Lesbianism in China

Lesbianism in China has a long but usually hidden history. This paper examines the historical and literary sources of the past to illustrate the history of lesbianism and then turns to a survey of lesbianism in the China of today. As in the past, lesbianism remains more or less hidden, and comes to light only occasionally. Data for contemporary China comes from a visit to an institution for delinquent young women, recent police records, and contemporary fiction. It has only been in the past 4 or 5 years that it was possible to talk about lesbianism and most lesbians are fearful of becoming identified.     

Changing health status and health expectancies among older adults in China: Gender differences from 1992 to 2002

Numerous studies document improvements in health status and health expectancies among older adults over time. However, most evidence is from developed nations and gender differences in health trends are often inconsistent. It remains unknown whether changes in health in developing countries resemble Western trends or whether patterns of health improvement are unique to the country's epidemiologic transition and gender norms. Using two nationally representative samples of non-institutionalized adults in China aged 65 years and older, this study investigates gender differences in the improvements in disability, chronic disease prevalence, and self-rated health from 1992 to 2002. Results from multivariate logistic regression models show that all three indicators of health improved over the 10-year period, with the largest improvement in self-rated health. With the exception of disability, the health of women improved more than men. Using Sullivan's decomposition methods, we also show that active life expectancy, disease-free life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy increased over this decade and were patterned differently according to gender. Overall, the findings demonstrate that China experienced broad health improvements during its early stages of the epidemiologic transition and that these changes were not uniform by gender. We discuss the public health implications of the findings in the context of China's rapidly aging population.     

The prevalence of LRRK2 Gly2385Arg variant in Chinese Han population with Parkinson's disease.

We conducted a case-control study to determine the prevalence of the LRRK2 Gly2385Arg variant in patients with Parkinson's disease in Han population in mainland China. Heterozygous LRRK2 Gly2385Arg variant was identified in 14 of 235 patients with Parkinson's disease (5.69%), but not in 214 unrelated healthy controls. Multivariate analysis indicated the frequency of Gly2385Arg variant in the female patients with early age at onset is higher than their male counterparts. The founder haplotype analysis showed the variant carriers shared the same founder. Clinically, the LRRK2 Gly2385Arg carriers presented with classical Parkinson's disease symptoms. Our study indicates that the LRRK2 Gly2385Arg variant is a potential ethnic-specific genetic risk factor of Parkinson's disease within Chinese Han ethnicity.     

The introduction of treatment and the cultural adaptability of western psychotherapies for eating disorders in China

In the past 40 years, the prevalence of eating disorders (ED) in China has shown an increasing trend, leading to an urgent need to develop efficient treatment modes and methods. Since the beginning of the new century, the diagnosis, treatment, and research of ED in China have been under development. This article gives an introduction and commentary on the treatment modes, treatment methods and their applications in ED in China. There are two main treatment forms for ED until now, that is, inpatient treatment and outpatient treatment. Inpatient treatment is recommended as the first choice. Since 2008, clinical psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and family-based treatment (FBT), which are effective for pathological symptoms of ED, have been introduced into China and developed clinically. Group CBT and group DBT for patients with ED and group FBT for caregivers might be the most efficient psychotherapy in China nowadays. A multi-family FBT support group could be developed as the basic treatment of ED patients. Although these new types of psychotherapy have observed effectiveness in clinical application, the Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) are rare and need to be developed.     

中国近代西医产科学史

本文阐述了中国西医产科学的发展历史。由于传统封建思想的阻碍,我国现代产科学的起步较晚,１９１１年在福建省建立了我国第一所产科病房。１９３０年以前孕产妇及新生儿死亡率比英美高４～５倍,１９３０年后,建立助产学校,开展孕期保健及骨盆测量,不断改进对病理妊娠的诊断及妊娠合并症的处理,这些均促进了中国近代西医产科学的进步,也为建国后的发展奠定了基础。     

Linking genes and environmental exposure: why China presents special opportunities

The Human Genome Project will have an enormous impact on our ability to study and understand human disease by providing maps of human genes. However, many of the most prevalent human diseases result from the complex interaction of numerous genes. Even with the use of a catalogue of human genes, the task of analyzing complex genetic and environmental interactions involved in the common human disorders will be formidable. Due to its demographic specificities and large size, the Chinese population offers a unique resource for the study of human genetics and the ability to capitalize upon the recent revolution in biotechnology. Reasons that China provides an exceptional population for genetic studies of complex diseases include: (i) the resource of 1.3 billion people makes obtaining a large number of subjects with rare (and common) diseases possible; (ii) relative genetic homogeneity in many regions has been preserved; (iii) stratification is distinct; (iv) urban/rural and geograph ic contrasts, both in environmental factors and disease occurrence, are quite marked; (v) family members tend to stay congregated; and (vi) epidemiologic study is cost-beneficial.     

中国汉族196人红细胞谷胱甘肽硫转移酶的活性分布

目的采用分光光度法测定人RBC谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GSTs)活性,研究196名(男101名,女95名)健康汉族人的GSTs活性分布。方法制备人RBC裂解后,参照Habdous等的方法测定GSTs活性。反应体系如下:0.1 mol.L-1磷酸钠缓冲液(pH 6.5)2.6 mL,RBC裂解液0.1 mL,30 mmol.L-1谷胱甘肽0.1 mL,10 mmol.L-11-氯-2,4-二硝基苯(CDNB)0.1 mL。结果方法的日内和日间精密度均<10%。RBC GSTs活性呈正偏态分布,196例健康汉族人的平均GSTs活性为(3.89±0.96)U.(gHb)-1。不同年龄组平均GSTs活性无差异,而女性的平均GSTs活性比男性的平均值高,但并不显著。结论确定了可供临床参考的健康汉族人GSTs活性分布范围。     

三七总苷治疗进展性脑梗死的疗效和安全性

目的:观察三七总苷对进展性脑梗死的疗效及安全性.方法:640例起病24h内的急性脑梗死患者随机分为两组.对照组320例采用常规治疗,根据病情应用20%甘露醇、706代血浆、舒血宁、川芎嗪、维脑路通、胞磷胆碱、尼莫地平、阿司匹林等,试验组320例在常规治疗基础上给以三七总苷0.4～0.8 g加入氯化钠注射液500 mL,静滴,qd,14 d为1个疗程.观察两组治疗后进展性脑梗死的发病率,检测治疗前后进展性脑梗死全血高切还原黏度、全血低切还原黏度、血浆黏度、红细胞聚集指数、红细胞压积、红细胞变形指数、纤维蛋白原及神经功能缺损评分.结果:试验组进展性脑梗死发生率为10.63%(34/320),对照组进展性脑梗死发生率为28.75%(92/300)(P＜0.05).试验组进展性脑梗死神经功能缺损评分明显低于对照组[进展高峰值:(22±4)vs.(26±6);治疗d20时:(13±8)vs.(18±3),均为P＜0.01].试验组全血高切还原黏度、全血低切还原黏度、血浆黏度、红细胞压积明显低于治疗前(P＜0.05),不良反应轻.结论:三七总苷治疗进展性脑梗死安全有效.