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  1. No evidence that medical anti-shock trousers improve survival for people with trauma, and some suggestion they may worsen outcomes, but more trials are needed
  2. Glucosamine for osteoarthritis
  3. Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold
  4. Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
  5. Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
  6. Interventions for preventing obesity in children
  7. Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
  8. Screening for breast cancer with mammography
  9. Continuous support for women during childbirth
  10. Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women
  11. Exercise for depression
  12. Pain management for women in labour – an overview
  13. Can nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) help people quit smoking
  14. Juvenile awareness programs for preventing juvenile delinquency
  15. Acupuncture for shoulder pain
  16. A comparison of multifocal and monofocal intraocular lens implants used in cataract surgery
  17. Exercise for improving balance in older people
  18. Diacerein for osteoarthritis
  19. Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab in early breast cancer
  20. Immersion in water in labour and birth
  21. Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
  22. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
  23. Can cognitive stimulation benefit people with dementia?
  24. Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
  25. Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
  26. Discharge planning from hospital to home
  27. Treatments for female pattern hair loss
  28. Zinc for the common cold
  29. Epidurals for pain relief in labour
  30. Comparing continuous electronic monitoring of the baby's heartbeat in labour using cardiotocography (CTG, sometimes known as EFM) with intermittent monitoring (intermittent auscultation, IA)
  31. Green tea for the prevention of cancer
  32. Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke
  33. St. John's wort for treating depression.
  34. Decision aids to help people who are facing health treatment or screening decisions
  35. Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department
  36. The effect of caffeine in people with asthma
  37. Combined chiropractic interventions for low-back pain
  38. Treating obesity in children
  39. Diuretics for heart failure in adults
  40. Are colloids more effective than crystalloids in reducing mortality in people who are critically ill or injured
  41. Human recombinant activated protein C for severe sepsis
  42. Vitamin A for measles in children
  43. Speech and language therapy for children with cerebral palsy might improve their communication skills, but more research is needed.
  44. Interventions for enhancing adherence to prescribed medications
  45. No evidence that routine preoperative hair removal reduces surgical site infection
  46. Using the combined vaccine for protection of children against measles, mumps and rubella
  47. Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth of term infants on mother and baby outcomes
  48. Ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
  49. Can pressure ulcers be prevented by using different support surfaces?
  50. Surgery for osteoarthritis of the thumb