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Se realizó un estudio de intervención terapéutica en 30 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico de alopecia areata en forma de placas, atendidos en la consulta de Dermatología del Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba, desde junio del 2014 hasta igual mes del 2015, con vistas a determinar la efectividad de la terapia tradicional china y la natural combinadas (esencias florales de Bach por modelo transpersonal, acupuntura con martillo de 7 puntas y masaje local con el rizoma del jengibre), para lo cual se conformó un grupo de estudio que la recibió y otro de control que fue tratado con crema esteroidea (triamcinolona a 0,1 por ciento). Los pacientes, cuya mayoría comprendía las edades de 25 a 34 años y era del sexo masculino, fueron evaluados al inicio, y luego a la cuarta, la octava y duodécima semanas. La terapia tradicional y la natural combinadas en pacientes con alopecia areata presentó una mejor respuesta y no existieron efectos secundarios, lo que demostró su efectividad al respecto
A study of therapeutic intervention in 30 patients with diagnosis of patchy alopecia areata, assisted in the Dermatology service of Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from June, 2014 to the same month in 2015, aimed at determining the effectiveness of the combined Chinese traditional therapy and the natural one (Bach flowers remedies for transpersonal pattern, acupuncture with hammer of 7 tips and local massage with ginger rhizome), for which a study group was formed which received it and another control group which was treated with steroid cream (triamcinolone 0,1 percent). Patients from the age group 25 - 34 years and male sex, were evaluated at the beginning, and then at fourth, eighth and twelfth weeks. The combined traditional and natural therapies in patients with alopecia areata provided a better response and there were no secondary effects, what demonstrated its effectiveness on this respect
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Humans , Male , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Flower Essences/administration & dosage , Alopecia Areata/diagnosis , Alopecia Areata/therapy , Combined Modality Therapy , Medicine, Chinese TraditionalABSTRACT
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is an increasingly common cause of acute hepatitis. We examined clinical features and types of liver injury of 65 affected patients who underwent liver biopsy according DILI etiology. The major causes of DILI were the use of herbal medications (43.2%), prescribed medications (21.6%), and traditional therapeutic preparations and dietary supplements (35%). DILI from herbal medications, traditional therapeutic preparations, and dietary supplements was associated with higher elevations in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels than was DILI from prescription medications. The types of liver injury based on the R ratio were hepatocellular (67.7%), mixed (10.8%), and cholestatic (21.5%). Herbal medications and traditional therapeutic preparations were more commonly associated with hepatocellular liver injury than were prescription medications (P = 0.002). Herbal medications and traditional therapeutic preparations induce more hepatocellular DILI and increased elevations in AST and ALT than prescribed medications.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Alanine Transaminase/blood , Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Dietary Supplements/adverse effects , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/enzymology , Phytotherapy/adverse effects , Plant Preparations/adverse effects , Prescription Drugs/adverse effects , Republic of Korea , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
@#There aren't official standards on syllabus,content,teaching materials and teaching methods of curriculum on three-year rehabilitation therapy specialty in the higher vocational education yet.This paper discussed the course of traditional rehabilitation therapy based on the characteristics,objectives and the actualities of traditional rehabilitation teaching in the vocational college.
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Treating autoimmune diseases(AID) is a challenge for physicians.Traditionally,we use cortisone or other immune inhibitors to treat AID although we know that these kinds of drugs can cause some severe toxic action on patients if used longer.For over ten years,the biological therapy for AID,which specially targets to the pathogenesis of AID,has long been engaged in the study.These new drugs can protect the normal immune system while stopping undesirable immune reaction to the target organ.