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Therapeutics

• 6-month treatment with a low-glycaemic diet was better than a high-fibre diet for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes (29 May, 2009) Free
• Intensive and standard glucose control did not differ for CV events or death in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (29 May, 2009)
• Review: inhaled corticosteroids do not reduce mortality but increase pneumonia in COPD (29 May, 2009)
• Self-monitored, home-based pulmonary rehab was non-inferior to outpatient, hospital-based rehab for COPD (29 May, 2009)
• Review: exercise programmes prevent falls in elderly people (29 May, 2009)
• Oral prednisolone did not improve outcomes in preschool children with an attack of wheezing (29 May, 2009)
• Review: formoterol increases serious adverse events in children and adults with chronic asthma (29 May, 2009)
• Review: admission avoidance hospital at home decreases mortality at 6 months but does not differ from inpatient care for readmission (29 May, 2009)
• Review: enhanced oral hygiene prevents respiratory infection in elderly people in hospitals and nursing homes (29 May, 2009)
• Review: brand-name drugs are not more effective than generic versions for treating cardiovascular disease (29 May, 2009)
• Review: second-generation antidepressants have similar effectiveness, but specific adverse effects differed (29 May, 2009)
• A combination of cognitive–behavioural therapy and sertraline reduced anxiety in children more than either treatment alone (29 May, 2009)
• Review: fibre, antispasmodics, and peppermint oil are all effective for irritable bowel syndrome (29 May, 2009)
• Clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide combined was more effective than either agent alone or placebo for acne vulgaris (29 May, 2009)
• Review: interferon and nucleoside/tide analogues reduce risk of hepato-cellular cancer in chronic hepatitis B (29 May, 2009)
• Malaria vaccine was safe for infants and did not interfere with the immunogenicity of coadministered antigens (29 May, 2009)