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"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"[ta]; +185 new citationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
185 new pubmed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: "Cochrane Database Syst Rev"[ta] These pubmed results were generated on 2009/10/14PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 15, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Report Source Type: journals

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135 new pubmed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: "Cochrane Database Syst Rev"[ta] These pubmed results were generated on 2009/07/10PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - July 11, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Report Source Type: journals

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144 new pubmed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: "Cochrane Database Syst Rev"[ta] These pubmed results were generated on 2009/06/27PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - June 27, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Report Source Type: journals

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173 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: "Cochrane Database Syst Rev"[ta] These PubMed results were generated on 2009/01/23PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Report Source Type: journals

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151 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: "Cochrane Database Syst Rev"[ta] These PubMed results were generated on 2008/10/10PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 10, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Report Source Type: journals

Interventions for renal vasculitis in adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Plasma exchange is effective in patients with severe ARF secondary to vasculitis. On current data, the use of pulse CPA results in an increased risk of relapse when compared to continuous use but a reduced total dose. The use of cotrimoxazole is likely to be beneficial to prevent relapse of vasculitis. AZA is effective as maintenance therapy once remission has been achieved. PMID: 18646089 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Walters G, Willis NS, Craig JC Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Immunosuppressive treatment for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Adult patients treated with CSA at an initial dose of 3.5-5 mg/kg/d in two divided doses perhaps in combination with oral prednisolone 0.15 mg/kg/d are more likely to achieve a partial remission of the nephrotic syndrome compared with symptomatic treatment or prednisolone alone. However, there is a probability of deterioration of kidney function due to the nephrotoxic effect of CSA in the long term. For CSA, a larger controlled trial with longer follow-up should be performed to prove the benefit of this regimen not only on proteinuria but also on the preservation of kidney function. Present available data do n...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Braun N, Schmutzler F, Lange C, Perna A, Remuzzi G, Risler T, Willis NS Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

WITHDRAWN: Interventions for replacing missing teeth: surgical techniques for placing dental implants.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: This review included studies evaluating the surgical techniques of two versus four implants to support a mandibular overdenture and crestal versus vestibular incision for implant placement. Based on the available results of RCTs, there is no strong evidence supporting superior success with one or other of the alternative techniques for either of these two aspects of surgical technique. These conclusions are based on a few RCTs for each aspect of surgical technique and some with relatively short follow-up periods and few patients. PMID: 18646091 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Coulthard P, Esposito M, Jokstad A, Worthington HV Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: bone augmentation techniques for dental implant treatment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Major bone grafting procedures of resorbed mandibles may not be justified. Bone substitutes (Bio-Oss or Cerasorb) may replace autogenous bone for sinus lift procedures of atrophic maxillary sinuses. Various techniques can augment bone horizontally and vertically, but it is unclear which is the most efficient. It is unclear whether augmentation procedures at immediate single implants placed in fresh extraction sockets are needed, and which is the most effective augmentation procedure, however, sites treated with barrier plus Bio-Oss showed a higher position of the gingival margin when compared to sites treated ...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Esposito M, Grusovin MG, Kwan S, Worthington HV, Coulthard P Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

