Key messages • For people who are worried about their thinking or memory, it is uncertain whether ginkgo is better than placebo (dummy treatment) for improving their overall con ...
Implementation strategies are actions designed to improve how health services are delivered. In rehabilitation, these strategies can aim to change the behavior of health professionals, improve how ...
Psychoeducation (i.e. face-to-face teaching about a health condition by a professional) for parents of people with severe mental illness may improve the parents’ psychosocial well-being (i.e. their ...
There were no studies that specifically studied the effect of enteral lipids in infants at risk of liver disease or who have liver disease due to prolonged need for artificial nutrition secondary to ...
Future research should focus on testing PVC removal beyond 96 hours, patient preferences for routine or clinically indicated PVC removal, more rigorous studies and use of ultrasound to assess PVC ...
- In women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), continence surgery at the same time as POP surgery likely improves rates of SUI after surgery. In continent women ...
What is the aim of this review? The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out if using topical sunscreen and physical barrier methods (such as sun-protective clothing, hats, sunglasses, and the ...
Exercise may be moderately effective compared to no therapy for reducing symptoms of depression. The evidence suggests there is little to no difference in the reduction of symptoms of depression ...
We reviewed the evidence about the effect of opioids on pain and function among people with chronic low-back pain (CLBP). We searched for trials, both published and unpublished, up to October 2012. We ...
Metronidazole is effective against a trichomoniasis infection during pregnancy, but may increase the risk of preterm and low birthweight babies. Trichomoniasis is a very common sexually transmitted ...
What is the aim of this review? The aim of this Cochrane review was to find out if acupuncture improves pain and function in people with hip osteoarthritis. We collected and analyzed all relevant ...
Alternative methods (such as acupuncture and herbal supplements). We wanted to know the most effective and safest labour induction method for pregnant women at or after 37 weeks with a live baby.