For a child, play represents a crucial role in its development. Through games, it is challenged and encouraged, which is why play therapy has been used and developed as a healing approach for various disorders since 1920. Depending on the type of therapy, specific areas are addressed. What is play therapy? Play therapy is a … Play Therapy: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Stillbirths are unfortunately not a rarity. Again and again, medical professionals have to explain to expectant parents not to hear a heartbeat of the child. A situation that is incredibly difficult to process and cope with. How is stillbirth defined? If it is determined after the 22nd week of pregnancy that the child no longer … Stillbirth
A paraneoplastic syndrome represents a concomitant disease of a cancer. However, it is not a consequence of the tumor but develops in parallel with it. At times, the typical symptoms of a paraneoplastic syndrome indicate a malignant tumor that is still undetected and initially asymptomatic. What is a paraneoplastic syndrome? A paraneoplastic syndrome is always … Paraneoplastic Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The abdomen is an anatomical unit of the human body that includes various organs and organ systems. It is the abdomen the lower anterior part of the torso, localized between the diaphragm and pelvis. An increased accumulation of fat cells in this anatomical section is also popularly referred to as abdomen. What characterizes the abdomen? … Abdomen: Structure, Function & Diseases
The abdominal cavity, Latin cavitas abdominalis, refers to the cavity in the trunk area where the abdominal organs are located. It protects the organs and allows them to move against each other. What is the abdominal cavity? The abdominal cavity is one of the five cavities of the human body that serve to protect the … Abdominal Cavity: Structure, Function & Diseases
Cardiomegaly, the pathological enlargement of the heart muscle, is a serious disease that usually occurs as a result of an underlying disease and must also be treated accordingly. There are a variety of diseases in the course of which cardiomegaly occurs. What is cardiomegaly? Cardiomegaly, the pathological enlargement of the heart muscle, is a serious … Cardiomegaly: Causes, Treatment & Help
Products Cinnamon is commercially available, among other things, as a spice, as a medicinal drug, tea and in the form of capsules as a dietary supplement. It is found in remedies for digestion such as Carmol, Klosterfrau Melissengeist and in Zeller Balsam. Cinnamon is also a component of traditional pharmaceutical preparations such as aromatic tincture … Cinnamon
Field man’s bedstraw has its firm place in herbal medicine and has for centuries. However, how the thorny herb got its official name “field man’s litter” has not been passed down with certainty – theories about it exist a few. Occurrence and cultivation of field man’s bedstraw The distribution area of field man’s litter stretches … Field Manure: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
The flowers that appear in fields as red carpets are called the corn poppy or corn rose. The poppy belongs to the poppy family (Papaveraceae) and has the botanical name Papaver rhoeas. It is used in various fields and is sometimes used as a medicinal plant, although it is rarely used as such nowadays. Occurrence … Corn Poppy: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
The black winter radish is closely related to the white radish, but it has a sharper taste and is only available in the winter months. The winter radish is an old vegetable variety, which is very popular in Asia and just celebrates its comeback in Germany. Mostly the black radish comes from organic cultivation. This … Black Winter Radish: Intolerance & Allergy
Products Dihydropyridines are commercially available in many countries in the form of film-coated tablets, sustained-release tablets, capsules, and injectables. Nifedipine from Bayer (Adalat) was the first active ingredient from this group to enter the market in the mid-1970s. Today, amlodipine (Norvasc, generics) is most commonly prescribed. Structure and properties The name 1,4-dihydropyridines is derived from … Dihydropyridine
Products Rivaroxaban is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Xarelto, Xarelto vascular). It was approved in 2008 as the first agent in the direct factor Xa inhibitor group. Low-dose Xarelto vascular, 2.5 mg, was registered in many countries in 2019. Structure and properties Rivaroxaban (C19H18ClN3O5S, Mr = 435.9 g/mol) is a pure -enantiomer … Rivaroxaban
