This content is machine translated Opioids in pain medicine Balancing act between symptom relief and addiction Although there are currently no signs of an opioid crisis in Europe as in North America, the prescription of opioids has also risen sharply in Switzerland over the past twenty…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy in pediatrics On the way to improving quality of life with cannabidiol Plant-derived, highly purified cannabidiol reduces the frequency of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome and improves the overall condition of patients in placebo-controlled Phase III studies of the……
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Mild to moderate depression Meta-analysis confirms efficacy and tolerability of Hypericum In the secondary analysis published last year in the journal Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine , researchers compared the effects of St. John’s wort versus SSRIs or placebo in…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Sleep disorders in old age Recognize insomnia, treat it and avoid cognition disorders Sleep disorders are part of everyday life for a large proportion of the older population. A change in sleep architecture and a reduced need for sleep are natural. So when… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal disorders Menthacarin for irritable bowel syndrome and stomach In current pathophysiological concepts, functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are understood as a disorder of gut-brain interaction. To date, there is no causal treatment or standard therapy…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New secondary analysis Ginkgo biloba alleviated mild neurocognitive deficits The conclusion of a review published in the journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment in 2023 was that a proprietary Ginkgo biloba special extract led to improvements in various cognitive and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute bronchitis Pelargonium extract shortens duration of incapacity to work Acute bronchitis is associated with considerable economic consequences due to absence from work. A meta-analysis published in 2023 investigated whether treatment with a standardized Pelargonium extract can reduce the time…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Lavender oil extract as an anxiolytic therapy alternative New meta-analysis expands evidence base The results of a meta-analysis published in 2023 in the journal European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience confirm that a proprietary lavender oil extract is an evidence-based anxiolytic herbal…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Functional dyspepsia Which phytotherapeutics benefit patients the most? Some herbal medicines improve typical symptoms such as pain, a feeling of pressure, heaviness and fullness in patients with functional dyspepsia and have also proven to be very well tolerated.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Combination preparation of valerian and lemon balm Children of primary school age also benefit from the calming effects Valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) and lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) have synergistic effects when used in combination. In an observational study of over 900 schoolchildren, restlessness and sleep disorders were…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal disorders Large secondary analysis on peppermint oil A total of 157 publications were analyzed according to the PRISMA protocol, including randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses and case series. The authors conclude that peppermint oil is well suited as…
