This content is machine translated Enzyme defects and sugar utilization disorders Lactose and fructose intolerance – what is there to consider? Lactose intolerance is the most common enzyme deficiency in humans. Fructose intolerance is also on the rise due to increased fructose content in the diet. Therapy for both forms is…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pathologies of the rectum Detect and treat rectal prolapse Rectal prolapse is a symptom of pelvic floor insufficiency. It can be recognized by the circular folding, in which it differs from anal prolapse. Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy according to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Electronic Patient Dossier (EPD) Switzerland as a role model – with flaws The EPD is to be introduced in Switzerland by 2020. In Germany, the Swiss eHealth strategy serves as a role model. However, there were critical voices at the eHealth Forum…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher in Zurich When the intestine rebels Norovirus is a “pest” that strikes again every year, especially in the winter months – but it is far from being the only pathogen causing infectious diarrhea. Antibiotic-associated illness caused…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Sports Medicine Hypertension under stress – what to do? Ergometry is a commonly performed test in practice, where the assessment of blood pressure is a fundamental part of the interpretation of the test result. An exaggerated blood pressure response…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated An ancient cultivated plant with medicinal properties Flaxseed – various applications Flaxseeds have a long folk medicine tradition as a stool regulator and for the treatment of irritable bowel and irritable stomach. More recent is its use as a supplier of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Joint Annual Meeting 2018 of the SGP, St. Gallen Update on childhood community-acquired pneumonia. Update on the management of common, non-severe, community-acquired pneumonia in children: are chest radiographs and laboratory tests recommended? How many days should antibiotic treatment be given? When and how should…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Big Data for allergy control New app “Ally Science” – with the cell phone against pollen Since April, anyone suffering from pollinosis has been able to support the largest study of pollen allergy in Switzerland to date: The “Ally Science” app collects information on symptoms and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Contraception The agony of choice In theory, contraception is 100% effective, brings no risks and side effects, but extended health benefits. How do the preparations available on the Swiss market perform in this respect? Recognize…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Annual Congress of the American Urological Association (AUA), San Francisco Risk assessment in prostate cancer: what do biomarkers do? Since the implementation of PSA testing, the number of PCa diagnoses has multiplied. Biomarkers are increasingly used to prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment. New approaches, but also limitations, of microbiological testing…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Alternative therapies D-mannose in the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections Resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobially active substances, e.g. antibiotics, is an increasing problem in the medical care of infectious diseases. Two studies provide insight into the possibility of using D-mannose…
