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- Methylxanthine treatment for apnoea in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Feb-2013
Recurrent apnoea is common in preterm infants, particularly at very early gestational ages. These episodes of ineffective breathing can lead to hypoxaemia and bradycardia that may be severe enough to require the use of positive pressure ventilation. Methy
- Methylxanthines for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Aug-2008
Most international guidelines currently recommend methylxanthines (e.g., theophylline, aminophylline) for severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet clinical trials underlying this recommendation have been small and underpow
- Methylxanthines for prolonged non-specific cough in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2010
Non-specific cough is defined as non-productive cough in the absence of identifiable respiratory disease or known aetiology. It is commonly seen in paediatric practice. These children are treated with a variety of therapies including a variety of asthma m
- Metoclopramide for post-pyloric placement of naso-enteral feeding tubes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Nov-2014
Enteral nutrition by feeding tube is a common and efficient method of providing nutritional support to prevent malnutrition in hospitalised patients who have adequate gastrointestinal function but who are unable to eat. Gastric feeding may be associated w
- Metrifonate for Alzheimer's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Mar-2008
Metrifonate is a long-acting irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor, originally used to treat schistosomiasis. Its potential to enhance central nervous system cholinergic neurotransmission led to clinical trials for the treatment of people with Alzheimer's
- Metroplasty versus expectant management for women with recurrent miscarriage and a septate uterus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Apr-2011
The prevalence of recurrent miscarriage in women with a septate uterus has increased. Restoration of the morphology of the uterus can hypothetically increase live birth rate and subsequent pregnancies in women with a septate uterus and recurrent miscarria
- Micro-invasive interventions for managing proximal dental decay in primary and permanent teeth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2015
Proximal dental lesions, limited to dentine, are traditionally treated by invasive (drill and fill) means. Non-invasive alternatives (e.g. fluoride varnish, flossing) might avoid substance loss but their effectiveness depends on patients' adherence. Recen
- Micronutrient supplementation for children with HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Oct-2013
Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread and compound the effects of HIV disease in children, especially in poor communities. Micronutrient supplements may be effective and safe in reducing the burden of HIV disease. This review is an update of an earlie
- Micronutrient supplementation in children and adults with HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Nov-2011
Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread and compound the effects of HIV disease; micronutrient supplements may be effective and safe in reducing this burden.
- Micronutrient supplementation in pregnant women with HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Feb-2012
Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread and compound the effects of HIV disease; micronutrient supplements may be effective and safe in reducing this burden.
- Microwave coagulation for liver metastases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Oct-2013
Primary liver cancer and liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma are the two most common malignant tumours to affect the liver. The liver is second only to the lymph nodes as the most common site for metastatic disease. More than half of patients with
- Microwave therapy for cervical ectropion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2010
In western medicine, cervical ectropion is considered as a normal finding that does not require treatment despite the red and inflamed appearance of the cervix. However, cervical ectropion is considered as one of the most common types of chronic cerviciti
- Mid‐urethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jul-2017
Urinary incontinence is a very common and debilitating problem affecting about 50% of women at some point in their lives. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a predominant cause in 30% to 80% of these women imposing significant health and economic burden
- Midwife‐led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Apr-2016
Midwives are primary providers of care for childbearing women around the world. However, there is a lack of synthesised information to establish whether there are differences in morbidity and mortality, effectiveness and psychosocial outcomes between midw
- Mifepristone for induction of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2009
The steroid hormone, progesterone, inhibits contractions of the pregnant uterus at all gestations. Antiprogestins (including mifepristone) have been developed to antagonise the action of progesterone, and have a recognised role in medical termination of e
- Mifepristone for uterine fibroids
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jul-2012
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign uterine tumours present in women of reproductive age. Mifepristone (RU-486) competitively binds and inhibits progesterone receptors. Studies have suggested that fibroid growth depends on the sexual steroids. Mif
- Milk thistle for alcoholic and/or hepatitis B or C virus liver diseases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Alcohol and hepatotoxic viruses cause the majority of liver diseases. Randomised clinical trials have assessed whether extracts of milk thistle, Silybum marianum (L) Gaertneri, have any effect in patients with alcoholic and/or hepatitis B or C virus liver
- Milnacipran for neuropathic pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jul-2015
Milnacipran is a serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) that is sometimes used to treat chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia. This is an update of an earlier review of milnacipran for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults originally
- Milnacipran for pain in fibromyalgia in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Oct-2015
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 3, 2012. That review considered both fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain, but the efficacy of milnacipran for neuropathic pain is now dealt with in a separate review.
- Milnacipran versus other antidepressive agents for depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Dec-2014
Although pharmacological and psychological interventions are both effective for major depression, antidepressant drugs are frequently used as first-line treatment in primary and secondary care settings. Milnacipran, a dual serotonin-norepinephrine reuptak
