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- Vitamin E for Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Oct-2012
Vitamin E is a dietary compound that functions as an antioxidant scavenging toxic free radicals. Evidence that free radicals may contribute to the pathological processes of cognitive impairment including Alzheimer's disease has led to interest in the use
- Vocational rehabilitation for people with severe mental illness
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Oct-2010
Unemployment rates are high amongst people with severe mental illness, yet surveys show that most want to work. Vocational rehabilitation services exist to help mentally ill people find work. Traditionally, these services have offered a period of preparat
- Whole brain radiotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Mar-2012
Brain metastases represent a significant healthcare problem. It is estimated that 20% to 40% of patients with cancer will develop metastatic cancer to the brain during the course of their illness. The burden of brain metastases impacts on quality and leng
- Whole grain foods for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Nov-2008
Diet as one aspect of lifestyle is thought to be one of the modifiable risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Information is needed as to which components of the diet could be protective for this disease.
- Wholegrain cereals for coronary heart disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2008
There is increasing evidence from observational studies that wholegrains can have a beneficial effect on risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD).
- Wound drainage for caesarean section
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Dec-2013
Subcutaneous and sub rectus sheath wound drains are sometimes used in women who have undergone caesarean section. The indications for using drains vary by clinician.
- Wound drains following thyroid surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Aug-2008
The nature and indications for thyroid surgery vary and a perceived risk of haemorrhage post-surgery is one reason why wound drains are frequently inserted. However when a significant bleed occurs, wound drains may become blocked and the drain does not ob
- Written action plans for asthma in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Sep-2008
While all asthma consensus statements recommend the use of written action plan (WAP) as a central part of asthma management, a recent systematic review of randomised trials highlighted the paucity of trials where the only difference between groups was the
- Written and verbal information versus verbal information only for patients being discharged from acute hospital settings to home
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jul-2008
It is becoming commonplace for patients to be discharged earlier from acute hospital settings to their own homes and be required to manage various aspects of their own care. This has increased the need for detailed information to be given to patients and/
- 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 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.
- 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
- 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
