This content is machine translated Dementia National Dementia Strategy 2014-2017 The National Dementia Strategy aims to support those affected by dementia and to implement measures to improve the individual’s quality of life. Patients and families should have access to high-quality…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interview “A safe preparation with proven antidementive effect”. In the interview with the HAUSARZT PRAXIS Professor Dr. med. Dipl.-Psych. Ralf Ihl of the University of Duesseldorf gives information about the newest realizations from hospital and research with Ginkgo…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 3rd Basel Dementia Forum Dementia places high demands on physicians and the personal environment The 3rd Basel Dementia Forum focused on various aspects of dementia in an interactive format. This provided important information for primary care physicians as well as interesting insights into a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Depression in old age What is different? Depression is probably no more common in older people than in younger people. However, there are differences in terms of symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of depression. Often depressive symptoms are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Gastroenterology Gastro complaints remain a challenge in 2014 In this issue, the focus is on gastroenterology. Specifically, fecal incontinence and Barrett’s esophagus.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Fecal incontinence What’s new? To date, no consistent definition of fecal incontinence can be found in the scientific literature. The topic remains a subject of scientific debate. The following article provides an overview of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Incontinence “The Internet is a good medium for providing information about taboo subjects” In an interview with HAUSARZT PRAXIS, PD Dr. med. André Reitz of the KontinenzZentrum Hirslanden, Zurich, provides information about his blog kontinenzzentrum.blogspot.ch, which he has been running since summer 2013.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Impairments in old age Multimorbidity and comedication demand good therapeutic strategy Two areas of impairment in old age were presented at Medidays in Zurich: macular degeneration and osteoporosis. The focus was on diagnosis and therapy. For wet macular degeneration especially an…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis What extended benefits do currently used medications provide? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that causes swelling and, consequently, restricted movement and joint pain. It is twice as common in women as in men, and the incidence…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dying at home Delirium and sedation – a treatment task for the general practitioner? Is dying at home a utopia and an almost unsolvable task for the family doctor or quite feasible? This question was explored in a workshop at the SwissFamilyDocs conference. For…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Differential diagnosis dementia Genesis and differentiation of dementia from depression and delirium The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s dementia, which is chronically progressive and primarily shows memory impairment. After initial rule-out diagnosis by the primary care provider, differential diagnosis should…
