Fluid Therapy ; Humans ; Rehydration Solutions ; therapeutic use

Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Practice Guidelines as Topic

The use ofYang transforming Qi, Yin constituting the bodycan be used in the treatment of metastasis of breast cancer from pathogenesis transformation view. Based on literature, this article analyzed the theory of Yang transforming Qi, Yin constituting the body and its possible guidance to clinical practice. Then the article illustrated the application cases of this theory in the treatment of breast cancer metastasis.

Aged ; Altitude ; Endothelin-1 ; blood ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pulmonary Heart Disease ; physiopathology ; Ventricular Function, Right

OBJECTIVETo compare the clinical efficacy differences between medicinal vesiculation combined with quick cupping at Shenque (CV 8) and regular medication for allergic rhinitis with syndrome of yang deficiency.

METHODSEighty-two cases were randomly divided into an observation group (42 cases) and a control group (40 cases). The observation group was treated with medicinal vesiculation combined with quick cupping at Shenque (CV 8). The medicinal vesiculation was applied at Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuang (BL 43), Fengmen (BL 12), Mingmen (GV 4) on the dog days in the summer, one treatment on the 1st dog-day, 2nd dog-day and last dog-day respectively with an interval of 10 days between two treatments. Three treatments were taken as one course, and totally one course was given. The quick cupping was applied at Shenque (CV 8), once a day, ten treatments were taken as one course, and totally three courses was given. The control group was treated with oral administration of loratadine and nasal spray of budesonide. The loratadine was given 10 mg per time, once a day for continuous 14 days; budesonide was given once a day, ten treatments were taken as one course, and totally three courses was given. The clinical efficacy in two groups after treatment was observed, and the contents of immune globulin E (IgE), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-5 (IL-5) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in peripheral serum were measured before and after the treatments.

RESULTSOf all the 82 patients, 79 cases completed the treatment, and 1 patient in the observation group and 2 patients in the control group dropped out. The effective rate was 87.8% (36/41) in the observation group, which was superior to 78.9% (30/38) in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, both groups effectively reduced the contents of IgE, IL-4, IL-5 and TNF-α, and the observation group had superior effect on reducing IgE and IL-4 to the control group (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe medicinal vesiculation combined with quick cupping at Shenque (CV 8) have better effect for allergic rhinitis with syndrome of yang deficiency than oral administration of loratadine and nasal spray of budesonide.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Budesonide ; administration & dosage ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Yang Deficiency ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Young Adult

Antitubercular Agents ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Child ; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Humans ; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant ; drug therapy ; microbiology

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of sinivastatin and aspirin as well as blood pressure controlling therapy for carotid atherosclerosis in patients with hypertension. Methods: 162 patients with essential hypertension and carotid atherosclerosis were randomized into two groups. 82 cases In the treatment group, were treated with simvastatin and aspirin as well as antihypertensive drugs; while 80 cases in the control group were treated with antihypertensive drugs alone. Intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid arterial, carotid plaques score, blood pressure and the serum lipids were measured before and once a year after treatment for 3 years. Results: Mean IMT of carotid artery and carotid plaques score were (1.01 ± 0.12) mm and 3.8 ± 2.5 respectively in the treatment group 1 year a fter treatment, showed no difference from that before treatment. But they were (0.80 ± 0.16) mm, 2.6 ± 1.6 and (0.80 ± 0.20) mm, 2.5 ± 1.2 after 2 and 3 years respectively, which were reduced significantly compared with that of before treatment. The IMT and internal diameter ratio was also reduced significantly after treatment. Overall incidence of cardio-and cerebro-vascular events in the treatment group were 10.90% and 4.87% during the 3 years follow-up period, which were significantly lowered compared to the control group. Conclusion: Long-term simvastatin and aspirin therapy could effectively delay and reverse the progression of carotid arteriosclerosis in patients with hypertension and prevent cardio-and cerebro-vascular events when combined with antihypertensive drugs.

China ; Occupational Exposure ; Threshold Limit Values ; Ultraviolet Rays

Aiming at motion artifacts and off-resonance artifacts in multi-shot diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we proposed a joint correction method in this paper to correct the two kinds of artifacts simultaneously without additional acquisition of navigation data and field map. We utilized the proposed method using multi-shot variable density spiral sequence to acquire MRI data and used auto-focusing technique for image deblurring. We also used direct method or iterative method to correct motion induced phase errors in the process of deblurring. In vivo MRI experiments demonstrated that the proposed method could effectively suppress motion artifacts and off-resonance artifacts and achieve images with fine structures. In addition, the scan time was not increased in applying the proposed method.
Artifacts ; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Motion ; Phantoms, Imaging ; Vibration

Adult ; Antigens, CD1 ; metabolism ; Female ; Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Mediastinoscopy ; Myasthenia Gravis ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Thymus Gland ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery