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At the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we reviewed the development and innovation of the Journal during the 30 years, discussed the special feature of the Journal and the publishing thoughts, and put forward the development plan. By abiding to showing the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, keeping pace with the academic advancement, and following the editing standard strictly, the Journal has obtained the social approval and academic position for its growth from a small-scale and unknown periodical to a bimonthly, normalized and high-quality journal.
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At present, the training pattern in the higher-education institutions of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is still characterized as a trilogy of basic medical theory courses, clinical medical courses and graduation clinic practice, which results in the slow-cultivation of the TCM talent, and brings into the severe problems of theory being divorced from practice and bad social adaptability in the graduates. Under this situation, it is imperative to reform the traditional training patterns and to advocate innovation in the education. It is suggested that creative teachers, students' creative study and a democratic, harmonious, relaxing and easy study atmosphere are helpful to the cultivation of TCM talents. Therefore, a student-orientating training pattern of classroom-teaching synchronized with the clinic practice, emphasizing clinic practice, and aiming to improve the scientific research ability is advocated in higher-education of TCM. This is expected to provide some thoughts for the development of TCM higher education in the new era.
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ive] To assay the academic achievement of Guangzhou University of TCM by analyzing the academic value of articles published in Journal of Guangzhou University of TCM at the 45th anniversa ry of Guangzhou University of TCM. [Methods] Articles issued from 1984 to 2000 in the Journal were re viewed with the indexes such as the amount of fund - supported articles, rewarded article amount, period ical impacting factor, citation by famous overseas and domestic abstract periodicals or databases and re wards for the Journal. Runs test was used as the statistical method. [Results] From 1998 to 2000, the annual fund- supported articles occupied 28.3%, the amount of annual rewarded articles arrived 20, periodical impacting factor ranged first and the articles were listed in 17 kinds of abstract periodicals or databases. Rewards for the Journal from 1999 to 2001 were as follows: second reward in the appraise of National Best Journals & Best Scientific and Technological Periodicals, the 2nd Guangdong Best Journals and the 2nd National Best Periodicals of TCM, reward for the 3rd Guangdong Best Periodicals and the first reward in the the appraise of the 3rd Guangdong Best Scientific and Technological Periodicals. Data from 1984 to 2000 showed an increasing trend in the application of scientific methods in the Journal. [ Conclusion] Guangzhou University of TCM has obtained great academic achievement in recent years; the application of scientific methods is necessary for the development of scientific research; Guangzhou Uni versity of TCM has made progress in clinical and experimental research of TCM; studies on Chinese herb al medicines and their preparations should be strengthened.
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Objective To observe the changes of plasma Von Willebrand factor(vWF) content in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and late lung cancer(LLC) patients with Qi deficiency.Methods The changes of vWF content in 26 COPD patients with Qi deficiency and in 15 LLC patients with Qi deficiency were observed before and after treatment,and were compared with those in 30 healthy volunteers.Results Plasma vWF content before treatment was increased in COPD and LLC patients with Qi deficiency(P0.05).Conclusion Abnormal platelet activation exists in COPD and LLC patients with Qi deficiency,the function of vascular endothelial cells decreases,and the blood is in hypercoagulable state,which accords with the traditional Chinese medical theory of Qi failing in promoting blood circulation.