This content is machine translated Effects of physical activity Biological adaptations and training theory The manifold positive effects of physical activity on health but also on pathological processes are the result of subtle adaptation processes in the various organs and organ systems. How does…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Health Policy Emotions in politics – Cave! It has already become rumored that health insurance premiums will rise again next year. The various funds will again step up their advertising for new members in the fall. The…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated News & Views: Skin Graft Progress in replacement skin cultivation The Children’s Hospital in Zurich recently announced that researchers have succeeded in growing skin in the laboratory that contains lymphatic and blood vessels. In the future, replacement skin could thus…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated The aging skin Man always wants to look young and healthy We are witnessing an unprecedented demographic shift: the transition from high to low birth and death rates has global political, socioeconomic and health economic consequences.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Building trust and fostering resilience It usually takes a long time before an adequate diagnosis of a rare disease is made. After all, it is not only primary care physicians who lack specific knowledge about…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport as medicine What about the evidence? Actually, it is widely known that sport has a positive effect on our health and can also help with diseases. Nevertheless, this is still too little lectured at the decisive…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Mamma Screening Between statistics and casuistry Once again, a health policy bombshell has burst in the Sunday press. The Swiss Medical Board questions systematic breast screening. As was to be expected, the tsunami of outrage arrived…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus First Google medical product in development How can one monitor one’s own blood glucose level without great effort and without interpretational difficulties in the evaluation? This is the question that many researchers worldwide are asking themselves…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swissheart-coach.ch The new interactive internet platform of the Swiss Heart Foundation The www.swissheart-coach.ch program is designed to help health-conscious individuals and patients manage cardiovascular risk factors in the prevention and management of disease. The program can also be an aid for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Dementia National Dementia Strategy 2014-2017 The National Dementia Strategy aims to support those affected by dementia and to implement measures to improve the individual’s quality of life. Patients and families should have access to high-quality…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated That was 2013 News and views around the heart Welcome, dear readers, to the first issue of CARDIOVASC magazine in the new year.