This content is machine translated Overweight and sport How can you improve your energy balance? The Federal Statistical Office is merciless! The publication released by the FSO at the end of 2014, based on the Swiss Health Survey conducted every five years, makes it clear:…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Annual meeting of the SGAD Gut, heart and hormones – do they influence the risk of depression? On April 16, 2015, the annual symposium of the Swiss Society for Anxiety Disorders and Depression (SGAD) took place for the sixth time. The connections between depression and organic diseases…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Highlights 2014 Weight reduction: the best diet is the one that the patient sticks to On December 11, 2014, diabetes experts from all over Switzerland provided information on current trends and news on diabetes mellitus at a one-day symposium. Outstanding studies published in 2014 were…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Obesity and adenomas Visceral fat as a mediator Previously, when epidemiological studies examined the association between obesity and colorectal neoplasia, body mass index (BMI) and abdominal circumference were usually used. These two parameters do not distinguish between visceral…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Influence of diet on health Nutrition and osteoporosis – the most important facts in brief In addition to factors such as exercise and genetics, diet also plays an important role in the development and therapy of the disease. of osteoporosis. Vitamin D, calcium and protein…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated European Diabetes Congress in Vienna High expectations for new therapeutic options At the EASD congress in Vienna, gliptins, gliflozines and further improved insulins were seen as the great hope in diabetology. But medical technology also presented itself in a good position;…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Therapy State of the art – what do you need to know about the new active ingredients? At the Swiss Family Docs conference at the Kongresshaus Zurich, the topic of diabetes was also addressed. In a comprehensive and detailed overview, Prof. Roger Lehmann, MD, Zurich, presented the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New interdisciplinary consultation hour at UKBB Interdisciplinary against complex diseases Parents of children with a complex medical condition face significant challenges in their daily lives. The relief is all the greater when they do not have to attend many individual…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Skin Cancer Congress Research projects with exciting implications The 24th German Skin Cancer Congress took place in Frankfurt am Main from September 11-13, 2014. In the following, some interesting casuistics, cohort, retro- and prospective studies from different German…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer patients with diabetes Metformin against cancer? There is increasing evidence from epidemiological studies and scientific research that metformin may have an antitumor effect. However, whether the drug improves survival in cancer patients with diabetes remains unclear…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Congenital immunodeficiencies What warning signs should you be aware of? A functioning immune system is vital. In congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies, part of the immune system does not function or is completely absent. Congenital immunodeficiencies are rare. About one in…
