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October 2008

No evidence on effectiveness of smart home technologies

Friday 31 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 124 - How effective are smart home technologies as an intervention for people with physical disability, cognitive impairment or learning disability, who are living at home?
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ACE inhibitors have a modest blood pressure lowering effect

Thursday 30 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 123 - How effective are angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in lowering blood pressure (BP) in primary hypertension?
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Calcium antagonists are of no benefit in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Tuesday 28 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 122 - Are calcium antagonists effective in the treatment of people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)?
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Renin inhibitors are effective in lowering blood pressure

Monday 27 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 121 - How effective are renin inhibitors in lowering blood pressure (BP) in primary hypertension?
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Some evidence that acyclovir is effective for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis

Sunday 26 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 120 - How effective is acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (PHG)?
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Strategies for enhancing medication adherence not very effective

Saturday 25 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 119 - How effective are interventions for enhancing medicine adherence? (first published in New Zealand Doctor, 17 December 2008)
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Antipsychotics useful as add-on therapy for acute and chronic pain

Friday 24 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 118 - How effective are antipsychotics for acute and chronic pain in adults?
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Unclear role for lumbar supports in low back pain

Thursday 23 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 117 - How effective are lumbar supports for prevention and treatment of non-specific low back pain (LBP)?
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Lack of evidence for antiviral therapy in Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Thursday 23 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 116 - How effective is antiviral therapy in Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy)?
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Evidence lacking on effectiveness of life skills programmes for chronic mental illness

Wednesday 22 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 115 - How effective are life skills programmes for people with chronic mental health problems? (first published in New Zealand Doctor, 3 December 2008)
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No clear evidence of benefit for antimicrobial interventions in atopic eczema

Tuesday 21 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 114 - How effective are interventions to reduce Staphylococcus aureus (SA) in treating infected or non-infected atopic eczema?
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Placental delivery with cord traction is more effective than manual removal at caesarean section

Monday 20 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 113 - Which is the most effective method of delivering the placenta at caesarean section?
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Exercise and diet are effective in preventing type 2 diabetes

Sunday 19 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 112 - How effective are exercise and diet for preventing type 2 diabetes?
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Interferon beta is effective for delaying progression to multiple sclerosis

Saturday 18 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 110 - How effective are immunomodulatory drugs (glatiramer acetate or recombinant interferon beta) in preventing conversion from clinically isolated syndromes (CIS) to clinically definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS)?
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No evidence that antenatal breast examination promotes breastfeeding

Friday 17 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 109 - Is antenatal breast examination effective in promoting breastfeeding?
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Antibiotics have a small treatment effect in acute sinusitis

Thursday 16 October 2008, 12:00AM

PEARLS 108 - How effective are antibiotics in treating acute sinusitis?
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Custom-made insoles can reduce foot pain

Wednesday 01 October 2008, 12:00AM


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Open mesh repair is more effective than open suture repair for incisional hernia

Wednesday 01 October 2008, 12:00AM


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Combined inhalers are more effective for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but increase the risk of pneumonia

Wednesday 01 October 2008, 12:00AM


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Intranasal corticosteroids may improve nasal obstruction symptoms in children with adenoidal hypertrophy

Wednesday 01 October 2008, 12:00AM


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