Stroke and TIA (a “mini stroke”) are important diseases. They will be explained shortly. Then, new results from large controlled clinical trials on the early treatment of stroke and TIA (“mini stroke”) will be presented.
Treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (i.e. the treatment of a bleeding from the oesophagus, stomach or duodenum). There was a considerable advance in how acute upper gastrointestinal bleedings are treated. A simple strategy saves lives.
Testosterone therapy for middle-aged and elderly men, a treatment that has become fashionable. We knew very little until now about the risks of testosterone replacement therapy for middle-aged and elderly men, but this fact did not slow down...
Routine CT scans – as screening – for heavy smokers, who have no symptoms or signs of lung cancer: Routine CT scans in heavy smokers can aid in the early diagnosis of lung cancer and can lower deaths from lung cancer. But only in heavy...
No more stenting of the blood vessel of the kidney: Three large randomised controlled clinical trials showed that stenting does not benefit patients with moderate or severe hardening of the kidney artery. Conservative medical treatment is enough....
How to battle dangerous infections in intensive care units: Researchers investigated new alternatives to current protocols regarding dangerous infections (like MRSA) in intensive care units, but firm conclusions couldn’t be drawn. The results...
a) What you can do against your high blood pressure. b) New, important clinical trials about the treatment of high blood pressure. (Text enclosed).
