Introduction: The metabolic syndrome (MS) corresponds to the coexistence of several metabolic disorders including three (3) factors out of five (5) in the same individual. These five (5) major criteria are central or ...Introduction: The metabolic syndrome (MS) corresponds to the coexistence of several metabolic disorders including three (3) factors out of five (5) in the same individual. These five (5) major criteria are central or abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc), hyperglycemia, and elevated blood pressure. It has been the subject of various definitions over the past 10 years. It is a clinical-biological entity recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1998, the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) in 2001, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2005, then the IDF Harmonization Consensus in 2009. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the medico-surgical emergency department of the Donka national hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive study, data collection took place from February 5 to July 5, 2022 and, covering all patients aged 16 and over, without distinction of sex, origin received in consultation in the medical unit in the emergency department of Donka and having agreed to participate in the study. Anthropometric, clinical and biological data were recorded. Results: We recruited 107 patients whose age ranged from 20 to 94 years with a mean age of 58.92 ± 13.78 years. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in our study population was 6.30% with a female predominance of 73.83%. The most frequent components of the metabolic syndrome were abdominal obesity (100%) followed by hyperglycemia (85.98%) and hypertension (85.05%). Among the complications related to the metabolic syndrome, diabetes was found with (46.73%), hypertension (43.93%) and stroke (16.93%). Conclusion: Our results show a significant prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its main complications, which were diabetes, hypertension and stroke. These data justify early detection and treatment strategies.展开更多
In recent decades, acupuncture has been used more widely and extensively in the United States （U.S.）. However, there have been no national surveys or analyses reported in academic journals on the number of practicin...In recent decades, acupuncture has been used more widely and extensively in the United States （U.S.）. However, there have been no national surveys or analyses reported in academic journals on the number of practicing or licensed acupuncturists, This study was conducted to identify the approximate number of licensed acupuncturists active in 2015. The Board of Acupuncture or Board of Medicine in each state or U.S. territory was contacted to collect data, Online license information searching was also performed in order to get accurate numbers of licensed acupuncturists for those states in which a board was unable to be contacted. The study found that the number of licensed acupuncturists in 2015 in the U,S, was 34,481. Of this, more than 50% were licensed in three states alone： California （32.39%）, New York （11,89%） and Florida （7.06%）. The number of licensed acupuncturists increased 23.30% and 52.09%, compared to the year 2009 （n = 27,965） and 2004 （n = 22,671）, respectively; increasing about 1,266 per year. There were 62 and 10 accredited acupuncture institutions providing master and doctoral degrees, respectively. The West Coast comprised 51.39% of degree granting programs, while the East Coast comprised 29.17%; together the coastal states housed more than 80% of all programs, with the remainder sprinkled across the southern （9.72%）, northern （8.33%）, and the middle/central states （1.39%）. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia regulated acupuncture practice by law at the time of data collection. Acupuncture continues to be a quickly growing profession in the U.S,展开更多
Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）arrived in the United States（U.S.）in 1854.Initially,most TCM providers were herbalists,w ith very few being acupuncturists.Based on my research,the earliest acupuncturist to practi...Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）arrived in the United States（U.S.）in 1854.Initially,most TCM providers were herbalists,w ith very few being acupuncturists.Based on my research,the earliest acupuncturist to practice inthe U.S. was Dr. Fu Xing Fang , who immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1930s and practiced acupuncture in the Los Angeles （LA） area. He was among the first of a few students of the well-known Dr.展开更多
文摘Introduction: The metabolic syndrome (MS) corresponds to the coexistence of several metabolic disorders including three (3) factors out of five (5) in the same individual. These five (5) major criteria are central or abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc), hyperglycemia, and elevated blood pressure. It has been the subject of various definitions over the past 10 years. It is a clinical-biological entity recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1998, the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) in 2001, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2005, then the IDF Harmonization Consensus in 2009. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the medico-surgical emergency department of the Donka national hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive study, data collection took place from February 5 to July 5, 2022 and, covering all patients aged 16 and over, without distinction of sex, origin received in consultation in the medical unit in the emergency department of Donka and having agreed to participate in the study. Anthropometric, clinical and biological data were recorded. Results: We recruited 107 patients whose age ranged from 20 to 94 years with a mean age of 58.92 ± 13.78 years. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in our study population was 6.30% with a female predominance of 73.83%. The most frequent components of the metabolic syndrome were abdominal obesity (100%) followed by hyperglycemia (85.98%) and hypertension (85.05%). Among the complications related to the metabolic syndrome, diabetes was found with (46.73%), hypertension (43.93%) and stroke (16.93%). Conclusion: Our results show a significant prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its main complications, which were diabetes, hypertension and stroke. These data justify early detection and treatment strategies.
文摘In recent decades, acupuncture has been used more widely and extensively in the United States （U.S.）. However, there have been no national surveys or analyses reported in academic journals on the number of practicing or licensed acupuncturists, This study was conducted to identify the approximate number of licensed acupuncturists active in 2015. The Board of Acupuncture or Board of Medicine in each state or U.S. territory was contacted to collect data, Online license information searching was also performed in order to get accurate numbers of licensed acupuncturists for those states in which a board was unable to be contacted. The study found that the number of licensed acupuncturists in 2015 in the U,S, was 34,481. Of this, more than 50% were licensed in three states alone： California （32.39%）, New York （11,89%） and Florida （7.06%）. The number of licensed acupuncturists increased 23.30% and 52.09%, compared to the year 2009 （n = 27,965） and 2004 （n = 22,671）, respectively; increasing about 1,266 per year. There were 62 and 10 accredited acupuncture institutions providing master and doctoral degrees, respectively. The West Coast comprised 51.39% of degree granting programs, while the East Coast comprised 29.17%; together the coastal states housed more than 80% of all programs, with the remainder sprinkled across the southern （9.72%）, northern （8.33%）, and the middle/central states （1.39%）. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia regulated acupuncture practice by law at the time of data collection. Acupuncture continues to be a quickly growing profession in the U.S,
文摘Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）arrived in the United States（U.S.）in 1854.Initially,most TCM providers were herbalists,w ith very few being acupuncturists.Based on my research,the earliest acupuncturist to practice inthe U.S. was Dr. Fu Xing Fang , who immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1930s and practiced acupuncture in the Los Angeles （LA） area. He was among the first of a few students of the well-known Dr.
