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Therapeutics

• Review: vaccines against human papillomavirus prevent cervical cancer precursors in young women for at least 3 years (6 December, 2007)
• Review: rosiglitazone increases risk of MI but does not differ from other drugs for CV death in type 2 diabetes (6 December, 2007)
• Rosiglitazone increased heart failure but did not differ from metformin plus sulphonylurea for other CV outcomes at interim analysis (6 December, 2007)
• Review: regular brisk walking improves cardiovascular risk factors in healthy sedentary adults (6 December, 2007)
• Warfarin reduced major stroke more than aspirin in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation in primary care. (6 December, 2007) Free
• Symptomatic use of beclomethasone-albuterol and regular use of beclomethasone did not differ for control of mild asthma (6 December, 2007)
• Induction of labour post-term or expectant management with serial fetal monitoring had similar neonatal outcomes (6 December, 2007)
• Prednisolone plus paracetamol (acetaminophen) was as effective as indomethacin plus paracetamol but had fewer adverse effects in acute gout-like arthritis (6 December, 2007)
• Intranasal fentanyl and intravenous morphine did not differ for pain relief in children with closed long-bone fractures (6 December, 2007)
• Review: on-demand maintenance therapy with proton pump inhibitors is as effective as continuous therapy for non-erosive GORD (6 December, 2007)
• Cleaning of the perineal/genital area before urine collection from toilet-trained children prevented sample contamination (6 December, 2007)
• Review: brief interventions including information sessions, motivational interviews, and cognitive behavioural therapy reduce excessive alcohol consumption in primary care (6 December, 2007)
• An intensive lifestyle intervention reduced weight and cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese participants with type 2 diabetes at 1 year in an interim analysis (6 December, 2007)
• Irrigation of simple lacerations with tap water or sterile saline in the emergency department did not differ for wound infections (6 December, 2007)