In 2016, the number of whooping cough cases has reached a worrying record in Germany – 22,000 lab confirmed cases were reported to the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI). In the previous year there were 14,000 cases and more than 1,500 patients have already been registered in 2017 (as of February 9th, 2017). Whooping cough is caused by […]
The ongoing Zika virus epidemic has been and is still today an important topic in the Americas. There is, however, another serious health issue for pregnant women and their unborn babies which is far less frequently addressed: syphilis. According to current data, there were 33,000 infected pregnant women in Brazil in 2015, twenty times as
In the current issue of the medical journal Trillium Diagnostik (14(3): 172-173), Prof Dr Rudolf Gruber and Dr Gabriele Egert, experts for laboratory diagnostics, clearly explain the advantages of defined recombinant allergen components which are applied in modern molecular allergy diagnostics. While allergens which are extracted and purified from natural allergen sources always constitute a
The alarm didn’t go off, in the rush of the morning, the little one spilled the milk and needs changing, the car won’t start and the important meeting starts within 10 minutes! STRESS! Stress causes unconscious physical reactions in humans: Glucose is provided as prompt energy source, blood pressure rises to assure sufficient blood supply
Every year on April 7th, the WHO commemorates its foundation in 1948 with the World Health Day and dedicates a certain health topic of global importance to this day. This year, diabetes mellitus is in focus (“Beat diabetes”). The reason for this is the growing number of diabetes patients, especially in middle and low income countries.
