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  Knock-Out Drugs (15.05.2009)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0341

  Press reports of the use of knock-out drugs to facilitate crimes have become more common in recent years, beginning in the USA, but now more commonly in Europe as well. Some years ago, the best-known cases in Germany involved robbery and other crimes...

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  Causes and Early Diagnosis of Vitamin B12 Deficiency (03.10.2008)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2008.0680

  Vitamin B12 deficiency is more widespread in the population than has been assumed so far (1, 2). Since a deficiency in this vitamin can lead to irreversible neurological damage, early diagnosis is essential (3, e1, e2). In recent years, new and...

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  Prescription Prevalence and Continuing Medication Use for Secondary Prevention After Myocardial Infarction (16.12.2011)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0856

  Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Germany (1). In 2009, 356 462 people died from cardiovascular diseases; 56 226 of these deaths were due to myocardial infarction. Numerous randomized, controlled studies—and the meta-analyses...

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  The Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Blistering Skin Diseases (10.06.2011)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0399

  Autoimmune blistering skin diseases are a heterogeneous group of conditions clinically characterized by blisters and erosions on the skin and close-to-surface mucous membranes. In pemphigus diseases, the autoantibodies are directed against desmosomal...

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  Patient Safety and Error Management (12.02.2010)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0092

  Even in industrialized countries, health care is not as safe as it should be. However, this problem has only been identified in recent years as a problem that is inherent in modern healthcare systems. In the 1970 and 1980s, a drastic rise in court...

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  Exception.co.de - Ihr Exception Shop

  http://www.exception.co.de

  Cherish the Exception als eBook Download von John Allen Resko, Urbanism of Exception als eBook Download von Martin J. Murray, The Breeder´s Exception to Patent Rights als Buch von Viola Prifti, Race and the Politics of the Exception als eBook Download…

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  Typhus and Other Rickettsioses (15.05.2009)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0348

  Since mankind has existed, fleas and lice have been its permanent companions. In addition to the small volume of blood sucked and the allergic pruritus, these ectoparasites are important transmitters of communicable diseases. Fleas are well known for...

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  Exercise Testing in Sports Medicine (15.06.2018)

  https://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article/198521

  Ergometric stress testing is indicated to answer relevant questions for athletes, asymptomatic persons, and patients with a wide range of diseases (Box 1). Its most important use is to detect latent disease (health-related indication for testing). It...

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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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  Burnout (18.11.2011)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0781

  Up until very recently, reports about being burned out, burnout victims, and burnout syndrome have been taking up a lot of space in the press. However, the burnout phenomenon also appears to be of considerable medical significance, since it is the...

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