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Therapeutics

• Testosterone supplementation did not prevent cognitive decline or increase bone mineral density in older men (30 May, 2008)
• Review: use of pedometers increases physical activity in adults (30 May, 2008) Free
• Review: combination therapy with renin angiotensin inhibitors reduces proteinuria more than single drugs alone in renal disease (30 May, 2008)
• Review: corticosteroids plus LABAs reduce exacerbations and mortality more than steroids alone in COPD (30 May, 2008)
• Adjunctive diclofenac and spinal manipulation did not speed recovery of acute low back pain (30 May, 2008)
• Review: individual DMARDs have similar efficacy for RA, but combination therapy improves response (30 May, 2008)
• Adjunctive prandial or biphasic insulin for type 2 diabetes improved glycaemic control but increased hypoglycaemia and weight gain (30 May, 2008)
• A patient-adjusted insulin algorithm was non-inferior to standard of care for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes (30 May, 2008)
• Review: long-acting insulin analogues do not improve glycaemic control but reduce nocturnal hypoglycaemia (30 May, 2008)
• 5 days of nitrofurantoin was equivalent to 3 days of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for women with non-complicated cystitis (30 May, 2008)
• Review: multiple doses of antenatal corticosteroids prevent preterm neonatal respiratory disease more than a single dose (30 May, 2008)
• Review: misoprostol and intramuscular prostaglandins do not prevent postpartum haemorrhage more than injectable uterotonics (30 May, 2008)
• Review: calcium supplementation during pregnancy reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia (30 May, 2008)