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A secure medical records maintenance system including a first server that stores patient identification information indexed by patient identification numbers (PINs) and a second server that stores patient medical data indexed by medical record identification numbers. For security purposes, the medical data maintained in the second remote server cannot be correlated to the associated patient identification information maintained in the first server based on the information contained in the servers. A correlation table uniquely associating each medical record identification number with a particular one of the patient identification numbers is used to allow correlation of the databases. The correlation table for a particular patient typically resides on a patient's removable memory storage device (smartcard). The correlation table for a practaioner's patients may also reside on the practitioner's computer, which is associated with the licensed medical practitioner having an assigned professional registration number

The present invention provides compositions comprising therapeutic nucleic acids such as interfering RNA that target apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) gene expression, lipid particles comprising one or more (e.g., a cocktail) of the therapeutic nucleic acids, methods of making the lipid particles, and methods of delivering and / or administering the lipid particles (e.g., for the treatment of lipid diseases or disorders such as atherosclerosis or a dyslipidemia such as hypertriglyceridemia or hypercholesterolemia).

The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and / or reduction of homocystein and / or reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans.

The present invention relates to novel ether compounds, compositions comprising ether compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias, dysproteinemias, and glucose metabolism disorders comprising administering a composition comprising an ether compound. The compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are also useful for treating and preventing Alzheimer's Disease, Syndrome X, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-related disorders, septicemia, thrombotic disorders, obesity, pancreatitis, hypertension, renal disease, cancer, inflammation, and impotence. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.

The present invention relates to novel ether compounds, compositions comprising ether compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias, dysproteinemias, and glucose metabolism disorders comprising administering a composition comprising an ether compound. The compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are also useful for treating and preventing Alzheimer's Disease, Syndrome X, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-related disorders, septicemia, thrombotic disorders, obesity, pancreatitis, hypertension, renal disease, cancer, inflammation, and impotence. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.

The invention relates to a process for decreasing the amount of cholesterol in a mixture comprising a marine oil, the marine oil containing the cholesterol, which process comprises the steps of adding a volatile working fluid to the mixture, where the volatile working fluid comprises at least one of a fatty acid ester, a fatty acid amide and a hydrocarbon, and subjecting the mixture with the added volatile working fluid to at least one stripping processing step, in which an amount of cholesterol present in the marine oil in free form is separated from the mixture together with the volatile working fluid. The present invention also relates to a volatile cholesterol decreasing working fluid and a health supplement and a pharmaceutical, based on a marine oil, prepared according to the process mentioned above.

The present invention relates to novel ether compounds, compositions comprising ether compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias, dysproteinemias, and glucose metabolism disorders comprising administering a composition comprising an ether compound. The compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are also useful for treating and preventing Alzheimer's Disease, Syndrome X, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-related disorders, septicemia, thrombotic disorders, obesity, pancreatitis, hypertension, renal disease, cancer, inflammation, and impotence. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.

The invention discloses a layer feed containing a traditional Chinese medicine additive. The layer feed comprises the following components in parts by weight: 60-80 parts of corn powder, 8-10 parts of bran, 8-10 parts of bean pulp, 8-10 parts of fish meal, 8-10 parts of shell powder, and 2-12 parts of traditional Chinese medicine additive, wherein the traditional Chinese medicine additive comprises the crude drugs in parts by weight: 5-10 parts of dandelion, 3-5 parts of herba andrographitis, 3-5 parts of rhizoma atractylodis, 5-10 parts of honeysuckle, 5-10 parts of fructus cnidii, 10-15 parts of selfheal, 10-15 parts of baical skullcap root, 10-15 parts of astragalus root, 10-15 parts of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, 5-10 parts of hawthorn, 0.5-1 part of lucid ganoderma, 10-15 parts of codonopsis pilosula, 10-15 parts of angelica sinensis, 5-10 parts of semen cuscutae, 5-8 parts of clove, 5-8 parts of pericarpium citri reticulatae, 5-8 parts of hawthorn and 5-8 parts of cinnamon. The immunoreactive substance can enhance the immune function of organism, improves the anti-stress ability and the disease resistance of the animal, improves the production performance of the animal, and simultaneously has the advantages of small toxic and side effects, no drug-resistance, no residue and the like; the survival rate of chicken is greatly improved; the lecithin content of the egg is obviously improved; the cholesterol content of the egg is reduced; and the nutritive value of the egg is improved.

