This content is machine translated Phytotherapeutic treatment of hypertension Field reports from a family practice The following article deals with the opinion that only harmless complaints can be treated with phytotherapy and that synthetic drugs are needed for “real” diseases. Experienced doctors can successfully treat…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Update Refresher General Internal Medicine Overview of psychotropic drugs and update on anxiety disorders. Psychiatry was also a topic at the Update Refresher General Internal Medicine in Zurich. Thomas Heinsius, MD, of the Psychiatric Polyclinic of the Integrated Psychiatry Winterthur (ipw), gave a broad…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The more drugs, the higher the risk Drug interactions in oncology In bright sunny early spring weather, it was hard to stay in the lightless lecture halls at the 25th Physicians’ Continuing Education Course in Clinical Oncology in St. Gallen, but…
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 5 min This content is machine translated Pooled analysis of four studies Is a St. John’s wort extract better tolerated than SSRIs? This article is the German abstract of a study [1] published in the journal International Clinical Psychopharmacology. The authors pooled the compatibility data from four studies and evaluated them. They…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 12th Annual Meeting of the SGAMSP Psychotropic drugs in somatic comorbidity: risks and benefits. Psychiatric patients are also hospitalized for somatic disorders, and conversely, patients with primarily somatic disorders often require therapy with psychotropic drugs. Management of affected patients can be aided by good…
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 2 min This content is machine translated Research result at the University of Bern An alternative to antibiotics? An international team of researchers led by Bern has developed a new substance to treat severe bacterial infections – without the use of antibiotics. This could also prevent antibiotic resistance…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Synthetic and natural vitamins compared Are there any differences? Orthodox medicine makes no distinction between so-called “natural” and “synthetic” vitamins. In studies with vitamins, the origin of the vitamin preparations used is practically never mentioned. However, there are providers…
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 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…
