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- Hepatic late adverse effects after antineoplastic treatment for childhood cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2019
Survival rates have greatly improved as a result of more effective treatments for childhood cancer. Unfortunately, the improved prognosis has been accompanied by the occurrence of late, treatment-related complications. Liver complications are common durin
- Hepatitis A immunisation in persons not previously exposed to hepatitis A
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Dec-2019
In many parts of the world, hepatitis A infection represents a significant cause of morbidity and socio-economic loss. Whilst hepatitis A vaccines have the potential to prevent disease, the degree of protection afforded against clinical outcomes and with
- Hepatitis B immunisation for newborn infants of hepatitis B surface antigen‐positive mothers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2006
Hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin are considered for newborn infants of HBsAg-positive mothers to prevent hepatitis B infection.
- Hepatitis B immunisation in persons not previously exposed to hepatitis B or with unknown exposure status
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Oct-2008
The benefits and harms of hepatitis B vaccination in persons not previously exposed to hepatitis B infection or with unknown exposure status have not been established.
- Hepatitis B immunoglobulin during pregnancy for prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission of hepatitis B virus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Feb-2017
Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver. It is mainly transmitted between people through contact with infected blood, frequently from mother to baby in-utero. Hepatitis B poses significant risk to the fetus and up to 85% of infants infected by their m
- Hepatitis B vaccination during pregnancy for preventing infant infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2014
Infant hepatitis B infection increases the risk of chronic infection, cirrhosis or liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) in the adult. Perinatal transmission is a common route of infection.
- Hepatitis B vaccination for patients with chronic renal failure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2004
Chronic renal failure patients are at particular risk of hepatitis B virus infection. Early studies have demonstrated that renal failure patients benefit from vaccination; however, not all studies have consistently shown benefit.
- Hepatitis B vaccination for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Oct-2014
Hepatitis B vaccine has been recommended for use in people living with HIV (PLHIV) mostly because of the similarities in routes of infection and their prevalence in the same geographic areas. PLHIV may not develop sero-protection after receiving standard
- Herbal interventions for chronic asthma in adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jun-2008
Herb and plant based preparations are a popular treatment for asthma, although there remain concerns as to their efficacy and safety. In Western societies, motivations for using such treatments may be both positive and negative, with their perceived safet
- Herbal medicinal products or preparations for neuropathic pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Apr-2019
Neuropathic pain is a consequence of damage to the central nervous system (CNS), for example, cerebrovascular accident, multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injury, or peripheral nervous system (PNS), for example, painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), postherpe
- Herbal medicine for low‐back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Dec-2014
Low-back pain (LBP) is a common condition and imposes a substantial economic burden upon people living in industrialized societies. A large proportion of people with chronic LBP use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), visit CAM practitioners, or
- Herbal medicines for advanced colorectal cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Aug-2012
Herbal medicine has been widely used in patients with advanced colorectal cancer in China, but its efficacy has not been confirmed.
- Herbal medicines for fatty liver diseases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Aug-2013
Fatty liver disease is potentially a reversible condition that may lead to end-stage liver disease. Since herbal medicines such as Crataegus pinnatifida and Salvia miltiorrhiza have increasingly been used in the management of fatty liver disease, a system
- Herbal medicines for treating HIV infection and AIDS
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jul-2005
HIV-infected people and AIDS patients often seek complementary therapies including herbal medicines due to reasons such as unsatisfactory effects, high cost, non-availability, or adverse effects of conventional medicines.
- Herbal medicines for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Mar-2011
Traditional herbal therapies have been used for a long time to treat gastrointestinal disorders including irritable bowel syndrome, and their effectiveness from clinical research evidence needs to be systematically reviewed.
- Herbal medicines for viral myocarditis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-May-2016
Herbal medicines are used as treatment for viral diseases such as viral myocarditis, and numerous clinical trials have been conducted to investigate their efficacy. Despite this wealth of evidence, the role of herbal medicines in the treatment of viral my
- Herbal preparations for uterine fibroids
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2013
Uterine fibroids are the most common non-malignant growths in women of childbearing age. They are associated with heavy menstrual bleeding and subfertility. Herbal preparations are commonly used as alternatives to surgical procedures.
- Herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jan-2011
Herbal medicine interventions have been identified as having potential benefit in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Heroin maintenance for chronic heroin‐dependent individuals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2011
Several types of medications have been used for stabilizing heroin users: Methadone, Buprenorphine and levo-alpha-acetyl-methadol (LAAM.) The present review focuses on the prescription of heroin to heroin-dependent individuals.
- High dose rate versus low dose rate intracavity brachytherapy for locally advanced uterine cervix cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Oct-2014
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in 2010 (Issue 7).
