Geriatric Patients At High Risk Of Vitamin D Deficiency

The great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital were found to have vitamin D deficiency. Stefan Schilling presents his study results in Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109[3]: 33-8)…

Malnutrition As A Secondary Symptom

Failure to thrive in childhood is often the result of an underlying organic disease. In the current edition of Deutsches Ãrzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011; 108[38]: 642-9), Walter Nützenadel provides an overview of diagnoses and treatment options…

Arguments In Favor Of Folic Acid For Everybody

Neural tube defects in neonates are common in Germany compared with the rest of Europe.