This content is machine translated SGIM Congress in Basel How to proceed with abdominal pain? At an event during the SGIM congress in Basel, the topic was abdominal pain. PD Dr. med. Emanuel Burri, Kantonsspital Baselland Liestal, gave an overview of dyspepsia, discussed the current…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rosacea Update Facial erythema can also be treated effectively Facial erythema in rosacea is a great burden for patients. On the one hand, it may be accompanied by unpleasant symptoms such as burning, stinging, flushing, tightness, and itching; on…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pain and swelling after eating Current diagnostics and treatment of salivary stones By no means every patient who visits the doctor with swellings of the large salivary glands suffers from a viral or bacterial inflammation. The cause of swelling can also be…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Normal and pathological findings CSF diagnostics in infectious diseases of the central nervous system Central nervous system (CNS) infections often lead to changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF examination allows not only the detection of inflammation in the CNS and thus the localization of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) Are gas station attendants at increased risk for MDS? The biennial International Symposium on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) was held in Washington, USA, in early May. Risk factors for MDS were among the topics discussed. Several studies were presented in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Drugs for rare diseases Working together to improve care with sense and understanding There is something cynical about the fact that although orphan drugs (OD) are now available for some rare diseases, they are so expensive that the treating physician hardly knows how…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 13th Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress in Monaco What’s the news from the biggest aesthetics congress? The 13th Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress, held March 25-28, 2015, in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, was under the high patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco. More than 9000…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Overweight and sport How can you improve your energy balance? The Federal Statistical Office is merciless! The publication released by the FSO at the end of 2014, based on the Swiss Health Survey conducted every five years, makes it clear:…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Therapy update on atrial fibrillation Important concepts and new paradigms in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a dynamic arrhythmia that requires individual and broad investigations and therapeutic approaches. Comprehensive treatment of atrial fibrillation patients is based on five pillars: 1. prevention of thromboembolic…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapeutic treatment of hypertension Field reports from a family practice The following article deals with the opinion that only harmless complaints can be treated with phytotherapy and that synthetic drugs are needed for “real” diseases. Experienced doctors can successfully treat…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ACC Congress in San Diego “Universal antidote” of the future? An antidote to Factor Xa inhibitors is making great progress in clinical trials: Andexanet alfa. New results were presented at the American College of Cardiology Congress in San Diego: According…
