We undertook a review to determine the effectiveness of over-the-counter cough medicines in reducing cough in children and adults in community settings. We found 29 trials involving 4835 people. The ...

Gifts and payments from pharmaceutical companies to doctors increase inappropriate prescribing and the number of prescriptions doctors write, and probably increase the costs. Pharmaceutical company ...

Stopping sedation each day may reduce the time people spend on a ventilator, probably reduces the number who die, and probably reduces the time people spend in intensive care and hospital, compared to ...

We wanted to find out whether birth control pills containing drospirenone and oestrogen were effective in improving premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms in women with PMS, compared to either a placebo ...

Eczema is a chronic (long-lasting) skin disorder. Its main symptoms are dry skin and intense itching. Affected areas appear red, with crusts and scratches, and may ooze fluid. Moisturisers are ...

In chronic venous insufficiency, veins of the lower limbs are unable to transport blood towards the heart. It might be caused by genetic factors, may occur after trauma, or may result from a blood ...

Medical cannabis may have little or no benefit for sleep problems in adults with insomnia, but the evidence is very uncertain. People who used medical cannabis reported more unwanted effects than ...

This review assessed the effects of listening to music on insomnia (sleep problems) in adults and the impact of factors that may influence the effect. We found a beneficial effect of music on sleep ...

Does ginseng help men’s ability to have erections? We included nine studies that compared the effects of ginseng against a placebo (dummy drug). These studies included 587 participants with mild to ...

We searched the literature until 3 February 2015 for studies of the effects on pain, function, quality of life, and safety of intra-articular (injected into the joint) corticosteroids compared with ...

People with vestibular problems often experience dizziness and trouble with vision, balance or mobility. The vestibular disorders that are called unilateral and peripheral (UPVD) are those that affect ...

There is insufficient evidence to either support or refute the use of occlusal splints for treating patients with tooth grinding or clenching during sleep (sleep bruxism). Sleep bruxism is ...