Cochrane Summaries

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Top 50 Summaries

  1. Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
  2. Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
  3. The use of probiotics to prevent C. difficile diarrhea associated with antibiotic use New
  4. Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
  5. Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold
  6. Treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow
  7. Benefits of antihypertensive drugs for mild hypertension are unclear
  8. A comparison of multifocal and monofocal intraocular lens implants used in cataract surgery
  9. Exercise for depression
  10. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
  11. Two different laparoscopic techniques for repairing a hernia in the groin
  12. Screening for breast cancer with mammography
  13. Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
  14. Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department
  15. Continuous support for women during childbirth
  16. Glucosamine for osteoarthritis
  17. Benefits and harms of planned hospital birth compared with planned home birth for low-risk pregnant women
  18. Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
  19. Vaginal prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2a) for induction of labour at term
  20. Medications to help people to stop smoking: an overview of reviews New
  21. Vaccines to prevent influenza in healthy adults
  22. Tramadol for osteoarthritis
  23. St. John's wort for treating depression.
  24. Epidurals for pain relief in labour
  25. Using the combined vaccine for protection of children against measles, mumps and rubella
  26. Using computers to self-manage type 2 diabetes
  27. Discharge planning from hospital to home
  28. Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
  29. Antibiotics for acute maxillary sinusitis
  30. Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
  31. Interventions for preventing obesity in children
  32. Advice to reduce salt consumption for reducing blood pressure; insufficient evidence to confirm predicted reductions in people dying prematurely or suffering cardiovascular disease
  33. Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women
  34. Antibiotics for middle-ear infection (acute otitis media) in children
  35. Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery
  36. Cognitive behaviour therapy versus other psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia
  37. Laparoscopic techniques versus open techniques for repair of a hernia in the groin
  38. Which treatments are effective for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome in adults?
  39. Exercise for improving balance in older people
  40. Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag
  41. Interprofessional collaboration: effects of practice-based interventions on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
  42. Compression bandages and stockings to help the healing of venous leg ulcers
  43. Comparing continuous electronic fetal monitoring in labour (cardiotocography, CTG) with intermittent listening (intermittent auscultation, IA) Updated
  44. Antenatal perineal massage for reducing perineal trauma
  45. Green tea for the prevention of cancer
  46. 'Scared straight' and other juvenile awareness programs for preventing juvenile delinquency
  47. Are colloids more effective than crystalloids in reducing death in people who are critically ill or injured?
  48. Corticosteroids for bacterial meningitis Updated
  49. Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
  50. Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse in women