Huangbaiye Tuji combined with Longdan Xiegan Decoction for anal cryptitis: Analysis of clinical efficacy and its influence on disease recurrence.

Given the rising incidence of anal cryptitis (AC) in recent years, it is of great significance to find an effective and safe treatment scheme to ensure the healthy life of patients. In this study, we explored the clinical efficacy of Huangbaiye Tuji combined with Longdan Xiegan Decoction (LDXGD) for AC and observed changes in patients' cellular immune function, which can provide a new reference for future treatment of AC. By comparison, we found that compared with Huangbaiye Tuji treatment alone, its combination with LDXGD had better clinical efficacy and high safety, contributing to more significant relief of inflammatory reaction and oxidative stress.

The descriptive analysis of depressive symptoms and White Blood Cell (WBC) count between the sexual minorities and heterosexual identifying individuals in a nationally representative sample: 2005-2014.

Background: Sexual minorities are at a higher risk of suffering from depressive symptoms compared with heterosexual individuals. Only a few studies have examined the conditions of having depressive symptoms within different sexual minority groups, especially people with sexual orientation uncertainty in a nationally representative sample. Furthermore, few studies have explored whether the mean white blood count (WBC) is different between people with and without depressive symptoms among different sexual minority groups in a nationally representative sample.

Does the association between Herpes Simplex 2 infection and depressive symptoms vary among different sexual minority statuses and sex groups? Findings from a nationally representative sample.

Background: Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) has been associated with depression, but the relationship has yet to be explored with respect to gender and sexual orientation in a nationally representative sample to help identify individuals at higher risk for depression.

Methods: A dataset from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2014 was used in this study. Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to test effect modification on both the multiplicative and additive scale using a sample of 57,684 subjects.