This content is machine translated COPD Which patients benefit from ICS as an add-on? The eosinophil count in the blood (EOS) is considered a suitable biomarker for deciding whether COPD patients are likely to derive additional clinical benefit from inhaled steroids (ICS) as an…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal disorders Menthacarin for irritable bowel syndrome and stomach In current pathophysiological concepts, functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are understood as a disorder of gut-brain interaction. To date, there is no causal treatment or standard therapy…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Lifestyle interventions Risk factors for non-compliance Diet is one of the most influential risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular and several other disease groups. Optimizing nutrition is therefore of enormous importance in prevention and therapy. For the… CME-Test
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Interventional treatment of the tricuspid valve Long considered the “forgotten valve,” the tricuspid valve (TC) has gained increasing attention and recognition in recent years. This is due in no small part to the development of new… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Inhalation allergies AIT helps with allergies – and asthma too The “big three” inhalation allergens in Central Europe are grass pollen, tree pollen and the house dust mite. Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the most effective tool to stop them. Asthma…
View Post 19 min This content is machine translated Headache treatment The therapy of migraine Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders with a global prevalence estimated at 14-15%. The highest prevalence is between the ages of 35 and 39, and women are… CME-Test
View Post 10 min 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 3 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis and smoking Tobacco consumption increases the risk of recurrence and mortality The link between poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes and tobacco use is well documented. However, for important outcomes such as recurrence or mortality during treatment and for associations with smokeless tobacco,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases: hATTR amyloidosis What treatment options are available today? Transthyretin-associated amyloidosis (ATTR) is hereditary (hATTR) or acquired (wATTR). In patients with unclear left ventricular hypertrophy and characteristic findings, it is recommended to investigate the presence of cardiac amyloidosis. In…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute bronchitis Pelargonium extract shortens duration of incapacity to work Acute bronchitis is associated with considerable economic consequences due to absence from work. A meta-analysis published in 2023 investigated whether treatment with a standardized Pelargonium extract can reduce the time…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acute myocardial infarction and heart failure in young diabetics Type 2 with a poor risk profile for CVD Type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ in many ways, but both types are strongly associated with a high risk of cardiovascular complications. T2D at a young age is considered…
