Volume 78   Number 10   October 2015

EDITORIAL

• Overcoming the barriers of osteoporosis treatment - A better route and a longer use
  Wen-Ling Lee, Ben-Shian Huang, Yi-Jen Chen, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 567-568.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLE

• Overview of the health care system in Hong Kong and its referential significance to mainland China
  Xiangyi Kong, Yi Yang, Jun Gao, Jian Guan, Yang Liu, Renzhi Wang, Bing Xing, Yongning Li, Wenbin Ma
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 569-573.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• First report on the isolation of melittin from Iranian honey bee venom and evaluation of its toxicity on gastric cancer AGS cells
  Amir Mahmoodzadeh, Hannaneh Zarrinnahad, Kamran Pooshang Bagheri, Ali Moradia, Delavar Shahbazzadeh
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 574-583.     Full Text [PDF]
• Comparison of laparoscopic versus open surgery in a three-stage operation for obstructive left-sided colorectal cancer
  Jui-Ho Wang, Ya-Hsin Kung, Tai-Ming King, Min-Chi Chang, Chao-Wen Hsu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 584-590.     Full Text [PDF]
• Effect of minodronate on the speed of sound of the calcaneus in postmenopausal women with an increased risk of fractures: A clinical practice-based observational study
  Jun Iwamoto, Tetsuya Takada
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 591-596.     Full Text [PDF]
• Epidemiology of digital amputation and replantation in Taiwan: A population-based study
  Dun-Hao Chang, Shih-Yu Ye, Li-Chien Chien, Hsu Ma
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 597-602.     Full Text [PDF]
• Management of rotator cuff calcific tendinosis guided by ultrasound elastography
  Yen-Huai Lin, Hong-Jen Chiou, Hsin-Kai Wang, Yi-Chen Lai, Yi-Hong Chou, Cheng-Yen Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 603-609.     Full Text [PDF]
• Elevation of serum S100 protein concentration as a marker of ischemic brain damage in extremely preterm infants
  Lin-Mei Chiang, Wei-Yu Chen, Yi-Chiang Yang, Mei-Jy Jeng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 610-616.     Full Text [PDF]
• Use of panoramic radiography to predict postsurgical sensory impairment following extraction of impacted mandibular third molars
  Chuan-Kuei Huang, Man-Tin Lui, Dong-Hui Cheng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 617-622.     Full Text [PDF]

CASE REPORT

• Healthy Chinese with benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia
  Bi-Ling Yang, Wen-Chieh Wu, Chien-Wei Su, Jaw-Ching Wu, Chun Yeh, Shou-Dong Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 623-626.     Full Text [PDF]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

• Is there any effect of probiotics on allergic airway disease?
  Oner Ozdemir
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 627-628.     Full Text [PDF]
• Reply
  Ren-Bin Tang, Jia-Kan Chang, Hui-Lan Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2015; 78: 629.     Full Text [PDF]