Objectives To analyze the influence factors for promoting appropriate health technologies to rural health workers in Zhejiang province. Methods 1957 health workers from county and township levels were surveyed by questionnaires, regarding their use of appropriate technologies. Results The influence factors for rural health workers to employ such technologies include their medical competency, training approach and technical categories. Those medical workers of higher education are

The rate of stroke has been rising year by year and become the world's major cause of mortality and disability. The high rate of disability did not only bring economical burden to society and family, but also induce psychological damage to patients. Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a most common mental complications of stroke. In recent years, More and more attentions have been paid to PSD. This article reviewed the cause and mechanism of PSD and the treatment with Chaihu Shugan Powder on it.

Recurrent miscarriage is a common disease in clinical obstetrics and gynecology. There is no curative treatment for recurrent miscarriage in conventional medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely used in the treatment of recurrent miscarriage in China for thousands of years. However, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with high quality evaluating the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) still lack. This study was conducted in order to identify methodological problems in published or unpublished RCTs of CHM in the treatment of recurrent miscarriage, and provide suggestions for TCM researchers to conduct high-quality clinical research.

This paper is aimed to explore the correlation of clinical outcomes with material science features of implant in the treatment of atlantoaxial instability by the Vertex technique.A total of 26 cases with atlantoaxial instability and dislocation were enrolled from the Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College between January 2004 and January 2006.They all underwent the internal fixation via posterior cervical pathway and atlantoaxial fusion in Vertex system that was produced by American Sofamor Danek Company.The intraoperative complications and postoperative neurological recovery of each case were documented.Dynamic radiograph and digital tomography were used to evaluate the extent of the atlantoaxial vertebrae stability.①The result of X-ray showed that bony fusion was successful in 22 patients during 3-month follow-ups,3 patients during 6-month follow-ups,and 1 case after implantation following bony resorption.②There was no deterioration of spinal cord injury and the JOA scores of neurofunction increased from 3-17 points(mean 6.8 points) to 5-17 points(mean 14.8 points) ,with the rate of improvement as 83%.③All 26 patients were normal in the movements of expansion and flexion,but the rotation was partly limited.There were 18 cases rotate in 120?,6 cases in 100? and 1 case in 60?.Vertex system is effective in dealing with internal fixation via posterior cervical pathway.Due to the connection with stick by multiaxial screw,Vertex system presents superiority in clinic,such as secure fixation,random length and convenient connection.Vertex system internal fixation is effective in dealing with atlantoaxial instability and dislocation.

Objective To evaluate the correlation of striatum dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging and the scores of Parkinsonian clinical scale in patients with Parkinson's disease(PD).Methods 99m Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT imaging was used to assess the DAT binding in the striatums of 29 PD patients, their correlations with the subscales of unified PD rating scale (UPDRS), age and disease duration were also evaluated.Results The scores of subscales of UPDRS II, III and V, as well as the disease duration were negatively correlated with DAT bindings in ipsi-, contra- and bilateral striatum regions (r was -0.70, -0.80, -0.49 and -0.54 respectively, all P

International communication capabilities of traditional Chinese medicine professionals are closely related to the publicity of Chinese medical culture and know-how.Based on the interview results as well as literature research,this paper discusses the qualification of traditional Chinese medicine professionals and proposes five essential elements constituting their international communication capabilities:knowledge and skills of Chinese medicine,foreign language proficiency,knowledge and skills of international communication,a global perspective as well as personal traits.It is expected that it may contribute to the syllabus design,in-service training and talents cultivation in Chinese medical colleges and universities.

To maintain the competitive superiority,the medical english majors should optimize and construct the characteristic curriculum system in order to cultivate high-quality professionals of medical english.Taking the medical english major of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine for an example,this paper discusses the theoretic consideration and practice in constructing the characteristic ‘trinity’ curriculum system of medical english majors,hoping that more attention can be paid to its further development.

The study is designed to investigate if human interleukin 18 (hIL-18) cDNA expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells could enhance the cytotoxicity of CD8+ T cells from the PBMC of the MFC-bearing patient and how to enhance it.Methods: A constructed eukaryotic expression vector for human IL-18 ,pcDNA3.1(-)/hIL-18, was used to transfect the NPC cell strain-SUNE cells. Then, the transfected SUNE cells were mix-cultured with CD8+ T cells which were separated from the PBMC of the patient with NPC, the cytotoxicity was measured by lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) releasing method, the expression for Perforin, Fas-L and Granzyme B were detected with the mix-cultures. Results: The eukaryotic expression vector could highly express hIL-18 in transfected SUNE cells and only traces of the protein exist in non-transfected SUNE cells. The concentration of hIL-18 in supernatant of the transfected SUNE cells was (85 ? 10) pg/ml, but less than 5 pg/ml of hIL-18 contained in supernatant of the non-transfected SUNE cells.The expression of hIL-18 in SUNE cells could enhance the cytotoxicity of CD8+ T cells from the NPC patient significantly( P

[Objective]To discuss the causes and preventive measures of early complications after using Vertes technique in treating dens axis fracture with atlantoaxial dislocation.[Method]Eighteen cases performed Vertex technique were included in this study.The early complications(postoperative or at surgery) included vertebral artery injury(2 cases),logagnosia(1 case),anopsia(1 case),hematorrhea(1 case) and wrong instrumentation(1 case).The causes of these complications and how to prevent were analyzed.[Result]All these complications were treated in time,and no sequela was found.[Conclusion]The early complications of Vertex technique in treating dens axis fracture with atlantoaxial joint dislocation can be prevented.The timely treatment must be performed when it occurs,and the effect would be satisfactory.

Objective To construct high expression system for obtaining human ?-defensin 2 (h?D2) in human lung cancer cell line A549. Methods A recombinant retrovirus expression vector pLNCX2-CEA (signal peptide)-h?D2 (mature peptide) was constructed, and then the retrovirus vector was transfected into PT67 cells by DOTAP. After screening and amplification of single clones by G418, the virus was used to infect A549 cells. A549 cells were also screened by G418, and the cell clones resistant to G418 were obtained. Expression of h?D2 was detected by Western blot analysis. Results A recombinant retrovirus expression vector pLNCX2-CEA-h?D2 was constructed successfully. h?D2 with high level of expression was obtained in A549 cells transfected with the expression vector. Conclusion Human lung cancer cell line A549 can be used for high expression of h?D2 with gene engineering technology.