Craniopharyngioma

Dr. Maus informiert - Info für Kinderüber das Kraniopharyngeom

http://www.kraniopharyngeom.de/infos/kindjugend/dr_maus/#2.1

selbsthilfegruppe fÃ¼r kraniopharyngeom / craniopharyngioma patienten Der tumor sitzt nahe der hypophyse im gehirn. medikamente/hormon: minirin/vasopressine), hydrocortison, testosteron, wachstumshormon

Cortison, die Wunderdroge gegen Rheuma

http://www.kraniopharyngeom.de/infos/texte/cortison.htm

selbsthilfegruppe für kraniopharyngeom / craniopharyngioma patienten Der tumor sitzt nahe der hypophyse im gehirn. medikamente/hormon: minirin/vasopressine, hydrocortison, testosteron, l-thyroxin, wachstumshormon

Vaccination Safety Update (25.08.2008)

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Vaccination is the most effective medical primary prevention measure. The efficacy and utility of vaccination in controlling widely feared infectious diseases is convincingly demonstrated by the eradication of smallpox and the successful combating of...

Special MRI-Compatible Leads (28.09.2012)

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Two device manufacturers (Medtronic, St Jude Medical) developed special pacemaker systems to avoid thermical injuries due to induced electrical potentials under MRI. Their underlying active principles differ, however. For clinical practice this means...

Fertility Preservation in Women With Malignant Tumors and Gonadotoxic Treatments (23.03.2012)

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Nowadays, achieving pregnancy after cancer treatment is possible. Due to new developments in reproductive medicine, new fertility-preserving techniques are available and some of these are well evaluated. Indications for fertility-preserving treatment...

From the Tattoo Studio to the Emergency Room (07.10.2016)

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Subepidermal skin inking as a fashion trend has rapidly has rapidly spread throughout Western societies in the 21st century (1). Some 120 million people in North America and Europe are tattooed (2, 3). Nevertheless, tattoo-related health risks are...

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

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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 studiesÂ—and the meta-analyses...

Risks Associated With the Non-Medicinal Use of Cannabis (17.04.2015)

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Recreational use of cannabis has recently been legalized in several states of the USA. At the same time, scientific research is improving our knowledge of the therapeutic potential of medicinal drugs containing cannabis (1). In this light, it is not...

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (01.04.2011)

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The prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is estimated to be one case per 500Â–1000 population. The disease is characterized by excessive thickening of the left ventricular myocardium, occasionally also the right, without an identifiable...

Tattoos and Their Potential Health Consequences (07.10.2016)

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People have been having tattoos for thousands of years; however, tattoos have a very different status in the worldÂ’s different cultures and countries. In recent decades, large parts of the Western world have undergone a sea change, and negative...