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How accurate is the 'HADS-A' questionnaire in detecting anxiety disorders in adults?
In general, none of the interventions reliably improved adherence to amblyopia treatment (specifically patching) in children. The interventions investigated also showed no evidence of improvement in ...
Premature babies often need help breathing as their lungs are not fully developed. Nasal breathing support (through the nose) helps premature babies breathe without the need for breathing tubes in the ...
• Compared to placebo (an inactive or 'dummy' medication), zuranolone probably helps more women by reducing their depression symptoms, but also increases the number of harmful, unwanted events they ...
How accurate are low-complexity manual nucleic acid amplification tests for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in children? - There is limited evidence that LC-mNAATs can correctly identify pulmonary ...
• In women with predicted high response (meaning their ovaries are expected to produce many eggs in response to stimulation, which increases the risk of complications such as OHSS), using human ...
Phosphate binders are often prescribed with meals for people with kidney disease to reduce the uptake of phosphate in food.
What is the issue? Oxytocin is a natural hormone, which causes the uterus (womb) to have regular, painful contractions and labour to start. It is available as an intravenous (into a vein (IV)) drug ...
A new Cochrane Review published today has found that increasing the intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) during pregnancy reduces the risk of premature births.. Read this ...
We included 104 studies involving 13,744 adults. Sixty-nine new studies were added to this 2018 update. Most placebo or usual care controlled studies were among participants with CKD G2 to G5 not ...
In 27 studies involving 12,651 participants, of whom 2368 (19%) had tuberculosis based on a microbiological reference standard, the parallel use of respiratory LC-aNAAT and urine LF-LAM had a pooled ...
Key messages. Combining strategies for changing diet and physical activity levels in children aged 2 to 4 years to help prevent overweight and obesity may reduce body mass index (BMI) slightly in the ...