This content is machine translated Therapy-resistant high blood pressure Clarify suspected secondary hypertension step by step High blood pressure is the most common treatable risk factor for heart attack, stroke or kidney damage. If a patient is suspected of having secondary hypertension – i.e. a form…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Squamous cell carcinoma Risk factor cumulative UV radiation exposure The development of skin cancer is multifactorial. It is considered indisputable that chronic light damage to the skin by ultraviolet radiation is the most important factor in the etiology of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 4th Basel Dementia Forum A lot has happened In Basel, an update on diagnostics and therapy was given at this year’s Dementia Forum. The two experts Prof. Dr. phil. Andreas U. Monsch and Prof. Dr. med. Reto W.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronically ill patients Psychological comorbidities – recognize, ask, act Treatments for chronic diseases, most of which are complex, account for a large share of primary care consultations and total health care costs. “Chronic disease management” poses complex challenges for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pediatric and geriatric oncology Treat young and old correctly This issue of InFo ONKOLOGIE & HÄMATOLOGIE is about tumors in pediatrics and geriatrics.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cerebral microangiopathy and vascular dementia. Small vessels with great significance Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s dementia and thus the most common non-neurodegenerative form of dementia. It does not represent a singular disease.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swissheart-coach.ch The new interactive internet platform of the Swiss Heart Foundation The www.swissheart-coach.ch program is designed to help health-conscious individuals and patients manage cardiovascular risk factors in the prevention and management of disease. The program can also be an aid for…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ESMO Congress Aspirin – a miracle drug in the fight against cancer? Evidence is accumulating that Aspirin® may be effective in cancer prevention, as well as in inhibiting metastases. One of the most renowned researchers and best-known representatives of this new optimism…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Suspicion of lung carcinoma Silent preclinical lung findings complicate diagnosis Lung carcinoma usually presents to the general practitioner as advanced disease with mostly nonspecific symptoms: As a silent preclinical lung finding, it must be specifically sought. Knowledge of the clinical…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Hypertension in 2013 High blood pressure remains the main risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Europe and worldwide.
