Transurethral needle electrode resection and transurethral holmium laser resection of bladder cancer.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to explore the efficacy and safety of transurethral needle electrode resection and transurethral holmium laser resection of non-muscular invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Patients And Methods: In this prospective, case-control study, patients from the Urinary Surgery or Oncology Department who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria received transurethral needle electrode resection (n = 52) or transurethral holmium laser resection (n = 51).

Results: A total of 103 patients with NMIBC were included in the present study, with 68 males and 35 females.

Targeting MRP4 expression by anti-androgen treatment reverses MRP4-mediated docetaxel resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

It has been demonstrated that docetaxel (DTX) may improve the overall survival of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). However, its effectiveness is limited with time, and tumor escape is eventually inevitable. DTX resistance is the main reason for the failure of chemotherapy for CRPC.

[Clinical Trial of Long-snake Moxibustion Treatment for Immune Function in Allergic Rhinitis Disease Patients].

Objective: To observe the curative effect of long-snake moxibustion in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

Methods: A total of 66 patients with allergic rhinitis were randomized into moxibustion group (=34) and control (herbal medicine) group (=32) according to a computer-aided random digit table. Long-snake moxibustion stimulation over the Governor Vessel from Dazhui (GV 14) to Mingmen (GV 4) was performed for 30 min, once a week for 2 consecutive months.

[Effects of scalp acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking on cognitive behavior ability in patients with vascular dementia].

Objective: To compare the therapeutic differences among scalp acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking, body acupuncture and western medication for treatment of vascular dementia (VD).

Methods: Ninety cases were randomly divided into a combined therapy group (31 cases), a body acupuncture group (29 cases) and a western medication group (30 cases). The combined therapy group was treated with scalp acupuncture at forehead middle line, parieral middle line, temporal front line and temporal rear line as well as auricular point sticking at naogan (AT3,41), shen (CO10), shenmen (TF4), zhen (AT3), once a day; the body acupuncture group was treated with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36) and so on, once a day; the western medication group was treated with oral administration of aniracetam tablets, 0.

Variations of morphology and photosynthetic performances of Ulva prolifera during the whole green tide blooming process in the Yellow Sea.

Since 2007, the world's largest macroalgal blooms have occurred along the coastal area of the Yellow Sea for 6 consecutive years. In 2012, shipboard surveying and satellite remote sensing were used to monitor the whole blooming process. The blooms originated in Rudong sea area of the South Yellow Sea where bloom patches were of dark green and filamentous thalli were the dominant morphology.