Adult ; Anemia, Hemolytic ; chemically induced ; Female ; Humans ; Pancreatitis ; chemically induced ; Pesticides ; poisoning

The status of acupuncture-moxibustion is more and more recognized by mainstream medicine in the world in recent years, and literature regarding acupuncture-moxibustion with high impact factor (IF) published in the worldwide mainstream medicine journals is also gradually growing by years. To understand the situation of related literature, literature regarding acupuncture-moxibustion with IF of more than 10 in Science Citation Index (SCI) during the recent 5 years was retrieved. The number, the types, the diseases involved, the publishing states of the acquired articles and the source, the citation, the IF of the publishing journals were analyzed and summarized. Additionally, some of the research foci, the new research tendencies and the deficiencies of research were discussed. The thoughts and suggestions are expected to be provided for further research of acupuncture.
Acupuncture Therapy ; statistics & numerical data ; Bibliometrics ; Humans ; Journal Impact Factor ; Moxibustion ; statistics & numerical data ; Publications ; statistics & numerical data

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Insecticides ; poisoning ; Ivermectin ; analogs & derivatives ; poisoning ; Male ; Middle Aged

AIM: To evaluate the physiologic change of retinal thickness during pregnancy.
METHODS:Forty cases ( 80 eyes ) were included two groups:40 eyes ( 20 cases ) in healthy pregnant women group (including in the second and last trimester), and 40 eyes (20 cases) in healthy nonpregnant women group ( control group ) . The macular volume, average thickness, central subfield thickness and retinal thickness of other parafoveal areas were measured by optical coherence tomography scan.
RESULTS: The macular volume was 10. 06±0. 41mm3 and 9. 87±0. 30mm3 in healthy pregnant women group and control group respectively. The average thickness was 279. 43±10. 86μm and 274. 25±8. 07μm in healthy pregnant women group and control group respectively. The central subfield thickness was 235. 15±15. 05μm and 233. 00±15. 81μm in healthy pregnant women group and control group espectively. Statistically significant difference was found in macular volume and average thickness (P<0. 05). The retinal thickness of 8 parafoveal areas in healthy pregnant women group increased comparing with control group, but statistical significance was only found in superior-outer area and inferior-outer area(P<0. 05). OCT images of all cases were normal.
CONCLUSION:The macular retinal thickness increases during pregnancy in the second and last trimester. The physiologic change of retinal thickness should be considered when evaluating pathologic retinal disease of pregnant women.

Objective: To learn the health literacy level and its influencing factors among junior high school students in Jiaxing, so as to provide basis for health promotion of adolescents. Methods: The junior high school students who had been studying and living in Jiaxing for more than six months were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect general information and health literacy level (including basic knowledge and concept, healthy lifestyle and behaviors, and basic skills) of these selected students. The multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors for health literacy. Results : Of 1 773 questionnaires collected, 1 738 were valid, accounting for 98.03%. The level of health literacy in the junior high school students in Jiaxing was 22.84% ( 95%CI: 20.87%-24.82% ), The levels of basic knowledge and concept, healthy lifestyle and behaviors, and basic skills were 55.29% ( 95%CI: 52.95%-57.63% ), 21.75% ( 95%CI: 19.81%-23.69% ), 53.05% ( 95%CI: 50.70%-55.40%), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the second grade and above ( OR: 1.609-1.835, 95%CI: 1.195-2.459 ), mother's educational level of technical secondary school/senior high school and above ( OR: 1.965-1.976, 95%CI: 1.276-3.357 ), and self-rated academic achievement of medium and above ( OR: 1.881-2.441, 95%CI: 1.359-3.335 ) were the promoting factors for health literacy level of junior high school students; self rated health status as unhealthy ( OR=0.254, 95%CI: 0.089-0.721 ) was an obstructive factor. Conclusions The health literacy level of the junior high school students in Jiaxing was 22.84%. The level of healthy lifestyle and behaviors was the lowest in three aspects. Grade, mother's educational level, self-rated academic performance and self-rated health status may have impacts on health literacy level of junior high school students.

Early nutritional status, lifestyle and life experiences are critical to the health and development of one’s whole life. Previous studies on the effect of earthquake, flood, ice storm and hurricane, famine on population health were reviewed and sorted out from a perspective of life cycle. It turned out that catastrophic events exposure during the fetus period could have some adverse effects on the growth and development of fetuses, newborns and children, and also on mental health during the life cycle from newborns to adults. Based on the research results at home and abroad, future research on the long-term impacts of early-life adverse events on mental health could be further explored from such aspects as expanding research objects, improving research methods, and extending research content.

