Hospitals ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; trends ; Medicine, East Asian Traditional ; Models, Biological ; Vietnam

Background: Nucleic acid testing (NAT) has been widely used for transfusion - transmitted infection screening at blood banks all over the world to reduce window period, yet the assay has not been implemented in Vietnam. Objective: Using and evaluating cost - effectiveness of NAT in screening HIV, HCV, HBV in blood \r\n', u'donors. Subjects and methods: The study was carried out on 9392 blood donors at National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion from Jan to May 2007 who were HIV, HCV, HBV negative with ELISA. Plasma from donors was pooled (pool size of 8) and tested with UItrio Procleix HIV - 1, HCV, HBV (Chiton). Results: These 9392 plasma samples were pooled into 1174 pool samples to perform NAT. Among 1174 pooled samples, there was only 1 case with negative ELISA - Reactive NAT. The sample was determined as response with probe HCV. From there, one of eight pool samples was identified responding to probe HCV and it was more likely to have been missed in the window period when screened by ELISA.Conclusion: The sample should be further tested with HCV qualitative and quantitative testing to confirm the status of infection. \r\n', u'\r\n', u'
HIV ; Hepatitis B virus/drug effects ; Hepacivirus ; Blood Donors

The study aimed to analyse the effects of Livcol, a herbal medication, on chronic hepatitis B. The patients were divided into two groups: the study group using Livcol, the control group using Fortec for 1 months. Results: Almost clinical menifestations reduced or disappeared, transaminase level was lowered equally in both groups with statistic significance. There was 1 case of seroconversion of HBeAg seen in both group. Livcol showed no adverse effects in this trial
Hepatitis B, Chronic ; Medicine, Herbal

An animal model to initiate anl oxidative stress in brain has been successfully applied in vitro condition. Temporary brain ischemia is conducted by two carotid arterie occlusion for 20 min. Then a reperfusion is followed for 20 min. aiming to produce oxidative damage. MDA measurements are used to assess the levels of brain damage and protective effects of studied extracts. One formulation for "activating the blood and clearing the obstruction" has been tested for the protective activity against the ischemia/repelfusion-induced injuries to brain. The extract was given to mice in doses of 200, 300 and 500mg/kg for 10 continuous days prior to the induction of brain ischemia. This application showed a remarkable protective effects by limiting the elevated MDA levels in brain homogenates, resulted from ischemia/reperfusion (P<0.001). Corresponding to the increased oxidative stress in ischemia/reperfusion, SOD activity (an antioxidant enzyme) was found to be reduced in this model, while the studied extract almostly reversed the decrease of SOD activity when it was given to mice in the dose of 500 mg/kg body weight
Brain Injuries ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Mice ; Animal Experimentation

Having the common objectives is human being – health, modern medicine should coordinate with traditional medicines in order to promote ability of medicines in protecting people’s health. Combination of these two major medicines is the high step of inheritance process, as it is necessary to select the quintessence, good features and to reject the backwardness, superstition and harmfulness to human being. This combination process happens naturally, popularly in society and medicine. This is an appropriate, stable development and it will be seen as a right choice in the future
Medicine, Traditional ; History, Modern 1601

A prospective study was conducted to evaluate and compare the results before and after using “Trinh nu hoang cung” capsules in 52 patients who had benign enlargement of prostate. Results: “Trinh nu hoang cung” capsules had effectiveness in the treating of urination disorders in patients with benign postage hypertrophy; with the rate of moderate and good results is 96.1%. The capsule had effect of clearing the urinary, reducing urination disorder, reducing the saving urine volume (from 11.86 ml to 4.3 ml). It did not cause any change in index of physiology, blood, biochemistry, or function of liver, kidney, circulation, blood, as well as did not have any side effect in digestive tract and central nervous system
Medicine, Traditional ; Hypertrophy

Comprehensive care for HIV/AIDS patients in community is very necessary. The author advances 3 solution groups: infectious source includes drug use, vaccine, advisory control, treatment; infectious way include sterile instrument use; sensory body include realizing safely behaviours in infection. These are also opinions of our State "considering people with HIV are patients" to create opportunity for them to integrate with community life
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; HIV ; Communicable Diseases

According to the traditional medicine, headache was due to exopathy or internal injury. Hereafter was the treatment of headache based on the differential diagnosis: Headache (H) due to wind-cold pathogen, treatment is relieving the exterior syndrome with drugs pungent in flavor and warm in property, expelling wind and cold pathogens; H due to pathogenic wind-heat, treament is relieving the exterior syndrome with drugs pungent in flavor and cool in property, expelling wind and clearing away heat; H due to pathogenic wind-dampness, treatment is dispersing pathogenic wind, resolving dampness. H due to hyperactivity of the liver-yang, treatment is calming the liver, suppressing yang hyperactivity of the liver. H due to phlegm-dampness, treatment is resolving phlegm; H due to the kidney-yin (or-yang) deficiency, treatment is nourishing yin (or yang) and supplenenting the kidney; H due to deficiency of qi, treatment is reinforcing the spleen to replenish qi; H due to deficiency of blood, treatment is nourishing the blood, alleviating pain; H due to blood stasis, treatment is removing blood stasis to promote blood circulation, alleviating pain. The diagnosis and treatment of the three forms of migraine were also reported
Medicine, Traditional ; Headache ; Disease ; Therapeutics

Combination of Chinese Traditional medicine and Korean popular medicine. Since year 1952, the Korean Traditional medicine Association has been recognized by the Government and since the year 1953, Traditional medicine College (Kyung Hee University) was established. Up to now, there are 11 Traditional medicine Colleges in South Korea. Anually 500 doctors are graduated. In the Kyung Hee University and Wont-Wang University, traditional pharmacists specialized by material medical were graduated. In the whole country there are 115 Traditional medicine Hospitals and 6670 clinics and consultation buros of Traditional medicine. The Korean Association of Traditional medicine Hospital was established in the year 1988, and the Institute of traditional research in 1994
Medicine, Traditional ; Therapeutics ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group

The discrimination, differential treatment, refusal and uncovering of secrete related with HIV/AIDS affected badly on the HIV/AIDS control, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients, families and community. The anti-discrimination and anti differential treatment for patients with HIV/AIDS is a leading priority of the AIDS control in the world.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; therapeutics