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Therapeutics

• Dalteparin improved chronic foot ulcers and reduced the number of amputations in diabetic peripheral arterial occlusive disease (28 May, 2004)
• 1 day quadruple therapy was not inferior to 7 day triple therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in dyspepsia

  (28 May, 2004) Free
• Review: inhaled corticosteroids slow the progression of airflow limitation in COPD (28 May, 2004)
• Levalbuterol reduced admissions more than racemic albuterol in children with acute asthma (28 May, 2004)
• Penicillin V did not shorten symptoms in children with sore throat (28 May, 2004)
• Oral prednisolone reduced exacerbation of symptoms in children with virally induced lower airway disease (28 May, 2004)
• Review: long acting β₂-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids reduce exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  (28 May, 2004)
• Review: methylxanthines are not effective for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (28 May, 2004)
• Review: evidence exists for 33 different treatment options for osteoarthritis of the knee (28 May, 2004)
• Oestrogen plus progestin reduced risk of fracture in postmenopausal women (28 May, 2004)
• Review: bisphosphonates reduce fractures, radiotherapy, and hypercalcaemia and increase time to a first skeletal related event (28 May, 2004)
• Cognitive therapy prevented onset of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder after a motor vehicle accident (28 May, 2004)
• Review: metformin used alone or combined with clomifene may improve ovulation rates in the polycystic ovary syndrome (28 May, 2004)
• Topical capsaicin cream was effective for chronic idiopathic intractable pruritis ani (28 May, 2004)
• Topical nitric oxide relieved pain and symptoms in chronic extensor tendinosis at the elbow (28 May, 2004)
• Review: evidence is lacking to show that adults given fluids 1.5–3 hours preoperatively have greater risks of aspiration or regurgitation than those given a standard fast (28 May, 2004)
• D-dimer testing reduced the need for ultrasonographic imaging in outpatients with suspected deep venous thrombosis (28 May, 2004)