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Treatment

• Number of readmissions was similar for hospital at home and traditional hospital care for children with moderate illness (1 July, 2003)
• Group based interventions for mothers and mothers plus children reduced mental health problems in adolescent children of divorced parents (1 July, 2003)
• Review: the Prentif cervical cap was as effective as the diaphragm in preventing pregnancy, and the FemCap was not (1 July, 2003)
• Review: regular inhaled long acting β₂ agonists are associated with better outcomes than short acting β₂ agonists in adults and children with chronic asthma

  (1 July, 2003)
• Training in flexible intensive insulin management improved glycaemic control and quality of life in type 1 diabetes (1 July, 2003)
• Review: evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to assist patients’ adherence to prescribed medications is limited (1 July, 2003)
• An Indo Mediterranean diet was more effective than a conventional prudent diet in reducing coronary artery disease risk factors and events (1 July, 2003) Free
• Digoxin increased risk of death in women, but not men, with heart failure (1 July, 2003)
• Review: wound cleansing with water does not differ from no cleansing or cleansing with other solutions for rates of wound infection or healing (1 July, 2003)
• Review: heparin and mechanical pumping devices reduce deep venous thrombosis after surgery for hip fracture (1 July, 2003)
• Review: debridement using hydrogel appears to be more effective than standard wound care for healing diabetic foot ulcers (1 July, 2003)
• Review: oral or parenteral opioids alleviate dyspnoea (1 July, 2003)
• Ear syringing improved hearing in general practice (1 July, 2003)
• Ongoing primary care intervention increased remission and emotional and physical role functioning in major depression (1 July, 2003)
• Behavioural training plus biofeedback or verbal feedback did not differ from self administered behavioural training in urge incontinence (1 July, 2003)