Modest salt intake reduction for 4 weeks or longer decreases blood pressureVeronica Franco29 October 2013
Another step towards the acceptance of chest compression only CPR for primary cardiac arrestGordon A Ewy16 April 2013
In men and women with COPD the presence of urinary incontinence is associated with poorer quality of lifeDiane K Newman15 May 2013
General health checks may not reduce morbidity or mortality but do increase the number of new diagnosesAzeem Majeed, Ricky Banarsee24 January 2013
Compared to standard physician care for diabetes, nurse specialists provide similar care in terms of quality of lifeMichelle L Litchman22 February 2013
Updated systematic review suggests that cranberry juice is not effective at preventing urinary tract infectionAmy B Howell19 April 2013
Low-dose aspirin is associated with an increased risk of haemorrhage; but not in people with diabetes who have a high baseline rate of bleedingSonia Butalia, Alexander A Leung9 November 2012
People with hyperlipidaemia who followed a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods achieved a greater reduction in LDL cholesterol over 6 months than those who received advice to follow a low-saturated fat dietLynne T Braun22 November 2011
Nurse case management with a therapeutic algorithm for people living with diabetes, hypertension and raised LDL cholesterol: after 1 year 22% of those receiving the intervention have all three parameters under control versus 10% of those receiving usual careSusan J Appel22 November 2011