Asthma ; diagnosis ; prevention & control ; therapy ; Humans

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The purpose of this study was : 1) to develop and test a theoretical model examining relationships among social support( and social network size ), illness demands, marital adjustment, family coping, and an outcome measure of family functioning in response to a mother's breast cancer in the early postdiagnostic phase ; 2) to investigate the sources of functional social support : and 3) to assess characteristics of social support networks for Korean families with breast cancer. This study used a cross-sectional, correlational design with a causal modeling methodology to test the specified relationships in the recursive theoretical model. the convenience sample of this study consisted of 82 married Korean couples with recently diagnosed breast cancer in the child-rearing mother. Six standardized questionnaires were used to measure the theoretical concepts : social support (ISSB), social network(ASSIS), illness demands(DOII), marital adjustment(DAS), family coping(F-COPES), and family functioning(FACESII). The theoretical model was tested on the aggregated couples' data( family data ) and on mothers and fathers data. Path analysis results from the mothers and the fathers revealed different patterns. A core set of predictive variables were identified with three data sets showing consistent effects on family functioning level-marital adjustment and family coping, marital adjustment and family functioning, and family coping and family functioning. Namely, the level of family functioning was directly and positively affected by family coping behavior and the level of marital adjustment ; the level of marital adjustment had a direct positive effect on family coping behavior. In two reduced models from couples' and mothers' data, three sets of predicted relationships were supported, social support and marital adjustment, and s and marital adjustment. The level of social support received had a direct positive effect on both the level of marital adjustment and family coping behavior, and the experienced illness demands had a direct negative effect on the level of marital adjustment. Few significant gender differences were found in terms of 1) actual and perceived network sizes, need for support, and satisfaction with the support received for each type of functional social support, 20 total network size encompassing all types of functional social support, as well as, 3) the amount of functional social support received. These findings may prove useful for health care professionals working with Korean families with breast cancer or other chronic illness.
Adaptation, Psychological ; Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Chronic Disease ; Dataset ; Delivery of Health Care ; Family Characteristics ; Fathers ; Humans ; Models, Theoretical ; Mothers* ; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Humans ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ; complications ; etiology ; Smoking ; adverse effects ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; complications ; etiology

Intestinal trefoil factor(IFF) is a low molecular weight polypeptide expressed in intestine.With the research on its structure and physiological function,ITF is beginning to attract attention.This review is mainly about the structure,localization,function,mechanism of action,expression regulation,signal transduction pathway,recombinant expression and so on.

Adrenal gland vein sampling is an interventional method to get the blood samples from the adrenal gland vein. The blood is obtained via a catheter which is selectively inserted in the adrenal gland vein. This technique is mainly used to be diagnostic for primary hyperaldosteronism. A full knowledge of the anatomy and variations of the adrenal gland vein, serious preoperative preparation and skilled catheterization manipulation are necessary for obtaining sufficient blood sample and for reducing the occurrence of complications. Providing the physicians with definite diagnostic evidence and being technically feasible, adrenal gland vein sampling should become one of the routine examinations for clarifying the cause of primary hyperaldosteronism.

Objective To understand the situation of HIV and HCV infection of heroin dependent patients .Methods HIV and HCV serological detection were proceed among 565 heroin dependent patients ,and the results were compared according to genders and nationalities .Results Among 565 heroin dependent patients ,the infection rates of HIV ,HCV ,and HIV/HCV for males were 14 .57% (72/494) ,59 .72% (295/494) ,and 13 .36% (66/494) respectively ,and those for females were 19 .72% (14/71) ,77 .46%(55/71) and 16 .90% (12/71) respectively .The infection rates for males were significantly lower than females (P<0 .05) .There were significant difference of the infection rates of HIV ,HCV and HIV/HCV between Han patients and Uyghur patients(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The heroin dependent patients are high risk population for HIV and HCV infection .Education and publication of drugs and infectious should be enhanced in order to control the spread of disease and reduce disease incidence .

This article briefly introduces how to rationally use antibiotics in patients with strokeassociated pneumonia from the aspects of etiology,disease,and antibiotic use.A great importance should be attached early to the standard pathologic examination,and the initial empiric treatment should be timely and adequate.The complex preparation of broad-spectrum penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor is generally recommended,on this basis,the etiological examination results should be sought actively.Selecting the highly targeted or sensitive antibiotics improve the efficacy and reduce adverse reactions.

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Objective:To study the expressions of P-gp、GST-?、TopoⅡin breast carcinoma and the relationship between the drug resistance-associated proteins and the sensitivity of neoadjuvant chemotherapy of breast carcinoma.Methods:Eighty specimens of breast carcinoma were collected and the patients were classified randomly into group A and group B.Neoadjuvant chemotherapy(CEF)was used in group A,and we respectively measured maximum diameters of the tumors by B-ultrasound examination before and after the chemotherapy.we measured the expression of P-gp、GST-?、TopoⅡin 80 specimens by immunohistochemical technique(S-P).Results:The expression of P-gp increased significantly in group A compared with group B(P