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Objective To survey effective treatment strategies for cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP). Methods The clinical data of 78 patients diagnosed with CSP from January 2010 to December 2013 were reviewed. Results Among these patients, 17 patients were first treated at our hospital; of them, 2 were misdiagnosed. The other 61 patients were referred from other hospitals; of them, 21 were initially misdiagnosed. There were 9 patients who were treated with laparotomy, 50 patients with curettage after uterine artery embolization (UAE) with or without local methotrexate (MTX) infusion, 10 patients with dilatation and curettage, 6 patients with transvaginal sonographic guided local intragestational MTX injection, and 3 patients with systemic MTX injection. All patients finally recovered. Patients with excessive vaginal hemorrhage underwent either emergency UAE treatment or laparotomy. These two treatments had similar success rates (81.82% vs. 100%, χ 2 =0.289, P>0.05). Conclusions The accurate diagnosis of CSP is important. Curettage after UAE with or without local MTX infusion is a safe and effective method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cordyceps sinensis is a widely used Chinese traditional herb with a long history. In China C. sinensis is usually applied in the treatment of respiratory diseases, however, the efficacy of C. sinensis still lacks experimental evidence. Type I diabetes is a multi-factor related autoimmune disease caused by cellular-mediated destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells in the islets in human. We tested C. sinensis for its ability to work as an immune modulator in NOD mice, an animal model which mimicks the progression of type I diabetes in humans and found that treatment with C. sinensis extract could slow down disease development in NOD mice. Further research also suggested that treatment with C. sinensis extract increased the frequency of Treg cells and IFN-gama producing Th1 cells in peripheral lymph nodes. However, C. sinensis has no effect on the natural Treg cell differentiation in thymus.

Objective: To explore the characteristics of tympanic cavity pressure and static compliance in different years old children., Method: 302 cases (567 ears) were studied. All cases were divided into five groups according to their age. Their tympanic cavity pressure and static compliance were tested., Result: Most tympanic cavity pressure ranged from +50 to -50 dapa in all groups. The volume of static compliance in group one is the largest (0. 71 ml), and it changed with the age. It gradually decreased from 3 month to 3 years old but increased after three years old until 6 years old then returned to the level in 1 year old., Conclusion: The tympanic cavity pressure and static compliance are relevant to the age when children are small than 6 years. This characteristic must be considered on clinic diagnosis of middle ear disease and the evaluation of hearing.