Bedsores: No Blow Drying Or Talc Powdering Please
Leg ulcers and pressure ulcers are among the most common chronic wounds in older patients, but new gained knowledge does not always manage to move from the textbook into practice. Powdering, smearing...
View ArticleMunchausen: The Baron’s Stand-in
With Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome, healthy children are taken to the doctor at the request of their parents while carrying faked symptoms. What is it though that makes such parents, mothers mostly,...
View ArticleParacetamol: an oldie repurposed
In recent years, there have been a lot of warnings against the use of paracetamol: the painkiller can cause all sorts of diseases. Recent studies no longer suggest using this old favourite for joint...
View ArticleInfertility: The worst is yet to come
Mobile phones cause it, as do bike saddles, saunas and especially alcohol - they all reduce sperm quality and thus fertility. Numerous studies show that male sperm also "knows" if their owner is...
View ArticlePaleo Diet: One Portion Raw Dinosaur, Please
The Paleo diet is supposed to mimic the eating habits of Palaeolithic cave dwellers. Cereals and dairy products are taboo. In online forums euphoric reports turn up about "Stone Age disciples". What's...
View ArticleCannula and Co.: Friendly Bloodsuckers
Whether it be blood extraction or vaccination, a prick and a small amount of pain is part of the deal – or at least until now. But the anaesthetic patch, infrared technology and blood sample extraction...
View ArticleHair Analysis: Few Facts, A Great Number Of Rapunzel Myths
Hair analyses are increasingly playing a role in medicine. Drug analytics, evidence of alcohol use, the uncovering of mineral and vitamin deficits are just a few of the fields of use. Not so rarely...
View ArticlePhilematology: Kissing And Telling In The Lab
At Christmas and on New Year's Eve, the frequency of kissing is particularly high. Kissing not only activates our reward system, it also produces long-lasting changes in the bacterial flora of the...
View ArticleMagnesium Oil: Transdermal Bull
Manufacturers have come up with the idea of offering "miraculous" magnesium preparations for application on the skin. But can magnesium ultimately enter the bloodstream through transdermal application?...
View ArticleWatch Out, Smoothie-Interaction
A glass of grapefruit juice hasn't harmed anyone before? Incorrect. Under certain circumstances one should forego certain fruits, because the flavonoids contained can lead to interactions. Grapefruit...
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