Meijuan Lu
President of Meng River Chinese Medicine Research Co. Ltd,
Title: Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for Lupus
Biography
Biography: Meijuan Lu
Abstract
Methods: This nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study assessed 23,084 patients newly diagnosed with SLE between 1999 and 2009, using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance program.
Conclusions: This nationwide retrospective cohort study provided information that combined therapy with TCM may improve the survival in SLE patients. This study also suggests that TCM may be used as an integral element of effective therapy for SLE.