Comparison of risk for HIV, syphilis and HCV infection between club drug users and traditional drug users in TaizhouCity / 上海预防医学

Objective To compare the risk for HIV, syphilis and HCV infection between club drug users and traditional drug users in Taizhou City of Zhejiang Province, in order to provide evidence for further behavioral intervention. Methods Drug users in Taizhou were surveyed with the questionnaires for national HIV sentinel surveillance during 2016-2019.Blood samples were collected for detection of HIV, syphilis and HCV antibodies. Results A total of 1 612 drug users were surveyed, in which club drug users accounted for 78.7% and traditional drug users 21.3%.Significant differences were observed in gender, age, educational level, ethnic background, and household registration between these two groups (P < 0.05).Among club drug users, injecting drug users accounted for 7.1%, lower than traditional drug users (P < 0.001).Among the injecting drug users, those who shared needles with others accounted for 8.9%, similar to the traditional drug users (P>0.05).In the past year, the proportion of having sex after drug abuse among club drug users was 77.9%, higher than traditional drug users (P=0.002).The proportion of condom use during sex were nearly 30.0% for both club drug users and traditional drug users.Of the club drug users, 0.2% were infected with HIV, which was not significantly different from that in traditional drug users (P>0.05).The prevalence of syphilis among club drug users was 12.6%, higher than traditional drug users (P < 0.05);whereas the HCV prevalence (10.4%) was lower among club drug users (P < 0.001). Conclusion The threats of blood-borne transmission and sexual transmission of diseases are common among club drug users, suggesting the need of targeted intervention measures.

Study on Distribution and Trend of Innovation Technology of World Traditional Drugs Based on Patent Analysis / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To analyze the distribution and tends of innovation technology of traditional drugs around the world. Methods Relevant patent literature about world traditional drugs in Innography patent database was retrieved by IPC class numbers combined with keywords. The patents of traditional drugs from January 1st, 2006 to December 31st, 2016 were under statistical analysis. Frequency statistics was used for trend analysis and hot spot distribution; text clustering and correlation analysis were used for hot spot analysis; patent database was used for strength analysis, to analyze the strength of drug distribution of world traditional patent; visual charts were used to display results such as trend charts, bubble charts, tree diagrams, text clustering rings, etc.. Results In the recent years, the number of patent applications of traditional drugs has been increasing year by year. China, South Korea, Japan and the United States were the main patent applications / authorized countries. Technology innovation is mainly concentrated in the medicinal compositions, crude drugs, extracts, chemical composition and health care, etc. Digestive system diseases, pain/fever/inflammation, infection, skin diseases and so on are the hot spots of traditional drug therapy. In addition to the use of clinical treatment, traditional drugs have been widely developed as cosmetics, dietary supplements, health products, beverages and other new uses. Conclusion The number of traditional drugs patents is increasing around the world. China and the United States are the leading countries of technology innovation. Chronic and intractable diseases are the hot spots of traditional drug therapy. A variety of new uses of traditional drugs have been developed.

Wound healing: A review.

Wound healing is one of the major problems faced by mankind. The healing of wound is a complex process that involves a series of reactions. In the developing countries like India and China traditional herbal drugs and their products are used for the treatment of wounds along with allopathic or the western system of medicine. This review comprises of the various aspects of wound and its healing, the herbal drugs that are used and also the modern technologies used in wound healing.

Actual situation on the World about policy, registration and management regulation of traditional drugs

In East Mediterranean countries, in Oman islamic country up to the year 1995, in Saudi Arabia there are some regulations for traditional medicaments. From November 1993, in Argentina, regulation concerning the registration and the trade of traditional medicines were promulgated, pursuant this, the traditional preparations must be registered within 180 days. In Canada, medicinal herbal, as medicines must be in compliance of the rules of labeling and other rules of the Law of Foods and Drugs. American Law regulates the labeling as for food additives – WHO survey noted on the administration of traditional medicine only in Mali, Mauritania and South Africa