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Are people who have had either a stroke or ministroke less likely to have another if, in addition to lifestyle changes and medication, a balloon and stent are used to widen the. ..
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (643+ words) Adding a balloon or stent procedure (endovascular angioplasty to widen blood vessels in the neck) to standard treatment may make little to no difference to the chance of another stroke or mini-stroke (transient ischaemic attack (TIA)) compared with standard treatment…...
What are the benefits and risks of giving premature babies insulin-like growth factor-1 to prevent eye problems?
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (509+ words) Current evidence does not allow firm conclusions regarding the safety of treatment with insulin-like growth factor-1, a protein that helps blood vessels in the retina of the eye grow normally, in premature babies born before term and weighing less than…...
Aspirin not a quick fix for preventing bowel cancer
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) An aspirin a day does not offer a quick or reliable way to keep bowel cancer at bay Daily aspirin use does not offer a quick or reliable way to prevent bowel cancer in the general population and carries immediate…...
Which treatments are effective for fatigue after traumatic brain injury?
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (531+ words) Medications (such as melatonin, growth hormones, brain stimulants, atorvastatin, or dopamine and serotonin regulators) likely reduce fatigue after a traumatic brain injury. Other treatments, such as talking therapies, sensory stimulation, and counselling, may reduce fatigue after a traumatic brain injury....
Saving patients from life-threatening stroke
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) An influential Cochrane review has changed how hospitals across the world treat stroke patients, saving thousands of lives and improving care for hundreds of thousands more. A stroke is when blood stops flowing to a part of the brain, due…...
Is cladribine effective and safe for treating people with multiple sclerosis (MS)?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (335+ words) We searched for studies comparing cladribine with no treatment, placebo (dummy treatment), or any 'disease-modifying' medicines in people with any type of MS. We compared and summarised the results of the studies and rated our confidence in the evidence, based…...
Factors that affect how fast glaucoma progresses
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (430+ words) "Prognostic factors" are characteristics of a person that can be used to predict whether a person's disease will get worse and how quickly. The worsening or deterioration in health is also known as disease progression. We found the following factors…...
What are the benefits and risks of manual therapy with exercise for treating neck pain?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (463+ words) A combination of manual therapy with exercise may show a moderate increase in function, but little or no reduction in neck pain when compared against a placebo (sham) treatment. The combination of manual therapy with exercise may result in a…...
What are the benefits and risks of surgery to remove the breast tumour in addition to usual medical treatment in women with breast cancer that has spread to other organs?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (511+ words) " Breast surgery seems to help control cancer in the breast. It could also improve life expectancy for some women. " However, breast surgery can lead to complications including death during surgery (rare), bleeding that requires a blood transfusion, infection, swelling of…...
Does riboflavin (vitamin B2) lower blood pressure in adults?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (408+ words) The effect of oral riboflavin (vitamin B2) supplements on blood pressure is uncertain. Large, well-conducted trials are needed to assess the effect of riboflavin on blood pressure lowering. Blood pressure is the pressure of the circulating blood against the blood vessel…...