This content is machine translated Atopy The atopic child in practice 10 Key questions: Are there allergy sufferers in the family (eczema, hay fever, asthma)? Often cases of atopy are found in parents or siblings. This genetic predisposition attracts abnormalities of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Emollients are the basis of any treatment Basic skin care with emollients is an essential part of the treatment of atopic dermatitis. In mild forms, such as those found in a majority of affected children, skin care…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders Cognitive behavioral therapy produces good treatment results Anxiety disorders, along with depression, are among the most common mental illnesses. It is not uncommon to see the doctor primarily for physical symptoms, such as palpitations, shortness of breath,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Bipolar disorders What is the procedure in practice? Diagnosis of bipolar disorder is complex and usually occurs late. Many bipolar people are misdiagnosed as unipolar depressive and treated only with antidepressants. The leading symptoms of mania (inadequate elevated…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Therapy algorithms Stratified therapy for bipolar disorder. Stratification of patients and treatment phases is an important method to treat patients with bipolar disorder quickly and effectively. The relatively low response rates and long treatment adjustment periods suggest…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Bipolar disorder Shorten lengthy trial-and-error phases The current issue of InFo NEUROLOGIE & PSYCHIATRIE provides you with a broad and informative overview of the topic of “Bipolar Disorder”: the epidemiology, mortality and familial clustering, diagnostic challenges…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Not only ibrutinib attracts attention For patients with refractory or relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia, several agents are currently under investigation that show promising results. At the EHA Congress in Milan, the main focus was on…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pilot project in Merano Complementary medicine for breast cancer Prof. Dr. med. Claudia M. Witt, Zurich, and Dr. med. Christian Thuile, Merano, presented a pilot project at Merano Hospital at the 29th Swiss Annual Conference on Phytotherapy. In it,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Therapy of localized prostate carcinoma Brachytherapy with permanent interstitial implantation of iodine-125. The guidelines of the European and American urological societies for localized prostate cancer show that radical prostatectomy, “low dose rate” (LDR) brachytherapy, and external beam radiotherapy have comparable efficacy in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma “Myeloma therapy has made great strides in recent years” In an interview with InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY, Prof. Christoph Renner, MD, Onkozentrum Hirslanden, Zurich, discusses the latest therapeutic advances in multiple myeloma. In doing so, he answers questions such…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Risk factors for prostate cancer First gonorrhea, then cancer A new meta-analysis examines the association between sexually transmitted diseases and prostate cancer. It comes to interesting results: Gonorrhea in particular seems to be associated with an increased risk of…
