• Moisturizing: But no better than placebo

    A recent study finds that topical analgesic creams do not work better than placebo, despite their popularity.

  • Therapy for psoriasis can prevent heart disease

    Biological anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat severe psoriasis have the potential to prevent heart disease in patients with skin problems.

  • Global Outbreak Update: 339 dengue fever cases in Jamaica

    Current virus type is the DENV3, affecting mostly the Kingston and Saint Andrew parishes.

  • Molecular diagnostics in oncology: targeted, quality assured, integrated

    The diagnosis and treatment of cancer, which has evolved into many differentiated individual diseases with very specific characteristics, is undergoing fundamental change. Molecular diagnostics is becoming more important for highly personalized medical methods.

  • Study hints at inappropriate use of antibiotics in bronchiolitis

    25% of US children under 2 years of age with bronchiolitis are prescribed in emergency room antibiotic therapy. More adherence to international guidelines could lower this to 6%, as some hospitals have demonstrated.

  • Global Outbreak Update: Two gonococcal infections in the UK

    The cases show an extensive drug resistant (XDR) Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. They are resistant to ceftriaxone and with intermediate susceptibility to azithromycin.

  • The "sleeping" brain remains attentive to its environment

    A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour in January 2019 found that during light sleep, the brain selectively processes information during short periods of time.

  • Pharmacovigilance Updates: Imatinib approved for use in the EU

    The EMC’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) concluded that, in accordance with EU requirements, Imatinib Actavis showed comparable quality and bioequivalence to the already approved Glivec.

  • Study exposes the association between stroke and cachexia

    A study published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia, and Muscle investigated the relationship between stroke and body deterioration. Physical training is the most promising way to delay or prevent the progression of cachexia and can be a therapeutic option.

  • Global Outbreak Update: Poliovirus type 2 detected in Mozambique

    Two cases were reported on January 17th, 2019. National routine oral polio vaccine type 3 immunization campaign took place in 2017.

  • Mobile radiation, WLAN and DECT impair cognitive performance

    We are all chronically exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Increasing data on health and environmental impacts is giving rise to increasing debate.

  • Global Outbreak Update: Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Confirmed and probable cases in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, totaling 11 Health Zones affected.

  • Physical activity is a therapy for type-2 diabetes

    Patients with type 2 diabetes should be prescribed individual physical activity therapies, as is done with pharmacological therapies.

  • Global Outbreak Update: MERS-CoV outbreak in Saudi Arabia

    During December 2018, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point of Saudi Arabia has reported five more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus.

  • Cosmetics in pregnancy could anticipate puberty

    According to the results of a UC Berkeley study published in the Human Reproduction journal, girls exposed to chemicals commonly found in toothpaste, soaps, cosmetics, and other hygiene and personal care products in their prenatal years enter puberty early.

  • Treatment updates for sepsis cases in liver cirrhosis

    Liver cirrhosis with sepsis is associated with high mortality, with patients generally treated with approximate guidelines valid for non-cirrhotic patients. A recent review proposes a sepsis management guideline, although strong evidence is lacking.

  • IVUS and OCT convince with good long-term results

    Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are increasingly popular among interventional cardiologists. A new study shows that IVUS and OCT have an advantage when it comes to long-term survival.

  • Helping children improve their sleep

    Sleep hygiene, which includes preparing a cool and quiet environment for sleeping or reading before going to bed to help children relax, is increasingly popular among parents who seek to ensure their children a good night's rest.

  • In Germany, patients can rate their doctors

    Platforms for finding a doctor's appointment, and rating them, are becoming commonplace in France and Germany.

  • Premature children: A brief look at the WHO’s work

    Every year 15 million children are born preterm (before the 37th week of gestation) and this number is increasing. Complications of preterm deliveries were responsible for about 1 million deaths in 2015.

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