This content is machine translated Scleroderma Silent onset delays diagnosis Scleroderma is a now better known, yet very rare disease of the connective tissue, which may be due to a genetic cause as well as an autoimmune event. It belongs…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The athlete ECG Differentiate normal from pathological changes Talking about the behavior of the heart under the effect of physical performance is tantamount to a (pleasant) return to the history of sports medicine, because the study of the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Psychological problems with cancer The impact on patient and family is enormous Cancer diseases repeatedly bring patients and their relatives to their psychological limits. To prevent individuals from harming themselves or their children from developing behavioral problems, it is essential to identify…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 11th Trend Days Health Lucerne Innovative ways to bring patients and doctors closer together Three projects presented at the 11th Trend Days Health in Lucerne were dedicated to the not always easy interaction between the medical system and the patient. One was the question…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Prostate cancer risk Bald or not, varied sex life is crucial Epidemiological studies on the association between androgenetic alopecia and risk of prostate cancer are conflicting. Now it has been shown again: Male hair loss is unsuitable as a risk marker.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated A herbal first aid kit Well cared for during the vacations with phytotherapy Even the Neolithic Ötzi carried birch spores in his pocket during his stay in the Alps, which probably served as medicine. Modern man also takes precautions against minor ailments when…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Rare, but well treatable – therefore remember it in practice! Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) reduces the life expectancy of affected patients and often drastically limits their quality of life. Early diagnosis is extremely important, because today a targeted therapy is…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Oral mucositis during radiotherapy Does flushing with tricyclic antidepressant help? Oral mucositis may occur as a side effect of radiotherapy for head and neck tumors. This is frequent, sometimes extremely painful and clearly limits the therapeutic options. Pain-relieving medications are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated News from dermatooncology Melanoma with or without BRAF mutation – new therapies in the pipeline Data from two phase III trials (both from the research group led by Caroline Robert, MD, Institut Gustave Roussy in Villejuif, Paris) published earlier this year highlight the rapid development…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Obesity and adenomas Visceral fat as a mediator Previously, when epidemiological studies examined the association between obesity and colorectal neoplasia, body mass index (BMI) and abdominal circumference were usually used. These two parameters do not distinguish between visceral…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Psychiatric aspects in rare diseases Better care for patients – also with regard to psychosocial stress As a psychiatrist, one is confronted with rare diseases, orphan diseases, in two ways: First, some of these diseases involve neuropsychiatric symptoms. The following two case studies are intended to…
