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Treatment

• Mothers were less likely to be depressed after a structured behavioural intervention for infant sleep problemsCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Wendy Hall
• Review: varenicline, bupropion, and nicotine replacement therapies are effective for smoking cessation at 6 or 12 monthsCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Kimberley Lamarche
• Review: exercise plus diet prevents type 2 diabetesCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Judith Carrier
• Intensive glucose control did not prevent important complications in type 2 diabetesCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Diana Sherifali
• Intensive glucose control increased mortality and did not prevent cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes (22 December, 2008)
• Benefits of early intensive glucose control in preventing diabetes-related complications were sustained for up to 10 yearsCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Diana Sherifali
• Review: culturally appropriate health education improves glycaemic control in members of ethnic minority groups with diabetesCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Sandra L Upchurch
• Review: short-term medical use of cannabis increases risk of non-serious adverse effectsCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Lynne Esson
• A nurse-delivered intervention was effective for depression in patients with cancerCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Cheryl Forchuk
• Review: multicomponent educational interventions improve some outcomes in predialysis and dialysis careCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Rebecca P Winsett
• Clinically indicated and routine replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters did not differ for catheter failureCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Maureen Benbow
• Review: chewing gum after abdominal surgery reduces time to return of bowel function but not length of hospital stayCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Patricia Kelly Rosier
• Normal food at will and nil-by-mouth enteral feeding after major upper GI surgery did not differ for mortality or morbidityCommentary (22 December, 2008) Free

  Mary M Brennan
• Initial refeeding with a soft diet was better than a clear liquid diet for length of hospital stay in mild acute pancreatitisCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Christina Hurlock-Chorostecki
• Review: psychological interventions prevent depression after strokeCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Diane Buchanan
• Review: providing information improves subjective outcomes but may not improve clinical outcomes in patients with stroke or their carersCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Sandra Ireland
• General practitioners’ advice to use topical rather than oral ibuprofen resulted in equivalent effects on chronic knee painCommentary (22 December, 2008)

  Gene Elizabeth Harkless