This content is machine translated Female urinary incontinence An update for the family physician Urinary incontinence is one of the most common conditions in women. For example, the prevalence of urinary incontinence is 17% in women between 30 and 49 years of age, 23%…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Premature labor When the birth begins too early Preterm labor is an indication of impending preterm birth. Various measures are possible to prevent premature birth, including tocolysis. In practice, it is useful to identify risk factors for preterm…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Smoking and cancer A cigarette in the morning brings sorrow and worries According to new data, passive and active smoking significantly increases breast cancer risk. Young women are particularly at risk after menarche and before their first full-term pregnancy (FFTP). In addition,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Proliferation stimulated by soy? There are several epidemiological studies linking soy to a reduced risk of breast cancer or recurrence. At the same time, the phytoestrogens contained in soy, genistein and daidzein, achieve a…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Contraception Guidelines and practical reality The topic of contraception is also important in family practice, and the existing guidelines on hormonal contraception provide important guidance. When implementing them in practice, the main thing is to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Update Oncology at Medidays Cancer screening, lymphoma and multiple myeloma As part of Medidays, the week-long internal medicine training program of the University Hospital Zurich (USZ), one afternoon was also devoted to various oncology topics. In multiple myeloma and diffuse…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sexually transmitted diseases Do we have a handle on STDs? At the 21st Symposium Medicine in the Manege at Circus Knie , the focus was on sexually transmitted diseases, which are a serious problem worldwide. There was discussion of what is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Fracture prophylaxis remains the basis of therapy How to evaluate and treat osteoporosis depends on several prerequisites: First, one should individually assess which risk factors a patient has for the development of osteoporosis or for so-called fragility…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pilot project in Merano Complementary medicine for breast cancer Prof. Dr. med. Claudia M. Witt, Zurich, and Dr. med. Christian Thuile, Merano, presented a pilot project at Merano Hospital at the 29th Swiss Annual Conference on Phytotherapy. In it,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From endometriosis to irritable bowel syndrome Chronic lower abdominal pain in women In a workshop at this year’s KHM Congress in Lucerne, speakers KD Dr. med. Stephanie von Orelli, Frauenklinik Stadtspital Triemli, Zurich, and Dr. med. Elisabeth Bandi-Ott, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, addressed the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 4th Zurich Dermatology Training Days Regional dermatoses under the microscope At the Dermatological Training Days in Zurich, various regional dermatoses were presented on the basis of case histories: How do dermatoses of the ear, diseases of the mucous membranes and…