WITHDRAWN: Advice on low-fat diets for obesity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The review suggests that fat-restricted diets are no better than calorie restricted diets in achieving long term weight loss in overweight or obese people. Overall, participants lost slightly more weight on the control diets but this was not significantly different from the weight loss achieved through dietary fat restriction and was so small as to be clinically insignificant. PMID: 18646093 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Summerbell CD, Cameron C, Glasziou PP Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions for preventing depression after stroke.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: A small but significant effect of psychotherapy on improving mood and preventing depression was identified. More evidence is required before recommendations can be made about the routine use of such treatments after stroke. PMID: 18646094 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hackett ML, Anderson CS, House A, Halteh C Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Fraction size in radiation treatment for breast conservation in early breast cancer.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: We have evidence from two high quality randomised trials that the use of unconventional fractionation regimes (greater than 2 Gy per fraction) does not affect breast appearance or toxicity and does not seem to affect local recurrence for selected women treated with breast conserving therapy. These are women with node negative tumours smaller than 5 cm and negative pathological margins. Two new trials have been published in March 2008. Their results are consistent with our findings. The results of these trials will be incorporated in the next update of this review. PMID: 18646095 [PubMed - in process] (Sour...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: James ML, Lehman M, Hider PN, Jeffery M, Francis DP, Hickey BE Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions to reduce Staphylococcus aureus in the management of atopic eczema.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: We failed to find clear evidence of benefit for antimicrobial interventions for people with atopic eczema, despite their widespread use. This does not necessarily mean they do not work because the studies were small and poorly reported. Further large studies with long-term outcomes and clearly defined participants are urgently required. PMID: 18646096 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Birnie AJ, Bath-Hextall FJ, Ravenscroft JC, Williams HC Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Chitosan for overweight or obesity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is some evidence that chitosan is more effective than placebo in the short-term treatment of overweight and obesity. However, many trials to date have been of poor quality and results have been variable. Results obtained from high quality trials indicate that the effect of chitosan on body weight is minimal and unlikely to be of clinical significance. PMID: 18646097 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jull AB, Ni Mhurchu C, Bennett DA, Dunshea-Mooij CA, Rodgers A Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Valproate for schizophrenia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Based on currently available randomised trial-derived evidence, there are no data to support or to refute valproate as a sole agent for schizophrenia. There is some evidence for positive effects on aggression and tardive dyskinesia, but given that these results were based on only a single small study they cannot be considered robust. Given the paucity of the available database further large, simple well-designed and reported trials are necessary. Ideally these would focus on people with schizophrenia and aggression, on those with treatment resistant forms of the disorder and on those with schizoaffective disor...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Schwarz C, Volz A, Li C, Leucht S Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is little to choose between peribulbar and retrobulbar block in terms of anaesthesia and akinesia during surgery in terms of acceptability to patients, need for additional injections and development of severe complications. Severe local or systemic complications were rare in PB and RB. PMID: 18646099 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Alhassan MB, Kyari F, Ejere HO Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Combination fluticasone and salmeterol versus fixed dose combination budesonide and formoterol for chronic asthma in adults and children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The evidence in this review indicates that differences in the requirement for oral steroids and hospital admission between BUD/F and FP/SAL do not reach statistical significance. However, the confidence intervals do not exclude clinically important differences between treatments in reducing exacerbations or causing adverse events. The width of the confidence intervals for the primary outcomes justify further trials in order to better determine the relative effects of these drug combinations. Although this review sought to assess the effects of these drugs in both adults and children, no trials were identified ...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lasserson TJ, Cates CJ, Ferrara G, Casali L Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: antibiotics at dental implant placement to prevent complications.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is some evidence suggesting that 2 g of amoxicillin given orally 1 hour preoperatively significantly reduce failures of dental implants placed in ordinary conditions. It remains unclear whether postoperative antibiotics are beneficial, and which is the most effective antibiotic. It might be recommendable to suggest the use of one dose of prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental implant placement. PMID: 18646101 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Esposito M, Grusovin MG, Talati M, Coulthard P, Oliver R, Worthington HV Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Treatment for meralgia paraesthetica.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: In the absence of any published randomised controlled or quasi-randomised controlled trials, the objective evidence base for treatment choices in meralgia paraesthetica is weak. High quality observational studies report comparable high improvement rates for meralgia paraesthetica following local injection of corticosteroid and surgical interventions (either nerve decompression or neurectomy). However, a similar outcome has been reported without any intervention in a single natural history study. PMID: 18646102 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Khalil N, Nicotra A, Rakowicz W Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions for ketosis during labour.