Homemade spacers are effective in delivering bronchodilator therapy to children with acute wheezing or asthma |
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07/2008 |
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Antioxidant supplements do not reduce mortality |
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06/2008 |
78 |
Individual patient education is effective for acute or subacute low-back pain |
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07/2008 |
77 |
Chinese herbal medicine may be of benefit for angina |
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07/2008 |
76 |
Surgery for rotator cuff disease is no more effective than active non-surgical treatment |
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06/2008 |
75 |
Limited role for antibiotics post-tonsillectomy |
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05/2008 |
74 |
Cognitive behavioural therapy a possible treatment option for some children with recurrent abdominal pain |
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06/2008 |
73 |
Balance of risks and benefits unclear for dopamine agonist therapy in early Parkinson’s disease |
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05/2008 |
72 |
Drug therapy effective for cancer related fatigue |
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06/2008 |
71 |
Alendronate prevents osteoporotic fractures in at risk postmenopausal women |
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04/2008 |
70 |
Mass media interventions are effective in changing smoking behaviour |
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06/2008 |
69 |
Bromocriptine is effective in early Parkinson’s disease |
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05/2008 |
68 |
Music therapy for depression may improve mood |
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05/2008 |
67 |
No good evidence for effectiveness of over-the-counter medications for acute cough |
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02/2008 |
66 |
Taxane containing chemotherapy is effective for women with operable early breast cancer |
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05/2008 |
65 |
Hawthorn extract may have benefit as an adjunctive treatment for chronic heart failure |
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05/2008 |
64 |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have a small short-term effect on low-back pain |
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05/2008 |
63 |
Cannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonists assist smoking cessation |
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05/2008 |
62 |
Stretching does not prevent or reduce delayed-onset muscle soreness |
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05/2008 |
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Electromechanical assisted training improves walking after stroke |
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04/2008 |
60 |
Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart disease have limited utility |
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04/2008 |
59 |
No evidence supporting the use of antidepressants for non-specific low-back pain |
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04/2008 |
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Oral antibiotics are as effective as parenteral therapy in severe urinary tract infection |
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04/2008 |
57 |
Hand washing is very effective in preventing diarrhoea |
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04/2008 |
56 |
Exercise beneficial in fibromyalgia syndrome |
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01/2008 |
55 |
Lay-led self-management education programmes can be effective |
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04/2008 |
54 |
Psychosocial and psychological interventions effective for postpartum depression |
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01/2008 |
53 |
Case management for people with substance abuse disorders can improve linkage with relevant services |
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04/2008 |
52 |
Customised foot orthoses effective for pain due to pes cavus |
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03/2008 |
51 |
Influenza vaccines may not prevent time off from influenza in healthy adults |
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03/2008 |
50 |
Antibiotics or ‘watch and wait’ for acute otitis media |
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11/2007 |
49 |
Antibiotics of limited use for most people with sore throats |
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11/2007 |
48 |
Limited benefits from shared care in chronic disease management |
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11/2007 |
47 |
Regular inhaled corticosteroids reduce exercise-induced asthma |
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09/2007 |
46 |
Topical pimecrolimus is less effective for treating eczema than moderate and potent corticosteroids and tacrolimus |
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02/2008 |
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Chinese herbal medicine promising for menstrual pain |
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02/2008 |
44 |
Antidepressants are effective for neuropathic pain |
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02/2008 |
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Insoles do not prevent back pain |
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02/2008 |
42 |
Ginkgo biloba is probably not of benefit for cognitive impairment and dementia |
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01/2008 |
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Exercise improves balance in older people |
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11/2007 |
40 |
Stimulating the involvement of older patients in their primary care may enhance their health |
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01/2008 |
39 |
Aquatic exercise beneficial in knee and hip osteoarthritis |
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11/2007 |
38 |
Personalised risk communication may have a small effect on increasing uptake of screening tests |
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11/2007 |
37 |
Autoinflation for otitis media with effusion helpful in the short term |
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11/2007 |
36 |
Skin grafting effective for venous leg ulcers |
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05/2007 |
35 |
Prophylactic antibiotics in mammalian bites may prevent wound infection |
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07/2007 |
34 |
Nasal saline irrigations effective for chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms |
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09/2007 |
33 |
Stop using beta-blockers as first-line treatment for hypertension |
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03/2007 |
32 |
Antihistamines and/or decongestants not recommended in children with otitis media with effusion |
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03/2007 |
30 |
Antibiotics appear to have no benefit in treating acute laryngitis in adults |
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04/2007 |
29 |