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Therapeutics

• Review: Lowering cholesterol levels with statin drugs reduces fatal and nonfatal strokes and total mortality (1 April, 1998)
• Stroke unit care improved survival and function for 5 years after an acute stroke (1 April, 1998)
• Enoxaparin reduced combined coronary events in unstable angina and non–Q-wave MI at 14 and 30 days (1 April, 1998)
• Coronary angioplasty led to more nonfatal MIs than medical therapy in patients with coronary artery disease (1 April, 1998)
• Low-molecular-weight heparin and unfractionated heparin were equally effective for acute pulmonary embolism (1 April, 1998)
• Indinavir plus zidovudine and lamivudine reduced HIV RNA levels in most HIV-infected persons with previous antiretroviral treatment (1 April, 1998)
• Indinavir plus zidovudine and lamivudine reduced the progression to AIDS in patients with previous zidovudine therapy (1 April, 1998)
• Antiseptic catheters reduced catheter-related infections and were well tolerated (1 April, 1998)
• A catheter coated with minocycline and rifampin reduced bloodstream infections (1 April, 1998)
• Review: Intensive insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus increases risk for severe hypoglycemia, and pump therapy increases ketoacidosis (1 April, 1998)
• Review: Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation reduces mortality and need for intubation in the intensive care unit (1 April, 1998)
• Review: Antibiotics reduce the already low complication rate and shorten the duration of symptoms in sore throat at day 3 but not day 7 (1 April, 1998)
• Prescribing antibiotics for sore throat increased reattendance (1 April, 1998)
• Review: High-compression bandages, stockings, and Unna's boot improve healing rates in venous leg ulcers (1 April, 1998)
• Review: Plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective for health care workers (1 April, 1998)
• Calcium supplements during normal pregnancy did not prevent pre-eclampsia or other related disorders (1 April, 1998)
• Calcium and vitamin D reduced nonvertebral fractures and bone loss (1 April, 1998)