This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hyperthyroidism Casuistry of the most common etiologies Thyroid hormones have a far-reaching effect on the body, which is why the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction are often unspecific and complex. In around 80 percent of cases, the autoimmune…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Crohn's disease Biomarkers underline superiority of risankizumab compared to ustekinumab in Crohn’s disease [1] In the SEQUENCE study, risankizumab was compared with ustekinumab for the treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD) in patients who had failed anti-TNF therapies. Biomarkers such as fecal calprotectin (FC) and…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated PancNEN, PancNET & PancNEC Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas have become significantly more important in recent years. This is related to the increasing use of imaging such as CT abdomen and MRI, whereby NET… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated A systematic review and meta-analysis Herbal medicines for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by recurrent inflammation of the mucosa of the colon. The worldwide prevalence of IBD is increasing and patients often…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome Fibrofolliculomas as indicator lesions The vast majority of patients affected by this rare hereditary tumor syndrome develop numerous fibrofolliculomas in middle age, particularly on the face and upper body. Genetic testing is required to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Crigler-Najjar syndrome The syndrome, first described by the two doctors Dr. John Crigler and Dr. Victor Najjar in 1952, is characterized by a congenital disorder in the metabolism of bilirubin. Existing treatment…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case Report Phytotherapy-induced hepatocytotoxicity The use of herbal and complementary medicine products is widespread worldwide and is often used in combination with conventional medical therapies. In this article, we report a case of severe…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – rectal cancer Colorectal carcinomas usually occur as a transformation within adenomatous polyps. Percutaneous sonography of the abdomen is usually performed as an exploratory examination of the abdomen (liver, ascites, gallstones) and also…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Primary biliary cholangitis Therapy slows down liver damage Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic, progressive liver disease that usually affects women in the second half of life. It is often an incidental finding, especially as more than…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Helicobacter pylori infection in humans Phytotherapy, probiotics and novel therapeutic approaches Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a global health problem that is widespread in both industrialized and developing countries. H. pylori is a Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacterium that prefers to…