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is no information on which to base practice in the treatment of women with ketosis during labour. Further research is required to identify more clearly the association between ketosis in labour and pregnancy outcome. Future trials should examine the effects of no interventions and different types of intravenous and oral fluids on these clinically important outcomes, and include women's perception and satisfaction with care during labour and birth. PMID: 18646103 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Toohill J, Soong B, Flenady V Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Psychological interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is insufficient evidence to advocate that group psychological therapies (either cognitive behavioural or supportive-expressive) should be made available to all women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Any benefits of the interventions are only evident for some of the psychological outcomes and in the short term. The possibility of the interventions causing harm is not ruled out by the available data. PMID: 18646104 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Edwards AG, Hulbert-Williams N, Neal RD Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Competitions and incentives for smoking cessation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Incentives and competitions have not been shown to enhance long-term cessation rates, with early success tending to dissipate when the rewards are no longer offered. Rewarding participation and compliance in contests and cessation programmes may have more potential to deliver higher absolute numbers of quitters. PMID: 18646105 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cahill K, Perera R Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this review suggest that when compared to no intervention, PEMs when used alone may have a beneficial effect on process outcomes but not on patient outcomes. Despite this wide of range of effects reported for PEMs, clinical significance of the observed effect sizes is not known. There is insufficient information about how to optimise educational materials. The effectiveness of educational materials compared to other interventions is uncertain. PMID: 18646106 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Farmer AP, Légaré F, Turcot L, Grimshaw J, Harvey E, McGowan JL, Wolf F Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Vitamin B for treating peripheral neuropathy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There are only limited data in randomised trials testing the efficacy of vitamin B for treating peripheral neuropathy and the evidence is insufficient to determine whether vitamin B is beneficial or harmful. One small trial in alcoholic peripheral neuropathy reported slightly greater improvement in vibration perception threshold with oral benfotiamine for eight weeks than placebo. In another small study, a higher dose of oral vitamin B complex for four weeks was more efficacious than a lower dose in reducing symptoms and signs. Vitamin B administered by various routes for two to eight weeks was less efficaciou...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ang CD, Alviar MJ, Dans AL, Bautista-Velez GG, Villaruz-Sulit MV, Tan JJ, Co HU, Bautista MR, Roxas AA Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Surgical techniques for uterine incision and uterine closure at the time of caesarean section.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: While caesarean section is a common procedure performed on women worldwide, there is little information available to inform the most appropriate surgical technique to adopt. PMID: 18646108 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Dodd JM, Anderson ER, Gates S Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Methods of delivering the placenta at caesarean section.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Delivery of the placenta with cord traction at caesarean section has more advantages compared to manual removal. These are less endometritis; less blood loss; less decrease in haematocrit levels postoperatively; and shorter duration of hospital stay. Future trials should provide information on interval between the delivery of the infant and of the placenta, change in lochia, blood splashing during placental removal and uterine pain after operation, as well as the effects of delayed cord clamping. PMID: 18646109 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Anorlu RI, Maholwana B, Hofmeyr GJ Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Oxygen therapy for dyspnoea in adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The failure to demonstrate a beneficial effect for oxygen breathing over air breathing in cancer or cardiac failure was limited by the small volume of research studies available for inclusion, the small numbers of participants and by the methods used in the studies. PMID: 18646110 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cranston JM, Crockett A, Currow D Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Policy interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour change.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: We found no controlled studies to guide the use of policy interventions used in sporting settings. The original (2004) searches identified a number of case studies with anecdotal reporting of outcomes. We strongly recommend that rigorous evaluation techniques are employed more commonly in this field to illuminate the impact of health promoting policy on outcomes, and the contexts and processes which are likely to be effective in reducing harmful behaviours. PMID: 18646111 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Priest N, Armstrong R, Doyle J, Waters E Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for increasing participation in sport.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is an absence of high quality evidence to support interventions designed and delivered by sporting organisations to increase participation in sport. Interventions funded and conducted in this area must be linked to a rigorous evaluation strategy in order to examine overall effectiveness, socio-demographic differentials in participation and cost-effectiveness of these strategies. PMID: 18646112 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Priest N, Armstrong R, Doyle J, Waters E Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

