This content is machine translated Interview on the ACC/AHA guidelines Lipid treatment recommendation meets with little approval Statins continue to be the drug of choice for LDL-C therapy, although not all patients achieve their target levels with therapy alone. However, the paradigm shift implemented in the new…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes – Targeting the inflammation At the advanced training day “Pro and Contra in Endocrinology” in Biel, Prof. Marc Donath, MD, Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism at the University Hospital Basel, spoke on the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Gynecological topics in practice From menstrual cramps to medications in pregnancy The annual symposium for general practitioners and gynecologists was held in Olten at the end of January. HAUSARZT PRAXIS was on site and reports on the one hand about the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Proteinuria What clarifications and therapeutic measures are to be taken? Proteinuria must always be taken seriously. Further clarification depends on the clinic, the severity of proteinuria, and whether there is concomitant microhematuria and/or renal insufficiency. If glomerular disease is suspected,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cimicifuga racemosa Phytotherapy versus hormone replacement therapy Cimicifuga racemosa is a herbal medicine commonly used in clinical practice in peri- and postmenopausal women. Like hormone replacement therapy, it is used in menopausal syndrome. Christine Bodmer, MD, of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hypogonadism How can long-lasting testosterone substitution be achieved? In hypogonadism, disorders of the gonads, pituitary gland and rarely the hypothalamus are present. All of these forms can be treated with testosterone substitution, which has been used for decades…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diseases of the scalp “To some extent, follicular miniaturization is reversible”. In an interview with DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS, Dr. med. Myriam Wyss Fopp, FMH specialist in dermatology, allergology and clinical immunology, Meilen, provides information about various trichological diseases associated with hair loss…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus First Google medical product in development How can one monitor one’s own blood glucose level without great effort and without interpretational difficulties in the evaluation? This is the question that many researchers worldwide are asking themselves…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport as medicine What about the evidence? Actually, it is widely known that sport has a positive effect on our health and can also help with diseases. Nevertheless, this is still too little lectured at the decisive…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Contraception “There are monopreparations that are equally effective as combined pills” HAUSARZT PRAXIS met with PD Dr. med. Sibil Tschudin, Head Physician of the Department of Gynecological Social Medicine and Psychosomatics in Basel. The renowned expert in the field of contraception…
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…
