0.05); the effective rates in rest pain in the two groups were 41.25% and 57.97%,respectively(P

OBJECTIVE:To establish an RP-HPLC method for the determination of Berberine hydrochloride in Keyang-min tincture.METHODS:The sample separation was performed on Agilent Eclipse XDB C18(250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m),and the mobile phase was acetonitrile-5 mmol?L-1 perfluorooctane sulfonate(32∶68) at flow rate of 1 mL?min-1.The detection wavelength was 346 nm and the temperature of column was 35 ℃.RESULTS:The linear range of Berberine hydrochloride was 0.059 2～0.888 3 ?g(r=0.999 9).The average recovery rate was 99.71%(RSD=1.18%,n=6).CONCLUSION:The met-hod is sensitive,accurate,and reproducible,and suitable for the determination of Berberine hydrochloride in Keyangmin tincture.

OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of Hordeum vulgare on hormone level in male mice.METHODS:Male mature mice(5～6 months) were treated with Hordeum vulgare decoction 1 mL(equivalent to 0.5 g?mL-1 crude drug) bid for 14 consecutive days.Follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),estradiol(E2) and testosterone(T) in blood were monitored.RESULTS:In Hordeum vulgare group compared normal control,serum E2 increased significantly,serum level of testosterone decreased significantly,while FSH and LH levels remained stable.CONCLUSION:Hordeum vulgare can influence the hormone level in male mice by influencing the gonad axis of the mice.

This paper analyzes the reform backgrounds, mechanisms and measures of financing and payment taken in the second-generation national health insurance (NHI) in Taiwan. The results indicate that in 2nd NHI, the rate was adjusted more flexibly, supplementary insurance premium was charged to enlarge the financial source by im-plicating additional subsidies and expanding the sources of financing, multiple payment methods and auxiliary assis-tive means were used to control the growth of medical expenses, social insurance payments are specified in terms of category or clear payment projects and standards, new health technology assessments are used as new basis for deci-sion making, etc. by greatly alleviating the financial deficit, which helped achieve the financial balance again. Many features of the 2nd NHI in Taiwan, especially like its diversified financial resources and financing methods, global budget of control fees and DRGs payment systems, making evaluation criteria for medical quality control and health insurance reimbursement project development and so on, are worth learning for the mainland China.

Objective To observe the effect of Maiya on the hormone level of the female mice. Methods Female mature mice (5 ～ 6 months) were ovariectomized and treated with Maiya. Follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P) in blood were examinated. Results Maiya could increase the FSH and E2 in blood, and decrease P in blood of the castrated mice, while the level of LH had no obvious change. Conclusion Maiya can influence the level of hormone.

Objective In order to explore the effective dosage of insulin and its correlated elements in sulphonylureas failure in type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods 61 cases of type 2 diabetics were separated into two groups,one group (group 1) is the first time using insulin and the other group (group 2) is in the use of insulin in the past.Results The effective insulin dosage of group 2 is significantly higher than that of group 1 (36.2?10.6 IU/d vs 30.1?10.5IU/d, P

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Objective To find out the status of nosocomial infection management in hemodialysis sections, in order to encourage their continuous quality improvement and standardize their management Methods 41 hemodialysis sections with (≥) 3 dialyzers and independent operation were chosen for investigation. On-site investigation and environmental microbiology monitoring combined. Results The higher the level of the hospital, the better the nosocomial infection control in its implementation of the infection control measures. In terms of rules and regulations, incompliant secondary hospitals and private hospitals accounted for 56. 2% of hospitals of the same ranking; in terms of layout and processes, 75% are found incompliant; and various defects are found in the dialyzer reuse management and disinfection in tertiary and lower hospitals. As to hand hygiene of the staff, the incompliance rate is over 55%. As indicated in the results of microbial environment monitoring, the compliance rate of dialysis water is over 90%, that of dialysate is 78.6% ～ 86.2%, and that of hand disinfection is 56.6%～78.6%.Conclusion It is imperative to strengthen the supervision of secondary hospitals and private hospitals,and to train their staff in the knowledge of hand hygiene and nosocomial infection in hemodialysis rooms.Hospitals found with poor infection management will be encouraged to take issue-specific actions for rectification.

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Aim To establish and evaluate a mouse model of my-ocardial fibrosis by hypodermic injection of isoprenaline. Meth-ods Kunming mice were randomly divided into 2 groups, namely, the myocardial fibrosis model group and the control group, 10 mice in each group. The mice in the model group were given isoprenaline 5 mg · kg-1 by hypodermic injection. From the following day, the dose of isoprenaline was reduced to 2. 5 mg·kg-1 , and lasted for 30 days. The mice in the control group were treated with the physiological saline in the same way. Final-ly, heart weight was then weighed and the cardiac weight index (CWI) was calculated. Hydroxyproline (Hydro) level in myo-cardium was determined by a colorimetric method. HE and Mas-son’s trichrome staining were used to estimate the extent of myo-cardial fibrosis and calculate the collagen volume fraction ( CVF) . RT-PCR was used to measure the myocardial Collagen I mRNA expression. Results Compared with the control group, the CWI and Hydro content in the myocardial tissues in the model group were increased(P<0.01). The content of col-lagen in the myocardial tissues and the CVF were increased obvi-ously(P<0.01). The RT-PCR results showed that the left ven-tricle Collagen I mRNA expression in the model group increased obviously( P<0.01 ) . Conclusion Isoprenaline-induced myo-cardial fibrosis model has been established and the method is very simple, economic and reliable.