OBJECTIVETo study the effect and safety of haemostatic apozem combined with haemostatic mixture on hemophilia hemorrhage.

METHODSFive hundred hemophilia patients were randomly recruited from Shaanxi Yida Hematology Institute from February 2005 to July 2010. Under the condition of using no blood products such as platelet cofactors VIII and IX, oral administration of haemostatic apozem combined with intravenous dripping of haemostatic mixture were given to 332 hemorrhagic patients and 451 patients in need of surgery for hemorrhagic prevention. The treatment was lasted for three successive weeks. The hemostatic time, hemorrhage absorption (recovery) time, and their safety were observed.

RESULTSThe hemostatic time for open bleeding and closed bleeding was (0.85 +/- 0.83) h and (2.69 +/- 0.65) h respectively. The average hemostatic time was (2.00 +/- 0.69) h. The recovery time for different portions was as follows respectively: intra-cranial hemorrhage (14.13 +/- 6.01) days; muscular hemorrhage (18.18 +/- 7.34) days; hematuria (8.25 +/- 4.69) days; arthrorrhagia(3.27 +/- 1.31) days; ecchymoma (7.16 +/- 2.32) days; bleeding of oral and nasal cavities (4.26 +/- 1.35) days; intramedullary hemorrhage (19.15 +/- 1.36) days; hematoma ulceration (50.01 +/- 20.91) days. The hemorrhage recovery ratio was 99.10% (329/332). The success rate of preventing from surgery hemorrhage was 100% (451/451). No severe adverse reaction occurred during the therapeutic course.

CONCLUSIONSHaemostatic apozem combined with haemostatic mixture was effective and fast in preventing and treating hemophilia hemorrhage, with no complications or adverse reactions. It could be taken as the first choice for prevention and treatment of hemophilia hemorrhage.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Hemophilia A ; drug therapy ; Hemorrhage ; prevention & control ; Hemostatics ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Young Adult

Objective To detect the expression and activity of AMP-activated protein kinase α subunit (AMPKα) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα) in liver of high-fat fed rats treated with metformin, and to investigate the mechanisms underlying metformin decreasing the total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) contents of the liver. Methods Total 30 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group (group C), high-fat diet fed group (group HF) and high-fat diet feeding plus metformin treatment group (group Met,metformin was administered orally at the last month of high-fat diet feeding). After feeding for 5 months, TC and TG in liver and sera were determined, respectively. The mRNA and protein levels and activity of AMPKα and PPARα in the liver were determined by real-time PCR and Western blotting. The activity of PPARα transcriptor binding to DNA was detected by ELISA. Results Five months of high-fat diet feeding induced a significant decrease in AMPKα and phosphorylated-AMPKα protein expression as well as AMPKα2 and PPARα mRNA levels in the liver of rats (all P＜0.05), while it did not alter PPARα protein expresssion and the PPARα activity binding to DNA as well as AMPKα1 mRNA levels. The TC and TG contents in the liver (P＜0.05) and serum (P＜0.05) were sharply increased in group HF than those in group C. Treatment with metformin for 1 month led to a marked increase of AMPKα2 mRNA level, AMPKα and phosphorylated-AMPKα protein expression as well as the PPARα activity in group Met compared with group HF(all P＜0.05), while the PPARα protein expression and the PPARα mRNA level did not show significant change. Consistent with these findings, the TC and TG contents in rat liver as well as sera were strikingly decreased (all P＜0.05). Conclusion The activations of AMPKα and PPARα induced by metformin may contribute to the decrease of TC and TG content in liver and sera of the high-fat fed rats.

Objective To provide a practical device and protocol to hold conscious rats for subsequent operations which can overcome the disadvantages of existing methods .Users can complete the experiment more efficiently , with or without prior experience .Methods Using transparent plastic film , plastic sealing machine and sponge to make a simple device for holding rats , by taking advantage of their escaping nature .To compare the performance of the new method and existing methods for holding and injecting rats .Results Compared with existing methods , the new device and method can reduce the time-consuming to hold rats by 44.7%, from 18.13 seconds to 10.03 seconds.For holding and injecting , the new method can reduce the time-consuming by 55.3%, from 139.33 seconds to 52.26 seconds .Conclusions The new device and method is good for holding and injecting rats or drawing blood from the caudal veins .It can shorten the time of operation and reduce the stress reaction in the animals .It’ s especially helpful for inexperienced experimenters such as students in teaching and research tasks .