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Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus (2018)
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BACKGROUND: Tinnitus affects 10% to 15% of the adult population, with about 20% of these experiencing symptoms that negatively affect quality of life. In England alone there are an estimated ¾ million general practice consultations every year where t... Read More about Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus.

Healthcare utilisation, morbidities and alcohol use monitoring prior to alcoholic psychosis diagnosis (2018)
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Aims: This study aimed to describe healthcare utilisation, morbidities and monitoring of alcohol use in patients prior to a diagnosis of alcoholic psychosis in order to inform the early identification of patients at risk. Method: Using linked gene... Read More about Healthcare utilisation, morbidities and alcohol use monitoring prior to alcoholic psychosis diagnosis.

Temporal relationships between systemic lupus erythematosus and comorbidities (2018)
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© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective: To examine the burden of comorbidities prior to and after the diagnosis of SLE and its impact on mortality.... Read More about Temporal relationships between systemic lupus erythematosus and comorbidities.

Understanding the effect of indoor air pollution on pneumonia in children under five in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of evidence (2018)
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Background Exposure to indoor air pollution increases the risk of pneumonia in children, accounting for about a million deaths globally. This study investigates the individual effect of solid fuel, carbon monoxide (CO), black carbon (BC) and PM2.... Read More about Understanding the effect of indoor air pollution on pneumonia in children under five in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of evidence.

Cochrane reviews and dermatological trials outcome concordance: why Core Outcome Sets could make trial results more usable (2018)
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Evidence-based healthcare requires that relevant outcomes for patients are included in clinical trials which investigating treatment effects allowing subsequent systematic reviews to summarize all relevant evidence to guide clinical practice. Current... Read More about Cochrane reviews and dermatological trials outcome concordance: why Core Outcome Sets could make trial results more usable.

Visual inspection for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults (2018)
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Background: Melanoma has one of the fastest rising incidence rates of any cancer. It accounts for a small percentage of skin cancer cases but is responsible for the majority of skin cancer deaths. History-taking and visual inspection of a suspicious... Read More about Visual inspection for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults.

Barriers and facilitators to type 2 diabetes management in the Caribbean region: a systematic review protocol (2018)
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The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the barriers and facilitators to type 2 diabetes management in the Caribbean region.

Optical coherence tomography for the diagnosis of skin cancer in adults (2018)
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Background: Early accurate detection of all skin cancer types is essential to guide appropriate management and to improve morbidity and survival. Melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are high-risk skin cancers, which have the potential to meta... Read More about Optical coherence tomography for the diagnosis of skin cancer in adults.

Pre‐emptive and preventive opioids for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery (2018)
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Background: Postoperative pain is a common consequence of surgery and can have deleterious effects. It has been suggested that the administration of opioid analgesia before a painful stimulus may improve pain control. This can be done in two ways. We... Read More about Pre‐emptive and preventive opioids for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery.

Dermoscopy, with and without visual inspection, for the diagnosis of melanoma in adults (2018)
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Background: Melanoma has one of the fastest rising incidence rates of any cancer. It accounts for a small percentage of skin cancer cases but is responsible for the majority of skin cancer deaths. Although history-taking and visual inspection of a su... Read More about Dermoscopy, with and without visual inspection, for the diagnosis of melanoma in adults.

Visual inspection and dermoscopy, alone or in combination, for diagnosing keratinocyte skin cancers in adults (2018)
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© 2018 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Early accurate detection of all skin cancer types is important to guide appropriate management, to reduce morbidity and to improve survival. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is almost always a localised skin c... Read More about Visual inspection and dermoscopy, alone or in combination, for diagnosing keratinocyte skin cancers in adults.

Temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations: FAST (2018)
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Paediatric and adult bronchiectasis: monitoring, cross-infection, role of multi-disciplinary teams and self-management plans (2018)
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Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease associated with structurally abnormal bronchi; clinically manifested by a persistent wet/productive cough, airway infections and recurrent exacerbations. Early identification and treatment of acute exacerbatio... Read More about Paediatric and adult bronchiectasis: monitoring, cross-infection, role of multi-disciplinary teams and self-management plans.

The association between dengue immunoglobulin G titres with previous clinical dengue infection and white cell counts in Cuban children: a population-based study (2018)
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Background The prevalence of dengue infection is increasing globally. There are few prospective population-based surveillance studies of the immunological and inflammatory consequences of exposure to dengue virus in young children. Objective To... Read More about The association between dengue immunoglobulin G titres with previous clinical dengue infection and white cell counts in Cuban children: a population-based study.

Gathering momentum for the way ahead: fifth report of the Lancet Standing Commission on Liver Disease in the UK (2018)
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This report presents further evidence on the escalating alcohol consumption in the UK and the burden of liver disease associated with this major risk factor, as well as the effects on hospital and primary care. We reiterate the need for fiscal regula... Read More about Gathering momentum for the way ahead: fifth report of the Lancet Standing Commission on Liver Disease in the UK.

Probiotics for treating eczema (2018)
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Restricted visiting reduces nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in high-risk neonates (2018)
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Restricting visitors on the neonatal intensive care unit to parents only during a worldwide pandemic resulted in a 39% reduction in nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in neonatal patients. These findings need validating in a prospective tr... Read More about Restricted visiting reduces nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in high-risk neonates.

Determinants of motivation to quit in smokers screened for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study (2018)
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Background: The promotion of smoking cessation within lung cancer screening could lead to benefits for smoking-related disease and improve cost-effectiveness of screening. Little is known about how smokers respond to lung cancer screening and how thi... Read More about Determinants of motivation to quit in smokers screened for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study.

Mortality in people with coeliac disease: long-term follow-up from a Scottish cohort (2018)
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Background: Few studies have determined the very long-term mortality risks in adult and childhood-diagnosed coeliac disease. Objective: We quantified mortality risks in coeliac disease and determined whether age at diagnosis, or time following di... Read More about Mortality in people with coeliac disease: long-term follow-up from a Scottish cohort.

The effect of influenza virus on the human oropharyngeal microbiome (2018)
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© The Author(s) 2018. Background. Secondary bacterial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality associated with influenza infections. As bacterial disease can be caused by a disturbance of the host microbiome, we examined the impac... Read More about The effect of influenza virus on the human oropharyngeal microbiome.