Objective To observe the effectiveness of high-intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU)in the treatment of lichen sclerosus of vulva.Methods 63 patients with lichen sclerosus of vulva between July 2005 to December 2005 were divided into two groups at random,ultrasound group and control group.Patients in ultrasound group were treated with HIFU.Those in control group were treated with hormone.Results The scores of itch had difference after treatment in both group(P

Acupuncture Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Pruritus Vulvae ; therapy

Acupuncture Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Psoriasis ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome

Objective: To research the comparability of water vapor transmission of laminated films for pharmaceutical packaging determined by different instruments, methods and experimental conditions to provide reference and advice for the related inspection personnel.Methods: The principle, test parameters, conditions and scope of application for the testing methods for water vapor transmission in the national standard (GB) and international standards (ISO, ASTM) were compared by using three kinds of instruments based on different testing principles.Results: Different temperature and humidity conditions had great influence on the results of the same instrument.Under the same temperature and humidity, the instrument with different principles had little influence on the test results.Conclusion: Testing personnel should regularly use the standard membrane to calibrate the instrument of the sensor method.The temperature and humidity should be strictly controlled during the test.They should take measurement accuracy, personnel operation and economic loss into consideration to select the suitable method.

Multidrug resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs is an important reason for clinical chemotherapy failure. The mechanisms of the classical drug resistance such as P-gp, MRP have been clarified. Hence, it is very important to further study the non-classical mechanism of multidrug resistance. We introduced the effects on MDR, the possible mechanisms of glutathione and related enzymes, as well as the relationship between structure of GSH analogues and the transport activity in this paper.

The curriculum for general practitioner training does not include much knowledge on medical humanities except for medical ethics,which can not meet the requirement of general practitioners' defined duty.This article analyzes the necessity of adding social psychological skills to the training and assessment of general practitioners from the following aspects of the nature of general practitioners' duty,and the disadvantages of medical humanities education in current Chinese medical universities.Then the proposition of this system is also presented.

Objective To study the mechanism of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and discuss its clinical significance in the treatment of mid-late stage liver cancer. Methods The patients with mid-late stage liver cancer were treated with HIFU. The changes of photography, pathology and immunology after operation were evaluated. Results It was shown that the results of the photographic, pathologic and immunologic examinations changed during the treatment of the patients with HIFU. Conclusion HIFU is effective and safe for the treatment of mid-late stage liver cancer.

This study reviews the researches on self-handicapping in about more than 20 years. It summarizes the practical researches of self-handicapping from 7 aspects: (1)manifestations and types of self-handicapping behaviors;(2)evaluative conditions that typically elicit self-handicapping;(3)motives underlying self-handicapping; (4)factors influencing on self-handicapping; (5)consequences of self-handicapping; (6) measurements of self-handicapping. On this basis, it raises some questions in self-handicappping researches and points out the future direction.

Wistar rats randomly divided into groups A,B and C were killed at 2、3 and 12 days after transplantation,respectively.The pathological changes of the donor livers were observed by light microscope and electron microscope.The findings demonstrated that:(1)in the group A there was hepatocellular regeneration including hypertrophy of nuclei and nucleoli,and hyperplasia of mitochondrions and endoplasmic reticula;(2)in the group B the morphologic changes of the allografts involved in distinet fatty degencration and mitochondrial swelling of hepatic cells and peripheral vesscl wall infiltration by monocytes and lymphocytes;(3)in the group C hepatocellular loss with the massive tissue necrosis and fibroplasia occurred in the gratfs.From the above it was concluded that hepatocellular necrosis or loss related to the rejection 12 days after the transplantation might lead to the liver failure in the rats.

Objective To evaluate the effects of glutamine on immune function in elderly patients with malnutrition.Methods Twenty-four elderly patients with malnutrition were equally randomized divided into glutamine group and control group.Patients in both two groups were administered with enteral nutrition containing equal nitrogen and calorics for consecutively 7 days.In the glutamine group,patients were also supplied with oral glutamine (7.5g tid).Changes of plasma IgG,IgA,and IgM levels,percentages of T-lymphocyte subsets (CD3,CD4,CD8),and CD4/CD8 ratio were determined before and after treatment.Results Plasma IgG and IgA lev-els,percentages of CD3 and CD4,and CD4/CD8 ratio were significantly higher in glutamine group than in control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion Glutamine can improve the immune function in elderly patients with malnutritiop and promote their recovery.