Clinical study on anti-cancer cachexia of Shenfu Injection
Objective To study the efficacy of Shenfu Injection in the treatment of cancer cachexia.Method Two weeks dosage of Shenfu Injection were prescribed to the patients with cancer cachexia,8-10 vials per day,and the changes of weight,symptoms and the level of cancer cachexia correlated cell factors prior treatment and post-treatment were observed.Results Fourteen cases(58.3%) out of 24 with acratia and 10 cases((50.0%)) out of 20 with anorexia got better after treatment;the level of TNF-α descended in 11 casese,IL-1α descended in 14 cases,and IL-6 descended in 11 cases and upgraded in 8 cases.Conclusion Shenfu Injection can down regulate the level of cancer cachexia correlated cell factors and improve the symptoms of tiredness and anorexia at a certain extent.
Objective To measure the distribution of the government subsidy among different economic groups in Zhe- jiang Province,and estimate their equity.Methods Used the data of National Health Service Survey of Zhejiang Province in 2003 and the Benefit Incidence Analysis(BIA).Results From the absolute equity side,either the in-patient and out- patient or total subsidy,the absolute equity of subsidies was bad;From the relative equity side,the relative equity of the in-patient subsidies was good,but the out-patient subsidy was bad.Conclusion There was some distance between the practical result and the ideal objective.The real beneficiary was not the poor but the better-off.