This content is machine translated 98th Annual Meeting of the SGDV Lesions of the oral mucosa and new technologies for topical therapies. This year’s congress of the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology (SGDV) took place in Geneva at the end of August. Apart from the key lectures on important topics and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Mania and depression Two sides of one coin or two different coins? Purpose: To examine the strength and specificity of the association between a manic episode and other common mental disorders at follow-up.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Paraplegia - Step by step to the goal IRP Schellenberg Research Prize 2016 The IRP – International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia, Zurich, has been awarding the CHF 100,000 research prize every two years since 2003. The IRP Schellenberg Research Prize thus honors…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated HIV and cancer Why do some tumors occur more frequently under HAART? The incidence of white skin cancer is three to five times higher in HIV-infected individuals. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas occur at younger ages in HIV-infected individuals, are more…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Focus - Skin Cancer Malignant Melanoma, Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy – The Road to Success Thanks to the approval of new therapeutic approaches, the treatment of advanced melanoma has been further developed in recent years. Patients with metastatic melanoma who undergo immunotherapy and/or targeted therapy…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Population-based cohort study Do benzodiazepines actually increase dementia risk? Question: Is long-term treatment with benzodiazepines (BDP) associated with an increased risk of dementia in the elderly?
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer and alcohol Direct correlation for tumor localizations Evidence on the causal role of alcohol in cancer is mounting, with new studies providing further data corroborating the epidemiological evidence. In the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Endurance and strength measurement Some tests used in performance diagnostics The term sport allows a whole range of interpretations, especially in terms of the form of execution: from soft and cool to exhausting, even exhausting. For every athlete, however, it…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Treatment of movement disorders Botulinum toxin therapy for dystonia and spasticity Botulinum toxin is used primarily for the treatment of focal and segmental dystonia. For successful therapy, the muscles involved in the dystonic movement pattern must be correctly identified. During intramuscular…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer due to infections Two million new cases of cancer each year – caused by viruses and bacteria Some pathogens are a high risk factor for certain cancers: Of the 14 million new cancer cases in 2012, 2.2 million were due to ten pathogens. Most of these infection-related…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Aloe vera and the skin Much myth and proven effectiveness Aloe vera is a plant with very interesting medicinal and cosmetic properties. Because these are very often presented in advertising in a one-sided and exaggerated way, many professionals do not…
