Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jan 2022
Case Reports[Pancytopenia and B-symptoms - an unexpected souvenir?]
The 79-year-old patient was admitted with recurring fever, weight loss, night sweat, a decrease in physical capacity and hematomas of the extremities. ⋯ Pancytopenia and corresponding symptoms are suspect for visceral Leishmaniasis also in patients supposed to be immunocompetent with travel history of endemic regions.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jan 2022
[What is ultra-processed food and how is it related to diet-related diseases?]
Ultra-processed food is part of a modern lifestyle and accounts for about 46 % of daily energy intake in Germany. Cross-sectional and cohort studies indicate associations between consumption of ultra-processed food and a range of non-communicable diseases (obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and depression). As underlying mechanisms, a high energy density, altered food matrix, an unbalanced nutritional composition, high glycemic index, adverse additives, processing- and packaging contaminants are discussed. In order to understand the role of these potential mechanisms and to provide a scientifically based and risk-associated definition of ultra-processed food it is important to conduct appropriate intervention studies and to improve dietary assessment of processed food in prospective cohort studies.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jan 2022
Review[Wind turbine and infrasound: No evidence for health-related impairment - a physical, medical and social report].
Based on the recent discussion about health impacts of wind turbine noise and infrasound emissions, we present the physical facts and summarize related studies in a narrative review. We are exposed to infrasound emissions from different sources, where wind turbine farms do not cause particularly high infrasound emissions. ⋯ Health complaints are more frequently proven, if anti-wind-turbine-groups were active, which is consistent with the psychogenic hypotheses with nocebo effects likely play an important role. Without evidence of health impacts from wind turbine farms, an ongoing slowdown in the urgently needed expansion of renewable energies is not justifiable.