OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of topical Tripterygium wilfordii (TW), a Chinese herbal
therapy, in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: A 6 week randomized double blind placebo …

Forty‐four patients with definite or classic rheumatoid arthritis and failure to tolerate or respond
to gold therapy were treated with D‐penicillamine on a so‐called go‐slow, go‐low regime…

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a 3000-year-old holistic system of medicine combining
the use of herbs, acupuncture, dietary therapy, massage, and therapeutic exercise. TCM …

In this age of environmental consciousness, a book exploring the relationship between
environmental exposure and rheumatic diseases is of great general interest, particularly to …

This paper presents the design and experimental results of an area-efficient LC-based
voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) which can operate from a supply voltage as low as 0.7 V (2 …

Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in Asianpopulations is being increasingly
recognized. This study investigatedthe prevalence of SDB in Chinese middle-aged office-…

In protein folding and secretion disorders, activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
signaling (ERSS) protects cells, alleviating stress that would otherwise trigger apoptosis. …

Objective: To examine stress and psychological impact in severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) patients during the 2003 outbreak. SARS is a novel, highly infectious pneumonia, …

Although corticosteroid therapy might be clinically beneficial for bronchiectasis, very little is
known of its effects on the inflammatory and infective markers in bronchiectasis. We have …

The increased susceptibility of the elderly to lower respiratory tract infection cannot be fully
explained. Although mucociliary clearance, which is affected by ciliary beating and …