Publications by authors named "Buping Liu"
Objectives: As an innovative technology, internet hospitals have the potential to improve healthcare services. However, the pioneering nature of internet hospitals means that they are still in the early stages of development. This study aimed to investigate the challenges and strategies involved in establishing internet hospitals by public medical institutions in China.
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- * A unique fungus from Taiwan (referred to as AC) has shown potential anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects, prompting researchers to explore its impact on intestinal tumors in early-life models.
- * In a study with mice, AC supplementation during a high-fat diet significantly reduced tumor development in females, improved gut microbiota, decreased inflammatory responses, and altered key signaling pathways, suggesting a protective role against future tumor growth.
Background: Vascular dementia is a cognitive dysfunction syndrome caused by cerebral vascular factors such as ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. The effect of acupuncture on vascular dementia models is ambiguous, and there is controversy about whether acupuncture has a placebo effect. Oxidative stress and inflammation are the most essential mechanisms in preclinical studies of vascular dementia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To review and analyze the trend of researches on prostatitis in China in the past two decades.
Methods: We searched the core collection of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) for studies on prostatitis, and analyzed the data obtained using Excel, Citespace and VOSviewer.
Results: Totally, 1 216 original articles were identified, with 3 271 keywords, ≥3-time high-frequency keywords accounting for 12.
Objective: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture (EA) combined with tamsulosin hydrochloride sustained release capsule on chronic prostatitis (CP) of damp and heat stasis.
Methods: A total of 70 patients with CP of damp and heat stasis were randomized into an acupuncture plus medication group (35 cases, 4 cases dropped off) and a medication group (35 cases, 5 cases dropped off). In the medication group, tamsulosin hydrochloride sustained release capsule was given orally, 0.
Objectives: To systematically review the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
Methods: PubMed, Cochrane library Central, Web of Science, Wang-fang Database, and CNKI were searched from their inception to June 30, 2016. Data of acupuncture for CP/CPPS following randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was included.
[Biofeedback therapy for chronic prostatitis: Application and consideration].
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue
January 2016
Studies of biological feedback (BF) for the treatment of chronic prostatitis (CP) are occasionally reported have exhibited some related problems. This article presents an evaluation of the published literature on the BF treatment of CP at home and abroad in the aspects of instrument, method, application, effect, function, and mechanism. UROSTYMTM and MyoTrac are often employed and their operating paths are basically the same.
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- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating male infertility by reviewing existing literature.
- The researchers found 12 studies involving 2,177 patients, indicating that acupuncture showed similar efficacy to traditional Chinese medicine but had better outcomes than Western medicine alone.
- Various combinations of treatments—including acupuncture with traditional and Western medicine—demonstrated increased cure rates compared to any single treatment option.
[An analysis of the countermeasures against chronic prostatitis among college students in Guangzhou City].
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue
January 2008
Objective: To analyze the countermeasures against chronic prostatitis (CP) among the male college students in Guangzhou City.
Methods: A self-designed questionnaire was used for an investigation among 1 431 male college students randomly chosen from four colleges in Guangzhou City. The countermeasures against CP were compared between the students with CP and those without.
[An epidemiological study on TCM syndromes of chronic prostatitis among male college students in Guangzhou City].
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue
September 2007
Objective: To study the epidemiological characteristics of the TCM syndromes of chronic prostatitis (CP) among the male college students in the city of Guangzhou.
Methods: A total of 1 682 male college students were recruited from four colleges in Guangzhou City. The TCM syndromes of the CP patients (n = 561) were grouped according to age, major, residence area, native place, economic condition, interpersonal relation and academic record of the students.