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- Chinese medicinal herbs for acute bronchitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Feb-2012
Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diagnoses made by primary care physicians. It is traditionally treated with antibiotics (although the evidence for their effectiveness is weak, and modest at best) and other even less effective treatments. Chines
- Chinese medicinal herbs for asymptomatic carriers of hepatitis B virus infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2001
About 350 million people are chronically infected carriers of hepatitis B virus and are at a higher risk of serious illness and death from cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Chinese medicinal herbs have been used widely for more than 2000 years to t
- Chinese medicinal herbs for cholelithiasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Jun-2013
Cholelithiasis is a common disease of the biliary tract. Chinese medicinal herbs are being used widely as an alternative treatment in people with cholelithiasis, but their beneficial or harmful effects have not been assessed systematically.
- Chinese medicinal herbs for chronic hepatitis B
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2000
Hepatitis B virus infection is a serious health problem worldwide. Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs have been widely used to treat chronic liver diseases, and many controlled trials have been done to investigate their efficacy.
- Chinese medicinal herbs for influenza
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Mar-2013
Influenza is a communicable acute respiratory infection which, during epidemics, can cause high morbidity and mortality rates. Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, often administered following a particular Chinese medical theory, may be a potential treatm
- Chinese medicinal herbs for measles
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2011
Measles is an infectious disease caused by the Morbillivirus. Chinese physicians believe that medicinal herbs are effective in alleviating symptoms and preventing complications. Chinese herbal medicines are dispensed according to the particular symptoms.
- Chinese medicinal herbs for mumps
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2015
Mumps is an infectious disease caused by the mumps virus. Chinese physicians generally believe that Chinese medicinal herbs are effective in alleviating symptoms and reducing the duration of mumps. Herbalists tend to develop a treatment plan according to
- Chinese medicinal herbs for sore throat
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Mar-2012
Chinese herbal medicines are commonly used to treat sore throat in China and are used worldwide by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Their efficacy in treating sore throat has not previously been systematically reviewed.
- Chinese medicinal herbs for the common cold
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2007
Chinese medicinal herbs are frequently used to treat the common cold in China. Until now, their efficacy has not been systematically reviewed.
- Chinese medicinal herbs to treat the side-effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Sep-2008
Short term side-effects of chemotherapy include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, mucositis and myelosuppression or neutropenia. These occur during the course of treatment and generally resolve within months of completion of chemotherapy. A variety of Chinese me
- Chitosan for overweight or obesity
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-May-2008
Chitosan, a deacetylated chitin, is a dietary supplement reported to decrease body weight. It is widely available over the counter worldwide and although evaluated in a number of trials its efficacy remains in dispute.
- CHIVA method for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Sep-2021
Many surgical approaches are available to treat varicose veins secondary to chronic venous insufficiency. One of the least invasive techniques is the ambulatory conservative hemodynamic correction of venous insufficiency method (in French 'cure conservatr
- Chloral hydrate as a sedating agent for neurodiagnostic procedures in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Aug-2021
This is an updated version of a Cochrane Review published in 2017.
- Chlorambucil for patients with primary biliary cirrhosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Aug-2012
Chlorambucil has been used for patients with primary biliary cirrhosis as it possesses immunosuppressive properties. But it is unknown whether it benefits or harms these patients.
- Chlorhexidine bathing of the critically ill for the prevention of hospital‐acquired infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Aug-2019
Hospital-acquired infection is a frequent adverse event in patient care; it can lead to longer stays in the intensive care unit (ICU), additional medical complications, permanent disability or death. Whilst all hospital-based patients are susceptible to i
- Chlorhexidine mouthrinse as an adjunctive treatment for gingival health
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Mar-2017
Dental plaque associated gingivitis is a reversible inflammatory condition caused by accumulation and persistence of microbial biofilms (dental plaque) on the teeth. It is characterised by redness and swelling of the gingivae (gums) and a tendency for the
- Chlorhexidine skin or cord care for prevention of mortality and infections in neonates
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Feb-2015
Affordable, feasible and efficacious interventions to reduce neonatal infections and improve neonatal survival are needed. Chlorhexidine, a broad spectrum topical antiseptic agent, is active against aerobic and anaerobic organisms and reduces neonatal bac
- Chlorhexidine treatment for the prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Apr-2015
Dental caries (tooth decay) is a common disease that is preventable by reducing the dietary intake of free sugars and using topical sodium fluoride products. An antibacterial agent known as chlorhexidine may also help prevent caries. A number of over-the-
- Chloroquine as a steroid sparing agent for asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Mar-2011
For the majority of chronic asthmatics, symptoms are best controlled using inhaled steroids, but for a small group of asthma sufferers, symptoms cannot be controlled using inhaled steroids and instead continuous use of high dosage oral steroids (corticost
- Chloroquine or amodiaquine combined with sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine for treating uncomplicated malaria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2005
Chloroquine (CQ), amodiaquine (AQ), and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) are inexpensive drugs, but treatment failure is a problem. Combination therapy may reduce treatment failure. CQ or AQ plus SP are affordable options of combination treatment, but there