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  1. Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
  2. Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
  3. Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold
  4. Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
  5. Exercise for depression
  6. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
  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. Treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow
  10. Two different laparoscopic techniques for repairing a hernia in the groin
  11. Continuous support for women during childbirth
  12. Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
  13. Benefits and harms of planned hospital birth compared with planned home birth for low-risk pregnant women
  14. Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department
  15. Screening for breast cancer with mammography
  16. Glucosamine for osteoarthritis
  17. Vaccines to prevent influenza in healthy adults
  18. Interventions for preventing obesity in children
  19. Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
  20. Using the combined vaccine for protection of children against measles, mumps and rubella
  21. Antibiotics for middle-ear infection (acute otitis media) in children
  22. Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
  23. Vaginal prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2a) for induction of labour at term
  24. Using computers to self-manage type 2 diabetes
  25. The use of probiotics to prevent C. difficile diarrhea associated with antibiotic use
  26. Are colloids more effective than crystalloids in reducing death in people who are critically ill or injured?
  27. Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
  28. Interprofessional collaboration: effects of practice-based interventions on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
  29. Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women
  30. Zinc for the common cold
  31. Prebiotics in infants for prevention of allergic disease and food allergy
  32. Epidurals for pain relief in labour
  33. Can nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) help people quit smoking?
  34. Discharge planning from hospital to home
  35. Green tea for the prevention of cancer
  36. Music therapy for depression
  37. Antibiotics for acute maxillary sinusitis
  38. Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
  39. Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine are efficacious for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease
  40. Tramadol for osteoarthritis
  41. Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke
  42. Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery
  43. Exercise for improving balance in older people
  44. Psychological therapies for borderline personality disorder
  45. Compression bandages and stockings to help the healing of venous leg ulcers
  46. Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour
  47. St. John's wort for treating depression.
  48. Cognitive behaviour therapy versus other psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia
  49. Comparing continuous electronic monitoring of the baby's heartbeat in labour using cardiotocography (CTG, sometimes known as EFM) with intermittent monitoring (intermittent auscultation, IA)
  50. Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals