Symbiotic probiotic communities with multiple targets successfully combat obesity in high-fat-diet-fed mice.

Probiotics hold great potential for treating metabolic diseases such as obesity. Given the complex and multifactorial nature of these diseases, research on probiotic combination with multiple targets has become popular. Here, we choose four obesity-related targets to perform high-throughput screening, including pancreatic lipase activity, bile salt hydrolase activity, glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion and adipocyte differentiation.

Evaluation of Early Psychological Interventions in Patients with Intracranial Aneurysm Embolism: A Nursing Business Process Reengineering Perspective.

Objective: This study examines the impact of early psychological intervention for patients undergoing nursing process modification through a business process reengineering (BPR) approach in preventing intracranial aneurysm embolism.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) design was employed in this study. A randomized method was utilized to allocate a total of 201 cases into two distinct groups.

[Clinical efficacy of fire needling combined with cupping therapy on herpes zoster of acute stage and the effect on Th17/Treg cellular immune balance].

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy between the combined therapy of fire needling and cupping, and western medication on herpes zoster of acute stage, as well as the effects on Th17 and Treg cells and inflammatory factors, i.e. IL-10 and IL-17 in the peripheral blood.

Pharmacist intervention for pediatric asthma: A systematic literature review and logic model.

Background: Asthma is highly prevalent in children. Evidence about pharmacist-led interventions in the management of pediatric asthma is emerging.

Objective: To summarize empirical evidence of pharmacist-led interventions for pediatric asthma patients, and to identify the components of a logic model, which can inform evidence-based pharmacy practice.

Perceptions of the health risk from hot days and the cooling effect of urban green spaces: a case study in Xi'an, China.

Background: Hot days are one of the typical threats to human health and sustainable cities. The exploration of residents' perceptions of thermal environment and its mitigation measures will support the health risk prevention.

Methods: A survey with a combination of closed-ended and open-ended questions was conducted in July 2021 among 13 urban parks in Xi'an City, China.

Burnout among healthcare providers: Its prevalence and association with anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Macao, China.

Introduction: Burnout in healthcare providers (HPs) might lead to negative consequences at personal, patient-care and healthcare system levels especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of burnout and the contributing variables, and to explore how, from health workforce management perspective, HPs' experiences related to carrying out COVID-19 duties would be associated with their burnout.

Methods: A cross-sectional, open online survey, informed by physical and psychological attributes reportedly related to burnout, the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), was completed by HPs in Macau, China during October and December 2021.

Cooling Effect of Green Space and Water on Urban Heat Island and the Perception of Residents: A Case Study of Xi'an City.

The urban heat island (UHI) is a typical environmental problem that affects people's health and restricts urban development. Understanding the cooling effect of ecological landscapes and residents' perceptions of the cooling effect can help guide urban planning and mitigate environmental risk. This study analyzed the spatiotemporal evolution of UHI in the central area of Xi'an City in 1999, 2006, 2014, and 2019, and compared the cooling effect of green space and water among 13 urban parks in 2019.

[Professor -'s experience in the clinical application of "Dayingxiang"].

The paper introduces professor -'s experience in treatment with acupuncture-moxibustion at "Dayingxiang". Based on the application of Neiyingxiang (internal LI 20), professor defines the entire nasal cavity and its adjacent nasopharynx as "Dayingxiang", of which, "Neiyingxiang" and "Biyandian" (nasopharynx point) are commonly stimulated with acupuncture-moxibustion. "Dayingxiang" may regulate lung and promote the circulation of the marrow sea in treatment of the disorders of lung system and the marrow.

Effectiveness of Hospital Pharmacist Interventions for COPD Patients: A Systematic Literature Review and Logic Model.

Purpose: This review aimed to summarize empirical evidence about pharmacist-led interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in hospital settings and to identify the components of a logic model (including input, interventions, output, outcome and contextual factors) to inform the development of hospital pharmacist's role in COPD management.

Methods: A systematic review of literature retrieved from four English databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect) and one Chinese database (CNKI) were conducted to identify eligible studies published from inception to March 2022. Studies concerning pharmacist and COPD were identified to screen for randomized controlled studies that focused on pharmacist interventions for COPD at the hospital setting.

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for smoking cessation: A study protocol of a multicentre, randomized, controlled clinical trial.

Background: Nicotine dependence is an addictive behavioral disease facilitated by habitually smoking cigarettes. In many countries, acupuncture and auricular acupressure have attracted growing attention as complementary or alternative treatments for smoking cessation; however, there is a lack of rigorous randomized, controlled studies evaluating the combination of these two interventions specifically for smoking cessation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure (A&AA) to increase the rates of smoking cessation and ultimately reduce the rates of relapse.

Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for smoking cessation and its effects on tobacco dependence and smoking behavior among Hong Kong smokers: a multicenter pilot clinical study.

Background: Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure has been used as a complementary and alternative treatment for smoking cessation in Hong Kong for over 10 years. This study aimed to investigate the success rates of smoking cessation posttreatment, and to evaluate treatment effects on tobacco dependence, smoking behavior, anxiety levels, and sleep disturbances between successful and unsuccessful quit smokers in Hong Kong.

Methods: This prospective, multicenter clinical study conducted between September 2020 and February 2022 in Hong Kong was part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area project on smoking cessation.

Effects of Acupuncture in Ischemic Stroke Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Acupuncture is a well-known treatment option for ischemic stroke recovery, but evidence of its effectiveness remains limited. This is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for ischemic stroke rehabilitation.

Methods: Rehabilitation training was provided to the control group.

Morning Versus Evening Dosing of Sublingual Immunotherapy in Allergic Asthma: A Prospective Study.

Background: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been proved to be an effective and safe treatment for allergic asthma (AS) in children. Nonetheless, several issues regarding SLIT remain to be resolved, including the information about optimal administration timing.

Methods: A total of 163 AS children aged 4-13 years were enrolled and randomized into the morning dosing (MD) group and the evening dosing (ED) group.

Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Frequentist Network Meta-Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation.

Purpose: Acupuncture and moxibustion techniques have been increasingly used to treat peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP). However, there is a paucity of comparative information and cost-effectiveness assessment for techniques on PNP management. .

Electroacupuncture for Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Background: Previous studies have shown that electroacupuncture (EA) has a positive effect on motor and sensory function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). This review evaluated the effectiveness of EA for improvement in activities of daily living in patients with SCI.

Methods: We searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP databases using a search strategy according to the guidelines of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Review of Interventions up to 30th September 2020.

[Professor -'s clinical experience in staging treatment for post-stroke dysphagia].

The paper summarizes professor -'s clinical experience in staging treatment for post-stroke dysphagia. Professor - adheres to "essence and marrow deficiency and primary decline" as the pathogenesis and "conducting from " as the treating principle. By regulating the conception vessel and the governor vessel and focusing on meridians, in association with meridian differentiation and the location differentiation, professor provides the staging treatment for post-stroke dysphagia.

['s experience for treating press ulcer with fire-moxibustion].

To summarize 's experience for treating press ulcer with fire-moxibustion. Through syndrome differentiation and examined factors, believes that the disease is caused by deficiency and blood stasis, and advocates that the treatment should be weighed against deficiency and excess, and selection by stages. The cotton-moxibustion is used to diffusing and obstruction-removing and blood duingⅠstage of press ulcer.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Substance Use Disorders: A Scientometric Analysis and Visualization of Its Use Between 2001 and 2020.

This study aimed to identify frontiers for further studies via brief understanding in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for substance use disorders (SUDs). Publications on the use of CAM for treating SUDs were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection from 2001 to 2020 on July 12, 2020, and visualized by CiteSpace V. A total of 3,807 publications were obtained.

[Lingnan fire needling combined with 0.1% sodium hyaluronate eye drops in the treatment of xerophthalmia: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effect of Lingnan fire needling combined with artificial tears in the treatment of xerophthalmia.

Methods: A total of 86 xerophthalmia patients were equally and randomly divided into treatment group and control group. The patients of both groups were received treatment with 0.

Acupuncture for improving a case of widespread herpes zoster after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma chemotherapy.

Background: Herpes zoster presents as clustered blisters on one side of the body, accompanied by nerve pain. This is caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, and it occurs primarily in people with weakened immunity. Tumor and chemotherapy drugs can impair the patient's immune function, induce herpes zoster and prolong the course of disease.

I Know Some People: The Association of Social Capital With Primary Health Care Utilization of Residents in China.

Primary health care (PHC) services are underused due to the unbalanced distribution of medical resources. This is especially true in developing countries where the construction of PHC systems has begun to take effect. Social capital is one of the important factors affecting primary health care utilization.

Auricular acupressure promotes uterine involution after cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Postpartum subinvolution of the uterus is a more common condition after cesarean section. Auricular acupressure (AA) is widely used for the treatment of postpartum diseases. However, few studies have explored the effects of AA as a treatment of uterine involution following cesarean section to date.

[Professor 's experience in treating intractable sudden deafness with acupuncture and moxibustion].

Professor -'s experience and medical record in the treatment of intractable sudden deafness with acupuncture is introduced. Professor believes that this disease is mainly caused by the blockage of meridians, and should be treated with acupuncture therapy as soon as possible. According to the root cause and the pathogenesis of blockage, the method of "soothing , clearing the ear and opening the orifices" is adopted.