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Cochrane for Clinicians: Dietary Fat Modification and the Risk of...

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May 1, 2013 - According to the authors of this Cochrane review, reducing or modifying a patient's dietary fat intake did not lower the rates of either total or cardiovascular-related mortality when compared with usual or control ...

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Leg Compression and Pharmacologic ...

Feb 1, 2010 - Based on high-quality evidence, the Cochrane review showed that combining IPC with pharmacologic prophylaxis was more effective than a single preventative measure for preventing deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and more ...

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Physical Training for Patients with ...

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Mar 1, 2013 - Physical training lasting for at least 20 to 30 minutes, two to three times a week for at least six weeks, improves physical fitness in patients with asthma. Physical training is not associated with worsening of ...

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Interventions to Help Patients Reduce or...

Dec 1, 2009 - Although the studies of behavior interventions were heterogeneous in this Cochrane review, behavior interventions such as mailings, oral or dental screenings, group discussions, workplace interventions, and telephone ...

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of...

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Jan 1, 2013 - Although screening increases the proportion of newborns who are treated for DDH, there is insufficient evidence that targeted or universal ultrasound screening improves long-term orthopedic outcomes.

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Caffeine as an Analgesic Adjuvant for ...

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Jan 1, 2013 - Overall, there appears to be a small but clinically significant benefit to adding caffeine to analgesic therapy for various types of acute pain. More research is needed to determine the optimal dosing.

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Impact of Breastfeeding Support - ...

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Feb 1, 2013 - Proactive support in many forms, provided by health care professionals or laypersons, increases the duration of any breastfeeding (including partial and exclusive) and exclusive breastfeeding. Face-to-face support is ...

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Antiemetics for Acute ...

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Jun 1, 2012 - Ondansetron (Zofran) given orally can reduce rates of vomiting, improve short-term tolerance of oral fluids, and reduce short-term rates of hospital admission and the need for intravenous hydration. Metoclopramide ...

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Antidepressants for Agitation and ...

Jan 1, 2012 - There are few high-quality studies examining the effectiveness of antidepressants for treating the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. Although there is some evidence to support the use of the selective serotonin ...

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Cochrane for Clinicians: Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in ...

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May 1, 2012 - For patients who have had diabetes longer than one year and are not using insulin, evidence suggests that the benefit of self-monitoring of blood glucose in lowering A1C levels is small at six months and disappears by...

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