18.08.2023 - A previous large clinical trial had already shown that a Mediterranean diet is effective in cardiovascular prevention, compared with (in simplified terms) “do nothing about your diet, change nothing.” Cardiovascular events are not only but...

09.06.2023 - Prevention of cardiovascular disease, i.e., the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. Should we take a low-dose aspirin every day? The answer has changed. The new answer, for most of us, is “No.” Acetylsalicylic acid is also known as ASA...

07.07.2016 - 1) In intensive care units, one of the goals is to get rid of the full intubation as soon as it this feasible, and to avoid re-intubation. “HFO,” high-flow oxygen for respiratory support with a simple nasal cannula, seems to be effective in...

26.04.2016 - Heart attacks and strokes kill us! Coronary heart disease, hardening of the blood vessels, heart attacks and strokes are the leading cause of death in developed countries. Their numbers are increasing rapidly in developing countries as well. One...

28.06.2015 - Preventing heart attacks and strokes largely is, I am afraid to say, up to you. In addition, there are things that your doctors can do for you. Are all of the recommendations valuable? Yes, they are, but one of them is controversial at the moment....