Iron supplements do not increase the risk of malaria in children when malaria prevention and management services are available. Iron supplements may slightly increase the risk of malaria in areas ...

MS is currently treated with 'disease-modifying' medicines (e.g. interferon beta, glatiramer acetate, natalizumab, fingolimod, alemtuzumab, teriflunomide, and dimethyl fumarate). These medicines can ...

Exercise may be moderately effective compared to no therapy for reducing symptoms of depression. The evidence suggests there is little to no difference in the reduction of symptoms of depression ...

The evidence indicates that non-invasive monitoring (near-infrared spectroscopy; NIRS) of oxygen in brain tissue likely does not reduce death rates or short-term brain problems for very premature ...

While liver stiffness measurement by vibration-controlled transient elastography with a 25 kPa threshold might detect CSPH, the overall low quality of the studies means that these results are not very ...

A final option, less commonly used, is a technique called atherectomy. This treatment uses a device that cuts or grinds away the hardened deposition (atheroma) within the artery. Atherectomy is less ...

Treatment for moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis includes non-surgical treatments and knee replacement surgery. The usual non-surgical treatment options are education, exercises, physiotherapy, ...

I have found the modules easy to follow, well set out and a really straightforward refresher for me. I had looked at this years ago and assumed I was up to date. I wasn't. I have enjoyed the modules ...

A las embarazadas se les ofrece la inducción del trabajo de parto cuando se considera que, si el embarazo no continúa y se produce el parto, el resultado será mejor para la madre o el feto. Las ...

· Compared to usual care (i.e. without specific activities), providing people with dementia with music-based therapy sessions probably improves depression, and may improve overall behavioural problems ...

Offering flu vaccination to people working in care institutions may make little or no difference to the number of residents who get flu or go to hospital with a chest infection, compared to those ...

This review has been conducted to assess the effects of using a powered (or 'electric') toothbrush compared with using a manual toothbrush for maintaining oral health. Good oral hygiene, through the ...