The Chinese medicine, Jianpi Huayu Decoction, inhibits the epithelial mesenchymal transition via the regulation of the Smad3/Smad7 cascade.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common and aggressive malignant tumors in the world. In China, traditional medicine is commonly used in the treatment of cancer. Among these medicines, Jianpi Huayu Decoction (JHD) is a typical clinical prescription against multiple tumors.

Health inequalities during 20 years of rapid economic development in China (1980-2000): a mortality analysis.

Objective: To examine the influence of China's economic reforms on population health and regional mortality rates.

Methods: Longitudinal study measuring the mortality trends and their regional variations. Using data from the three most recent national censuses, we used the model life table to adjust the mortality levels within the population for each census, and to calculate life expectancy.