This content is machine translated Bisphosphonates in osteoporosis The benefit outweighs the risk Since their introduction in the 1990s, bisphosphonates have been the drugs of first choice in the treatment of osteoporosis. They inhibit osteoclast-mediated resorption and bone remodeling, increase bone mineral density,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Swissmedic approval of a second COVID-19 vaccine Moderna’s vaccine, approved by Swissmedic on January 12, 2021, is an mRNA vaccine, as was Pfizer/BioNTech’s candidate BNT162, approved in December. The Swiss federal government has secured 7.5 million cans.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 vaccination Stage victory against coronavirus, but no all-clear yet Although the results of the clinical trials of the first two vaccines approved by Swissmedic are promising, we are still a long way from corona-free normality. The official vaccination start…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine Prophylaxis or acute therapy: focus on severe migraine Migraine, along with tension headache, is one of the most common of the more than 240 types of headache and significantly limits the quality of life and daily routine of…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Alternatives to the conventional cigarette – what is there and what can they do? Tobacco is still on everyone’s lips, but no longer necessarily in the form of a cigarette, cigar or pipe. There are now a variety of alternative products for smokers, some…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Back pain Do not turn your back In economic terms, back pain plays a major role – not so much because it is particularly expensive to treat, but because it is so common. In addition, many sufferers…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine for SLIT Useful addition – but not a replacement In the current COVID-19 pandemic, a variety of measures have been taken to minimize the number of direct physician-patient contacts. However, this becomes difficult when using allergen immunotherapy (AIT), the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral changes: Forestier’s disease Also known as spondylosis hyperostotica , idiopathic degenerative vertebral pathology is the most common noninflammatory spinal disease, with prevalence increasing in an age-correlated manner. Characteristic clinical features are pronounced hyperostoses…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1-RA How they can protect against diabetic sequelae In recent years, numerous new glucose-lowering agents have been developed. SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists have demonstrated cardiovascular and nephroprotective effects in large clinical endpoint studies. The variety of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease (CHD) What is the value of PCSK9 inhibitors for cholesterol lowering? The goal of lipid-lowering drug therapy is the prophylaxis of cardiovascular events. When statins and ezetimibe fail to achieve sufficient reductions in LDL cholesterol, or when one of these agents…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Clinical nutrition therapy in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – an update. According to the newly issued ESPEN guidelines, enteral nutrition measures should generally be preferred to parenteral nutrition. There are some exceptions, however, and these include contraindications such as bowel obstruction,…
