[Moxibustion Plus Medication Can Relieve Refractory Nausea and Vomiting and Improve Quality of Life of Advanced Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemical Therapy].

Objective: To explore the efficacy of moxibustion combined with medication in the treatment of refractory nausea and vomiting and quality of life (QOL) in advanced cancer patients.

Methods: A total of 266 advanced cancer patients with nausea and vomiting were randomly assigned to Metoclopramide group (M group, ＝70), Metoclopramide plus Haloperidol group (MH group, ＝65), moxibustion ＋ M group (＝63), and moxibustion ＋ MH group (＝68). Moxibustion was applied to bilateral Zusanli (ST 36), and Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6) for 20 min every time, twice a day for 2 weeks.

Adjuvant Efficacy of Nutrition Support During Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treating Course: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Malnutrition and tuberculosis (TB) tend to interact with each other. TB may lead to nutrition deficiencies that will conversely delay recovery by depressing immune functions. Nutrition support can promote recovery in the subject being treated for TB.

Number of parity and the risk of gallbladder cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.

Background: Current epidemiological evidence suggests an association between parity and risk of gallbladder cancer (GBC), but studies have yielded inconsistent conclusions.

Objective: The purpose of this meta-analysis is to systematically analyze the effect of the number of parity on GBC risk.

Methods: We searched Web of Science, EMBASE, PubMed, China Biological Medicine Database from inception to the end of April 2015.