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MEDICA Update 2008

Blood Sample Should Detect Alzheimer's Disease

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[22/11/2008] In a few years bloodbased testing for dementia will be standard. Blood Sample Should Detect Alzheimer's Disease - read more

Cardiac Patients Are the Pioneers

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[22/11/2008] This year various exhibitors are presenting innovative IT systems for remote support for patients with implanted heart valves. Cardiac Patients Are the Pioneers - read more

MEDICA VISION: A Smiley Face if Everything Goes Well

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[22/11/2008] Since 1999, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held a competition for innovation in medical technology. In 2005, a project proposal from a team at the University of Ulm won the prize. Subsequently, a walking trainer for use at home was developed and entered into the clinical phase immediately after the MEDICA. MEDICA VISION: A Smiley Face if Everything Goes Well - read more

More Smokers Stay Abstinent with Medical Support

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[22/11/2008] Smoking cessation courses in groups cost no more per week than a few packs of cigarettes. Doctors are being trained as course instructors at the Medica. More Smokers Stay Abstinent with Medical Support - read more

Sports: Fight Diabetes with Training

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[22/11/2008] Stay and become fit and healthy with sports. However, some people that develop diabetes type 2 do not have any interest in sports. However, sport must not always be exhaustingin order to be healthy. Sports: Fight Diabetes with Training - read more

When Harmless Bacteria Become Life-Threatening

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[22/11/2008] Legions of bacteria live on human skin and mucosa. Patients with compromised immune defences are susceptible to infection. Vaccination protects against many of the pathogenic strains of streptococci. When Harmless Bacteria Become Life-Threatening - read more

A Heart Hits the Road

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[21/11/2008] It has been in Kuwait, Israel and the whole of Europe - the heart that can be viewed from any angle. It is an exhibit at MEDICA in the ground floor of CCD.Süd at Messe Düsseldorf - 2 meters high and 4 meters long filled with heart valves and muscle. A Heart Hits the Road - read more

All Findings on One Small Card

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[21/11/2008] An electronic medical record card has been undergoing tests in the German town of Trier since the end of 2004. The participating doctors are happy with the results. Unfortunately only 50 doctors have joined the project so far. All Findings on One Small Card - read more

Becoming Continent, Staying Continent

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[21/11/2008] Only one in ten patients with incontinence goes to a doctor about it. In most cases behavioural techniques and "toilet training" are sufficient to deal with the problem. Becoming Continent, Staying Continent - read more

Dementia: Illness Consciousness Needs to Be Improved

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[21/11/2008] The signs of dementia are not recognized or picked up on in large parts of the population. This makes early diagnosis particularly difficult, explained doctor Tillmann Supprian of the Rhenish Medical Centres of Düsseldorf at an event at the MEDICA Congress. Dementia: Illness Consciousness Needs to Be Improved - read more

Gentle Electrical Current Eases Neuropathic Pain

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[21/11/2008] High-frequency electrical currents alleviate the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. In many cases, the effects are noticeable to the patients after a single session. Gentle Electrical Current Eases Neuropathic Pain - read more

Lyme Disease: the Chameleon Among Infections

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[21/11/2008] A host of symptoms including skin rash, joint symptoms, "sciatica" and other painful conditions make Lyme disease, a tick-born disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia, the chameleon among the infectious diseases. Lyme Disease: the Chameleon Among Infections - read more

Research Projects: Trauma Network Should Save Lives

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[21/11/2008] Med. in NRW - this is the name of the biggest health competition organized by the government in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) with a budget of 70 million euros. An international jury has selected 33 winning projects from more than 200 competitive contributions. One of the projects is the Trauma Network under the leadership of the University of Münster. Research Projects: Trauma Network Should Save Lives - read more

MEDICA MEDIA: The Electronic Health Card is coming

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[20/11/2008] ... at least as a test run in the North Rhine region in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). All involved in the project appeared optimistic and pleased at the panel discussion at the opening of MEDICA MEDIA. MEDICA MEDIA: The Electronic Health Card is coming - read more

News from the field of Medical Technology at the COMPAMED Forum

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[20/11/2008] Many visitors came to the opening of the COMPAMED forum. Until Friday, those interested can inform themselves about the medical technology of today and the future through seminars given in hall 7.0 at booth G40. News from the field of Medical Technology at the COMPAMED Forum - read more

The German Health Fund: Patients Fall by the Wayside

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[20/11/2008] Wolfram-Arnim Candidus of the German Society for Insured Persons and Patients (DGVP) is angry. He is angry at a healthcare policy in which patients fall by the wayside - but also at the insured persons who do not defend themselves against it. The German Health Fund: Patients Fall by the Wayside - read more

Therapeutic Hypothermia After Intracerebral Haemorrhage

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[20/11/2008] Initial data indicate better chances of survival if the body is cooled down to 35 degrees Centigrade. Therapeutic Hypothermia After Intracerebral Haemorrhage - read more

Careers: Good Prospects for the Medical Specialist

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[19/11/2008] Specialist doctors are in demand as never before. Between the years 2000 and 2007 the number of job advertisements has doubled. Ingrid Rebmann of mainmedico, a personnel consulting firm in Frankfurt/Main, spoke about the career opportunities for specialists at the career forum "Deutsches Ärzteblatt" at MEDICA. Careers: Good Prospects for the Medical Specialist - read more

Saving Billions with Tele-Medicine

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[19/11/2008] Does technique replace physicians? This was the title of a press conference of the German VDE – Association of Electronic technique. The conclusion: No. It has the aim to support physicians and carers. Saving Billions with Tele-Medicine - read more

Ultrasound Imaging - A Window on the Blood Vessels

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[19/11/2008] A worried 53-year-old appears at the doctor's surgery. His father recently had a heart attack, and he himself smokes and is a bit overweight. He wants to know whether his blood vessels are also damaged already. Doctors can offer patients like this an ultrasound examination of the carotid artery to assess the risks. Ultrasound Imaging - A Window on the Blood Vessels - read more