This content is machine translated Smoking and mental disorders Nicotine dependence in psychiatric disorders. Nicotine dependence is among the most common comorbid disorders in patients with psychiatric disorders. Evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic smoking cessation programs (REPs) are also effective in patients with psychiatric disorders.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Neurofilament determination in serum – a potential biomarker? Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system and, with a median age of onset of 30 years, the most common disabling disease in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Eosinophilic esophagitis The therapy goal should be “absolute” freedom from symptoms Dysphagia and bolus impaction are highly suspicious for the presence of eosinophilic esophagitis in younger patients. To confirm the diagnosis, biopsies are taken from different segments of the esophagus during…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated New studies with evidence of further effects There is more in ginseng and rose root Medicinal plants with an effect against stress-related symptoms are called adaptogens in phytotherapy or complementary medicine. Rose root and ginseng are the classic representatives of this class of medicinal plants.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Epidemology and current study situation Diabetes mellitus and risk of infection 2016 The most common infections affect the skin and genitourinary tract. Infections occur more frequently above an HbA1c >8.5%. SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus,…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders Guideline-based therapy Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, they are often diagnosed and treated years later. Exclusion of physical disease consisting of at least a detailed history, laboratory,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 25th EADV Congress in Vienna Progress in melanoma treatment: more success with combination therapies Just a few years ago, metastatic melanoma was rapidly fatal – but today the disease responds frequently and long-term to new drug therapies. Experts reported on advances in melanoma therapy…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Sentinel function of the P-glycoprotein The ABCB1 test for optimizing therapy with antidepressants Overcoming the blood-brain barrier is an important prerequisite for the efficacy of antidepressants. The essential component of the blood-brain barrier is the P-glycoprotein, which is encoded by the ABCB1 gene…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Dermatology training week in Munich There will be no change in skin cancer screening in Germany In Germany, the number of skin cancer cases has been increasing for many years. The incidence is currently over 200,000 per year, including approximately 20,000 malignant melanomas. The number of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated National Psoriasis Day 2016 Current systemic treatments and Swiss guidelines The revolution in systemic psoriasis therapy began with the introduction of anti-TNF treatment after the turn of the millennium. Since then, the chain of further new psoriasis drug launches has…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Stroke patients should be treated in the stroke unit Stroke unit or stroke team? Question: Do stroke patients benefit from treatment in a monitored stroke unit compared with initial care in an intensive care unit with care by a mobile stroke team?
