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  Lead Poisoning Due to Adulterated Marijuana in Leipzig (31.10.2008)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2008.0757

  Acute and chronic lead poisoning is a rare diagnosis in today's clinical practice (1, e1). The reasons include the strict legal regulations on chemicals, the environment, and the workplace, and particularly the fact that all old lead pipes for...

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  In Reply (02.03.2018)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2018.0143b

  Karst and Passie highlight several problems in the discussion of the benefits of cannabis-based medications in pain medicine. Most randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that have been conducted of oral sprays containing tetrahydrocannabinol...

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  The Quality of Pain Management in German Hospitals (10.09.2010)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0607

  Severe intolerable pain during a hospital stay should be avoidable these days—regardless of whether the pain occurs after surgery or subsequent to acute or chronic illness (1, 2). Sufficiently safe medications and analgesic procedures to treat pain...

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  Asperger´s Syndrome in Adulthood (30.01.2009)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0059

  Asperger's syndrome is one of the autism spectrum disorders. Asperger's patients usually display a distinctive symptom pattern. Because their ability to intuitively recognize nonverbal signals in other persons is impaired, patients are considerably...

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  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as an Occupational Disease (08.04.2011)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0238

  Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) results from compression, usually chronic, of the median nerve at the wrist. CTS is one of the readily diagnosed compression neuropathies and, in Germany, fulfils the pathophysiological criteria for the official...

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  The Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fracture in Adults (02.09.2013)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2013.0591

  Proximal humeral fractures (Figure 1) are common, particularly in the elderly. Along with proximal femoral, distal radial, and vertebral-body fractures, they are a common type of osteoporotic fracture. Women are affected two to three times as often...

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  The Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Overweight and Obesity in Adulthood (02.10.2009)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0641

  The majority of Germans are at the very least overweight (Body Mass Index [BMI] ≥25 to 29.9 kg/m2), and about 20% are obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)—with sex-related and age-related differences (1e). The risk factors for overweight and obesity...

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  The Use of Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, and Methods to Quit Smoking in Germany (06.04.2018)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2018.0235

  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 6 million people die every year as a result of tobacco-related diseases (1). The annual number in Germany is approximately 125 000 (2). Around 13% of the German mortality rate is...

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  Impact Factor (13.04.2012)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2012.0267

  How likely is it that a scientific article will still be being cited half a century after it first appeared? A working group around John P. Ioannidis of Stanford University has investigated the fate of more than 5000 contributions in 27 medical...

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  Cannabinoids in Pain Management and Palliative Medicine (22.09.2017)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2017.0627

  As of 10 March 2017, according to the provisions of the “Act to Amend Narcotic Drugs Provisions and Other Related Provisions”, physicians in Germany may prescribe cannabinoids—with costs covered by statutory health insurances—for patients with…

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