WITHDRAWN: Luteal phase support in assisted reproduction cycles.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Luteal phase support with hCG or progesterone after assisted reproduction results in an increased pregnancy rate. hCG does not provide better results than progesterone, and is associated with a greater risk of OHSS when used with GnRHa. The optimal route of progesterone administration has not yet been established. PMID: 18646113 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Daya S, Gunby JL Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions for skin changes caused by nerve damage in leprosy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: One study suggested that topical ketanserin is more effective than clioquinol cream or zinc paste. Topical phenytoin (two studies) may be more effective than saline dressing regarding ulcer healing. For the other dressings the results were equivocal. Canvas shoes were a little better than PVC-boots, but not significantly, and the effect of double rocker shoes compared to below-knee plasters was no different in promoting the healing of ulcers. No side effects were documented.There is a lack of high quality research in the field of ulcer prevention and treatment in leprosy. New trials should follow the current s...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Reinar LM, Forsetlund L, Bjørndal A, Lockwood D Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Cannabis and schizophrenia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: At present, there is insufficient evidence to support or refute the use of cannabis/cannabinoid compounds for people suffering with schizophrenia. This review highlights the need for well designed, conducted and reported clinical trials to address the potential effects of cannabis based compounds for people with schizophrenia. PMID: 18646115 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Rathbone J, Variend H, Mehta H Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Corticosteroids for preventing graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic myeloablative stem cell transplantation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The addition of corticosteroids reduces the incidences of acute GvHD grade I to IV and II to IV. This reduction, however, did not show any effect on overall survival and disease-free survival. Further randomised controlled studies are needed to evaluate if the timing of steroid administration has a significant influence on the outcome; data on quality of life should be assessed systematically. PMID: 18646116 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Quellmann S, Schwarzer G, Hübel K, Greb A, Engert A, Bohlius J Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Occlusal interventions for periodontitis in adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is only one randomised trial that has addressed this question. The data from this study are inconclusive. We therefore conclude there is no evidence for or against the use of occlusal interventions in clinical practice. This question can only be addressed by adequately powered bias-protected randomised controlled trials. PMID: 18646117 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Weston P, Yaziz YA, Moles DR, Needleman I Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments versus pharmacological treatments for opioid detoxification.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Psychosocial treatments offered in addition to pharmacological detoxification treatments are effective in terms of completion of treatment, use of opiate, results at follow-up and compliance. Although a treatment, like detoxification, that exclusively attenuates the severity of opiate withdrawal symptoms can be at best partially effective for a chronic relapsing disorder like opiate dependence, this type of treatment is an essential step prior to longer-term drug-free treatment and it is desirable to develop adjunct psychosocial approaches that might make detoxification more effective. Limitations to this revi...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amato L, Minozzi S, Davoli M, Vecchi S, Ferri MM, Mayet S Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Influenza vaccines for preventing coronary heart disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the significant effect noted in the studies, we concluded that there are not enough data to evaluate the effect of vaccination on coronary heart disease. PMID: 18646119 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Keller T, Weeda VB, van Dongen CJ, Levi M Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Dietary advice for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There are no high quality data on the efficacy of dietary intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes. More well-designed, long-term studies, providing well-reported, high-quality data are required before proper conclusions can be made into the best dietary advice for the prevention of diabetes mellitus in adults. PMID: 18646120 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nield L, Summerbell CD, Hooper L, Whittaker V, Moore H Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Normobaric and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for migraine and cluster headache.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There was some evidence that HBOT was effective for the termination of acute migraine in an unselected population, and weak evidence that NBOT was similarly effective in cluster headache. Given the cost and poor availability of HBOT, more research should be done on patients unresponsive to standard therapy. NBOT is cheap, safe and easy to apply, so will probably continue to be used despite the limited evidence in this review. PMID: 18646121 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Bennett MH, French C, Schnabel A, Wasiak J, Kranke P Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Drug therapy for pain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence from randomised controlled trials about the management of pain in ALS. Further research on this important aspect of palliative care in ALS is needed. Randomised controlled trials should be initiated to determine the effectiveness of different analgesics for treatment of pain in ALS. PMID: 18646122 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Brettschneider J, Kurent J, Ludolph A, Mitchell JD Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Interventions in the alcohol server setting for preventing injuries.