This content is machine translated Fusculus Furiosus Allergologiae Supra Magister The great master celebrates anniversary When a “great master” like Prof. Brunello Wüthrich celebrates his 75th birthday, his students, successors and friends like to come together to celebrate him. However, they not only bring back memories…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Clinical spectra of eczema Pruritus and eczema as a duo infernale Itching is the most commonly complained of skin organ symptom and is often felt worse than pain. Especially eczematous skin lesions are not infrequently additionally scratched bloody. In the case…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated 100 years SGDV/SSDV “We don’t have any worries about new recruits”. This year, the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the annual congress in Montreux, a book on the history of the professional society was presented*,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Sexual satisfaction Everything in flux? The main theme of this year’s KHM Congress was “Wet – Dry”. Thus, one of the main presentations of the congress dealt with the “Flow of Love – Ways out…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGIM Annual Meeting 2013 Osteoporosis – Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations With regard to osteoporotic fractures, Switzerland is one of the high-risk countries together with Sweden and the USA. A 50-year-old Swiss woman has a 51.3% risk of suffering an osteoporotic…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Female genital itching It is not always mushroom! Itching in the genital area is common and severely debilitating. Often the cause is a fungal infection – but by far not always. Sometimes underlying pruritus are noninfectious dermatoses, allergic…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psychoeducation and psychosomatics Promote skills in dealing with one’s own illness At this year’s Medidays in Zurich, various experts from the fields of psychotherapy and psychosomatics spoke about the potential of this form of therapy, for example in dealing with chronically…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Alzheimer's dementia The practitioner is not only in demand in diagnostics Although dementia is not one of the most common neurological diseases, it is already a relevant problem today and will become much more important due to demographic developments.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Incontinence in old age Therapy combinations lead to success Old bedridden persons in particular often suffer from urinary incontinence in addition to other complaints. The administration of medication can be supplemented with targeted pelvic floor or bladder training. As…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Contraception What are the dangers of the combined pill? At this year’s KHM congress, one of the topics discussed was the problem of cardiovascular risks associated with combined contraceptive pills. Based on the current research situation, PD Dr. med.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated News from the SGGG Congress Plenty of material for discussion and exchange In addition to seven main topics, the SGGG Congress in Lugano offered numerous other program items. Between the smaller halls where the free communications and poster sessions were held, there…
