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Diagnostic Utility of Surrounding Tissue Hardness in Breast Masses: A Quantitative Analysis Using Shear Wave Elastography to Distinguish Malignancy Across Various Mass Sizes
CONCLUSIONS: SWE parameters effectively quantify surrounding tissue hardness in breast masses and have diagnostic value in distinguishing between benign and malignant masses of varying sizes, particularly in masses ≤20mm. SWE offers crucial quantitative parameters for the clinical discrimination of breast masses, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity. Future studies should expand sample sizes and optimize diagnostic models to enhance SWE's utility further in discriminating breast mass malignancy.PMID:38743897 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Pan Yan Xiaoyan Song Wentao Fan Source Type: research

The Efficacy of Recombinant Human Type III Collagen in the Treatment of Atrophic Scars and Its Impact on p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway Proteins
CONCLUSION: Recombinant human type III collagen significantly improves the treatment of atrophic scars, effectively ameliorating scar conditions and skin physiology. It also regulates the p38MAPK signaling pathway and reduces inflammation.PMID:38743896 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ruobing Zhang Wenhui Shao Qianyue Zhang Jun Yan Genyan Xu Chen Ke Changhan Chen Youhui Ke Source Type: research

The Relationship Between Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns and Maternal Prenatal Folic Acid Supplementation, and Analysis of Other High-Risk Factors
CONCLUSION: Pregnant women should choose an appropriate gestational age for conception. During the perinatal period, pregnant women should avoid exposure to the aforementioned high-risk factors as much as possible and supplement folic acid appropriately. It is essential to cultivate good dietary and lifestyle habits, as this has significant implications for preventing and reducing the occurrence of CHD in newborns. Healthcare professionals should prioritize educating pregnant women about the risks associated with the identified high-risk factors and emphasize the importance of early prenatal care. Furthermore, promoting ap...
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yaowu Zhan Jinxiu Bai Jihong Wei Lixia Liu Qian Wei Source Type: research

The Relationship Between Ureaplasma Species and Male Infertility: Pathogenicity, Biology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
CONCLUSION: Ureaplasma spp. are not simply "innocent bystanders" in infertility and may indeed be an "underestimated enemy of human reproduction". Ureaplasma spp. can be considered an etiological agent in unexplained infertility and a useful marker.PMID:38743894 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yunheng Zhou Xinyuan Wu Bin Shen Hongxia Ma Source Type: research

The Mechanism and Function of circlRP6 Targeting miR-145 in Occurrence of Intracranial Aneurysms
CONCLUSION: CircLRP6 is low expressed in intracranial aneurysms and negatively correlates with miR-145 expression. CircLRP6 may be involved in the development of intracranial aneurysms by influencing VSMC phenotype transformation. CircLRP6 acts as a natural sponge for miR-145, regulating VSMC proliferation, migration, and differentiation and promoting apoptosis, ultimately inhibiting the development of intracranial aneurysms. This study provides a theoretical basis for clinical research on the mechanism of intracranial aneurysms.PMID:38743893 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hao Zhu Yingang Wu Yang Wang Yang Zhang Ge Gao Source Type: research

Practice and Effect Evaluation of Preoperative Management Strategy for Patients Undergoing Day Arthroscopic Surgery Based on Evidence-Based Concept
CONCLUSION: Based on the evidence-based concept, the practice of preoperative management strategies for patients undergoing daytime arthroscopic surgery optimizes the daytime surgical process from the strict implementation of patient health education and evaluation, as well as the establishment of compliant and reasonable surgical schedules and emergency mechanisms. This improves the preoperative management behavior of daytime surgery, enhances the patient's medical experience, and enhances the quality of daytime surgical care, providing a good basis for management and decision-making.PMID:38743892 (Source: Alternative The...
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Meiqin Zhang Yan Wu Yushan Huang Qingxiang Wang Pengfei Xiao Wen Xiao Jie Zhao Source Type: research

Prediction of Postoperative Pneumonia after SICU Surgery: A Retrospective Single Center Study
CONCLUSIONS: This study identified 8 risk factors that are significantly associated with postoperative pneumonia in SICU patients after surgery and provides operable clinical tools for early prevention and intervention of postoperative pneumonia. The implementation of this model has significant potential to enhance patient outcomes in the SICU by enabling early identification and stratification of patients at elevated risk of developing postoperative pneumonia. This model allows for the timely initiation of targeted preventative and therapeutic interventions, potentially reducing the incidence of pneumonia, shortening hosp...
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Wei Sun Source Type: research

