Intensive support and encouragement to reduce salt intake did lead to reduction in salt eaten. It also lowered blood pressure but only by a small amount (about 1 mmHg for systolic blood pressure, less ...

Review question As recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is currently used for people with influenza A. In previous pandemics, the virus was susceptible to ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal diseases. There is currently no consensus on what is the best treatment to improve OA symptoms and slow disease progression. Diacerein ...

Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are a core intervention for malaria control. A previous version of this Cochrane Review showed they are very effective at reducing malaria-related death and illness.

Back pain is very common among adults. There is evidence that individuals who physically move or lift objects (manual material handling) on a regular basis increase the strain on their backs and the ...

Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease that involves degeneration of articular cartilage. Pre-clinical data suggest that doxycycline might act as a disease-modifying agent for the treatment of ...

Membrane sweeping may be effective in achieving a spontaneous onset of labour, but the evidence for this was of low certainty. When compared to expectant management, it potentially reduces the ...

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of joint disorder and a leading cause of pain and physical disability. Observational studies suggested a benefit for joint lavage, but recent, sham-controlled ...

To assess the benefits and harms of an osteotomy for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis, including the following main outcomes scores: treatment failure, pain and function scores, ...

Cochrane is piloting two living evidence gap maps in 2025 to map primary research and systematic reviews in two urgent areas of global health: dengue prevention and neonatal mortality reduction.

Cochrane is piloting two living evidence gap maps in 2025 to map primary research and systematic reviews in two urgent areas of global health: dengue prevention and neonatal mortality reduction.

Para saintis, pembuat dasar dan pembuat keputusan merujuk kepada kami untuk bukti yang boleh dipercayai. Ketahui sebab bukti ...