Obesity management: psychotherapeutic approaches
Because obesity is partly psychological in origin, psychological interventions play an important part in treating it. The aims are to improve…
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Fit for the future: modern migraine prophylaxis
CGRP has strong vasodilating properties and plays a central role in triggering pain and in neurogenic inflammation. This knowledge led to an entirely new…
Do sports medicine check-ups help?
The sudden cardiac death of an apparently healthy athlete is shocking. Despite its low incidence, work is under way on ways of detecting SCD early. Among…
Smoking cessation advice in practice: hurdles and obstacles
Doctors play a central role in tobacco cessation. Smokers need to be identified during consultations so that they can be given appropriate treatment…
Screening for psychiatric comorbidities!
Sleep disorders, anxiety and depressive symptoms occur more often in people with atopic dermatitis and should be taken into account in treatment. With regard to the…
Sport and osteoarthritis
Sport can be both a risk factor and a protective factor for the development and course of osteoarthritis. Whether sport has a positive or negative effect depends on the type and…
Supplementation in older age
Calcium plays a central role in bone health and in preventing osteoporosis. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. Especially for older…
Closure as recurrence prophylaxis in stroke patients?
The number of strokes caused by a patent foramen ovale is small overall. It is somewhat higher, though still moderate, in cryptogenic ischaemic…
