This content is machine translated Targeting: Focus on continuing education for family physicians At the third JHaS conference on April 20, 2013, at the Thun Congress Center, prospective family physicians were shown the cornerstones of their professional future prospects through multifaceted lectures, in-depth…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes during pregnancy Which preparation helps? Almost 9% of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes. Recently, new diagnostic criteria have become available. Both insulin and oral antidiabetic agents are available for therapy. At the DIP symposium (The7th…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Minimally invasive nail surgery Pro nail plate preservation, contra extraction and wedge excision Both most patients and many doctors are uncomfortable with surgical procedures on the nail because they fear – not without good reason – pain and postoperative dystrophy. There are a…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Study meeting Sport and statins In the Lancet, American authors published the results of a study in which more than 10,000 male patients, former veterans, with a diagnosis of dyslipidemia were examined. These subjects, with…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated How to treat diabetes? This is how the music of the future sounds Some new drugs and new techniques are expected to improve glycemic control in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In addition to proper medication selection, a patient-centered approach is essential.…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Iron deficiency in renal failure What do you need to consider? The severity and prevalence of iron deficiency in chronic renal failure parallel its stage and are multifactorial in origin. In patients with renal insufficiency, iron homeostasis is substantially altered, so…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy in focus Herbal medicines for musculoskeletal complaints For some years now, medical research has been increasingly concerned with herbal medicines with analgesic and antiphlogistic potential. And certainly the disillusionment with COX-2 inhibitors has contributed to the fact…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Genomic tests New options in breast cancer treatment A panel on the effect of the Oncotype DX® genomic test on breast cancer was held in Zurich on March 13 with representatives from various European countries. The event was…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of funnel chest in children More and more patients want the suction cup For the correction of a funnel chest, open surgery according to Ravitch was performed in particular in earlier years. Currently, the minimally invasive correction according to Nuss (MIRPE) is preferred…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes “Better care for patients thanks to personalized therapy” Prof. Oliver Schnell, MD, is concerned that more and more people are developing diabetes, which is associated with high morbidity and a reduced quality of life. The diabetologist from Munich…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pediatric orthopedic and surgical cases What you encounter in practice In the current issue of HAUSARZT PRAXIS you will find two contributions from the field of pediatric orthopedics/pediatric surgery as CME certified continuing education. Pediatricians and family physicians frequently see…
