Background Viral epidemics or pandemics of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) pose a
global threat. Examples are influenza (H1N1) caused by the H1N1pdm09 virus in 2009 …

Objective To review systematically the evidence of effectiveness of physical interventions to
interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Data sources Cochrane Library …

Background Antipsychotic agents are often used to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS)
in dementia, although the literature is sceptical about their long‐term use for this indication …

INTRODUCTION:: As communication skills become more and more important in medical
practice, the new medical curriculum at Ghent University (1999) implemented a …

Abstract Background Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is
characterised by severe prolonged fatigue, and decreases in cognition and other …

Making evidence from scientific studies available to clinical practice has been expected to
directly improve quality of care, but this expectation has not been realised. The notion of …

Background Terminally ill people experience a variety of symptoms in the last hours and
days of life, including delirium, agitation, anxiety, terminal restlessness, dyspnoea, pain …

Background Antibiotics provide only modest benefit in treating sore throat, although their
effectiveness increases in people with positive throat swabs for group A beta‐haemolytic …

PURPOSE Many countries have national guidelines for the treatment of pharyngitis. We
wanted to compare the recommendations and the reported evidence in national guidelines …

Objectives To evaluate the benefits and harms of different inguinal and femoral hernia repair
techniques in adults, specifically comparing closure with mesh versus without mesh …