News tagged with randomised clinical trials
Male circumcision reduces HIV risk: No further evidence needed
Three recent African trials support male circumcision for reducing the risk of contracting HIV in heterosexual men. After including new data from these trials in their review, Cochrane Researchers have changed their previous ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Book sharing could boost prospects of world's poorest children
Teaching parents how to share books with their infants could have a dramatic effect on improving literacy rates in developing countries, University of Reading researchers have found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 17, 2012 |
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Pneumonia death rate lower among people who take statins
Taking statins could help prevent people dying from pneumonia, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Trial to test laser acupuncture treatment for osteoarthritis
(PhysOrg.com) -- The potential for laser acupuncture to provide painless and effective treatment for osteoarthritis knee pain is being put to the test in a clinical trial beginning in Sydney.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 31, 2011 |
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International Women's Day provides a 'red alert' for women's hearts
On International Women's Day (8th March), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is calling for action to reduce the gender disparities that are currently resulting in women receiving second rate cardiovascular (CV) care. ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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New bowel cancer evidence supports calls for routine DNA damage repair test
Bowel cancer patients whose tumours contain defects in specific DNA repair systems are much less likely to experience tumour recurrence post surgery, published results from a major clinical study have demonstrated. Scientists ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Ion-exchange water softeners do not improve eczema in children
Water softeners provide no additional clinical benefit to usual care in children with eczema, so the use of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of moderate to severe eczema in children should not be recommended. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 15, 2011 |
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IPTc found to reduce prevalence of malaria infection in children by up to 85 percent
carried out in Burkina Faso and Mali– have found that combining intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children (IPTc) with insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) can substantially reduce the incidence of severe ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Statin benefit 'not affected' by low inflammation
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Oxford-led study shows that statins are at least as effective in reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with low levels of inflammation as they are in other patients.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Bioactive compounds in berries can reduce high blood pressure
Eating blueberries can guard against high blood pressure, according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Harvard University.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Lay counsellors may help tackle depression in resource-poor settings
Trained lay counsellors can be effective at helping treat people who have depression and anxiety in public primary care facilities, according to a study published today in the Lancet.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 16, 2010 |
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