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- Human growth hormone and glutamine for patients with short bowel syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Apr-2010
There has been clinical enthusiasm for treating short bowel patients with human recombinant growth hormone and/or glutamine in hopes of reducing parenteral nutrition dependency. It has been more than a decade since Byrne and colleagues reported enhanced a
- 'Human' insulin versus animal insulin in people with diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2005
Human insulin was introduced for the routine treatment of diabetes mellitus in the early 1980s without adequate comparison of efficacy to animal insulin preparations. First reports of altered hypoglycaemia awareness after transfer to human insulin made ph
- Human milk‐derived fortifier versus bovine milk‐derived fortifier for prevention of mortality and morbidity in preterm neonates
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2019
Preterm infants who are fed breast milk in comparison to infant formula have decreased morbidity such as necrotizing enterocolitis. Multi-nutrient fortifiers used to increase the nutritional content of the breast milk are commonly derived from bovine milk
- Human papillomavirus testing versus repeat cytology for triage of minor cytological cervical lesions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Mar-2013
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) and low-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions (LSIL) are minor lesions of the cervical epithelium, detectable by cytological examination of cells collected from the surface of the cervix of a
- Human recombinant activated factor VII for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with liver diseases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Mar-2012
Mortality from upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with liver disease is high. Recombinant human activated factor VII (rHuFVIIa) has been suggested for patients with liver disease and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Human recombinant protein C for severe sepsis and septic shock in adult and paediatric patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2012
Sepsis is a common and frequently fatal condition. Human recombinant activated protein C (APC) has been introduced to reduce the high risk of death associated with severe sepsis or septic shock. This systematic review is an update of a Cochrane review ori
- Human resource management training of supervisors for improving health and well‐being of employees
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Sep-2019
Many workers suffer from work-related stress and are at increased risk of work-related cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or mental disorders. In the European Union the prevalence of work-related stress was estimated at about 22%. There is consensus that st
- Humanized PA14 (a monoclonal CCR5 antibody) for treatment of people with HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jul-2014
PRO 140 (a humanized form of the PA14 antibody, a monoclonal CCR5 antibody) inhibits CCR5-tropic (R5) type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This may be an effective new treatment with the potential to address the limitations of currently available th
- Humidification of indoor air for preventing or reducing dryness symptoms or upper respiratory infections in educational settings and at the workplace
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Dec-2021
Indoor exposure to dry air during heating periods has been associated with dryness and irritation symptoms of the upper respiratory airways and the skin. The irritated or damaged mucous membrane poses an important entry port for pathogens causing respirat
- Humour‐based interventions for people with schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Oct-2021
Humour-based interventions are defined as any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression, or appreciation of the absurdity or incongruity of life's situations. Humour-based interventions can be implemente
- Huperzine A for Alzheimer's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2008
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a major public health problem around the world due to its increasing prevalence, long duration, caregiver burden, and high financial cost of care. The degeneration of acetylcholine-containing neurons in the basal forebr
- Huperzine A for mild cognitive impairment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2012
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been proposed as a condition of intermediate symptomatology between the cognitive changes of ageing and fully developed symptoms of dementia. Treatment in the stages of MCI may delay the deterioration of cognitive impai
- Huperzine A for vascular dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2009
Huperzine A, a form of herbal medicine, has been considered as an alternative treatment for vascular dementia (VaD) in China.
- Hyaluronate for temporomandibular joint disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Oct-2013
Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) refer to a group of heterogeneous pain and dysfunction conditions involving the masticatory system, reducing life quality of the sufferers. Intra-articular injection of hyaluronate for TMD has been used for nearly 2
- Hyaluronic acid and other conservative treatment options for osteoarthritis of the ankle
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Oct-2015
The cause of ankle osteoarthritis (OA) is usually trauma. Patients are relatively young, since ankle trauma occurs at a relatively young age. Several conservative treatment options are available, evidence of the benefits and harms of these options are lac
- Hyaluronic acid in embryo transfer media for assisted reproductive technologies
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Sep-2020
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in the Cochrane Library (2010, Issue 7).
- Hyaluronidase for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2006
Dilatation and effacement of the cervix are not only a result of uterine contractions, but are also dependant upon ripening processes within the cervix. The cervix is a fibrous organ composed principally of hyaluronic acid, collagen and proteoglycan. Hyal
- Hyaluronidase for reducing perineal trauma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Feb-2014
Perineal hyaluronidase (HAase) injection was widely used to reduce the occurrence of perineal trauma, pain and need for episiotomy in the 1950s to 1960s. Reports suggested that the administration of HAase was a simple, low risk, low cost and effective way
- Hybrid repair versus conventional open repair for aortic arch dissection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Jul-2021
A dissection of the aorta is a separation or tear of the intima from the media. This tear allows blood to flow not only through the original aortic flow channel (known as the true lumen), but also through a second channel between the intima and media (kno
- Hybrid repair versus conventional open repair for thoracic aortic arch aneurysms
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jun-2021
Thoracic aortic arch aneurysms (TAAs) can be a life-threatening condition due to the potential risk of rupture. Treatment is recommended when the risk of rupture is greater than the risk of surgical complications. Depending on the cause, size and growth r
