This content is machine translated Therapeutic effect of essential oils Peppermint and caraway oils for gastrointestinal complaints Peppermint and caraway oils are proven natural remedies for gastrointestinal complaints. Now, more and more clinical studies as well as meta-analyses show that peppermint oil in particular has a symptom-reducing…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated H. pylori infection Trend goes in the direction of quadruple therapy Resistance to macrolides and gyrase inhibitors has the greatest impact on eradication success in H. pylori infection. Clinical risk factors such as age, smoking, and compliance also play a role…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Pain here, there and everywhere A 24-year-old female student presents with thoracic pain, but this is only one of her complaints.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dangerous rarity Splenic artery aneurysm in women: Clinic, Diagnosis and Therapy Splenic artery aneurysm is a rare but dangerous condition with female predominance. It is poorly treatable, is usually asymptomatic, and often ruptures spontaneously.
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated ASCO 2018 in Chicago Study news on lung, kidney and intestine KEYNOTE-042 and CARMENA: Two studies that have the potential to change practice. It’s about lung cancer – as so often lately – but also about renal cell carcinoma. Furthermore, the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases When the reflux is not reflux A 35-year-old patient presents with “typical” reflux symptoms but does not respond to treatment with proton pump inhibitors.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 20th Continuing Education Conference of the College of Family Medicine (KHM), Lucerne Bitter images: Gallbladder disease “BitterSweet” was the theme of the 20th KHM Continuing Education Conference 2018. In a keynote lecture, Prof. Stephan Vavricka, MD, and Regula Capaul, MD, presented five pathologies of the gallbladder…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Worsening of decades of reflux symptoms. 73-year-old patient presents with intermittent acid regurgitation and worsening symptoms with additional atypical complaints that respond inadequately to medical treatment.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Senna Laxatives Sloth tree bark A laxative extract consisting of anthraquinone-containing ingredients is obtained from the bark of the rot tree, Rhamnus frangula. However, its effect is weaker than that of the other anthraquinone laxatives.…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Developments in pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer – still particularly aggressive and deadly Pancreatic cancer is the seventh most common cancer diagnosis in Switzerland. However, it ranks fourth in terms of mortality, which illustrates the aggressiveness of the tumor. Various studies, especially in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Esophageal Cancer Place of radio(chemo)therapy in the multimodality setting. Esophageal cancer is a complex clinical picture. Interdisciplinary consultation and care of the patient are therefore useful. What is the place of radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy in multimodality treatment?
