Association between Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Risk of Ovarian Malignancy in Middle-Aged and Elderly Women.

Objective: To investigate the risk of ovarian malignancy in middle-aged and elderly women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its correlation with disease activity.

Methods: 219 middle-aged and elderly (age ≥ 40) female RA patients who were treated at the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from August 2019 to September 2020 were selected. Their general information such as age and medical history was collected.

Chinese herbal medicine Xianling Gubao capsule for knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most prevalent degenerative joint disease among populations over 60 years old, and is the most common cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability worldwide. Xianling Gubao capsule (XLGBC), a Chinese patent medicine, is widely used for treatment of osteoporosis. Meanwhile, according to the theory of homotherapy for heteropathy, XLGBC is increasingly applied in the clinical practice of KOA.

Electroacupuncture for the Prevention of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Among Older Adults Undergoing Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common surgical complication in elderly patients undergoing hip and knee replacement. Electroacupuncture (EA) may have a protective effect on postoperative cognitive function, but relevant evidence remains uncertain. To systematically evaluate the evidence of EA for the prevention of POCD after total joint arthroplasty.

Effects of oral administration of Spirulina platensis and probiotics on serum immunity indexes, colonic immune factors, fecal odor, and fecal flora in mice.

To evaluate the effects of Spirulina platensis and probiotics on growth, immunity indexes, fecal flora, and fecal odor in mice, 40 mice were randomly allotted to four groups, and each was administrated with nothing, S. platensis, probiotics, or both for 28 days, respectively. Then, many indexes were measured.

Evidence of Chinese herbal fumigation for knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability worldwide. Chinese herbal fumigation, an external therapy, is commonly used for the treatment of KOA, while there is no systematic review or meta-analysis designed to evaluate the effects of Chinese herbal fumigation on KOA.

Methods: Seven databases including Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang data, VIP, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database will be searched up to October 31, 2020.

Effect of electroacupuncture on postoperative cognitive dysfunction for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Electroacupuncture is increasingly used in rehabilitation for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), but relevant evidence remains unclear for patients receiving total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods: The databases research of PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) will be conducted from inception to December 31, 2020. The relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from data will be screened one by one.