This content is machine translated Herbal medicines for headaches A rather difficult indication for phytotherapy Besides the strongest analgesic, morphine, other herbal analgesics are not doing very well. It is true that there are medicinal plants with analgesic potential. However, various difficulties make it almost…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Herbal medicines help with various complaints Phytotherapy in geriatrics One might assume that diseases in old age can only be treated with synthetic drugs, since the typical diseases in this last stage of life are often considerable and have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Many studies document the effectiveness Hawthorn against heart failure Various species of the plant genus Crataegus, hawthorn, have been used since ancient times to treat heart failure. There are many clinical studies documenting the efficacy of standardized hawthorn extracts.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated New studies with evidence of further effects There is more in ginseng and rose root Medicinal plants with an effect against stress-related symptoms are called adaptogens in phytotherapy or complementary medicine. Rose root and ginseng are the classic representatives of this class of medicinal plants.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Radiochemotherapy Can the effectiveness of radiotherapy be increased with drugs? Combined radiochemotherapy with classical cytotoxics and specific inhibitors of molecular targets increases the therapeutic breadth and is part of clinical routine in many tumor entities. Classical cytotoxics quantitatively and qualitatively…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Update inhalation therapy Optimal device selection for asthma and COPD The first step in prescribing inhalation therapy is to select the optimal device. This must be based on patient factors (ability to cooperate, achievable inspiratory flow, and severity of obstruction)…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Monk's pepper for the treatment of cycle complaints A meta-analysis shows very good results Millions of women worldwide suffer from symptoms that occur before or during menstruation. In the past, complaints during menstruation were the focus of interest. The so-called premenstrual syndrome (PMS) only…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Liquid biopsy Blood instead of tissue For tumors where classical tissue biopsy (e.g. fine needle aspiration) is difficult or involves considerable risk, liquid biopsy, i.e. the analysis of mutated genetic material via blood, offers a promising…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated St. John's wort preparations and interactions Interactions are less relevant to broad segments of the population than often portrayed A number of interactions occur with the St. John’s wort preparations now increasingly used to treat mild to moderate depression. However, most of them affect specific patient groups. A critical…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Laboratory medicine - prenatal medicine New promising methods of prenatal diagnostics Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) provides a new reliable method for early detection of the most common aneuploidies. The sensitivity and specificity of NIPT for the detection of fetal trisomy 21…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rose root against stress Amazing effect of a new adaptogenic medicinal plant from the north In recent years, Rhodiola rosea (rose root) has become established as a medicinal plant. Numerous studies show an adaptogenic effect of this plant growing in northern areas of Europe. It…
