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| Tinnitus and Meniere's u | Hits:1 |
| Randomised trials in tinnitus Psychological treatments for tinnitus Medical treatments of Meniere's disease Comment Bandolier is frequently asked about treatments for tinnitus and Meniere's disease, and occasionally trawls the literature... | 03/01/2014 |
| Sexual dysfunction surve | Hits:1 |
| Study Results Comment As medicine and lifestyle become inextricably mixed, dealing with issues concerning sexual dysfunction is more common. The explosion of interest in male erectile problems is just one part of this, so any study which... | 03/01/2014 |
| Sexual health survey | Hits:1 |
| Survey Results Comment Bandolier 65 featured a survey on sexual health in the USA. Another survey [1] examined sexual problems in the UK. Survey Four diverse general practices in England participated, and from each register a random sample... | 03/01/2014 |
| Risk of MI after sex | Hits:1 |
| Patients with cardiac disease, and especially those who have already had an infarct, often believe that sexual activity can bring on a heart attack. Portrayal of such events on TV and in films serves to reinforce this commonly held belief.... | 03/01/2014 |
| Tight underpants | Hits:1 |
| Studies Hang on a minute Close but no cigar! Sperm counts in the Western world are falling. Tight underpants? Oestrogens in water? Hormones in food? Desk-bound males? Stress? The 'truth' of this observation has now achieved... | 03/01/2014 |
| Genital wart treatments | Hits:1 |
| Search Outcomes Results Imiquimod Podophyllotoxin Comment DIY evidence Anogenital warts (also called condylomas) are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). They occur predominantly in sexually active young adults, and have a variety... | 03/01/2014 |
| Imiquimod for genital wa | Hits:1 |
| Clinical bottom line With HIV-negative patients complete clearance of warts at the end of treatment occurred in 51% of patients treated with imiquimod 2% or 5% cream and 6% of placebo treated patients. The number needed to treat was 2.2 ... | 03/01/2014 |
| Restless legs syndrome | Hits:1 |
| This site looks at the best evidence we can find on restless legs. Resources have been made available by an unconditional educational grant by GlaxoSmithKline. General Restless legs introduction Restless legs syndrome and iron metabolism... | 03/01/2014 |
| Arthritis, bones and joi | Hits:1 |
| In these pages are collected the stories from Bandolier relating to arthritis and bone and joint problems. This is in response to the reader survey in early 2001. We are able to do this because of some startup sponsorship from the Gwen... | 03/01/2014 |
| Survival with common can | Hits:1 |
| Methods Results Comment The heart failure angle Scotland has produced many excellent people and ideas. Few, if asked, would number among them the Scottish Morbidity Record Scheme. In this scheme, each person admitted to a Scottish hospital... | 03/01/2014 |
| Benign prostatic hyperpl | Hits:1 |
| This site looks at the best evidence we can find on BPH, mainly through systematic reviews. Sponsorship to expand and maintain it would be welcomed. General Benign prostatic hyperplasia introduction Benign Prostatic... | 03/01/2014 |
| Claudication | Hits:1 |
| This site has been supported by the BUPA Foundation and Merck Sharp and Dohme provided funds to create it. Pfizer UK have generously sponsored maintenance of the site in 2002. Lifestyle Exercise Exercise update Smoking cessation Drug... | 03/01/2014 |
| Prostate cancer | Hits:1 |
| This site looks at the best evidence we can find on prostate cancer, mainly through systematic reviews. Sponsorship to expand and maintain it would be welcomed. There is an associated site for benign prostatic hyperplasia. General Familial... | 03/01/2014 |
| Calcium-vitamin D supple | Hits:1 |
| Clinical bottom line Use of calcium and vitamin D supplementation to prevent hip fractures is cost saving in older women in institutions. Reference H Lilliu et al. Calcium-vitamin D3 supplementation is cost-effective in hip fractures... | 03/01/2014 |
| Calcium and vitamin D fo | Hits:1 |
| Randomised trial Assessments Evaluation Results Controversy Cost effective? Who is most at risk? References One of the topics covered in the Bandolier conference on osteoporosis was that of supplementing the diets of elderly at... | 03/01/2014 |
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