This content is machine translated HIV test for self-testing Self-diagnosis made easy…? In 2013, the Federal Office of Public Health rejected the introduction of HIV tests for self-testing. Now the procedure has been approved for Switzerland. What are the advantages and risks…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Metabolic surgery Surgical treatment of morbid obesity: an update. Metabolic surgery is a promising therapeutic option for the treatment of morbid obesity. This is because there is high evidence that it is more effective than conservative therapy in poorly…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ECTRIMS Congress in Berlin International MS experts provided an update on research and therapy How can Big Data be used in the field of multiple sclerosis? And what’s the latest on existing treatment options? The ECTRIMS congress in Berlin clarified.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated German Pain Congress in Mannheim Fit for the future – modern migraine prophylaxis CGRP has potent vasodilatory properties and plays a central role in pain initiation as well as neurogenic inflammation. This knowledge gave rise to a completely new class of substances that,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 31st ECNP Congress 2018 Powerful microbiome: How nutrition can help depressed patients For four days, representatives of the neurosciences met in Barcelona for the 2018 ECNP Congress. A central theme was the influence of lifestyle and environmental factors on health. Prof. Dr.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ESMO 2018 in Munich Quantum leap in ovarian cancer? The SOLO-1 trial was one of the “hot” topics at this year’s ESMO. A PFS improvement of 70% with good tolerance and efficacy not only in recurrences suggest a relevant…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapeutic add-on therapy or individual therapy Phytotherapy for the bronchi Asthma, COPD, and acute or chronic bronchitis are the most common conditions that affect the bronchial tubes. Diseases of the bronchial tubes can be treated with herbal medicines as an…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cancer in close relatives Perceived vulnerability fuels prevention efforts Is it possible that preventive advice is particularly fruitful for relatives of cancer patients? One study suggests that. The circumstance could be used responsibly for cancer prevention.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 28th German Skin Cancer Congress 2018, Stuttgart Update on immunotherapy of malignant melanoma Combination immunotherapy, adjuvant immune checkpoint blockade, and long-term survival after PD-1 inhibitor therapy were the topics of two satellite symposia at the German Skin Cancer Congress.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated DGHO in Vienna Prostate and breast cancer: the future belongs to combined therapies Treatment options are often limited in both prostate and breast carcinoma. The search for new effective drugs and combination therapies is therefore the primary goal of current studies.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic heart failure MitraClips: What do studies say? The use of percutaneous mitral valve repair using a MitraClip device for the treatment of (moderately) severe functional mitral regurgitation is controversial. Previous studies were either terminated due to insufficient…
