Reduced heart function is a potentially fatal complication after heart surgery. A possible approach to prevent this complication is treatment with drugs that stimulate the contraction of the heart (so ...

Nearly half (47%) of all clinical trials remain unpublished. Whether a trial is published and how long it takes is influenced by whether there are positive results, how large the trial is and if it is ...

– Taking high doses (more than 1000 mg) of calcium supplements during pregnancy may lead to slightly fewer babies being born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. There was possibly no difference in unwanted ...

Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited muscular dystrophy causing muscle weakness and wasting. Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia) is a frequent complaint of people with myotonic dystrophy and is ...

Perineal HAase injection during the second stage of labour probably reduces swelling in the perineal area 24 hours after vaginal delivery when compared with placebo injection. More studies of high ...

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Compared to placebo, galantamine (when given at a total dose of 16 mg to 24 mg/day) slows the decline in cognitive function, functional ability, and behaviour at six months in people with dementia due ...

En comparación con la práctica habitual (es decir, la notificación espontánea con o sin alguna capacitación de las unidades regionales de farmacovigilancia), evidencia de certeza baja indica que el ...

There is very uncertain evidence supporting the use of prophylactic antibiotics for manual removal of placenta for preventing postpartum endometritis. The evidence suggests that prophylactic ...

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