This content is machine translated ASCO Congress in Chicago Modern drugs and digital media improve cancer therapy This year’s ASCO Congress theme was “Collective Wisdom: The Future of Patient-Centered Care and Research.” According to ASCO, in order to continue to make progress in the care and treatment…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EHA Congress in Copenhagen New therapeutic options and improved survival in acute leukemias This year, the congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) was held in Copenhagen from June 9-12. We report encouraging study results on the therapy of AML in elderly patients…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Nausea during chemotherapy Olanzapine has antiemetic potential There are good drugs that can prevent nausea in patients undergoing chemotherapy, but unfortunately antiemetics do not work for all patients. The atypical neuroleptic drug olanzapine, which is normally used…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Cancer as an occupational disease What occupational activities increase the risk of bladder cancer? Carcinogens that enter the body through respiration or with food are filtered out by the kidneys into the urine and temporarily stored in the bladder. There, the carcinogens can act…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic myeloid leukemia When is it possible to stop therapy? Most patients with CML are dependent on therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the rest of their lives. However, there is increasing research into when and in which patients…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hepatocellular carcinoma Is tumor recurrence following hepatitis C therapy? The new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C enable a cure in most cases. At the same time, the cost of such treatment is enormous and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EAACI Congress in Vienna News about immunotherapy for allergies This year’s EAACI Congress was held in Vienna. Among other things, there was news on immunotherapy for food and inhalant allergy. Oral immunotherapy, in which the respective food protein is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in vertigo. Clinical study shows same effect as betahistine and better tolerability The efficacy of EGb 761 in cognitive disorders has been documented by a large number of clinical studies. In the broad discussion about the dosage, as well as the sensible…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Joint Annual Meeting of Cardiologists and Pneumologists in Lausanne Heart failure guidelines 2016: The ARNI are coming Since the PARADIGM-HF study, angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors, or “ARNIs”, have been the talk of the town: a breakthrough in the treatment of heart failure, a milestone or a quantum…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Patient selection for stroke therapy Location of the vessel occlusion is crucial The current state of studies proves that mechanical thrombectomy with stent retrievers is nowadays the standard therapy in cerebrovascular accident patients with proximal vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation. Systemic…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Secondary prevention after ischemic stroke Early aspirin treatment is very effective After ischemic stroke of noncardioembolic etiology: early aspirin treatment is extremely effective in preventing recurrence. Atrial fibrillation should be treated with one of the new oral anticoagulants because of the…
