This content is machine translated Interactions with drugs Most interactions are known and therefore avoidable What happens when two or more medications are taken at the same time? The answer is: there may be an increase or decrease in drug effects. In some cases this…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Biologics in dermatology Better understanding of pathogenesis revolutionized therapy Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory, T-cell mediated autoimmune disease that particularly affects the skin and joints. However, it is also a multisystem disease with quite a few comorbidities and has…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hype or hope? Metformin, vitamin D and aspirin as anticancer agents Time and again, various substances are praised as “anticancer agents,” both in scientific circles and in the lay press. A symposium at this year’s ASCO Congress in Chicago was dedicated…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy Therapy Compliance, adherence and concordance About two-thirds of all patients with epilepsies can become seizure-free without intolerable side effects with appropriate and regularly taken antiepileptic pharmacotherapy. Regular medication adherence is most likely to be achieved…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Travel medicine The world is increasingly becoming a village – also for pathogens More and more people are traveling around the world and between several countries, sometimes bringing diseases home with them, which poses a considerable challenge to the family doctor. He must…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Travel medicine Practice of travel medicine consultation Travel is steadily increasing worldwide: while there were 150 million tourist arrivals in 1970, this number rose to over 940 million in 2010 [1]. On average, each Swiss person took…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Travel and skin Changes in the skin make the vacation (unfortunately) unforgettable Travel is often accompanied by skin problems that can present diagnostic challenges in the primary care physician’s office. People often take dermatological ailments home with them, especially from trips to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Summer flu with cough Viral infections and cough – not only an issue in winter! The whole body is weakened, aches and pains in the back and extremities, the temperature is elevated, a dripping nose bothers you and a barking cough as well. The environment…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Contraception Prescription of the pill – what the family doctor needs to know Safe contraception is a need for millions of people and a key contributor to improving women’s health. Every year, 70,000 women die as a result of unplanned, unwanted pregnancies and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pain The essence of modern pain therapy The term “essence” was used in ancient times as a philosophical concept of essence, or beingness. What is meant is the inner nature of a thing, its core. If you…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Doping What to do if you have to take medication due to illness? Recently, there was a report in a medical journal about doping in the workplace. When working people (or students, artists, politicians) take substances in the hope of improving their performance,…
