Using linked color imaging during colonoscopy is more effective than traditional procedures at identifying growths that can turn into cancer. Both linked color imaging and traditional colonoscopies ...

NMDA receptor antagonists are a group of medicines that affect the excitability of nerves involved in pain and other brain functions. They include ketamine, memantine, dextromethorphan, amantadine, ...

Any vitamin D treatment in pregnancy may help prevent childhood asthma (1 study, 236 participants), and higher-dose vitamin D treatment in pregnancy likely helps prevent childhood wheeze (3 studies, ...

First aid training for laypeople probably increases first aid knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy (the person’s belief in their own ability to provide first aid) in the short term (within one month ...

The benefits and risks of exercise therapy in treating delirium compared to no treatment or usual care are unclear due to the lack of robust evidence. Exercise therapy could help reduce the duration ...

When adults with more than one life-threatening injury need a tracheostomy (an opening created in... We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set optional analytics cookies to ...

– Doing exercise and physical activity through telerehabilitation may slightly reduce neck pain compared to minimal treatment (for example, no treatment, or advice). – There is not enough strong ...

What are the benefits and risks of natalizumab (NTZ) in people with multiple sclerosis (MS)?

After six months of treatment, medicines called 'biologics' seem to work best to clear raised patches of psoriasis on the skin. Longer studies are needed to assess the benefits and potential unwanted ...

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Topical silver treatments and silver dressings are increasingly used for the local treatment of contaminated or infected wounds, however, there is a lack of clarity regarding the evidence for their ...

Dysmenorrhoea is a common gynaecological problem consisting of painful cramps accompanying menstruation, which in the absence of any underlying abnormality is known as primary dysmenorrhoea. Research ...