This content is machine translated Herbal medicines for restlessness and anxiety Clinical studies and empirical medicine confirm the effectiveness For the treatment of restlessness, insomnia and anxious mood, nature has provided us with a number of medicinal plants that can be taken as tinctures or finished preparations. The efficacy…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated The knee pain by localization Medical history and clinical examination are central A few years ago, in statistics that have never been published, we were able to show how frequently knee pain and problems occur in the general practitioner’s office (Table 1).…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Excision, radiation, or topical therapy? Diagnostics and treatment of basal cell carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer in the world. Various factors and tumor characteristics influence the risk of recurrence, which is why BCC is divided into high-…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Contraception Guidelines and practical reality The topic of contraception is also important in family practice, and the existing guidelines on hormonal contraception provide important guidance. When implementing them in practice, the main thing is to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated From different normal values to erectile dysfunction The top 10 problems of hypertension therapy Although the treatment of arterial hypertension is part of the “daily bread” in family practice, it also causes headaches time and again. This is because there are a number of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Infectiology Ebola worldwide – Ebola and Switzerland According to the WHO, more than 10,000 people have now been infected with Ebola – about half of them died from the virus. The number of unreported cases is far…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Transplantation How can you prevent rejection? When people lose their hand in an accident and subsequently undergo transplantation, they have to accept that they will be dependent on immunosuppressants for the rest of their lives. These…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Pierre Fabre Pharma Prices of Zanidip and Zanipress lowered For almost 10 years, we have successfully marketed the calcium antagonist Zanidip® (lercanidipine) in Switzerland. In 2012, Zanipress®, a fixed combination with lercanidipine and enalapril (ACE inhibitor), was launched. Zanidip®…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated The benign prostate syndrome Exhaust drug therapy options before surgery Benign prostatic syndrome (BPS) is one of the most common reasons for physician consultation in older men. During diagnosis, the severity of symptoms and the patient’s level of distress should…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Addiction Medicine Many addicts suffer from lung and liver diseases At the Swiss Family Docs Congress, André Seidenberg, MD, Zurich, and Philip Bruggmann, MD, Zurich, presented a workshop on addiction medicine. The focus was not on addiction per se, but…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Urologist perspective Urinary tract infections: Diagnosis and therapy in adults The treatment of urinary tract infections depends on whether the infection is uncomplicated or complicated. Therefore, a careful anamnesis and clarification are indispensable. Uncomplicated cystitis in a woman, provided there…
