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Therapeutics

• 5-day and 3-day oral prednisolone did not differ for asthma control in children who had acute asthma exacerbations (30 March, 2009)
• Review: exercise helps relieve pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis (30 March, 2009)
• Review: inhaled anticholinergics increase risk of major cardiovascular events in COPD (30 March, 2009) Free
• Tiotropium reduced exacerbations but not rate of FEV₁ decline in patients with COPD using other respiratory medications

  (30 March, 2009)
• Ondansetron reduced the need for intravenous hydration in children with acute gastritis/gastroenteritis and dehydration (30 March, 2009)
• Mothers were less likely to be depressed after a structured behavioural intervention for infant sleep problems (30 March, 2009)
• Aspirin plus extended-release dipyridamole and clopidogrel were similarly effective for preventing recurrent stroke (30 March, 2009)
• Telmisartan did not prevent recurrent stroke or major cardiovascular events (30 March, 2009)
• Rosuvastatin prevented major cardiovascular events in people with elevated C-reactive protein (30 March, 2009)
• Review: less than maximum doses of ACE inhibitors lower BP to near maximum levels in hypertension (30 March, 2009)
• Specific oral tolerance induction increased tolerance to milk in children with severe cow’s milk allergy (30 March, 2009)
• In high-risk adolescents, cognitive-behavioural therapy reduced depression at 6 months more than assessment alone but did not differ from bibliotherapy or supportive-expressive therapy (30 March, 2009)
• Review: some computerised cognitive-behavioural therapies are effective for treating mild-to-moderate depression (30 March, 2009)
• Review: some evidence shows that pelvic floor muscle training reduces urinary incontinence in pregnant and postpartum women at ⩽12 months (30 March, 2009)
• Laparoscopic surgery was more effective than medical management for GORD disease (30 March, 2009)
• Influenza immunisation during pregnancy reduced influenza in infants and respiratory illness in mothers (30 March, 2009)