Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Smoking causes about 5 Million deaths worldwide every year. Prevention and cessation of smoking should therefore be one of the most important public health priorities. ⋯ The continuous empathic support and motivation by the family doctor is however the most important factor. Even a small advance within this step-by-step strategy can be considered as a success which will be followed by further progress.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Apr 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study[Long-term efficacy of dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving high doses of insulin].
Dapagliflozin, a selective inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, may improve glycemic control with a lower dose of insulin and attenuate the associated weight gain in patients with inadequate control despite high doses of insulin. ⋯ Dapagliflozin improves glycemic control, stabilizes insulin dosing, and reduces weight without increasing major hypoglycemic episodes in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Apr 2013
Case Reports[Cerebral listeria abscess in a patient with gastric cancer].
HISTORY AND PRESENTATION ON ADMISSION: A 70-year-old woman with a history of gastric cancer and palliative chemotherapy was admitted with disturbed consciousness. ⋯ Listeria monocytogenes is a rare but relevant cause of systemic inflammations in immunocompromised patients. The differentiation between cerebral abscess and metastasis in cancer patients can be complex but is important concerning differential therapeutic approaches.