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Treating Opium Addiction in China: Medical Missionaries, Chinese Medicine, and the State, 1830-1910.
J Hist Med Allied Sci
January 2025
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China.
From the 1830s onward, Euro-American medicine began addressing opium addiction among the Chinese population. Drawing upon records from medical missionaries, medical journals, and related Chinese sources, this article examines the transformation of opium addiction treatment in late Qing China (1830-1910). Despite their pioneering efforts, medical missionaries encountered various challenges in gaining cooperation from patients and Chinese authorities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care in Mexico: a neglected challenge in the search for universal health coverage.
Int J Equity Health
January 2025
Center for Health Equity in Latin America, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, Louisiana, USA.
Background: Ethnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care has been overlooked in academic literature and yet it is critical for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). There is a lack of empirical evidence on its impact on the effective coverage of maternal health interventions (ECMH) for Indigenous women in Mexico. Documenting progress in reducing maternal health inequities, particularly given the disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on ethnic minorities, is essential to improving equity in health systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacteristics, care and support needs of older Victorians requiring a government-funded Home Care Package: An observational study.
Australas J Ageing
January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Objectives: To describe sociodemographic characteristics and comprehensive day-to-day care and support needs of older Victorians requiring government-funded home-based aged-care, and to explore associations between vulnerability factors and complexity indicators in this population.
Methods: A population-based observational study was conducted using de-identified, routinely collected aged-care assessment data for Victorians approved for a Home Care Package (HCP) between January 2019 and June 2022.
Results: The study population (n = 94,975 individuals), approved for one of four HCP levels (Levels 1 (5%), 2 (38%), 3 (34%) or 4 (24%)), was aged 82 years on average (SD 7.
Exploring policy coherence for land use transformations: The case of Scotland.
J Environ Manage
January 2025
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Peter Wilson Building, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK. Electronic address:
The multiple crises (climate, biodiversity, austerity) facing our socio-ecological systems require ambitious responses; with much of the responsibility for protecting public goods and developing sustainably lying with public policy. To tackle these wicked problems, there are increasing calls for policy coherence: to use the levers of government in a more holistic and systemic manner. Land use transformation is crucial to achieving these ambitions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary Study on Effect of Extraction Methods on the Properties and Activities of Polysaccharides from .
Molecules
January 2025
School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China.
, a traditional Miao medicine with significant clinical potential, is rich in polysaccharides. Despite its importance, there is a scarcity of research on the structure and activities of these polysaccharides. In this study, polysaccharides from (GJPs) were extracted using various methods, including heated reflux extraction (HRE), acidic extraction (ACE), alkaline extraction (AAE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), enzymatic extraction (EAE), pressurized liquid extraction (PLE), and deep eutectic solvents extraction (DESE).
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