This content is machine translated Graft-versus-host disease Promising results from Hamburg For acute leukemias, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a widely used therapeutic option with prospects of cure. An important reason for the late morbidity and mortality of HSCT…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Sun and skin Actinic keratosis – News from research Photodynamic therapy is a very good method to treat larger areas of skin damaged by actinic keratosis. Developments in recent years have led to a steady reduction in the disadvantages…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Body size and cancer risk People are getting bigger – and sicker too? BMI and waist circumference not only tell us something about fat mass, but are also predictors of an increased incidence of certain diseases such as cardiovascular disorders and cancer –…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Achillodynia The treatment is primarily conservative In an outpatient consultation of sports medicine, disorders of the posterior heel and Achilles tendon, united in the collective term “Achillodynia”, are not uncommon. While the diagnostic procedure is not…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Anticoagulation Procedure for special patient groups Continuing postmenopausal hormone therapy or hormone-containing contraception in women on anticoagulation seems risky. After all, hormone-containing preparations increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, which anticoagulants are intended to reduce. But…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Efficacy in dyspepsia and for lipid lowering. The artichoke is good not only for gourmets Artichoke is a medicinal plant known since ancient times and is cultivated as a vegetable. There are studies documenting its effectiveness in dyspeptic complaints and in lowering cholesterol levels.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Dyschondroplasia/Ollier's disease A very rare disease with a difficult prognosis In the course of my many years of foundation work, I have been confronted with many cases of rare diseases. Nevertheless, one case particularly concerns me. It is about a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Unipolar depression What innovations does the modified S3 guideline bring? At the end of last year, a comprehensively revised version of the S3 guideline on unipolar depression, first published in 2009, was published. What are the most important changes? What…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Statins plus hormone therapy prolong progression-free survival We previously reported on the risk-reducing effect of statins in liver cancer prevention. Now, a retrospective study shows intriguing results in prostate cancer: when cholesterol-lowering drugs are used in parallel…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Training process How important is recovery? Studies of athletes with ambitions show that many do not pay the necessary attention to recovery after training. It is therefore not surprising that some performance curves do not point…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 25 years Pfizer Research Award From electric shocks in addiction and noses from the lab The Pfizer Research Prize Foundation distributed a total of CHF 195,000 at the anniversary event. The balance since 1992 shows: 283 award winners have been honored and young researchers thus…
