OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects on blood pressure, lipid profile, and anxiety status on subjects received a 12-week Tai Chi Chuan exercise program. DESIGN Randomized controlled study of a Tai Chi Chuan group and a group of sedentary life controls. SETTING Taipei Medical University Hospitals and University campus in the Taipei, Taiwan, area. SUBJECTS Two (2) selected groups of 76 health...

BACKGROUND Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation. It plays an important role in insulin homeostasis and glucose metabolism through multiple enzymatic reactions. With increasing data on magnesium deficiency in diabetic patients and epidemiological studies demonstrating magnesium deficiency as a risk factor for diabetes, it is logical to search for its possible beneficial eff...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a long-term, community-based, combined exercise program developed with low-cost exercise strategies on glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS Participants (n = 124; 63.25 ± 7.20 years old) engaged in either a 9-month supervised exercise program (n = 39; ...

The inductively coupled plasma etching characteristics of Co2MnSi thin films patterned using a TiN hard mask were investigated by the addition of CH3OH to Ar gas. As the CH3OH concentration increased, the etch rates of Co2MnSi magnetic thin films and TiN hard mask decreased, but the etch profile improved. The effects of rf power, dc-bias voltage and gas pressure on the etch rate and etch profil...

background the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (tipss) builds a shortcut between the portal vein and a liver vein, and represents a sophisticated alternative to open surgery in the management of portal hypertension or its complications. objectives to describe clinical experiences with a low-profile nitinol stent system in tipss creation, and to assess primary and long-term s...

OBJECTIVES This study compared clinic and ambulatory blood pressure measurement and the reproducibility of these measurements in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension (ISH). PATIENTS Eighty-seven patients aged greater than or equal to 60 years with ISH on clinic measurement were followed in the placebo run-in phase of the Syst-Eur trial. METHODS Clinic blood pressure was define...

Previous station pull through techniques of anal canal pressure measurement have not truly represented the differences among individuals and between sexes in the length and pressure profile of the anal canal. Furthermore, the techniques commonly used in anal canal pressure determination have not been adequately compared or standardised. Therefore, a mechanised rapid pull through technique using...

The study was conducted in an industrial and prosperous city of Punjab to evaluate the biophysical profile of blood pressure (BP) in apparently healthy school children. A total of 2560 children between the ages of 5-15 years were enrolled. Their age, religion, dietary and family history were recorded. Weight and height of all children were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated. A value ...