Lancet
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Substantial breastfeeding disparities exist among various ethnic and racial groups, and between mainland Chinese immigrants and native born Chinese women. However, few studies have addressed the effect of migration on mainland Chinese immigrants or the effect of time since migration on breastfeeding practices. Hong Kong, SAR, China, provides a unique opportunity since immigrants are from one country and share the same race and ethnic origin. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of time since migration on the breastfeeding practices of native Hong Kong-born and mainland Chinese immigrant mothers in Hong Kong. ⋯ The Health and Medical Research Fund and the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Government.
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The optimum timing of surgery and the approach that should be used during congenital cataract surgery are controversial and present challenges for paediatric cataract surgeons in China. The aim of this study was to compare visual prognoses and postoperative adverse effects of paediatric cataract surgery done at different times and using different surgical approaches. ⋯ National Basic Research Program (973; 2015CB964600); Natural Science Foundation of Guangzhou (91546101, 81300750); Clinical Research and Translational Medical Center for Pediatric Cataract in Guangzhou, China.
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Interventions that specifically target patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes have not received much attention, despite the numerous interventional studies in patients with diabetes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally tailored, empowerment-based self-management intervention programme in Chinese patients with poorly controlled type-2 diabetes. ⋯ None.
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The treatment combination of traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine results in significant decrease of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and increase of HBeAg loss in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) without any serious adverse events. We aimed to assess whether the Bushenjianpi Formula combined with entecavir could increase the HBsAg loss rate in patients with HBeAg-negative CHB. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (81473477, 81403354, 81473629, 81403351, 81503545), Science Research Project of Twelve Five-year Plan (2012ZX10005004-002), Shanghai Rising-Star Program (13QA1403500), the Key Technology Research of Shanghai Municipal Science (13401902900), Three-year action plan of development of TCM in Shanghai (ZYSNXD-CC-ZDYJ015 and ZY3-CCCX-3-3027), Training plan of outstanding young medical talents, Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau (XYQ2013093), Shanghai Sailing Program (14YF1411600, 15YF1412300), Wang Baoen liver fibrosis research fund of China foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control (CFHPC20131045, CFHPC20131046) and the Budgeted Projects of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2013JW40, 2014YSN39).
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Breastfeeding is the gold standard for infant and young child feeding. Increased rates of breastfeeding could reduce morbidity and mortality for both children and mothers. In addition, breastfed children could have better cognitive development, persisting through later life. However, quantitative data are scarce on the effect of improved breastfeeding rates in China. The objectives of this study were to assess current breastfeeding rates and to analyse the potential effect of improved breastfeeding rates in China. ⋯ Chinese Central Government.