Characteristics and prescription patterns of traditional Chinese medicine in atopic dermatitis patients: ten-year experiences at a medical center in Taiwan.

Objectives: Complementary and alternative therapies in treating atopic dermatitis are not uncommon. However, substantial evidence and consensus on treating atopic dermatitis is lacking. The aim of this study is to investigate the characteristics and utilization of traditional Chinese medicine in patients with atopic dermatitis.

Prognostic value of multidrug resistance 1, glutathione-S-transferase-pi and p53 in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with systemic chemotherapy.

Objective: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the dominant cancers in South China and Taiwan. Although NPC is highly chemosensitive, the use of chemotherapy for treating patients with recurrent or metastatic NPC has not been very successful. The emergence of drug resistance may be one of the major reasons.