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Chinese medical drugs for coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Integrative Medicine Research, 2020
Background: Integration of Chinese medical drugs (CMD) and western medicine (WM) has been widely used in the treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CMD for COVID-19. Method: A
Wentai Pang, Zhi Liu, Nan Li, Yuyun Li, Fengwen Yang, Bo Pang, Xinyao Jin, Wenke Zheng, Junhua Zhang   +8 more
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Methodological quality (risk of bias) assessment tools for primary and secondary medical studies: what are they and which is better?

Military Medical Research, 2020
Methodological quality (risk of bias) assessment is an important step before study initiation usage. Therefore, accurately judging study type is the first priority, and the choosing proper tool is also important.
Lin-Lu Ma, Yun-Yun Wang, Zhi-Hua Yang, Di Huang, Hong Weng, Xian-Tao Zeng   +5 more
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Evidence for the medicinal value of Squama Manitis (pangolin scale): A systematic review

Integrative Medicine Research, 2021
Background: Squama Manitis (pangolin scale) has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. However, its efficacy has not been systematically reviewed. This review aims to fill the gap.
Xinyao Jin, Hui Zi Chua, Keyi Wang, Nan Li, Wenke Zheng, Wentai Pang, Fengwen Yang, Bo Pang, Mingyan Zhang, Junhua Zhang   +9 more
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The value of uncertainty: the Zika and Microcefalia link

Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2019
Scientific paradigm violations are common in the medical literature. This article aims to describe the principles that should guide scientific thinking, such as the philosophy of skepticism, the consideration of multiple hypothesis, epidemiological ...
Denise Silva Matias, Luis Cláudio Lemos Correia, Daniel Oliveira Medina da Silva, Larrie Rabelo Laporte, Camila Verônica Souza Freire, Gabriel de Araújo Grisi, Thiago Masashi Taniguchi, Mariana Correia Moreira Cruz   +7 more
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Oral prednisolone for acute otitis media in children: a pilot, pragmatic, randomised, open-label, controlled study (OPAL study)

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2020
Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is associated with high antibiotic prescribing rates. Antibiotics are somewhat effective in improving pain and middle ear effusion (MEE); however, they have unfavourable effects.
Respati W. Ranakusuma, Amanda R. McCullough, Eka D. Safitri, Yupitri Pitoyo, Widyaningsih Widyaningsih, Christopher B. Del Mar, Elaine M. Beller   +6 more
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Applying evidence-based medicine in general practice : a video-stimulated interview study on workplace-based observation [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) in general practice involves applying a complex combination of best-available evidence, the patient's preferences and the general practitioner's (GP) clinical expertise in decision-making.
Bartelink, Marie-Louise EL, Damoiseaux, Roger AMJ, de Groot, Esther, Pype, Peter, Suijker, Hilde A, Van Roy, Kaatje, Welink, Lisanne S   +6 more
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Intravenous Pantoprazole as an Adjuvant Therapy following Successful Endoscopic Treatment for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2009
BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that proton pump inhibitors are efficacious in preventing rebleeding when administered immediately after endoscopic treatments.
Jun Wang, Kehu Yang, Bin Ma, Jinhui Tian, Yali Liu, Zhenggang Bai, Lei Jiang, Shaoliang Sun, Jun Li, Ruifeng Liu, Xiangyong Hao, Xiaodong He   +11 more
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Serotonin Transporter (5-HTT) Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Chronic Periodontitis: A Case-Control Study

Frontiers in Genetics, 2019
Objective: The current study is aimed at exploring the relationship between chronic periodontitis and serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene polymorphisms (rs6354 and rs12449783) in the Chinese Han population.Methods: This study included a total of 120 ...
Lan Wu, Lan Wu, Tong Deng, Tong Deng, Chao-Yang Wang, Xue-Qun Ren, Yun-Yun Wang, Xian-Tao Zeng, Xian-Tao Zeng, Pei-Liang Geng, Pei-Liang Geng   +10 more
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Exposing the evidence gap for complementary and alternative medicine to be integrated into science-based medicine. [PDF]

, 2011
When people who advocate integrating conventional science-based medicine with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are confronted with the lack of evidence to support CAM they counter by calling for more research, diverting attention to the ...
Hopayian, K, Power, M.
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Evidence‐based Medicine [PDF]

Epilepsia, 2006
Summary:  Evidence‐based medicine (EBM) has become a watchword for “the new” medical practice in the new century. Whether it represents a paradigm shift or simply a codification of the scientific method in medicine will be debated for years to come.
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