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- Yizhi capsule for vascular dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jan-2009
Vascular dementia (VD) is a syndrome or diagnosis that has different causes and clinical manifestations relating to several different vascular mechanisms and changes in the brain. Some traditional Chinese herbal medicines were developed for treating VD. Y
- Yoga for chronic non‐specific low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Nov-2022
Non-specific low back pain is a common, potentially disabling condition usually treated with self-care and non-prescription medication. For chronic low back pain, current guidelines recommend exercise therapy. Yoga is a mind–body exercise sometimes used f
- Yoga for epilepsy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Apr-2015
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002.
- Yoga for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jun-2015
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of early morbidity and mortality in most developed countries. Secondary prevention aims to prevent repeat cardiac events and death in people with established CHD. Lifestyle modifications play an important ro
- Yoga for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jun-2014
A sedentary lifestyle and stress are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since yoga involves exercise and is thought to help in stress reduction it may be an effective strategy in the primary prevention of CVD.
- Yoga in addition to standard care for patients with haematological malignancies
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jun-2014
Haematological malignancies are malignant neoplasms of the myeloid or lymphatic cell lines including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. In order to manage physical and psychological aspects of the disease and its treatment, complementary therapies like yoga
- Yoga versus standard care for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Oct-2015
Yoga is an ancient spiritual practice that originated in India and is currently accepted in the Western world as a form of relaxation and exercise. It has been of interest for people with schizophrenia to determine its efficacy as an adjunct to standard-c
- Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolisation for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2016
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common liver neoplasm and the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Moreover, its incidence has increased dramatically since the mid-2000s. While surgical resection and liver transplantation are the main curative treatme
- Zhiling decoction for vascular dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-May-2008
Zhiling decoction has a fixed composition of 15 Chinese herbs. The properties of each of these herbs and in combination provide the therapeutic rationale for a possible action of Zhiling decoction in dilating cerebral vessels and increasing cerebral blood
- Zidovudine (AZT) versus AZT plus didanosine (ddI) versus AZT plus zalcitabine (ddC) in HIV infected adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Feb-2010
Zidovudine (AZT) monotherapy was the first antiretroviral drug to be tested widely. The next two drugs to be developed were didanosine (ddI) and zalcitabine (ddC).
- Zinc for the common cold
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Jun-2015
The common cold is one of the most widespread illnesses and is a leading cause of visits to the doctor and absence from school and work. Trials conducted in high-income countries since 1984 investigating the role of zinc for the common cold symptoms have
- Zinc supplementation as an adjunct to antibiotics in the treatment of pneumonia in children 2 to 59 months of age
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jan-2013
Diarrhoeal disorders and acute respiratory infections (ARIs), especially pneumonia, are the most common causes of death in low-income countries. Studies evaluating the impact of zinc supplementation as an adjunct in the management of pneumonia are limited
- Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and infant outcome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Sep-2015
It has been suggested that low serum zinc levels may be associated with suboptimal outcomes of pregnancy such as prolonged labour, atonic postpartum haemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preterm labour and post-term pregnancies, although many of th
- Zinc supplementation for mental and motor development in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Nov-2012
Zinc deficiency is a significant public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. Zinc is essential for the formation and migration of neurons along with the formation of neuronal synapses. Its deficiency could interfere with the formation of ne
- Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-May-2014
Zinc deficiency is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, and contributes to significant diarrhoea-, pneumonia-, and malaria-related morbidity and mortality among young children. Zinc deficiency also impairs growth.
- Zinc supplementation for the prevention of pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Feb-2012
Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children younger than five years of age. Most deaths occur during infancy and in low-income countries. Daily regimens of zinc have been reported to prevent acute lower respiratory tract infection
- Zinc supplementation for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults with insulin resistance
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-May-2015
Diabetes is associated with long-term damage, dysfunction and failure of various organs, especially the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and blood vessels. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases with age, obesity and lack of physical activity. Insul
- Zinc supplementation for the treatment of measles in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Mar-2015
Measles is still an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally, despite increasing vaccine coverage. Zinc plays a significant role in the maintenance of normal immunological functions, therefore supplements given to zinc-deficient child
- Zinc supplements for preventing otitis media
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jun-2014
Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear and is usually caused by infection. It affects people of all ages but is particularly common in young children. Around 164 million people worldwide have long-term hearing loss caused by this condition, 90% of
- Zinc supplements for treating thalassaemia and sickle cell disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jun-2013
Haemoglobinopathies, inherited disorders of haemoglobin synthesis (thalassaemia) or structure (sickle cell disease), are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world. The WHO estimates that, globally, 5% of adults are carriers
