Non-drug treatments

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  Mouth sores – What can you do yourself?

  Mouth sores can have various causes – and are treated accordingly: For example, if the cause is a fungal infection, then antimycotics (antifungal dru...

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  Harvesting blood stem cells for transplantation

  Blood stem cells used to be taken mainly from bone marrow, where they develop. Nowadays stem cells are filtered directly out of the bloodstream. Anot...

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  What is voice therapy?

  The aim of voice therapy is to get rid of or improve problems with the creation of vocal sounds (phonation) in the voice box. After completing therap...

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  How do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) work?

  A defibrillator is a device for treating heart conditions in which the heart rate suddenly gets too high. It stops the abnormal heartbeat by deliveri...

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  Giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

  If you feel confident that you can do it, for instance following a first aid course, you should combine chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth resusc...

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  How do you use an automated external defibrillator (AED)?

  Defibrillators are devices that give a controlled electric shock and can be used to resuscitate someone whose heart has stopped suddenly. Many places...

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