This content is machine translated Cardiology Highlights 2013 New practice-relevant European guidelines What news did the 2013 European Congress of Cardiology in Amsterdam bring? Discussed were not only practice-relevant guidelines, but also the current trends regarding lifestyle modifications. Furthermore, studies on the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Decrease of brain volume in multiple sclerosis Potential future parameter for therapy monitoring More and more is becoming known about the importance of decreasing brain volume in patients with multiple sclerosis. And this is not least thanks to steady progress in imaging techniques…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Highlights of the symposium at the Inselspital Bern How to respond to cervical cancer in pregnancy? The twelfth annual symposium of the Breast and Tumor Center at the Inselspital Bern, which was held at the end of December 2013, focused this time on cervical carcinoma. What…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated St. John's wort in depression therapy Health services research complements double-blind studies Depression is very common among mental illnesses. Unipolar depression is the third leading cause of so-called Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), years of life associated with health limitations and disability.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Recurrent ovarian cancer Current developments give hope for a personalized approach At the ESMO Congress in Amsterdam, a review was given of the options available to date in the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. Therapy depends on the particular form of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 3rd Basel Dementia Forum Dementia places high demands on physicians and the personal environment The 3rd Basel Dementia Forum focused on various aspects of dementia in an interactive format. This provided important information for primary care physicians as well as interesting insights into a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pancreatic adenocarcinoma The “borderline resectable” tumors as a specific challenge. At ASCO-GI in San Francisco, one of the topics was pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The so-called “borderline resectable” tumors were of particular interest. It is up for discussion whether primary surgery is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Updates on the active ingredients GA101 and rituximab Three studies on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were discussed at the ASH in New Orleans: One was an update on the stage 1 analysis of the CLL11…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Patients with RAS wild type benefit in overall survival New data on first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer were presented at the ASCO GI in San Francisco. The post-hoc analyses consistently confirm that RAS mutation status is an important…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated On the occasion of the European Antibiotics Day New algorithm helps distinguish viral and bacterial sore throats Mr. and Mrs. Swiss swallow sore throat medicines for several million Swiss francs every year. They often treat the pain with antibiotics, even though up to 80% of sore throats…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Generics market in Switzerland Mepha restructures and looks to 2014 with hope The healthcare system is not only under constant pressure to perform, but also under ever-increasing cost pressure. This also applies to generic drug companies in Switzerland. However, Mepha feels it…
