Publications by authors named "Xiang-jun Yin"
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- Ginkgo biloba L. preparations (GBLPs) are used in Chinese herbal medicine for treating ischemic stroke (IS), and recent systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) have evaluated their effectiveness.
- This overview assesses the quality of these SRs and MAs, focusing on studies from various databases that meet specific criteria, such as including randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
- The findings indicate that while the reporting of the included studies was relatively complete, their overall methodological quality was critically low, with 28 showing a high risk of bias, and most outcomes rated as low to very low quality, although GBLPs in conjunction with standard treatment were found to improve neurological function compared to standard
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death. It is necessary to develop effective anti-lung cancer therapeutics. Wenxia Formula (WXF), an empirical traditional Chinese herbal formula, has been reported to have significant antitumor activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Compatibility regularity of compound traditional Chinese medicine patents based on association principle and entropy method].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
February 2015
To analyze the compatibility regularity of compound traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) patents for treating dyslipidemia, and provide basis for the clinical development and research of new TCM for treating dyslipidemia. Totally 243 compound traditional Chinese medicine patents for treating dyslipidemia were collected from the national patent database from September 1985 to March 2014 and analyzed by using drug frequency, association rules, complex network and entropy method of Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance System (V1.1).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) optic disc parameters and structure-function correlation between primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PEXG).
Design: Prospective, observation case series.
Patients And Methods: A total of 54 POAG and 33 PEXG cases, consecutively recruited from a University Glaucoma Service, underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, including HRT optic disc imaging.
Objective: To evaluate the capacity for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) prevention and control in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) in China.
Methods: All CDCs in China, including provincial, city and county CDCs were surveyed by questionnaires designed by China CDC including resource provided, capacity and efforts for NCDs.
Results: (1) RESOURCE: 7483 staff members worked on NCDs prevention and control, only accounting for 4.