The present invention relates to an active peptide feed addictive, as a mixture of one or more plant protein and animal protein, which is the product of the following steps: fermenting and degrading the mixture through bacillus and the like, controlling the degree of hydrolysis at 20-35%, obtaining a fermentation supernatant after a separation post-processing process, concentrating drying the supernatant or directly adsorbing the supernatant onto the carrier, and then low temperature drying it. Said active peptide feed addictive is capable of obviously depressing development of bacillus coli and salmonella, and can prevention and cure diarrhea caused by bacilli or lienteric diarrhea; can exert its functions at a very low concentration, with a very intense effect; can regulate stomach and intestine bacterium group and promote animals digestion functions; can excite animal immune function, reinforce animal disease resistance against a plurality of epidemic diseases and greatly reduce the morbidity and death rate; can promote animal development and improve the growth velocity; can improve the feed use ratio and reduce production costs. Applications of the microorganism fermentation degradation method provided by the present invention have a low fabricating cost, and the obtained peptides have many kinds and high content, without environment pollutions.

The invention discloses a production process of a high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock. The production process of the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock comprises the following steps of yarn manufacturing, sock weaving, seam allowance processing, reinforcing, setting, pre-drying, water bathing, drying and package detection. The production process of the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock adopts the method that natural cotton fibers, aloe fibers and modal fibers are interlaced and makes full use of the good antibacterial effect of the aloe fibers, and the bottom of the sock adopts a flat structure, so that the fabric can meet the requirements for high air permeability and comfort. The aloe fibers are used for replacing traditional common viscose, and aloe isocitric acid calcium and other matter have the functions of improving the constitution, strengthening the heart, promoting blood circulation, softening hardened arteries, lowering the cholesterol content and expanding the blood capillaries, and have a certain inhibition effect on escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus. Compared with the prior art, the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock has good health-care performance and antibacterial performance.

The invention discloses a raw material composition of a fermented dairy product, which comprises a milk raw material and a zymocyte strain; the milk raw material comprises the following compositions: animal milk, fruit and vegetable juice and a thickening agent; and the zymocyte strain is at least lactobacillus plantarum. The invention also discloses a method for preparing the fermented dairy product by the raw material composition of the fermented dairy product and the prepared fermented dairy product. The invention overcomes the defects in the prior art that lactobacillus plantarum grows slowly or can not grow in animal milk and can not be fermented to prepare dairy products; and the fermented dairy product provided by the invention contains lactobacillus plantarum and metabolites thereof, so the product facilitates the balance of intestinal microecology, is helpful to enhance body immunity, and has good flavor and mouthfeel. The invention further widens the application range of lactobacillus plantarum.

The slimming diet fiber biscuit is produced with flour and diet fiber as main material and supplementary material including salt, seasoning, etc. The diet fiber will expand after absorbing water and this makes the eater produce satiety to reduce the ingestion; and it will reduce the time for food to stay in intestinal tract to consume fat inside body and result in slimming effect. In addition, ingesting diet fiber can reduce the re-absorption amount and alter food digesting speed and digestion secretion amount to prevent gall stone, duodenal ulcer, peptic colonitis and other diseases.

Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing LDL-C in an individual having elevated LDL-C. Additionally disclosed are antisense compounds and methods for treating, preventing, or ameliorating hypercholesterolemia and / or atherosclerosis. Further disclosed are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing coronary heart disease risk. Such methods include administering to an individual in need of treatment an antisense compound targeted to a PCSK9 nucleic acid. The antisense compounds administered include gapmer antisense oligonucleotides.

The invention discloses a barley noodle, which comprises the following parts: one or more component from barley noodle, wheat flour, maize starch, manihot starch, sweet potato starch, potato starch and glutelin powder, one or more of glutamine transaminase, xylanase and cellulose enzyme, one or more of guar gum, xanthan gum, sodium polyacrylate, sodium alginate and konjaku flour, one or more of monosodium calcium lactate stearate, diacetyl tartaric acid monoester, soya phosphatide and monoaliphatic acid glyceride, water, salt and egg.

