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Treatment

• Chlorhexidine reduced catheter tip colonisation more than 10% povidone-iodine in critically ill neonates (1 July, 2002)
• A semidemand feeding protocol reduced time to full oral feeding in healthy preterm infants (1 July, 2002)
• Telephone based peer support increased duration of breast feeding in primiparous mothers (1 July, 2002)
• Review: behavioural interventions plus laxatives are effective for defecation disorders in children, but biofeedback does not add benefit (1 July, 2002)
• Inactivated influenza vaccine is safe for children and adults with stable asthma (1 July, 2002)
• Review: evidence does not support the effectiveness of over the counter preparations for acute cough (1 July, 2002)
• Verbal advice plus an information leaflet reduced antibiotic use in patients presenting with acute bronchitis (1 July, 2002)
• Review: evidence is incomplete on the benefits and risks of commonly used herbal medicines (1 July, 2002)
• Review: primary care counselling improves short term but not long term psychological symptoms in patients with psychological and psychosocial problems (1 July, 2002)
• Supportive expressive group therapy did not prolong survival in metastatic breast cancer (1 July, 2002)
• Effects of hormone therapy on health related quality of life in postmenopausal women with CAD differed according to presence of menopausal symptoms (1 July, 2002)
• A preoperative smoking intervention decreased postoperative complications in elective knee or hip replacement (1 July, 2002)
• Intravenous fluid replacement minimised dehydration during sodium picosulphate bowel preparation for colonic surgery (1 July, 2002)
• Review: music as a single session intervention reduces anxiety and respiratory rate in patients admitted to hospital (1 July, 2002)
• Review: longer bed rest does not prevent more postpuncture headaches than immediate mobilisation or short bed rest (1 July, 2002)
• Enteral nutrition reduced postoperative complications but increased minor adverse effects in gastrointestinal cancer (1 July, 2002)