Introduction: Many cancer patients experience sleeping difficulties which can persist several years after the completion of cancer treatment. Previous research suggests that acupuncture, and variants of acupuncture (acupressure, auricular therapy) may be effective treatment options for sleep disturbance. However, current evidence is limited for cancer patients. Methods: Feasibility study with 3...

This study compared the effects of high intensity, low frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation of auricular, somatic, and combined auricular and somatic acupuncture points on experimental pain threshold measured at the wrist. Sixty-seven healthy adults, aged 18 to 39 years, were assigned randomly to one of four groups: 1) the Auricular Group (n = 17) received TENS to auricular acu...

OBJECTIVE To develop a tissue culture expansion method for rabbit chondrocytes that promotes robust expansion while preserving chondrogenic potential. DESIGN Rabbit chondrocytes isolated from articular or auricular chondrocytes were assessed for chondrogenic differentiation potential versus population doubling using different expansion and differentiation conditions. Expansion conditions incl...

Reconstruction of the auricular conchal cavity is relatively difficult because of its unique structure, shape, and location. We compared different methods of repair of the auricular concha to determine the method that would cause the least injury to the donor site.The method selected was based on the location and size of the defect. If the defect was located in the upper part of the concha, or ...

Persistent atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias, which is caused by disorderly excited and invalid contract room sex rhythm in patients with arrhythmia. Evidences have indicated that plasma concentration levels of bilirubin and serum uric acid are associated with progression of auricular fibrillation. In this clinical investigation, regression analysis between auricular fib...

ious complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis [1–3]. Endoscopic vacuumassisted therapy (EVAT) is a reliable treatment for abscesses that are accessible endoscopically [4,5]. We report the first case in which EVAT was used in the treatment of an infected pancreatic pseudocyst. A 28-year-oldwomanwas admittedwith a severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) due to a 20 cm infected pancrea...

OBJECTIVE Observe the effect of Tai Chi in combination with auricular plaster therapy on treating obesity patient with secondary hyperlipidemia. METHOD Select 45 patients who suffer from simple obesity and secondary hyperlipidemia and then adopt random digital table to divide them into a Tai Chi group, an auricular plaster therapy group and a combination group. Each group consists of 15 patie...

INTRODUCTION Pseudocyst formation commonly follows pancreatitis, but erosion into the spleen is rare and potentially life threatening. We report a case of an intrasplenic pancreatic pseudocyst treated laparoscopically with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. METHODS A 50 year old male with a history of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis, presented with abdominal pain for 3 months, worsening ov...

BACKGROUND Ischemic pancreatitis is a rare medical entity. The pancreatic tissue is susceptible to ischemia with the possibility of developing acute pancreatitis. The abdominal aortic aneurysm can be one possible cause of pancreatic hypoperfusion. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 68-year-old man, Caucasian, with a history of a cluster of severe cardiovascular conditions, who presente...

We investigated the effects of auricular acupuncture stimulation on non-obese healthy volunteers and mildly obese patients. Subjects (n = 55 and 5, respectively) averaged 34.5 years old, and BMI was 24.3 and less than 27.5 kg/m2, respectively. We also studied the effects of single-blind sham treatment in approximately 500 age-, sex-, and BMI-matched subjects. Small (0.15 x 2.0 mm) auricular nee...