This content is machine translated Osteoporosis: Special cases Insufficiency fracture in a premenopausal patient In young patients with inadequate fractures, secondary osteoporosis should be investigated. Osteodensitometry is particularly useful if there are anamnestic risk factors, whereby it is important to assess the z-score, as...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Visceral hypersensitivity Menthacarin regulates intracellular calcium ion influx in a mouse model. The phytotherapeutic agent menthacarin has been used for decades to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders. The effect is based, among other things, on inhibition of visceral hypersensitivity. Current knowledge suggests that…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New light on previous therapeutic approaches Pharmacological treatment of alcohol dependence Alcohol is by far the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance worldwide – often with fatal consequences for health. Recently, long-held paradigms for treating alcoholic patients have been shaken. Current options…
