Reduced and/or modified dietary fat may prevent cardiovascular disease
Wednesday 14 December 2011, 11:57AMPEARLS 333 - How effective is reduction and/or modification of dietary fat for preventing cardiovascular disease and cancer?
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Nitroglycerin may be effective in management of retained placenta
Wednesday 14 December 2011, 11:55AMPEARLS 332 - How effective are tocolytics in the management of retained placenta in order to reduce the need for manual removal of the placenta?
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Benzodiazepines effective for alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 10:42AMPEARLS 331 - How effective are pharmacological interventions for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS)?
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No evidence for use of overgowns in newborn nurseries
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 10:40AMPEARLS 330 - How effective is the wearing of an overgown by attendants and visitors on the incidence of infection and death in infants in newborn nurseries?
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Little evidence of weight gain with progestin-only contraceptives
Wednesday 16 November 2011, 10:52AMPEARLS 329 - What is the association between progestin-only contraceptive use and changes in body weight?
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Insufficient evidence for biofeedback for pain management during labour
Wednesday 16 November 2011, 10:50AMPEARLS 328 - How effective is biofeedback in prenatal lessons for managing pain during labour?
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Oxytocin does not reduce caesarean section rate
Wednesday 02 November 2011, 3:18PMPEARLS 326 - How effective is oxytocin for the treatment of slow progress in the first stage of spontaneous labour in low-risk women?
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No clear benefit of salt reduction on mortality and cardiovascular morbidity
Wednesday 02 November 2011, 3:17PMPEARLS 327 - How effective is dietary salt reduction on mortality and cardiovascular morbidity?
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Limited evidence for competitions and incentives for smoking cessation
Friday 21 October 2011, 11:56AMPEARLS 325 - How effective are competitions and incentives for smoking cessation?
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Insufficient evidence for most effective analgesics following vaginal birth
Wednesday 19 October 2011, 11:45AMPEARLS 324 - Which are the most effective analgesics for pain relief from uterine cramping/involution following vaginal birth?
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Motivational interviewing effective in reducing substance abuse
Wednesday 05 October 2011, 11:43AMPEARLS 323 - How effective is motivational interviewing for reducing substance abuse?
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Kangaroo mother care effective in low birthweight infants
Wednesday 05 October 2011, 11:41AMPEARLS 322 - How effective is kangaroo mother care (KMC) in low birthweight (LBW) infants?
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Giving women their case notes to carry during pregnancy may be beneficial
Wednesday 21 September 2011, 10:50AMPEARLS 321 - Is giving women their own case notes to carry during pregnancy beneficial?
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Insufficient evidence for selenium preventing cancer
Wednesday 21 September 2011, 10:47AMPEARLS 320 - How effective is selenium in preventing cancer?
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Chemotherapy improves survival in mouth and throat cancer
Monday 05 September 2011, 11:05AMPEARLS No. 319 - How effective is chemotherapy, in addition to radiotherapy and/or surgery, for oral and oropharyngeal cancer?
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Continuous support during labour beneficial
Monday 05 September 2011, 10:58AMPEARLS 318 - How effective is continuous, one-to-one intrapartum support when compared with usual care?
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Diaphragm more effective contraceptive than sponge
Wednesday 24 August 2011, 11:30AMPEARLS 317 - How effective are the vaginal sponge and the diaphragm (used with a spermicidal cream) as contraceptives?
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Naltrexone effective for alcohol dependence
Wednesday 24 August 2011, 11:27AMPEARLS 316 - How effective are opioid antagonists (naltrexone and nalmefene) in the treatment of alcohol dependence?
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Limited evidence for statins in primary prevention of CVD in people at low risk
Monday 15 August 2011, 10:27AMPEARLS 315 - How effective are statins in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people at low risk?
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No evidence of effectiveness of community-wide interventions for increasing physical activity
Wednesday 10 August 2011, 10:22AMPEARLS 314 - How effective are community-wide, multi-strategic interventions in increasing physical activity?
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