BACKGROUND Only few longitudinal studies on the course of asthma among adults have been carried out. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present prospective study, carried out between 2000 and 2009 in Italy, is to assess asthma remission and control in adults with asthma, as well as their determinants. METHODS All the subjects with current asthma (21-47 years) identified in 2000 in the Italian Study o...

Zheng classification study based on infrared thermal imaging technology has not been reported before. To detect the relative temperature of viscera and bowels of different syndromes patients with pulmonary disease and to summarize the characteristics of different Zheng classifications, the infrared thermal imaging technology was used in the clinical trial. The results showed that the infrared t...

Objective To study the correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitution and dyslipidemia. Methods CNKI, VIP, Wanfang database, CBMdisc, PubMed, and Embase were searched, and meta-analysis was performed by Review Manager 5.2 software. Results Altogether 11 studies were included with 12890 individuals. The results showed that balanced constitution was a protective factor of...

Syndrome differentiation is the characteristic and soul of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which has certain advantages in treatment hyperthyroidism. TCM mainly divides its syndrome into four types: exuberant liver fire type, yin deficiency qi-yin type phlegm stagnation type. This paper summarizes hyperthyroidism by differentiation, order to provide some reference for this disease.

Data are presented on the FEV1 and forced vital capacity (FVC) of elderly people living at home. These were derived from a survey of 418 persons over the age of 70 years and thus provide standards for the assessment of elderly persons. There was a decline in FEV1 and FVC cross sectionally with age and a continued adverse effect of smoking. A history of cough and phlegm was strongly related to i...

history of medicine is a treasure of interesting experiences of humankind to treat diseases. traditional medicine is a major part of this long history. world health organization (who) encourages all countries to extend their complementary and traditional medicines and support trained practitioners in this field. this strategy can lead to finding new treatments and opening new horizons to the he...