explore and treat Inflammatory bowel disease better

In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the inflamed membrane can be treated by medication. Is most effective treatment when the doctor exactly adapts to the respective state of the mucous membrane, so the current study situation. For this he needs to examine the intestine endoscopy with colonoscopy. In order to achieve further progress in the treatment of people with IBD, would have the complex inflammatory processes to be better understood.

Therefore, the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) is committed to research in this area a: Systemic inflammation is a major theme of the 119. Internist Congress DGIM. There, experts will introduce new findings from research into the development and treatment of IBD.

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Some commonly prescribed drugs that heart patients are intended to prevent deadly blood clots in the arteries, increase in gastric or colonoscopy the risk of bleeding. The risk was even with newer anticoagulants, warns the German Society of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS). If it is endoscopic gastric or intestinal examinations with high risk of bleeding should settle the anticoagulant the patient.

In any case, sufferers should consult on thoroughly with their physician advises the DGVS. On one hand, the protection against cardiovascular complications was observed, on the other hand it was necessary to avoid life-threatening bleeding.

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A study of more than 50.000 patient data from 105 German hospitals shows surprising results: While some of the major interventions such as lung, stomach or prostate surgeries amazing draw little pain to themselves, are appendectomies or tonsillectomies, so relatively small but frequent interventions, very painful , This argues in favor of often inadequate pain therapy care for smaller operations, according to the authors of the now in the journal "Anesthesiology" published study.

Based on the evaluation the acute pain Project QUIPS which at the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Jena (UKJ) is coordinated and now contains 260.000 data from patient surveys from more than 160 German clinics. For the analysis 100.000 cases were included, according to division into 179 various operations with at least 20 patients remained 50.500 cases for analysis.

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Freiburg research team was able to show why cells in recurrent pathogens more sensitive

 

The memory of the human immune system is critical for the development of vaccines. Only when the body recognizes a pathogen with which he has already been in contact with a renewed infection, the immune system can more effectively fight him. The Freiburger immunobiologist Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schamel from the Institute of Biology III at the Albert-Ludwigs-University could decipher together with colleagues, as the memory of the immune system works. The results have now been published in the journals Immunity and the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC).

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Study by the University of Witten / Herdecke and AXA shows: adults brush their teeth at the level of primary school children

For a radiant smile are beautiful teeth - and to the daily brushing. However, this does not seem as easy as imagined: A recent study by AXA in collaboration with the University of Witten / Herdecke shows that the Germans demonstrated by lack of know-how when brushing involuntarily "Mind the gap!". Even if the majority of Germans accesses at least twice daily for toothbrush, a majority of the teeth cleans simply wrong. The consequences can sometimes draw a costly treatment to the dentist to be.

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The strength of flu outbreaks can not be predicted and typically affects differently in different regions, risk or age groups from. Even at moderate flu outbreaks, as the previous season 2011 / 12, the individual risk for a serious illness can be high. "In general, should the chronically ill, older than 60, pregnant women and the medical staff before each flu season go for flu shots, preferably in October or November," says Reinhard Burger, president of the Robert Koch Institute. The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) provides current print and online information for the individual risk groups. The technical information on the website of the Robert Koch Institute and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) have been updated. The PEI continuously informed about the number of released vaccine doses. The influenza action is monitored by the Association of influenza, the report on the season 2011 / 12 won the Robert Koch Institute published now.

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Who night talking or shouting to himself suggests, distributed kicks and sometimes hurt his bed partner during sleep, is not aggressive by nature: Rather there is a dream-sleep behavior disorder, which could be an early sign of serious neurodegenerative diseases. "60 to 70 percent of the patients who participated in this" rapid eye movement behavior disorder "suffer, develop according 10 to 30 years Parkinson's disease or the rare neurodegenerative disorder multiple system atrophy (MSA)," said Professor Wolfgang Oertel, Director of the Department of Neurology at Philipps University Marburg, presented today at the Congress of the German society of Neurology (DGN) in Hamburg.

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Surgical interventions in Schlüssselloch technique need even with extensive experience of Operateurinnnen and surgeons often more time than surgery in a conventional manner. Therefore shows the now long experience that for complicated procedures of the conventional way may be superior with an abdominal incision.

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The ban on smoking in public places, which applies in Switzerland since May 2010, increases the health of the service personnel. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, which today (30. 2012 August) was presented at the Swiss Public Health Conference in Lausanne. Twelve months after the introduction of smoke-free workplaces, several indicators for diseases of the cardiovascular system have measurably improved.

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Why the mucus does not dissolve

In severe forms of chronic lung disease, bronchial asthma, a specific transport protein that contributes to the dilution of the lung secretion is missing. The mucus stays dry, does not dissolve and can obstruct breathing life threatening. This relationship have found in an animal model, scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital and the Medical University of Hannover. They also showed: children with changes in the genetic structure of the protein have a higher risk of developing asthma. Now for the first time drugs can be developed that can be targeted at this point. The research results are now online in the "Journal of Clinical Investigation" published.

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A large international study, published online in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that acupuncture is not only effective as a routine treatment for chronic back, shoulder, knee joint and headache, but also better help than a so-called sham acupuncture , One of the authors of the study is Professor Klaus Linde of the Department of General Medicine at Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Munich Technical University.

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