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Is low serum level of vitamin D risky for increased pulmonary morbidities in extremely immature newborns?
Publication date: Available online 28 June 2018 Source:Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Author(s): Wen-Ling Lee, Peng-Hui Wang (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Acoustic waves improves retroviral transduction in human retinal stem cells
Conclusion We demonstrated the ability of ultrasound standing waves to improve retroviral transduction into RSCs. We believe that this may be applied to the experimental designs of future studies and may have possible therapeutic uses. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Spontaneous chronic subdural hematoma in elderly people – Arterial hypertension and other risk factors
Conclusion The incidence of HTA had borderline significance in the patients aged 60–69 years with SCSDHs and statistical significance in the patients aged 70–79 years with SCSDHs. Anticoagulant therapy was the most significant risk factor. Among the patients with SCSDHs aged 60–69 years, the percentage of heavy drinkers was significantly higher than in the control group. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Cost of illness of leukemia in Japan – Trend analysis and future projections
Conclusion COI of leukemia increased from 1996 to 2014, but was projected to decrease in foreseeable future. With advancement of new therapies, leukemia has become potentially curable and require long-term care; so direct cost and morbidity cost will remain unchanged. This reveal the further continuing burden on public funds. Thus, the information obtained from this study can be regarded as beneficial to future policy making with respect to government policies in Japan. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Modified Siegel's criteria for sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Reporting recovery outcomes with matched pretreatment hearing grades
Conclusion Using the modified Siegel's criteria, we report the hearing recovery outcomes with matched pretreatment hearing grades of patients with SSNHL treated with combined intra-tympanic steroid therapy. Our results show the prognostic significance of pretreatment hearing grades in patients with SSNHL. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Mutational screening of GABRG2 gene in Pakistani population of Punjab with generalized tonic clonic seizures and children with childhood absence epilepsy
Conclusion A silent mutation was identified at locus 27,909 C > T in 30.66% of the total screened or analyzed cases. However, no single nucleotide polymorphism was identified in exon 5 of GABRG2 in a Pakistani population, in contrast to a study of Chinese patients with childhood absence epilepsy. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Reference equations for predicting standing height of children by using arm  span or forearm length as an index
Conclusion Both ASL and UL have a significant linear relationship with SHs of children and adults. True SH can be estimated using regression equations with ASL or UL as a single index for situations where direct measurement of SH is difficult. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Risk factors of the peptic ulcer bleeding in aging uremia patients under regular hemodialysis
Conclusion Aging HD patients are associated with higher risk of PUB. The use of NSAIDs and corticosteroids and co-morbidities including DM, history of uncomplicated PUD, and cirrhosis were identified as risk factors for PUB in these patients. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The factors associated with negative colonoscopy in screening subjects with positive immunochemical stool occult blood test outcomes
Conclusion The use of antiplatelet agents and the presence of hemorrhoids and colitis/ulcers were factors associated with negative colonoscopy and positive iFOBT results. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Alterations in oxidative stress markers in laryngeal carcinoma patients
Conclusion In patients with laryngeal cancer, the oxidant/antioxidant balance shifted toward oxidative stress. In addition, following laryngectomies, laryngeal cancer patients had increases in serum antioxidant enzyme activities and decreases in oxidative stress markers. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Effects of non-thermal plasma on sandblasted titanium dental implants in beagle dogs
Conclusion Non-thermal plasma did not enhance the stability of the implants nor did it increase bone formation in our animal models. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Linked color imaging can help gastric Helicobacter pylori infection diagnosis during endoscopy
Conclusion LCI could be playing a valuable initial screen tool for real-time diagnosis of H. pylori infections. It has a high accuracy of diagnosis of H. pylori infections. Therefore, in patients suspected to have H. pylori infections using LCI, the infections need to be carefully diagnosed using appropriate methods because, as per the consensus, they should be eradicated as soon as possible before precancerous lesions develop. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

A real world cost effectiveness analysis of interferon-based therapy for  HCV naïve super-responders
Conclusion For a naïve patient in the new DAA era, the PegIFN/RBV treatment might be conserved for those with all favorable risk parameters, considering the treatment duration and cost per SVR, in the resource-constrained countries. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The effect of rheumatoid arthritis on the risk of cerebrovascular disease and coronary artery disease in young adults
Conclusion RA is an independent risk factor for CVD/CAD in young adults. The government should develop policies for preventing early onset hypertension to reduce the incidence of CVD/CAD among young patients with RA. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Population-based comparison of traditional medicine use in adult patients with allergic rhinitis between South Korea and Taiwan
Conclusion An analysis of the National Health Insurance database of South Korea and Taiwan revealed different utilization patterns of traditional medicine in adult patients with allergic rhinitis between the two countries. We believe these phenomena are due to the difference in the national healthcare systems in both countries. (Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - June 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research