ive] To observe the therapeutic effect of autoblood ultraviolet radiation therapy (AU-RT) combined with routine treatment on chronic hepatitis B (CHB). [Methods] One hundred and eleven cases of CHB were randomly allocated to Group A and Group B. Group A (n = 58) was treated with AURT combined with routine traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine treatment and Group B (n = 53) with routine traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine treatment . The changes of symptoms and signs, hepatitis B virus markers and the hepatic function were observed before and after treatment. [Results] The total effective rate was 81.0% and 62.3% in Group A and Group B respective ly , the differences being significant (P

Objective To determine the relationship between the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems(RAAS)and left atrial structure remodeling in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis.Methods The patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis were divided into two groups according to atrial fibrillation:sinus rhythm group(SR group,n=25)and atrial fibrillation group(AF group,n=30).17 normal subjects were selected as normal control group(NC).The plasma concentration of renin,angiotonin Ⅱ(Ang Ⅱ)and aldosterone(Ald)were measured by radioimmunoassay(RIA).Results The average value of the left atrial diameter in AF group was significantly greater than that of both SR group and NC group,increased by 16.9%[(57.71±8.07)mm vs.(48.48±5.05)mm,P＜0.01)]and 87.8%(57.71±8.07 mm vs.30.18±2.85 mm,P＜0.01)respectively.Compared with NC group,the left atrial diameter of SR group was also significantly greater,elevated by 60.6%[(48.48±5.05)mm vs.(30.18±2.85)mm,P＜0.01)].The level of plasma rennin activity(PRA),Ang Ⅱ and Aid in AF and SR patients was significantly higher than those of NC subjects(P＜0.01),and compared with SR patients,the level of those in AF patients was also significantly increased(P＜0.01,P＜0.05).Pearson correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between the plasma level of PRA,Ang Ⅱ or Ald and the value of the left atrial diameter(r=0.277,0.485,0.431,P＜0.05,P＜0.01,P＜0.01).Multiple liner stepwise regression analysis showed that plasma Ang Ⅱ and Ald were the important risk factors that affected left atrial diameter in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis(Bate=0.362,0.261,P＜0.01,P＜0.05).Conclusion Patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis are characterized by the activation of circulating RAAS,and the plasma Ang Ⅱ and Ald may contribute to left atrial structure remodeling.

Introduced in the paper is a success story of the Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC) and Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) in medical care,research and education.Especially noteworthy are their initiatives in talent development,research and international cooperation,which are expected to be learnt by large eye care and research institutions in China in their discipline development,translational research and interdisciplinary talents development.

Objective To study the effects of labor analgesia on maternal and newborn. Methods A total of 3154 clinical cases of monotocous, primiparous, head delivery and full term pregnant women delivered in our hospital from June 2012 to June 2014 were reviewed and analyzed , where there were 197 cases to be used the labor analgesia. 150 cases with labor analgesia among them were selected randomly as the experiment group, and other 150 cases without labor analge si a in the same time and conditions were selected as control group. The differences on degree of labor pain, time of labor, 1-minute and 5-minute’s Apgar scores of newborn, amount of bleeding of 2 hours after delivery and rate of cesarean section between experiment group and control group were compared by t-test or chi-square test methods. Results Analgesic effect in test group was statistically better than control group (P=0.000);There were not sta-tistical differences between test group and control group in the second labor time (P=0.191),but there were statistically significant differences in the first labor time,the third labor time and total labor time(P=0.000, 0.000, 0.000). There were not statistical differences between two groups newborns in 1 minute and 5 minute ’s Apgar scores of newborn , amount of bleeding of 2 hours after delivery (P=0.785,0.770,0.541). The rate of cesarean section was obviously lower in test group than in control group and it was statistical significance(P=0.000). Conclusion Pain in labor can be obviously reduced by using labor analgesia , and the rate of cesarean section also can drop down dramatically , fur-thermore, it has no bad effect on maternal and newborn health. Therefore, labor analgesia is worth of being generalized.