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Therapeutics

• Oestrogen plus progestogen increased coronary heart disease and breast cancer events in postmenopausal women (1 September, 2002) Free
• Review: postmenopausal oestrogen replacement therapy increases the risk for venous thromboembolism (1 September, 2002)
• A lifestyle intervention or metformin prevented or delayed the onset of type 2 diabetes in people at risk (1 September, 2002)
• Warfarin combined with low dose aspirin in myocardial infarction did not provide clinical benefit beyond that of aspirin alone (1 September, 2002)
• Review: angiotensin receptor blockers do not reduce mortality or hospital admission rates in heart failure (1 September, 2002)
• Review: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce fatal myocardial infarction, sudden death, and overall mortality in coronary artery disease (1 September, 2002)
• Parental education and guided self management of asthma or wheeze in pre-school children was not effective (1 September, 2002)
• Review: inhaled corticosteroids for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease do not increase bone loss (1 September, 2002)
• Review: nedocromil sodium decreases airflow reduction and recovery time in exercise induced bronchoconstriction (1 September, 2002)
• Review: β₂ agonists are ineffective but increase adverse effects in acute bronchitis without underlying pulmonary disease

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• Review: tricyclic antidepressants, capsaicin, gabapentin, and oxycodone are effective for postherpetic neuralgia (1 September, 2002)
• Review: home visiting with multidimensional assessment and multiple visits is effective in low risk elderly people (1 September, 2002)
• Sertraline maintenance treatment reduced relapse and dropouts in post-traumatic stress disorder (1 September, 2002)
• Review: brief interventions reduce drinking in patients not seeking treatment (1 September, 2002)
• A brief intervention reduced alcohol drinking for up to 48 months in problem drinkers (1 September, 2002)
• A normal calcium, low protein, low salt diet reduced recurrence of renal stones over 5 years (1 September, 2002)
• Physiotherapy or a wait and see policy were the best options for lateral epicondylitis at 1 year (1 September, 2002)
• Bed rest, physiotherapy, and continuation of activities of daily living were equally effective for sciatica (1 September, 2002)
• Review: antiemetic drugs reduce nausea in early pregnancy (1 September, 2002)
• Telephone-based peer support increased the duration of breast feeding in primiparous mothers (1 September, 2002)
• Clonidine and methylphenidate were effective for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with comorbid tics (1 September, 2002)
• Pharmacist review changed more repeat prescriptions for elderly patients than usual general practice review (1 September, 2002)