[Umbilical therapy combined with moxibustion for autumn diarrhea in children].

Objective: To observe the efficacy differences between moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy and oral administration of montmorillonite powder (smecta) on diarrhea symptoms in children of different ages.

Methods: A total of 120 children were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 60 cases in each group. In the observation group, the children aged under 3 years old were treated with moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8), Zhongwan (CV 12) and Tianshu (ST 25), and each acupoint was treated for less than 3 min, and the total treatment duration was no more than 10 min; the children aged between 3 to 7 years old were treated with moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23) and Dachangshu (BL 25), each acupoint was treated for less than 3 min, and the total treatment duration was no more than 20 min.

A new method for calculating the desired laminoplasty opening size based on the target sagittal canal diameter before single-door cervical laminoplasty.

Purpose: To build a mathematical model which could calculate the desired laminoplasty opening size (LOS) based on the target sagittal canal diameter (SCD) before single-door cervical laminoplasty (SDCL) when taking the effects of surgery drill into consideration.

Methods: The model was based on geometric analysis on deformation of spinal canal; the formula was derived and characterized as: y (mm) = 2 [Formula: see text] × sin(β/2) = c - d (y is the size of LOS, [Formula: see text] the size of transverse canal diameter, β the size of laminoplasty opening size, c the size of mini-plate and d the diameter of the drill bit used during the surgery operation). The parameters of pre- and postoperative computed tomography scans of 20 patients who had undergone SDCL were measured by the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) software and a new instrument named as Lei's ruler, respectively.

[Status and future development of surveillance of schistosomiasis in Jiangxi Province].

Jiangxi Province is one of serious endemic provinces with schistosomiasis japonica in China. The transmission control of schistosomiais has been achieved in whole province in 2015 after more than 60 years' great efforts. Of them, the surveillance has played an important role in the control of schistosomiasis.