Conflicts of interest: Dr. Tzeng-Ji Chen, an editorial board member at Journal of the Chinese
Medical Association, had no role in the peer review process of or decision to publish this …

Background Use of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), an important category of
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), has increased substantially in Western countries …

Background : Although the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age
75 years or older, diabetes mellitus, previous stroke or transient ischemic attack, vascular …

Objectives Possible association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
has been controversial. This study used a nationwide population-based dataset to …

BACKGROUND: Alopecia areata (AA) is considered an autoimmune disease with
undetermined pathogenesis. Age at onset predicts distinct outcomes. A nationwide study of the …

Objective Increasing evidence supports reciprocal communication between the enteric and
the central nervous system in disease, termed the ‘gut–brain axis’. Recent findings suggest a …

The trend to use administrative health care databases as research material is increasing but
not well explored. Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD), one of …

Background A great deal of evidence has shown that iron is an important component in
cognitive, sensorimotor, and social-emotional development and functioning, because the …

To study the prevalence of atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma in Taiwan, we
analysed the claims data of a nationally representative cohort of 997,729 enrolees from the …

Background: Stroke prevention with oral anticoagulants (OACs) is the cornerstone for the
management of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data about the use of OACs among patients ≥…