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- Holding chambers (spacers) versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-May-2014
In acute asthma inhaled beta2-agonists are often administered by nebuliser to relieve bronchospasm, but some have argued that metered-dose inhalers with a holding chamber (spacer) can be equally effective. Nebulisers require a power source and need regula
- Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Mar-2012
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by progressive airflow obstruction, worsening exercise performance and health deterioration. It is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and health system burden.
- Home safety education and provision of safety equipment for injury prevention
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Oct-2014
In industrialised countries injuries (including burns, poisoning or drowning) are the leading cause of childhood death and steep social gradients exist in child injury mortality and morbidity. The majority of injuries in pre-school children occur at home
- Home versus center based physical activity programs in older adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Sep-2008
Physical inactivity is a leading cause of preventable death and morbidity in developed countries. In addition physical activity can potentially be an effective treatment for various medical conditions (e.g. cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis). Many ty
- Home-based chemically-induced whitening of teeth in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Aug-2008
During the last decade tooth whitening products have become widely available in the USA for sale over-the-counter or dispensed by dentists for use at home. With the current rapid growth in demand for tooth whitening it is imperative that the dental commun
- Home-based child development interventions for preschool children from socially disadvantaged families
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Sep-2012
Social disadvantage can have a significant impact on early child development, health and wellbeing. What happens during this critical period is important for all aspects of development. Caregiving competence and the quality of the environment play an impo
- Home-based HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for improving uptake of HIV testing
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jun-2010
The low uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) has hindered global attempts to prevent new HIV infections and has limited scale-up of HIV care and treatment. Globally, only 10% of HIV-infected individuals are aware of their HIV status. One
- Homeopathic Oscillococcinum® for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like illness
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2015
Influenza is a highly infectious viral disease that is particularly common in the winter months. Oscillococcinum® is a patented homeopathic medicine that is made from a 1% solution of wild duck heart and liver extract, which is then serially diluted 200 t
- Homeopathy for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or hyperkinetic disorder
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2008
Homeopathy is one form of complementary/alternative medicine which is promoted as being a safe and effective form of treatment for children and adults. Within the UK homeopathy use is estimated at 1.9% of the adult population (Thomas 2004), and around 11%
- Homeopathy for chronic asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jul-2008
Homeopathy involves the use, in dilution, of substances which cause symptoms in their undiluted form. It is one of the most widespread forms of complementary medicines and is also used to treat asthma.
- Homeopathy for dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Mar-2009
Dementia is a common illness in older people and has major implications for individuals with the disease, their carers and society. A meta-analysis of population based studies in Europe found the prevalence of dementia in individuals over 65 to be 6.4%. H
- Homoeopathy for induction of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2010
This is one of series of reviews of cervical ripening and labour induction using standardised methodology. Homoeopathy involves the use, in dilution, of substances which cause symptoms in their undiluted form. A type of herb, 'caulophyllum' is one type of
- Horse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiency
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2012
Conservative therapy of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) consists largely of compression treatment. However, this often causes discomfort and has been associated with poor compliance. Therefore, oral drug treatment is an attractive option. This is an up
- Hospital at home early discharge
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jul-2011
'Early discharge hospital at home' is a service that provides active treatment by health care professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require acute hospital in-patient care. If hospital at home were not available then the
- Hospital at home: home-based end-of-life care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2016
The policy in a number of countries is to provide people with a terminal illness the choice of dying at home. This policy is supported by surveys indicating that the general public and people with a terminal illness would prefer to receive end-of-life car
- Hospitalisation and bed rest for multiple pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jun-2010
Bed rest used to be widely advised for women with a multiple pregnancy.
- Human albumin solution for resuscitation and volume expansion in critically ill patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Oct-2011
Human albumin solutions are used for a range of medical and surgical problems. Licensed indications are the emergency treatment of shock and other conditions where restoration of blood volume is urgent, such as in burns and hypoproteinaemia. Human albumin
- 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
- Hydration for treatment of preterm labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Dec-2013
Hydration has been proposed as a treatment for women with preterm labour. Theoretically, hydration may reduce uterine contractility by increasing uterine blood flow and by decreasing pituitary secretion of antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin.
- Hydromorphone for acute and chronic pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Oct-2013
This is an updated version of the original review, published in Issue 1, 2002. Some patients with severe cancer pain either do not achieve adequate analgesia with morphine, or suffer intolerable toxicity. For these patients alternatives such as hydromorph
