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Therapeutics

• Planned caesarean section had lower risk for perinatal morbidity and mortality than planned vaginal birth in breech presentation (1 May, 2001)
• A midwife led debriefing session after operative childbirth did not reduce postpartum depression (1 May, 2001)
• Review: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors reduce symptoms in premenstrual syndrome (1 May, 2001)
• An active exercise and posture protocol reduced pain in acute whiplash injuries (1 May, 2001)
• Review: antidepressants improve symptoms of fibromyalgia (1 May, 2001)
• Interferon β-1a prevented the development of clinically definite multiple sclerosis after a first demyelinating event (1 May, 2001)
• Glyburide was as safe and effective as insulin in gestational diabetes (1 May, 2001)
• Targeting postprandial blood glucose concentrations reduced haemoglobin A_1c concentrations in type 2 diabetes mellitus

  (1 May, 2001)
• Review: self monitoring does not improve blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (1 May, 2001)
• Review: some non-antibiotic treatments are effective for relieving acute sore throat (1 May, 2001)
• Influenza vaccination of healthy adults was effective during the 1998–9 flu season but not the 1997–8 season (1 May, 2001)
• Budesonide and nedocromil did not improve lung function in children with asthma (1 May, 2001)
• Review: lipid lowering drugs decrease coronary artery disease (CAD) events but not all cause or CAD mortality in men with no history of CAD (1 May, 2001)
• Review: falls can be prevented in older people, but interventions should be multifaceted and targeted (1 May, 2001)
• Racecadotril was effective for severe watery diarrhoea in children (1 May, 2001)
• Review: misoprostol, double dose H₂ receptor antagonists, and proton pump inhibitors reduce GI ulcers in long term NSAID use

  (1 May, 2001)
• Faecal occult blood screening reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer (1 May, 2001)
• Fibre supplementation increased the risk for recurrent adenomas, and calcium supplementation did not prevent recurrence (1 May, 2001)
• Contamination of urine specimens did not differ with collection technique in women with acute dysuria (1 May, 2001)
• Antibiotics as an adjunct to phenol matrixectomy did not decrease healing time of ingrown toenails (1 May, 2001)
• Bug busting (wet combing) was less effective than malathion lotion for eliminating head lice in children (1 May, 2001)