This content is machine translated Infections Herbal antibiotics do not exist – but other strategies do Herbal antibiotics in the true sense of the word do not exist. But nature provides us with strategies that can be helpful in case of infection. In the following, some…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain Congress in Hamburg Pain therapy – balancing efficacy and tolerability At the German Pain Congress in Hamburg, experts provided insights into the current options for pain therapy. This is not infrequently characterized by patients having to weigh up (especially gastrointestinal)…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated News from the ASH Congress on Nivolumab High response rates even in pretreated Hodgkin’s lymphomas Preclinical studies show that Sternberg-Reed cells, characteristic of classical Hodgkin lymphoma, use the PD-1 pathway to evade immunodetection. Therefore, immune checkpoint inhibitors such as nivolumab, which binds to the PD-1…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Season and thrust activity in MS More sun, fewer relapses Sun exposure and MS risk are linked – this is nothing new. But is the relapse rate of those who are already ill also influenced by the seasons? And are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Immunosuppression in prostate cancer New therapeutic targets are being explored What is certain: The survival prognosis of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) has improved – on average from just over one (before 2000) to almost three years [1]. Nevertheless, current…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Bladder Cancer Promising immunotherapy A new phase I trial with a compound targeting the immunosuppressive protein PDL1 shows promising results with a good toxicity profile. This provides a potentially new class of drugs for…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diamond-Blackfan anemia Rare anemia leads to reproductive limitations Study results from a large registry were presented at the 2014 ASH Congress in San Francisco, suggesting that women with Diamond-Blackfan anemia suffer from various menstrual symptoms and pregnancy complications.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated What does nature offer us against pain? Various medicinal plants have analgesic and antiphlogistic potentials Pain is a natural process that has evolved as a warning and defense mechanism or as a result of degenerative processes. It stands to reason that strategies for treating pain…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sports activities in the cold When does it become dangerous? A personal experience from past years: At the venue of a World Cup downhill in alpine skiing, the temperature in the finish area is -28° Celsius, at the start –…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Drug Safety Monitor and minimize risk At a media aperitif in Zurich, the topic was drug safety worldwide and in Switzerland. Pharmacovigilance is a strategy to constantly evaluate the benefits and risks of a drug and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated National Concept Rare Diseases Breathing life into a concept The “National Concept for Rare Diseases” from the FOPH has been available since September 2014. This is a milestone in view of the great challenges and everyday situations of those…
