Plasma renin and aldosterone in patients with hypertension before treatment

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Non-Pharmacological treatment of hypertension

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Change in volumes and radiation doses of parotid and submandibular glands during intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

This journal suppl. entitled: Proceedings of the American Society for Radiation Oncology 53rd Annual MeetingPoster Viewing Session - PV-Head and Neck: abstract no. 2626OBJECTIVES: To investigate the changes in volumes and radiation doses to parotid and submandibular glands during IMRT for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in an attempt to justify re-planning in the mid-course of IMRT to minimize radiation-induced xerostomia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 33 consecutive patients with stage III to stage IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma (AJCC Staging Manual 6th Edition) who received concurrent chemoradiation were included in this study. Computed tomography (CT) scans were performed for IMRT planning purposes (PLCT) and at mid-course of IMRT (MCCT) with head and neck …published_or_final_versio

Randomised controlled trial of low salt diet in the treatment of hypertension

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Reducing sodium intake reduces ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive patients

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Integrative Eastern Body-mind-spirit healing - arts and science of acceptance and transformation of pain and suffering

Special PresentationDisease, frailty, disability and dying are painful, stressful, uncomfortable, and agitating. Despite old age and death are inevitable processes in living, people do hope that one can stay young, energetic, cheerful and happy all the time besides enjoying longevity. Western positivistic treatment focuses on an antagonistic stance of fighting the disease and treats illness as an enemy. Eastern integrative healing philosophy emphasizes on holistic harmonization of bodily strengths and energies. Ill health is seen as system imbalance which can be restored. Endurance of pain and suffering are seen as virtues in life. A reflective mechanism of acceptance can help foster a process of transformation from pain and suffering into enlightenment and peace of mind. This presentation will share arts and science of an integrative eastern body-mind-spirit healing in Hong Kong.published_or_final_versio

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)1.

In 2008, we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy. Since then, this topic has received increasing attention, and many scientists have entered the field. Our knowledge base and relevant new technologies have also been expanding. Thus, it is important to formulate on a regular basis updated guidelines for monitoring autophagy in different organisms. Despite numerous reviews, there continues to be confusion regarding acceptable methods to evaluate autophagy, especially in multicellular eukaryotes. Here, we present a set of guidelines for investigators to select and interpret methods to examine autophagy and related processes, and for reviewers to provide realistic and reasonable critiques of reports that are focused on these processes. These guidelines are not meant to be a dogmatic set of rules, because the appropriateness of any assay largely depends on the question being asked and the system being used. Moreover, no individual assay is perfect for every situation, calling for the use of multiple techniques to properly monitor autophagy in each experimental setting. Finally, several core components of the autophagy machinery have been implicated in distinct autophagic processes (canonical and noncanonical autophagy), implying that genetic approaches to block autophagy should rely on targeting two or more autophagy-related genes that ideally participate in distinct steps of the pathway. Along similar lines, because multiple proteins involved in autophagy also regulate other cellular pathways including apoptosis, not all of them can be used as a specific marker for bona fide autophagic responses. Here, we critically discuss current methods of assessing autophagy and the information they can, or cannot, provide. Our ultimate goal is to encourage intellectual and technical innovation in the field

Getting inside their brains: Exploring the psycho-social needs and employment-related concerns of Chinese childhood brain tumor survivors

Poster Session - Psychosocial Oncology: abstract no. A80Theme: Integration and Collaboration - the Way Forwar