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…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy against allergic rhinitis Efficacy of butterbur extract Ze 339 repeatedly proven In medicine, too, coincidence sometimes helps: employees of a pharmaceutical company took a butterbur preparation from their company for headaches and as a result suddenly noticed much fewer hay fever…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy in focus Herbal medicines for musculoskeletal complaints For some years now, medical research has been increasingly concerned with herbal medicines with analgesic and antiphlogistic potential. And certainly the disillusionment with COX-2 inhibitors has contributed to the fact…
