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Boxing (26.11.2010)

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Boxing matches were added to the Olympic games in 688 BC. The athletes boxed without any breaks until one of the opponents was not longer able to defend himself. The Greek boxers wrapped leather straps around their fists, while from 150 BC Roman...

Point-of-Care Testing in Hospitals and Primary Care (20.08.2010)

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The expression Â“point-of-care testingÂ” (POCT) refers to the use of the procedures of laboratory medicine in the immediate vicinity of the patient (Box 1 gif ppt). This is a recent development in laboratory medicine driven by the clinical need to...

The Treatment of Climacteric Symptoms (27.04.2012)

//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2012.0316

Peri- and postmenopausal women often seek medical help, and climacteric symptoms are their most common reason for doing so. These symptoms are due to changes in ovarian function during the menopause. The transition from full ovarian function in the...

Burnout (18.11.2011)

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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...

Deaths Due to Physical Restraint (20.01.2012)

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Freedom-restraining measures (FRM) to prevent falls, to control the movement of patients with behavioral disorders or motor unrest, and to enable treatment to be carried out are employed principally in geriatric medicine and in general care of the...

Radiation Protection in Pediatric Radiology (17.06.2011)

//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0407

The use of ionizing radiation in humans is uniformly regulated, for children as well as adults, in the German Federal Law on X-Ray Examinations, extensively revised in its most recent, 2002, version and the 2001 edition of the German Federal Law on...

Not All Acne Is Acne Vulgaris (25.04.2014)

//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2014.0301

Apolymorphic clinical appearance (Figure 1), varying degrees of severity, acute as well as chronic forms, numerous subtypes and wide spectrum of topical and systemic treatment modalities all help define the group of diseases known as acne. The...

Sexual Behavior in Germany (21.08.2017)

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Sexual health is Â“a state of physical, emotional, mental and social wellbeing in relation to sexuality, and not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmityÂ“ (1). According to the World Health Organization (2), sexual health is closely...

The Post Mortem External Examination (20.08.2010)

//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0575

The Royal Bavarian Instructions for Post Mortem Examination of 6 August 1839 are succinct on the objectives of the medical examination after death: Â“The purpose of the examination after death is, first, to avoid the burial of those who merely appear...

The Deactivation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (20.08.2012)

//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2012.0535

Prophylactic treatment using an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is indicated for patients with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death but an otherwise good prognosis (1, 2, e1). Germany leads Europe in this area, with more than 300...