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Therapeutics

• Continuous positive airway pressure was beneficial in mild sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (1 November, 1999)
• Paroxetine reduced recurrent syncope in patients who were resistant to or intolerant of other drug therapy (1 November, 1999)
• Slow, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation was effective for major depression (1 November, 1999)
• Brief physician advice reduced drinking in older adults (1 November, 1999)
• Review: Initial endoscopy is not effective for management of dyspepsia (1 November, 1999)
• High-dose glyceryl trinitrate was no more effective than usual dose for chronic anal fissure (1 November, 1999)
• Botulinum toxin A injections were more effective than glyceryl trinitrate for complete healing of anal fissure (1 November, 1999)
• Loperamide plus simethicone reduced the duration and symptoms of acute diarrhea (1 November, 1999)
• Review: Antihypertensive drugs improve maternal outcomes in mild chronic and pregnancy-induced hypertension (1 November, 1999)
• Delivery by elective caesarean section reduced vertical transmission of HIV-1 infection (1 November, 1999)
• Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces infectious complications in caesarean delivery (1 November, 1999)
• Ovarian cancer screening was feasible but did not decrease incidence of index cancer or mortality (1 November, 1999)
• A McCall-type culdeplasty was effective for preventing enteroceles after vaginal hysterectomy (1 November, 1999)
• Review: Vitamin B6 is beneficial in the premenstrual syndrome (1 November, 1999)
• Radiotherapy and tamoxifen after surgery improved local control and survival in breast cancer (1 November, 1999)
• Review: Amantadine and rimantadine effectively prevent and treat influenza in healthy adults, but rimantadine is better tolerated (1 November, 1999)
• Review: Insufficient evidence exists on the efficacy of zinc lozenges for cold symptoms (1 November, 1999)
• Continuous terbinafine was more effective than intermittent itraconazole for curing toenail onychomycosis (1 November, 1999)
• Ultrasound therapy led to clinical improvement in calcific shoulder tendinitis (1 November, 1999)
• Acarbose was effective in maintaining glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus but was associated with adverse effects (1 November, 1999)
• Mortality rates were higher in adults with epilepsy, but the risk for dying directly of epilepsy was small (1 November, 1999)
• Review: High-dose inhaled corticosteroids increase the risk for some systemic adverse effects in asthma (1 November, 1999)
• Palpable breast cysts were associated with an increased risk for breast cancer (1 November, 1999)