This content is machine translated The aging skin Man always wants to look young and healthy We are witnessing an unprecedented demographic shift: the transition from high to low birth and death rates has global political, socioeconomic and health economic consequences.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Acne Prescribing Information for Isotretinoin Oral isotretinoin has revolutionized the treatment of severe acne. It is the only drug that can achieve a sustained effect, even at low doses. There are a variety of side…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Care of the skin in old age Especially the drought can become a problem The physiological changes of aging skin are fairly well described. The most important seems to be the fact that almost all people over 60 years suffer from dry skin. This…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Dynamic compression system for keel chest A novel conservative treatment method for children and adolescents The keel breast (chicken breast, lat. Pectus carinatum [PC]) is the second most common congenital deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in children and adolescents after funnel chest. It is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Practical Experience Report on Similasan® Sleep Disorder Tablets Effective and well-tolerated treatment of sleep disorders The treatment of sleep disorders is a common and sometimes intractable problem in medical practice. The treatment starts with finding and avoiding disturbing factors. If this does not lead to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Allergology What has happened in diagnostics and therapy? Allergies are an everyday topic in family practice. Until the beginning of this millennium, it was assumed that about one third of the western population suffers from an allergy, be…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Allergic diseases Symptomatic therapy is fast and well effective The treatment of allergic diseases, regardless of the triggering source resp. of the agent, is based on three principles: avoidance, symptomatic treatment, and allergen-specific treatments such as specific immunotherapy. Most…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics of inhalation and food allergies Medical history crucial for further clarification Allergic diseases are among the most common diseases worldwide, even if the relevance is assessed differently and many complaints are subsumed under the term “allergy”. Fundamental to the diagnosis of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Peripheral arterial occlusive disease as a pandemic It is high time to act Arterial occlusive disease is a disease with multiple sites (coronary, cerebral, peripheral, and visceral). Cardiovascular risk factors must be treated aggressively even in the asymptomatic patient with PAOD. The pAVK…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Surgical revascularization for CHD OPCAB technique not better than bypass surgery with extracorporeal circulation. The use of the heart-lung machine (HLM) is considered the worldwide standard for surgical myocardial revascularization in combination with cardiac immobilization. Inflammatory reactions due to larger foreign surface area may…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swissheart-coach.ch The new interactive internet platform of the Swiss Heart Foundation The www.swissheart-coach.ch program is designed to help health-conscious individuals and patients manage cardiovascular risk factors in the prevention and management of disease. The program can also be an aid for…