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is no reliable evidence that interventions in the alcohol server setting are effective in reducing injury. Compliance with interventions appears to be a problem; hence mandated interventions may be more likely to show an effect. Randomised controlled trials, with adequate allocation concealment and blinding are required to improve the evidence base. Further well conducted non-randomised trials are also needed, when random allocation is not feasible. PMID: 18646123 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ker K, Chinnock P Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP or bilevel NPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary edema.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: NPPV, especially CPAP, in addition to standard medical care is an effective and safe intervention for the treatment of adult patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. PMID: 18646124 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Vital FM, Saconato H, Ladeira MT, Sen A, Hawkes CA, Soares B, Burns KE, Atallah AN Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Antithrombin III for critically ill patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: AT III cannot be recommended for critically ill patients based on the available evidence. A randomized controlled trial of AT III, without adjuvant heparin, with prespecified inclusion criteria and good bias protection is needed. PMID: 18646125 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Afshari A, Wetterslev J, Brok J, Møller AM Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Physical activity and enhanced fitness to improve cognitive function in older people without known cognitive impairment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence that aerobic physical activities which improve cardiorespiratory fitness are beneficial for cognitive function in healthy older adults, with effects observed for motor function, cognitive speed, auditory and visual attention. However, the majority of comparisons yielded no significant results.The data are insufficient to show that the improvements in cognitive function which can be attributed to physical exercise are due to improvements in cardiovascular fitness, although the temporal association suggests that this might be the case. Larger studies are still required to confirm whether the ae...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Angevaren M, Aufdemkampe G, Verhaar HJ, Aleman A, Vanhees L Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Bicycle helmet legislation appears to be effective in increasing helmet use and decreasing head injury rates in the populations for which it is implemented. However, there are very few high quality evaluative studies that measure these outcomes, and none that reported data on an possible declines in bicycle use. PMID: 18646128 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Macpherson A, Spinks A Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Oral zinc for treating diarrhoea in children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: In areas where diarrhoea is an important cause of child mortality, research evidence shows zinc is clearly of benefit in children aged six months or more. PMID: 18646129 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lazzerini M, Ronfani L Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Pharmacological interventions for clozapine-induced hypersalivation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There are currently insufficient data to confidently inform clinical practice. The limitations of these studies are plentiful and the risk of bias is high. These trials, however, are invaluable guides for current and future study design. Well conducted randomised trials are possible. Some may be underway. Current practice outside of well designed randomised trials should be clearly justified. PMID: 18646130 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Syed R, Au K, Cahill C, Duggan L, He Y, Udu V, Xia J Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Rehabilitation for ankle fractures in adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is limited evidence supporting the use of a removable type of immobilisation and exercise during the immobilisation period, early commencement of weight-bearing during the immobilisation period, and no immobilisation after surgical fixation of ankle fracture. There is also limited evidence for manual therapy after the immobilisation period. Because of the potential increased risk, the patient's ability to comply with the use of a removable type of immobilisation and exercise is essential. More clinical trials that are well-designed and adequately-powered are required to strengthen current evidence. P...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lin CW, Moseley AM, Refshauge KM Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Psychosocial interventions for prevention of psychological disorders in law enforcement officers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence only from individual small and low quality trials with minimal data suggesting that police officers benefit from psychosocial interventions, in terms of physical symptoms and psychological symptoms such as anxiety, depression, sleep problems, cynicism, anger, PTSD, marital problems and distress. No data on adverse effects were available. Meta-analyses of the available data were not possible. Further well-designed trials of psychosocial interventions are required. Research is needed on organization-based interventions to enhance psychological health among police officers. PMID: 18646132 [P...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Peñalba V, McGuire H, Leite JR Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals

Hysterectomy versus hysterectomy plus oophorectomy for premenopausal women.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The conclusions of this review are limited by the lack of data. More research of higher methodological quality is needed. PMID: 18646133 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 24, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Orozco LJ, Salazar A, Clarke J, Tristan M Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: journals