[Prevention of thromboembolism in para-articular femoral fractures of the hip--results of a prospective randomized study of heparin-DHE and ASS-DHE].

The effectiveness of prophylaxis of thromboembolism either by acetyl-salicylic-acid (ASA) 0.5 g + dihydroergotamin (DHE) 2.5 mg three times a day or by Heparin 5000 IU + 0.

[The efficacy of cytoplasmatic therapy in elderly patients].

It has been studied whether cytoplasmatic therapy with macromolecular substances can favourably influence symptoms of the progressive aging process in old patients. For this purpose a randomized double-blind study was carried out in a geriatric clinic. A marked and statistically significant improvement was observed in the patients after four weeks real treatment as compared with the placebo group, using as criteria the ECG, the frequency of cerebral symptoms and the result of psychological tests.

[Controlled randomized double-blind study for the comparison of the treatment of patients with essential hypertension with homeopathic and with pharmacologically effective drugs].

In a randomized double-blind cross-over study the effects of antihypertensive pharmacotherapy were compared with those of homeopathic treatment in 10 patients with essential hypertension. The conclusions are: 1. The blood pressure lowering effect under pharmacotherapy is clearly superior to that under homeotherapy, where it was negligible and statistically not significant.