The etiology of most cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is as yet unknown. Epidemiological
studies suggest that environmental factors may be involved beside genetic risk factors. Some …

Dental amalgam, which has been used for over 150 years in dental practice, consists of about
50% metallic mercury. Studies on animal and humans show that mercury is continuously …

Introduction In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, we assessed the effectiveness
of different forms of balneotherapy (BT) and hydrotherapy (HT) in the management of …

… Catarina Sadaghiani was a PhD-student on the project, conducted the study, collected,
prepared and analysed the data, had part in the final evaluation and in the interpretation of the …

… All 15 studies reported fasting blood glucose, 12 studies fasting insulin or C-peptide levels
(… Catharina Sadaghiani gave us methodological support and was involved in critical revision …

… C before the baths to 39.1 C directly after the baths (mean change 2.43 [0.4]) and maintained
at 37.7 C (… The mean temperature of the bath was 40.2 C (0.3). Mean duration of baths was …

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) cause many infections in the healthcare context.
Knowledge regarding the epidemiology and burden of VRE infections, however, remains …

Background: Magnesium sulfate has a long tradition as a laxative. It osmotically prevents
water absorption in the large bowel and thus leads to an acceleration of the intestinal transit …

… Patients (age 57.6 ± 9.6 years, BMI 29.5 ± 5.7 kg/m 2 ) with mild to moderately elevated
BP received ITW for 45–60 min in pools of thermal-mineral water at 34.0–36.0 C four times a …

… of BP (office SBP− 36 mm Hg, DPB− 12 mm Hg; 24-hour ambulatory SBP− 17 mm Hg, DBP−
9 mm Hg) in patients with resistant hypertension exercising in thermoneutral water (32 C) …