A secure medical records maintenance system and associated removable memory storage device referred to as a “personal health card” for accessing the system. The secure medical records maintenance system includes a first remote server that stores patient identification information associated with multiple patents, and a second remote server that stores patient medical data associated with the multiple patents. The medical data maintained on the second remote server cannot be correlated to the associated patient identification information maintained on the first remote server based on the information contained in the first and second remote servers. To permit correlation of the files, the personal health card stores correlation information sufficient to uniquely associate a patient's patient identification information stored on the first remote computer server with that patient's medical data stored on the second remote server.

A Chinese-medicinal additive of forage for improving the output and quality of egg is prepared from 15 Chinese-medicinal materials including astragalus root, Chinese angelica root, pilose asiabell root, dodder seed, etc.

The invention discloses a laying-hen feed additive. Hawthorn power with obvious lipid-reducing function in western China, tea powder (processed byproducts), eucommia leaf powder, gynostemma pentaphyllum powder (processed byproducts), mulberry leaf powder, ginkgo leaf powder, seabuckthorn leaf powder, chili powder (processed byproducts) and other plant resources are optimized, matched and combined through a functional complementation principle to be taken as the laying-hen feed additive for low-cholesterol health eggs. The additive has the advantages of ensuring that the cholesterol content of eggs is lower than a normal level by over 35 percent, obviously improving the color of egg yolk, ensuring longer retention period of the eggs and obviously reducing non-viral diseases of laying hens in feeding period.

The invention relates to lactobacillus plantarum and application thereof, specifically to novel lactobacillus plantarum LP45 (YMC1005) with an accession number of CGMCC No. 8072. The invention further relates to application of the lactobacillus plantarum LP45 in reduction of cholesterol, improvement of immunity and inhibition of harmful bacteria to intestinal tracts.

The invention discloses prescriptions of feeds for breeding pigeons in different growing phases and a breeding method thereof. Corresponding feed prescriptions are respectively provided according to the characteristics of different growing demands of breeding pigeons in different growing phases at different ages in days, components of the feed prescriptions are common feeds, and are low in cost, convenient to buy and strong in feed conversion ration. The feed prescriptions for growing phases can be used for effectively preventing common diseases of breeding pigeons in the growing stage, balanced supply of energy and protein can be met according to the characteristics of different growing-phase demands of pigeons, the growing development and multiplication of the breeding pigeons can be promoted, the laying amount and the laying quality can be improved, the content of cholesterol in meat can be reduced, and the body health can be benefited.

The present invention discloses a microbial feed additive. It is made up by using carrier, protein feed, rice bran or wheat bran, cane sugar, bone powder or shell powder, white peony root, acanthopanax root, aspidium and fermenting agent through a certain preparation process. The above-mentioned described carrier can utilize waste material obtained by cultivating edible mushroom. Said additive can raise utilization rate of feed by 20%-30%, and can promote animal growth and development.

A method and system for managing a wellness programme includes obtaining personal information pertaining to an individual, the personal information including at least the individual's age and gender. In addition, health information pertaining to the individual is obtained. The health information typically includes at least one of exercise, diet, smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol and weight. The personal information and the health information are then used to determine a wellness programme for the individual, the wellness programme including a plurality of programme areas with which the individual must comply. Information is then received regarding the individual's compliance or non-compliance with the individual's wellness programme and points are awarded to the individual for compliance with the wellness programme. At predetermined intervals the total number of points awarded to the individual are calculated and a reward is awarded to the individual based on the total number of points accumulated.

A health monitoring and diagnostic device (LIFESTREAM cholesterol meter) configured as a self-contained testing and diagnostic unit in a clam-shell type case. One side of the case includes a spring-loaded finger stick and a compartment for carrying one or more packages of disposable items including a test strip, a needle for the finger stick, and an alcohol swipe. The other half of the case includes a test strip reader, a key pad, and a liquid crystal display. The meter reads a test strip carrying a droplet of blood and receives additional diagnostic information from the patient, such as age, gender, weight, and family history of heart disease. Within minutes, the meter displays test results, including total cholesterol levels. The meter also displays additional diagnostic results, such as the patient's “cardiac age,” recommended weight loss, and a cardiac risk assessment. The meter also works in connection with a network-based comprehensive health analysis and reporting system. The meter writes patient data to a smartcard. This patient data typically includes patient identification information, the test results, the diagnostic information, and the diagnostic results. A computer station reads the smartcard and establishes a network connection with a health report server over the Internet. The computer then downloads the patient data to the health report server, which prepares a comprehensive health report. Within minutes, this report is transmitted back to the computer station, where it is printed out and delivered to the patient.

