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February 2009

Touch therapies may have a modest effect in pain relief

Saturday 28 February 2009, 12:00AM

PEARLS 142 - How effective are touch therapies (Healing Touch, Therapeutic Touch and Reiki) in relieving acute and chronic pain?
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Tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy effective for chronic and recurrent acute tonsillitis

Friday 27 February 2009, 12:00AM

PEARLS 141 - How effective is tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, in patients with chronic or recurrent acute tonsillitis?
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No evidence for benefit of procaine in prevention or treatment of dementia

Thursday 26 February 2009, 12:00AM

PEARLS 140 - How effective is procaine on cognitive function in the treatment of people with dementia, and for healthy elderly people?
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Exercise may improve depression

Wednesday 25 February 2009, 12:00AM

PEARLS 139 - How effective is exercise in the treatment of depression?
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Limited evidence for the effectiveness of burn wound dressings

Monday 23 February 2009, 12:00AM

PEARLS 138 - How effective are wound dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns?
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Grommets effective for recurrent acute otitis media

Sunday 22 February 2009, 12:00AM

PEARLS 137 - How effective are grommets for recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) in children?
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Increased police patrols may prevent alcohol-impaired driving

Saturday 21 February 2009, 12:00AM

PEARLS 136 - How effective are increased police patrols for preventing alcohol-impaired driving?
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