This content is machine translated Sport during pregnancy Is physical activity dangerous? Just a few years ago, pregnant women were advised to avoid exercise during gestation. Even today, uncertainty sometimes prevails: Can sport lead to injuries or even premature abortion of the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cooperation in everyday practice Personality specific communication style Drama queen, narcissist or oversensitive? As a leader, it is important to know the personality of your employees. This is the only way to break through negative behavior patterns in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Nanorobots The drugs of the future can be “programmed Autonomous mini-robots made of DNA can be specifically “programmed” to inflict damage on the tumor. The concept has now been proven in the mouse model.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Perinatal health/teratogenicity. Cannabis in pregnancy Cannabis use has potentially harmful effects perinatally. However, the rate of abortions, congenital malformations, preterm births, or other complications is not increased. Chronic maternal cannabis abuse is associated with a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated FomF General Internal Medicine Update Refresher Dementia – early diagnosis is important The diagnosis of dementia should not be made lightly. It triggers a similar amount in the patient’s social environment as a cancer diagnosis. And yet it is important to educate…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cancer survivors Positive view of the future Adults who suffered from cancer in childhood, for the most part, have little concern about their future health. This is not the case in reality: they are particularly at risk…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Aging processes and surgical therapy options Sport and osteoarthritis, part 2 Those who train their muscles appropriately as they age are less susceptible to degradation processes. Sometimes, however, joint damage necessitates artificial joint replacement. The good news is that exercise is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Adjuvant chemotherapy in breast carcinoma Multitests for individual indication The use of the four multigene tests MammaPrint, Oncotype DX, EndoPredict and Prosigna may be useful in deciding on adjuvant chemotherapy. In which patients in particular should they be used?
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Clinical efficacy of ivy extract EA 575®. Various studies prove the effectiveness in respiratory diseases Extracts from ivy leaves have been used in folk medicine for centuries. They have secretolytic, bronchospasmolytic and antiphlogistic effects. What is the value of ivy extract today?
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Developments in surgery Oncological surgery – yesterday, today and tomorrow Minimally invasive and robotic approaches, interdisciplinarity, and centralization have transformed the surgical treatment of tumor patients in recent years. The hospital stay can also be optimized. Review of developments in…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Plasma cell myeloma Preferences in myeloma treatment in Switzerland 2018 With the approval of several new drugs, the treatment spectrum for second-line therapy of plasma cell myeloma has been expanded. In parallel, established treatment concepts, predominantly in first-line treatment, were…