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| Fecal microbiota transplantation for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome |
| Fecal transplantation for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile diarrhea |
| Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro-oesophageal reflux |
| Feedback or biofeedback in addition pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women |
| Feeding by tube into the stomach or intestine versus feeding by mouth for children with cerebral palsy |
| Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate |
| Feeding strategies to prevent neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection in term or late preterm babies born to mothers with confirmed COVID-19 |
| Feeding support in hospitalised adults at risk of undernourishment |
| Felbamate used with other antiepileptic drugs for drug-resistant focal epilepsy |
| Female condom for preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections |
| Femoral nerve blocks for acute postoperative pain after knee replacement surgery |
| Fencing which completely encloses all sides of a swimming pool and isolates it from the home is effective in preventing drowning of young children |
| Fenestrated endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms |
| Fenoldopam for preventing and treating acute kidney injury |
| Fenoldopam for preventing and treating acute kidney injury |
| Fentanyl for chronic pain |
| Fentanyl for neuropathic pain in adults |
| Fermented milk for hypertension |
| Fertility and early pregnancy outcomes after treatment for cervical pre-cancer (cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia) |
| Fertility-sparing treatment for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer |
| Fertility-sparing, surgical interventions for low-risk, non-metastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasia |
| Fetal assessment methods after preterm prelabour rupture of membranes for improving outcomes for mothers and babies |
| Fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) for fetal monitoring during labour |
| Fetal fibronectin testing for reducing the risk of preterm birth |
| Fetal manipulation for facilitating tests of fetal wellbeing |
| Fetal measurements for guiding the medical management of women with diabetes in pregnancy to improve outcomes for mother and baby |
| Fetal movement counting for assessment of fetal wellbeing |
| Fetal pulse oximetry for fetal assessment in labour |
| Fetal vibroacoustic stimulation for facilitation of tests of the wellbeing of the unborn baby |
| Feverfew for preventing migraine |
| Fewer-than-four ports versus four ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
| Fibarates for type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Fiber and bulking agents for the treatment of chronic constipation |
| Fibrates for patients without established cardiovascular disease |
| Fibrates for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke |
| Fibreoptic phototherapy for neonatal jaundice |
| Fibrin glue for pilonidal sinus disease |
| Fibrin glue instillation under skin flaps to prevent seroma-related morbidity following breast and axillary surgery |
| Fibrin glue versus sutures for conjunctival autografting in primary pterygium surgery |
| Fibrin sealants have fewer proven benefits than some other technologies designed to reduce the risks associated with transfusions of donated blood |
| Fibrinogen depleting agents may help to remove blood clots in acute ischaemic stroke |
| Fibrinolytic therapy for intraventricular hemorrhage in adults |
| FibroTest, transient elastography method, and combined FibroTest and transient elastography method for diagnosis of severe hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis in adults with chronic hepatitis C |
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| Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries |
| Financial conflicts of interests and results, conclusions, and quality of systematic reviews |
| Financial incentives for decreasing and preventing obesity in workers |
| Financial support for improving health of children from low income families in rich countries |
| Finasteride provides relief of symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. |
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| Fine-needle aspiration cytology versus core-needle biopsy for major salivary gland lesions |
| Fingolimod for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
| Firm evidence for effect of Chinese medicinal herbs for asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carriers is still awaited |
| First aid glucose administration routes for symptomatic hypoglycaemia |
| First aid training for laypeople |
| First aid treatments for oral poisoning |
| First rank symptoms for schizophrenia |
| First responder, clinician, and non-clinical support staff knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards people presenting for emergency care following self-harm: a mixed evidence synthesis |
| First- and second-line systemic treatments for metastatic and locally advanced soft tissue sarcomas in adults |
| First-line beta-blockers versus other antihypertensive medications for chronic type B aortic dissection |
| First-line docetaxel chemotherapy for castrate-resistant prostate cancer |
| First-line drug classes for hypertension in adults: a network meta-analysis |
| First-line sequential versus standard triple therapies for Helicobacter pylori eradication |
| First-line systemic treatment for people with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis |
| First-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer identified as being EGFR mutation positive |
| First-line treatment with anti-cancer drugs for low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia |
| First-line treatments for people with single or multiple brain metastases |
| Fish oil (n-3 or omega-3) for pregnant mothers or breastfeeding mothers to prevent allergies in their young children |
| Fish oil for kidney transplant recipients |
| Fish oil for preventing blockage of haemodialysis vascular access in patients with kidney failure |
| Fish oil for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis |
| Fish oil supplements for the prevention and treatment of hypertension in adults |
| