Cranberries (as cranberry juice, tablets or capsules) have been used for many years to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Cranberries contain proanthocyanidins (PACs), substances that can ...

We found little to no difference in the number of women developing pre-eclampsia when they were given calcium during pregnancy, and we are uncertain about poor outcomes for mothers and babies. Most ...

Plain language summaries are summaries of the health evidence that Cochrane produces, written in a way that everyone can understand. At Cochrane, we write systematic reviews of research into human ...

whether human stem cells (i.e. special types of cells that can renew themselves and develop into many different cell types in the body) are beneficial in reducing death in people with decompensated ...

Decongestant or antihistamine medicines are sometimes given to children with acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media). It is unclear whether decongestants or antihistamines are effective ...

• conservative treatment, which includes lifestyle changes (such as weight loss) and exercises such as pelvic floor muscle training to improve bladder control; • medications, which calm the bladder ...

Key messages • Nucleoplasty may greatly reduce neck/arm pain caused by a herniated disk, but may have little to no effect on neck function or quality of life compared to conserv ...

Larger studies are needed to provide more meaningful results. The present evidence supports the use of cyproterone acetate or spironolactone ideally combined with ethinylestradiol as the best ...

Medicines like nicotine replacement therapy (NRT; such as gums, patches), varenicline, bupropion, and cytisine, which help people to stop smoking, could also be used to stop vaping. Behavioural ...

· Compared to usual care (i.e. without specific activities), providing people with dementia with music-based therapy sessions probably improves depression, and may improve overall behavioural problems ...

HPV vaccines aim to prevent the types of HPV infections that sometimes cause cancers and anogenital warts. The HPV vaccines do not work as well in people that have already been exposed to HPV, so most ...

A septate uterus is an abnormality of the uterus (womb) existing from birth, where the womb is divided into two cavities. Women with a septate uterus are at risk for infertility, recurrent miscarriage ...