This content is machine translated Rivastigmine Dosage is critical with cholinesterase inhibitors Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AK) is the most common cause of dementia. The pathophysiology is complex and includes reductions in neurotransmitter release, leading to cognitive and functional impairment.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute diarrhea in children Gelatine Tannat shows fast onset of action Background: In the 1980s, the death rate from acute diarrhea was an estimated 4.6 million people worldwide; the introduction of oral rehydration therapy (ORS [Oral Rehydration Solution]) reduced the number to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Obesity and contraception Contraindication for combined hormonal contraceptives? Women with obesity show an increased risk of poor contraception and unplanned pregnancies, as well as complications with hormonal contraceptives. Data regarding efficacy, effects on coagulation parameters and metabolism are…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute and Chronic Heart Failure Guideline-Compliant Treatment Clarify iron status and correct iron deficiency At the official press conference for the anniversary congress “20 Years Cardiology Update”, Prof. Frank Ruschitzka, MD, Cardiology (USZ), presented a worrying balance sheet on heart failure – with 120,000…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Percutaneous interventions or surgical revascularization? Comment on the 5-year results of the SYNTAX study. In the SYNTAX study, a total of 1800 patients were randomized in 85 hospitals in the United States and Europe. The two treatment groups were one interventional and the other…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Davos Hopeful therapy for acute heart failure Although the symptoms of acute heart failure can be treated successfully for the most part, the long-term prognosis remains poor. This could change, at least for some patients, as a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hypertension control Better combination preparations and targeted care than titration While one group of experts believes that the hypertension problem has already been solved, others see a long way to go for medicine and research in this area. Although the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Highlights from the ESH Congress in Milan Adherence should be well monitored At this year’s ESH Congress in Milan, more detail was provided on how to improve adherence and compliance in hypertension therapy. In particular, simplification of drug treatment results in better…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Current studies in a nutshell Special aspects of osteoporosis treatment Fortunately, osteoporosis and its consequences no longer have to be accepted as an untreatable fate. Thanks to intensive research in this field, many options are now available for prevention, early…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Study meeting Sport and statins In the Lancet, American authors published the results of a study in which more than 10,000 male patients, former veterans, with a diagnosis of dyslipidemia were examined. These subjects, with…
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…
