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Treatment

• Paracetamol plus ibuprofen increased time without fever compared with paracetamol but did not differ from ibuprofen in children

  (25 March, 2009)

  Arlene Smaldone
• Upgrading home heating systems improved subjective symptoms in children with asthma

  (25 March, 2009)

  Sandra Small
• Continuous glucose monitoring improved glycaemic control in pregnant women with diabetes and reduced infant macrosomia

  (25 March, 2009)

  Beverley O'Brien
• Continuous glucose monitoring improved glucose control in adults but not in young adults or children with type 1 diabetes

  (25 March, 2009)

  Nancy A Allen
• Review: weight-reducing agents improve glycaemic control and reduce progression to diabetes

  (25 March, 2009)

  Diane Berry
• Review: behavioural counselling reduces sexually transmitted infections in adults and adolescents

  (25 March, 2009)

  Clair Kaplan
• Acupuncture reduced frequency and pain intensity of primary migraine or tension-type headaches

  (25 March, 2009)

  Carol Haigh
• Vitamin E or vitamin C supplements did not differ from placebo for major cardiovascular events and mortality

  (25 March, 2009)

  Lynne E Young
• Review: immediate antiplatelet therapy after acute ischaemic stroke reduces death or dependency and risk of recurrent stroke

  (25 March, 2009)

  Gail MacKenzie
• Review: early feeding and delayed feeding after PEG placement do not differ for complications or death within 72 hours

  (25 March, 2009)

  Robert Lindeboom
• Review: tight glucose control increases risk of hypoglycaemia but not short-term mortality in critically ill adults

  (25 March, 2009)

  Violeta Lopez
• Occlusive dressings and gauze dressings did not differ for healing open wounds in surgical patients

  (25 March, 2009)

  Georgina Gethin
• Review: evidence on the effectiveness of honey for healing wounds is limited

  (25 March, 2009)

  Margaret Wallace
• Review: compression plus pharmacological prophylaxis reduces VTE more than monotherapy in high-risk patients

  (25 March, 2009)

  Salima SJ Ladak
• Review: enhanced oral hygiene prevents respiratory infection in elderly people in hospitals and nursing homes

  (25 March, 2009)

  Cindy Doucette
• Ginkgo biloba did not prevent dementia or Alzheimer disease in elderly people

  (25 March, 2009) Free

  Gareth Parsons
• High-dose vitamin B supplements did not slow cognitive decline in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease

  (25 March, 2009)

  Esther Coker