Alternative methods (such as acupuncture and herbal supplements). We wanted to know the most effective and safest labour induction method for pregnant women at or after 37 weeks with a live baby.

Immediately after occupational therapy (OT), people with multiple sclerosis may show small improvements in daily functioning and mental health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), but OT may have little ...

In people with Parkinson's disease, dysphagia is usually treated first with medicines that aim to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease overall. If swallowing problems continue, rehabilitation ...

Neuropathic pain is nerve pain coming from malfunctions of or damage to the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves). It is different from pain messages that are carried along healthy ...

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) may also be used as part of treatment, but they work in a different way. People with cirrhosis often have low levels of BCAAs. Taking BCAA supplements can help ...

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Falls by older people in care facilities, such as nursing homes, and hospitals are common events that may cause loss of independence, injuries, and sometimes death as a result of injury. Effective ...

New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today finds MMR, MMRV and MMR+V vaccines are effective and that they are not associated with increased risk of autism. Measles, mumps, rubella and ...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review. The review ...

What is the aim of this review? The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out if cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective for tinnitus. Cochrane researchers collected and analysed all ...

An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about the role of calcium in preventing hypertensive disorders in ...

This news item is more than 2 years old. The study, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, compared the results for different stop-smoking aids that have been used in over 300 ...