A Chinese medicine for preventing and treating cholecystitis, cholelithiasis and the inflammation of biliary tract, and improving the function of gallbladder and liver is prepared from 23 Chinese-medicinal materials including tackahoe, capejasmine fruit, white peony root, cyprus tuber, etc.

The invention provides an organic selenium chromium whole egg powder and a production method thereof. In the organic selenium chromium whole egg powder, protein content is more than 50%, fat content is more than 30%, selenic content is more than 0.8mg / 100g, chromic content is more than 0.5mg / 100g, and cholesterol content is not higher than 600 mg / 100g; and the organic selenium chromium whole egg powder is prepared from the following raw materials: high-selenium and low-cholesterol egg white powder, high-selenium and low-cholesterol yolk powder, high-chromium and low-cholesterol egg white powder and high-chromium and low-cholesterol yolk powder. The invention also provides a production method of the organic selenium chromium whole egg powder. The organic selenium chromium whole egg powder provided by the invention can be directly utilized as food or a good food additive, has high selenium and chromium contents and low cholesterol content which is 20-30% of that of egg powder available in market, and the whole egg powder is a total nutrient egg powder which is safe to eat.

The invention provides fodder for laying hen and a preparing method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of laying hen fodder. The fodder comprises, by weight, corn, corn gluten meal, dried blood, monocalcium phosphate, shells, alfalfa, oat, carrot powder, pumpkin powder, tuber onion seeds, beer yeast powder, traditional Chinese medicine concentrated powder, complex vitamin and compound trace elements. The traditional Chinese medicine concentrated powder is obtained by mixing hericium erinaceus, sea-buckthorn, astragalus membranaceus, scutellaria baicalensis, rhodiola rosea, medlar, leonurus, honeysuckle and olive leaves according to the mass ratio of 1-3:1-2:1-2:1-2:1-3:1-3:1-2:1-3:1-3, and then digestion, concentration and drying are conducted. The fodder for the laying hen can improve egg quality, is deep in color of egg yolk and good in forming, effectively improves the disease resistance of the laying hen and prolongs the peak laying period of the laying hen.

Provided are methods of reducing cellular cholesterol levels using lipid particles that are capable of cellular entry. Such lipid particles may be used for treating or preventing a disease or condition that is caused by or associated with an increased cellular cholesterol level and for treating or preventing a disease or condition, that is caused by or associated with a virus, that relies on cellular cholesterol for its replication.

A health-care knitting fabric is made up of hemp fibre, color cotton fibre, bamboo fibre, soybean protein fibre, chitin fibre, and natural wooden pulp fibre through twisting, knitting, boiling, softening, baking and high-pressure ironing.

The invention belongs to the technical field of poultry feed and especially relates to a Chinese herbal medicine feed additive for laying hen and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method of the Chinese herbal medicine feed additive for laying hen comprises the following steps of respectively carrying out reflux extraction of motherwort, prepared rehmannia root, cape jasmine fruit, malaytea scurfpea fruit and dried orange peel orderly by 60 to 90% of ethanol and drinking water, merging extract, mixing the merged extract and water extract solutions of radix astragali, barbary wolfberry fruit, root of pilose asiabell, Chinese angelica, cape jasmine fruit, rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae, cortex eucommiae, haw, isatis root, raspberry, ligusticum chuanxiong hort and white peony root, concentrating the mixed solution, drying , carrying out processing to obtain dry powder, uniformly mixing the dry powder, crushed pine needle powder and crushed hot pepper powder, and carrying out packaging. The preparation method provided by the invention adopts the scientific and reasonable raw materials and has strong operationality in preparation. The Chinese herbal medicine feed additive for laying hen allows a trace dose, has high efficiency and good palatability, is safe and nontoxic, and improves laying performances of laying hen, egg quality and nutritive values, and economic benefits of a laying hen culture.

The invention provides nourishment chocolate which is prepared from the following components: cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, healthy sugar, milk powder, whey powder, vanillin, phospholipid and a health care product. The invention also provides a preparation method of the nourishment chocolate, which is simple, low in cost and high in yield, and the nourishment chocolate is good in quality, rich in nutrients and scientific and reasonable in formula.