2 ноября, 2019

EMA recommends extension of approval for tadalafil

The At its meeting in December 2022 a  Extension forTadalafil (Adcirca, Eli Lilly) recommended: The indication should be extended to the treatment of pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with pulmonary arterial hypertension, classified as WHO functional classes II and III.Until now, the indication was limited to adult patients. This full text is unfortunately […]

27 октября, 2019

Suicides: Does bad air make you tired of life?

air pollution causes damage to the lungs and vessels; the particulate matter is even deposited. A study in Canada now adds another to the known fatal consequences: With the air pollutants, the number of suicides also increases, reports a team led by brain researcher Paul Villeneuve in «Environmental Research«. The research group first used a […]

25 октября, 2019

ASH 2022 – How to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism in cancer patients

Erkenntnis Venous thromboembolism (VTEs) is common in cancer and increases over time. Risk stratification is crucial for weighing the risks and benefits of primary thrombosis prophylaxis. The management of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) depends specifically on the different points in time in the course of the cancer. The benefit-risk analysis of anticoagulation must be carried out […]

24 октября, 2019

Influenza, monitoring of the progress of severe and complicated forms confirmed in the laboratory

Ministry of Health Influenza, monitoring of the progress of severe and complicated forms confirmed in the laboratory Since the 2009-2010 pandemic season, surveillance of serious and complicated cases of confirmed influenza has been active in Italy, which it is considered appropriate to continue to maintain active also during the 2022-2023 season. The surveillance aims to […]

16 октября, 2019

Modern therapies in hematology and oncology for a wider range of patients

The At its January 2023 meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted two-_ Extensions recommended in oncology:  Darolutamide (Nubeqa, Bayer): In the future, the antiandrogen will also be indicated for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in combination with docetaxel and androgen deprivation […]

12 октября, 2019

DNA analysis: Beethoven’s lock of hair reveals secrets

Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a letter to his brothers in 1802. In it, he asked them to have him examined by his doctor after his death and to publish the result. But the doctor’s notes were never found. The list of Beethoven’s health problems is long. These were known to include his progressive hearing loss, […]

27 сентября, 2019

Belcolle Viterbo, removed rare tumor of the vena cava to young woman

Rome, 3 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) — A young woman underwent an exceptional surgery to remove a rare tumor of the vena cava in the Belcolle hospital in Viterbo. The woman had presented herself in recent days to the emergency room in serious condition. Then the emergency hospitalization for a severe pulmonary embolism caused by a […]

26 сентября, 2019

Diabetes care: What Denmark does better

Berlin (pag) – In a press conference, the Novo Nordisk Foundation shows what good diabetes care can look like using Denmark as an example. There, steno-diabetes centers take over the care. Allan Flyvbjerg, former chairman of Steno in Copenhagen, explains the mission and strategy of these centres. In short, the concept of Steno Diabetes Centers […]

25 сентября, 2019

Asp Palermo, telecardiology starts in Linosa and Lampedusa

Palermo, 28 Oct. (Adnkronos Salute) — The telecardiology project of the Asp of Palermo kicks off from the Pelagie. The team of the provincial health authority, led by the head of Cardiology of the Ingrassia Hospital and the head of the Lampedusa Polyclinic, Francesco D’Arca, installed the first reception and transmission station at the medical […]

14 сентября, 2019

Base Elf or Intense Santa Claus? A physical activity program for the holidays

For Increasing patients’ physical activity can take advantage of Advent and its proverbial calendar, according to a pilot study published in the special Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal. U The intervention, christened «Active Advent» included services for the abs in the construction of a snowman and a walk for «Christmas deliveries», and was […]