality between the 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).The weight of stapler stomach end tissue in the improvement group was significantly greater than that of the conventional group,while the incidences of postoperative anastomotic fistula and stenosis of the improvement group were significantly lower than those of the conventional group (t =13.856,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The purse string suture stitched in gastric wall of anastomotic stoma for intrathoracic esophagogastric apparatus anastomosis is simple and safe,and could effectively reduce the rate of anastomotic fistula and stenosis.