Construction of a Column Line Chart-Based Predictive Model for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection Severity in Tracheostomized Patients with Cranial Brain Injuries
CONCLUSION: The column line chart-based predictive model for postoperative pulmonary infection severity in tracheostomized patients with cranial brain injuries has a high discriminative power and predictive accuracy. It provides a reliable and intuitive means of predicting the severity of postoperative pulmonary infections in these individuals, enabling healthcare personnel to implement timely intervention measures, thus reducing the occurrence of pulmonary infections.PMID:38743890 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Huanqiang Liu Donghai Men Jincheng Huang Xiaoao Long Yanqing Yin Source Type: research

Comparison of the Application Effects of Tissue-Selecting Therapy Stapler, Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids, and Ruiyun Procedure for Hemorrhoids in the Treatment of Mixed Hemorrhoids
CONCLUSION: RPH not only shows superiority in treating mixed hemorrhoids in terms of intraoperative blood loss, surgical time, postoperative pain, and quality of life, but also holds promise for enhancing clinical practices with potentially shorter hospital stays and improved patient outcomes.PMID:38743889 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Qingguo Lin Tianming Wang Fangjian Xu Wanneng Yan Source Type: research

Analysis of Influencing Factors and Strategies for Premature Breast Development in Female Children based on Logistic Regression Analysis: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Clinical Trial
CONCLUSION: The influencing factors leading to simple, early breast development in girls include vitamin D, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, leptin, IGF-I., IGFBp-3, and should be combined with the progression of breast Tanner staging (complete regression, recurrent, and persistent), height growth rate, bone age, Uterine and ovarian B ultrasound, sex hormones, etc., warn of the conversion of PT to ICPP, and ensure children's physical and mental health and normal growth and development.PMID:38743888 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cui Haijing Wang Xia Liu Xinguang Liu Peng Du Wenzhong Source Type: research

Molecular Mechanism of Sevoflurane Affecting Fetal Nervous System's Development Through the GABAAR/Sirt 1 Pathway
CONCLUSION: Sevoflurane can affect the neurological development of rat offspring, which may be related to the inhibition of Sirt-1 expression.PMID:38743887 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jieyu Ma Zhengkai Li Feng Feng Yanling Ma Qiong Song Source Type: research

Chinese Medicine's Effects Against Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Single-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS: TCM, in the treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer, can achieve good therapeutic effects. Combined with chemotherapy, patients' clinical efficacy can improve, level of blood tumor markers can decrease, psychological state can improve, and incidence of adverse reactions can decrease. Its clinical use had significant effects, and physicians can promote and use them.PMID:38743886 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Liang Shi Xiuchao Geng Zhenyong Wang Hong Wang Yuhao Zhang Source Type: research

Clinical Study of 32 Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Chemotherapy
CONCLUSION: In the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, the application of TCM combined with chemotherapy can achieve good therapeutic results, improve the patients' prognosis, effectively reduce the occurrence of AEs and continuously restore patients' QoL.PMID:38743885 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Liang Shi Xiuchao Geng Zhenyong Wang Hong Wang Yuhao Zhang Source Type: research

Effect of Rehabilitation Intervention Based on Motive Behavioral Conversion Concept on Healing, Self-management, and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers after Artificial Dermal Transplantation
CONCLUSION: Rehabilitation interventions based on the motive behavioral conversion concept significantly enhanced postoperative recovery, demonstrating potential implications for clinical practices and future research.PMID:38743884 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Min Zhou Xiulan Zhang Yan Zhong Yue Zhang Source Type: research

Analysis of Changes of Ang-2 and TNF- α Levels in Patients with AMI Complicated with Pulmonary Infection and Drug Resistance of Infectious Pathogens
CONCLUSION: Gram-negative bacteria were the main pathogens and exhibited resistance to several antibiotics. Increased levels of angiopoietin-2 and tumor necrosis factor α were observed. Early detection of these markers can assist in the clinical diagnosis and guide the appropriate use of antibiotics.PMID:38743883 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - May 14, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Xiliang Huang Binjun Ding Shoujun Shi Jun Deng Haoran Zheng Source Type: research