Patterns of apoplectic dysarthria and acupuncture treatment

In accordance with the feature of apoplectic dysarthria, it is divided into three types of labial pattern, lingual pattern and laryngeal pattern. The therapeutic methods are respectively explained with case examples. Translator: HUANG Guo-qi     

Treatment of vascular dementia by acupuncture: A review

Related to treatment of senile dementia, 53 articles conformed the statistical demand were analyzed, finding commonly used methods are acupuncture, moxibustion, acupoint-injection, electro-acupuncture, ocular-acupuncture, scalp-acupuncture, digital-acupuncture and acupuncture plus other therapies, key treatment principle is opening orifice and invigorating brain, frequent selected acupoints are Baihui (GV 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Fengchi (GB 20), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Shuigou (GV 26), etc; and the total effective rate is 89.62%. Author: HUANG Qin-feng (1951-), female, associate professor     

Treatment of painful heels with acupuncture in 32 cases

Points Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20) and Anmian were selected as main acupoints to treat painful heels and the total effective rate of 96.9% was got. The technique of lifting needle was the key to the therapy. Author: Ye Ming-zhu(1947-), male, associated chiefphysician Translator: Chen Han-ping     

Treatment of 78 cases of shoulder periarthritis by warming-needle method

Jiansanzhen, Tianzong (SI 11), Jugu (LI 16), Jianzhen (SI 9), Binao (LI 14) and Quchi (LI 11) were given warming-needle moxibustion to treat shoulder periarthritis in 78 cases, and the result showed total effective rate was 97.4%. Author: LI Jian-wu (1955-), male, junior consultant doctor Translator: WU Xue-fei     

Clinical observation of 82 cases of enuresis treated by ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus cupping therapy

Purpose: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect in the treatment of enuresis by ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus cupping therapy.Methods: Ginger-partitioned moxibustion was applied on Guanyuan (CV 4) and bilateral Zusanli (ST 36) and cupping therapy was applied on Shenque (CV 8) in the treatment of 82 cases of enuresis, in comparison with 76 cases treated by Chinese herbal medicine.Results: The effective rate was 84.1% in the treatment by ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus cupping therapy and was 64.5% in the treatment by Chinese herbal medicine.Conclusion: Ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus cupping therapy was better than Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of enuresis (P<0.05). Translator: HUANG Guo-qi     

针灸预防"非典"

"非典型性肺炎"正严重威胁着人类的生命和健康,至今国内外对本病尚无特效的治疗方法.而我国传统特色疗法之一的针灸,在"非典"的预防中可能会发挥良好的作用.长期大量的临床和实验研究已经证实,针灸可以动员机体潜在力量,增加生理防御能力,尤其是在改善免疫功能方面,无论是对特异性的,还是非特异性的,无论是体液免疫,还是细胞免疫,针灸均有提高作用,故可有力地抵抗病毒的侵犯.     

Acupuncture plus herbal medicine treated 30 cases of minor chorea

In the treatment of 30 cases of minor chorea by puncturing Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (Ex-HN 1) and Fengchi (GB 20), in combination of oral administration of herbal medicine, the total effective rate is 96.7%. Author: ZHANG Shu-jun (1961-), female, lecturer Translator: HUANG Guo-qi     

Marimastat对裸鼠原位种植人胃癌生长和转移抑制的实验研究

目的 探讨基质金属蛋白酶抑制剂Marimastat对胃癌生长和转移的抑制作用。方法 采用人胃腺癌细胞株SGC—7901完整组织块棵鼠原位种植，建立胃癌转移模型。移植7天后开始腹腔内注射Marimastat，隔天1次，剂量为0mg/kg(对照组)、10mg/kg、30mg/kg、60mg/kg(治疗组)，共用8周，第9周处死动物，测量原位肿瘤大小、抑瘤率、肿瘤微血管密度(MVD)、MMP—9的高表达率、观察肿瘤转移情况。结果 治疗组原位肿瘤瘤重明显较对照组轻，肿瘤肝脏转移、腹膜转移、肿瘤组织微血管密度和肿瘤组织MMP—9高表达率与对照组比较，均有显著性差异(P＜0．05)，且与Marimastat剂量呈正相关。结论 Marimastat对体内胃癌的生长及转移均有抑制作用。     

Relations Between Coercive Strategies and MMPI-2 Scale Elevations Among Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

The relationship between coercion strategies used by perpetrators of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and elevations of CSA survivors on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) was investigated. Participants were 151 women survivors of CSA in outpatient treatment at a university-based community mental health center. Scores on the MMPI-2 clinical scales and the Keane posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scale were examined. Main effects were found for promised or received rewards on several clinical scales and the PTSD scale of the MMPI-2, independent of the presence of force. Specifically, the presence of such rewards was associated with significantly higher levels of symptomatology on Paranoia (Pa), Psychasthenia (Pt), Schizophrenia (Sc), and PTSD (Pk). There were no main or interaction effects noted for the presence of actual or threatened force on any of the scales.