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Treatment

• Nurse led education plus direct access to imaging improved diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in children (25 June, 2004)
• Review: antibiotics are moderately effective for acute otitis media in children (25 June, 2004)
• Review: delaying a prescription reduces antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infections (25 June, 2004)
• A time limited, nurse led intervention reduced hospital readmissions in patients with asthma and a history of frequent admissions (25 June, 2004)
• A specialist nurse led liaison model of care reduced unscheduled care for acute asthma in a deprived multiethnic area (25 June, 2004)
• Websites offering information about depression or cognitive behaviour therapy reduced depressive symptoms (25 June, 2004) Free
• Review: patient education interventions improve glycaemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus (25 June, 2004)
• Adjustment of antihypertensive medication using home based, patient monitored blood pressure reduced both intensity of treatment and blood pressure control (25 June, 2004)
• Coaching by non-drug prescribing health professionals reduced total cholesterol concentrations in coronary heart disease (25 June, 2004)
• Cholesterol lowering with simvastatin reduced stroke in patients with, or at risk of, vascular disease (25 June, 2004)
• A nurse managed smoking cessation and relapse prevention programme did not reduce smoking rates at 12 months beyond rates achieved by usual care in women with cardiovascular disease (25 June, 2004)
• Review: single dose, oral paracetamol reduces moderate to severe postoperative pain (25 June, 2004)
• Review: silver alloy catheters are more effective than standard catheters for reducing bacteriuria in adults in hospital having short term catheterisation (25 June, 2004)
• Review: elastic compression stockings prevent post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with deep venous thrombosis (25 June, 2004)
• Review: long acting β₂ agonists and inhaled corticosteroids reduce exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  (25 June, 2004)