This content is machine translated Asthma management Difficult or difficult to treat? Modern asthma therapy is phenotype-based. Long-term treatment goals are good symptom control and minimization of the risk of exacerbations. However, symptom control does not equate to asthma severity.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Colorectal Cancer mTORC2 inhibition may be the wrong target Recent studies revealed that the mTORC2 protein – the target of some newly developed cancer drugs – is not active at all in colorectal cancer. mTORC2 activity has been detected…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Scar prevention Methods ranging from stem cells and autologous cell spray to laser and radiotherapy Prophylaxis of scars represents an important component of successful wound management. Nowadays, a wide range of invasive and non-invasive measures is available. At the EADV Annual Congress, international experts gave…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary fibrosis in systemic sclerosis More light than shadow Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is one of the most serious diseases because it occurs everywhere in the body, but there is a solution for few problems and virtually every organ must…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Therapy management of multiple sclerosis Individual, competent, holistic – the right therapy for the MS patient The number of people with MS in Switzerland is increasing. Current surveys paint an alarming picture. This makes effective treatment that is individually adapted to the patient’s life situation and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer 10-year data favor partial irradiation Results of a 10-year follow-up show that partial breast irradiation should become the new standard of care for patients with early, low-risk breast cancer. This is because there are significantly…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Disease Management “Face up to rosacea”: contributing to the promotion of the doctor-patient dialogue Launched in 2019, the campaign aims to provide sufferers with knowledge about their chronic inflammatory skin disease and promote empowerment. Web-based disease management tools include the ability to create a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's disease From clinical syndrome to molecular diagnostics and modern therapy Parkinson’s syndrome is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Symptoms such as limitations in movement control are based on a loss of nerve cells in the affected areas of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Asbestosis Even without plaques, asbestos may be the culprit The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. Especially in the case of asbestos cancer,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Swiss general practitioner system More efficiency thanks to eHealth A large proportion of physicians surveyed in Switzerland in 2019 rate healthcare here as good or very good. This is shown by the results of the Commonwealth Fund’s (CWF) annual…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Paradigm shift in the treatment of streptococcal angina. Antibiotic therapy only with minor benefits Sore throat is usually harmless and self-limiting. Sometimes, however, streptococcal angina is behind it, which is readily treated with antibiosis. However, this usually shows no advantages at all.
