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Therapeutics

• Radical prostatectomy reduced death and progression more than watchful waiting in early prostate cancer (30 November, 2005) Free
• Review: chemotherapy and hormonal therapy reduce recurrence and mortality at 15 years in early breast cancer (30 November, 2005) Free
• Amlodipine or lisinopril was not better than chlorthalidone for reducing CVD risk in hypertensive black or non-black patients (30 November, 2005) Free
• Screening and active management reduced perinatal complications more than routine care in gestational diabetes (30 November, 2005) Free
• A lifestyle intervention or metformin prevented or delayed the onset of metabolic syndrome in persons at risk (30 November, 2005) Free
• Review: group-based education in self management strategies improves outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (30 November, 2005) Free
• Review: α glucosidase inhibitors improve glycaemic control but have uncertain effects on patient-important outcomes in type 2 diabetes (30 November, 2005) Free
• Review: treatment with ventilation tubes has little effect in children with otitis media with effusion (30 November, 2005) Free
• Review: tiotropium reduces exacerbations and hospital admissions in COPD and improves quality of life (30 November, 2005) Free
• A varicella-zoster virus vaccine reduced the burden of illness of herpes zoster in older adults (30 November, 2005) Free
• A multidimensional non-drug intervention reduced daytime sleep in nursing home residents with sleep problems (30 November, 2005) Free
• Safety of a D-dimer based strategy and repeated ultrasonography did not differ in DVT and normal proximal vein ultrasonography (30 November, 2005) Free
• Epidermal lidocaine safely reduced pain in children having venipuncture at the antecubital fossa (30 November, 2005) Free
• Fatty acid supplements did not improve motor function but improved literacy levels in developmental coordination disorder (30 November, 2005) Free