– Taking high doses (more than 1000 mg) of calcium supplements during pregnancy may lead to slightly fewer babies being born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. There was possibly no difference in unwanted ...

Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited muscular dystrophy causing muscle weakness and wasting. Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia) is a frequent complaint of people with myotonic dystrophy and is ...

Perineal HAase injection during the second stage of labour probably reduces swelling in the perineal area 24 hours after vaginal delivery when compared with placebo injection. More studies of high ...

Tacrolimus, cyclosporin, mycophenolate mofetil, and levamisole may reduce the risk of relapse in children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Cyclophosphamide and chlorambucil compared with ...

Compared to placebo, galantamine (when given at a total dose of 16 mg to 24 mg/day) slows the decline in cognitive function, functional ability, and behaviour at six months in people with dementia due ...

Using statins for the primary prevention of VTE may slightly reduce the incidence of VTE and all-cause mortality. However, this effect is likely too weak to be considered significant. Statin use may ...

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to assess the benefits and harms of currently recommended regimens as the first-line therapy in high-risk people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, using network meta-analysis Secondary objectives: to ...