Oseltamivir and zanamivir have been stockpiled in many countries to treat and prevent seasonal and pandemic influenza, before an influenza vaccine matched to the circulating virus becomes available.
Thiazolidinediones are medications that reduce blood glucose levels and are now used to help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD: defined as long-term damage to the kidneys that reduces their ...
People with cardiovascular disease (i.e. affecting the heart and blood vessels) who use low-dose colchicine for at least six months will reduce their risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ...
We set out to assess the effectiveness of all kinds of epidural analgesia (including combined-spinal-epidural) on the mother and the baby, when compared with non-epidural or no pain relief during ...
Infection can interfere with the normal wound-healing process. In order to reduce the risk of infection, wounds are routinely cleansed to remove dirt, contamination or impurities. In this review, a ...
In future, as the population ages, the number of people in our communities suffering with dementia will rise dramatically. This will not only affect the quality of life of people with dementia but ...
We reviewed the evidence about the effects of applying honey on the healing of any kind of wound. We found 26 studies involving 3011 people with many different kinds of wounds. Honey was compared with ...
Preterm infants requiring special and intensive care usually have problems with breathing, leading to organ damage, including brain damage. Caffeine helps preterm infants to breathe and decreases the ...
Very informative, easy to read and understand. The use of real world scenarios has offered me clearer understanding of how to formulate clinical questions using the PICO framework. This knowledge has ...
Very preterm infants (those born more than eight weeks early) and very low birth weight infants (those weighing less than 1.5 kg at birth) are at risk of developing necrotising enterocolitis, a severe ...
If you are a patient, their family or carer, you can play a vital role in our work. Health professionals, translators, researchers and the public can all make a difference to global health. When you ...
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