[Strategies for prevention and treatment of spinal degenerative diseases from perspective of traditional Chinese medicine for bone health].

The population aging and the coming of the information era are accompanied with the growing incidence of spinal degenerative diseases, which result in heavy social and economic burdens. Under the guidance of the tendon-bone theory, rich experience has been accumulated in the prevention and diagnosis of spinal degenerative diseases with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), which demonstrates unique advantages. China's government has placed people's health in the strategic position of development, providing a favorable environment for the realization of healthy aging.

Follicle-stimulating hormone and blood lead levels with bone mineral density and the risk of fractures in pre- and postmenopausal women.

Background: The conclusions on the associations of serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and blood lead levels with bone mineral density (BMD) were controversial. Furthermore, little was known on the impacts of co-existence of serum FSH and blood lead levels on BMD and the risk of fractures in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the associations of serum FSH and blood lead levels with BMD and the risk of fractures in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

The non-linear associations of serum follicle-stimulating hormone levels with bone mineral density and the risk of osteoporosis during menopausal transition: an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.

Purpose: To explore the non-linear associations of serum FSH levels with BMD and the risk of osteoporosis in pre- and postmenopausal women.

Methods: Data analyzed in this study were derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III and the NHANES from 1999 to 2002. Women aged from 35 to 60 years with complete data of serum FSH levels and BMD were eligible.

Baduanjin exercise in the treatment of hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: As a therapy to prevent and treat hypertension, exercise is widely used in clinical practice. But due to the lack of documentary evidence, Baduanjin as a relaxed and convenient mode of exercise is not currently recommended by professional health organizations to treat hypertension. The purpose of this article is to examine the efficacy of Baduanjin as an antihypertensive exercise therapy.

Prognosis Comparisons of Laparoscopy versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer Patients after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy: A Meta-Analysis.

Aim: We aimed to compare the oncological outcomes of laparoscopy and open resection for patients with rectal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT).

Methods: We searched the publications that compared the efficacy of laparoscopic surgery and open thoracotomy in treatment outcomes of rectal cancer after NCRT. All trials analyzed the summary hazard ratios of the endpoints of interest, including survival and individual postoperative complications.

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Perioperative Immunonutrition in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients.

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, 25 clinical trials were systematically reviewed, and meta-analysis was performed with the results of 16 trials. It was found that the risk of surgical site infection was significantly lower in patients who received perioperative immunonutrition than those given standard nutrition. Furthermore, hospital stay was significantly shorter in patients receiving immunonutrition or early enteral nutrition after surgical resection of gastric cancer.