Objectives The aims of this study were to develop a sham cupping device and validate its use as placebo control for healthy volunteers. Methods A was developed by establishing small hole reduce the negative pressure after suction such that inner could not be maintained in cup. We enrolled 34 participants evaluate validity control. informed they would receive either real or asked which treatment thought had received. Other sensations adverse events related therapy investigated. Results 17...

Atopic Dermatitis is a chronic relapsing eczematous skin disease with increasing prevalence and rising costs. It has clear impact on patient's quality of life. Many patients are worried about the use usual care techniques, such as corticosteroids antihistamine due to widespread fear adverse effects. Complementary alternative medical approaches have been employed relieve symptoms Dermatitis. Hwangryunhaedoktang among most strongly preferred widely used herbal medicines for in Korea, it causes...

Moisturisers prevent and treat dry skin. They can also protect sensitive skin, improve skin tone texture, mask imperfections. Herbal medicines or their extracts have been available as topical formulations cosmetics. Arctium lappa L. (Asteraceae) has used to inflammatory disorders various problems. It could be a candidate herbal medicine for treating condition.This study aims establish the efficacy safety of proposed moisturising cream containing seed extract, which approved by Korean...

Given the increasing prevalence of tinnitus and expenditure related to its treatment, it is important identify efficacy different treatment methods used for diagnosis treatment. To this end, study analyzed trends medical service utilization in adult patients from 2010 2018 based on a national sample claims data Health Insurance Review Assessment Service National Patient Samples database. A total 94,323 with were identified Korea between 2018. The results confirmed that number patients, claim...

Tinnitus is the perception of hearing a sound for which there no external acoustic source. It often associated with sudden, temporary loss and has clear impact on patient's quality life. Despite numerous trials, are treatments that can be considered well established in terms providing replicable long-term tinnitus reduction. Complementary alternative medical approaches have been employed to relieve symptoms tinnitus. Bojungikgitang banhabaekchulchonmatang among most strongly preferred widely...

Background : According to the rising cases of clinical researches with Traditional Korean Medicine for persistent allergic rhinitis patients, need developing and applying Pattern diagnosis instrument has been increasing. Objective This study was done investigate pragmatize patients launched by KFDA in 2008. Methods Data collected structured survey papers from doctors participate Conference The Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology Dermatology Society October 2012. We investigated...

A novel design of a circular ring microstrip antenna using dual‐reconfigurable perturbation to obtain polarisation agility and diversity is reported. The proposed employs two couples slots stubs at diagonal corner for generating alternating right‐/left‐handed polarisations, respectively. By switching the anti‐parallel bridged pin diodes implemented antenna, are successfully demonstrated.

Intranasal low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has already proven its immunosuppressive effects on allergic rhinitis (AR) in experimental studies; however, there is a dearth of clinical evidence supporting treating AR. The aim this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness intranasal LLLT treatment AR compared with acupuncture.A total 80 patients participated were randomly assigned or acupuncture (AT) group. They given each for 20 min 3 times week 4 weeks.Both groups improved nasal symptom...

This study was to investigate the effects of Biyeom-go (BYG, an herbal formula) on immune biomarkers present in nasal mucosa patients with allergic rhinitis under exposure particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), and changes goblet cells mice Korea diesel (KDP20). Thirty showing characteristic symptoms were enrolled Jeonju-si, Korea, treated BYG thrice a day for four weeks. Changes expression (interleukin 4 (IL-4), IL-5, IL-8, IL-13, IL-33, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) mRNA), total symptom...

Abstract In this letter, a compact low‐pass filter (LPF) with wideband rejection using double‐step impedance shunt stub (SISS) and barbell‐type defected ground structure (DGS) is presented. This proposed LPF has similar characteristics in bandwidth, but good cutoff sharpness compared the same size conventional LPF, SISS DGS. The reduction of about 23% more than one. Good agreements are achieved between simulated measured results. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52:...

Abstract Objectives The aim of the current study was to investigate effectiveness and clinical feasibility Biyeom‐go for treatment nasal symptoms associated with rhinitis. Design Prospective observational study. Setting This conducted at Woosuk Korean Medicine Medical Center in South Korea. Participants Fifty‐eight patients rhinitis participated this All received >3 times daily a total 4 weeks. Main outcome measures primary symptom score. Mini‐rhinoconjunctivitis quality life...

ABSTRACT This article describes a new reconfigurable circularly polarized microstrip antenna using dual‐embedded dual slotted ring perturbation. The proposed consists of three single rings at each corner in the ground plane and one with two PIN residual where large‐sized front patch side small‐sized back side. perturbation can generate alternate waves by changing effective size ring. To investigate effect ring, dominant is analyzed implemented. measured results show good agreement simulation...

Abstract Introduction: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an immunoglobulin E (Ig E)-mediated inflammatory disease. Intranasal phototherapy a promising treatment modality because it has profound immunosuppressive effect, but the evidence of its use for AR insufficient. Therefore, rigorously designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are needed. Our objective to describe protocol RCT assess effects and safety intranasal AR. Methods analysis: This study single-center, randomized, parallel...

Abstract Rationale: Psoriasis is a common chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease. Here, we describe 2 patients who presented with psoriasis to illustrate the potential efficacy of Korean medicine treatment combined phototherapy. Patient concerns: A 33-year-old female (Case 1) and 37-year-old male 2) at clinic symptoms itching, erythema, scaliness. Diagnosis: Both were diagnosed based on locations as well appearance circumscribed scaly papules plaques. Interventions: Patients...

Objectives : The capillary destruction has frequently been used to treat telangiectasia in Korean Medicine. objective of this study was review related literature concerning the as treatment for telangiectasia, and discuss clinical application medical devices accordance with principles Methods Results An extensive traditional including Huangdi Neijing were reviewed identification relevant evidence treating telangiectasia. is simply defined a dilated, superficial blood vessel. It called...

Abstract Background There has been little investigation on how guidelines for allergic rhinitis (AR) treatment are applied in current clinical practice. We aimed to analyze prescription trends and patterns AR according patient characteristics over a 9-year period Korea. Methods used cross-sectional data from the Korean Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service National Patient Sample 2010 2018. analyzed 1,719,194 patients with as principal diagnosis. Prescription rates of...

본 논문에서는 비대칭 십자형 접지면 슬롯 구조를 갖는 원형 편파 마이크로스트립 안테나와 재구성하여 특성을 변환시키는 방안을 제안하였다. 접지면의 구조에 의해 방사 소자의 전류 흐름이 교란되어 편파가 발생되며, PIN 다이오드의 on/off 동작 상태를 조정하여 슬롯의 대칭적으로 변환시켜 재구성할 수 있다. 제안된 안테나는 형성을 위한 perturbation이 접지면에 위치하므로, 다이오드 상태 조정을 바이어스 회로 또한 위치하게 되어 구현의 복잡도가 낮아지며, 이로 인해 패턴의 왜곡을 감소시킬 2.4 GHz 대역의 주파수에서 임피던스 대역폭 150 MHz, 축비 35 최대 안테나 이득 1.7 dBi의 나타내었다. A compact circular microstrip patch antenna with a switchable polarization(CP) is proposed at GHz. An unequal cross-shaped slot on ground plane...

We report on a lumped-EML submodule with 3-dB bandwidths of > 70 GHz over wide temperature range 25 ~ 70℃ using resistance-optimized LC resonance effect, enabling 2-km transmission 112-Gbaud PAM4 signals.