Acupuncture may have similar effects to sham acupuncture in reducing insomnia severity and improving sleep quality. Compared to inactive control, acupuncture appears to be more effective at reducing ...
Neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) is a rare disease of the cornea. It has no or little sensation but can progress to a deeper wound of the cornea and possibly vision loss. We found seven studies that ...
Key messages • Nucleoplasty may greatly reduce neck/arm pain caused by a herniated disk, but may have little to no effect on neck function or quality of life compared to conserv ...
Decongestant or antihistamine medicines are sometimes given to children with acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media). It is unclear whether decongestants or antihistamines are effective ...
• conservative treatment, which includes lifestyle changes (such as weight loss) and exercises such as pelvic floor muscle training to improve bladder control; • medications, which calm the bladder ...
Larger studies are needed to provide more meaningful results. The present evidence supports the use of cyproterone acetate or spironolactone ideally combined with ethinylestradiol as the best ...
whether human stem cells (i.e. special types of cells that can renew themselves and develop into many different cell types in the body) are beneficial in reducing death in people with decompensated ...
We found little to no difference in the number of women developing pre-eclampsia when they were given calcium during pregnancy, and we are uncertain about poor outcomes for mothers and babies. Most ...
Medicines like nicotine replacement therapy (NRT; such as gums, patches), varenicline, bupropion, and cytisine, which help people to stop smoking, could also be used to stop vaping. Behavioural ...
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What is the aim of this review? People with chronic fatigue syndrome have long-lasting fatigue, joint pain, headaches, sleep problems, poor concentration and short-term memory. These symptoms cause ...
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