This content is machine translated Lymphoma as a result of breast implants Beauty at what price? A potentially new subcategory of anaplastic large cell lymphoma shows an association with breast implants. Researchers have compiled evidence from the 71 cases published to date. The main characteristics of…
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 4 min This content is machine translated Herbal medicines for restlessness and anxiety Clinical studies and empirical medicine confirm the effectiveness For the treatment of restlessness, insomnia and anxious mood, nature has provided us with a number of medicinal plants that can be taken as tinctures or finished preparations. The efficacy…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated The knee pain by localization Medical history and clinical examination are central A few years ago, in statistics that have never been published, we were able to show how frequently knee pain and problems occur in the general practitioner’s office (Table 1).…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Infectiology Ebola worldwide – Ebola and Switzerland According to the WHO, more than 10,000 people have now been infected with Ebola – about half of them died from the virus. The number of unreported cases is far…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Transplantation How can you prevent rejection? When people lose their hand in an accident and subsequently undergo transplantation, they have to accept that they will be dependent on immunosuppressants for the rest of their lives. These…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Pierre Fabre Pharma Prices of Zanidip and Zanipress lowered For almost 10 years, we have successfully marketed the calcium antagonist Zanidip® (lercanidipine) in Switzerland. In 2012, Zanipress®, a fixed combination with lercanidipine and enalapril (ACE inhibitor), was launched. Zanidip®…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Osteogenesis imperfecta How to recognize brittle bone disease Brittle bone disease – also known to a few as osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) – is rarely diagnosed in Switzerland. However, it is one of the more common rare diseases, which…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New interdisciplinary consultation hour at UKBB Interdisciplinary against complex diseases Parents of children with a complex medical condition face significant challenges in their daily lives. The relief is all the greater when they do not have to attend many individual…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Electronic medical history Family physicians become researchers Thanks to new software, a fully automated exchange of data between GP practices and the FIRE database of the Institute of Family Medicine at the University of Zurich is now…
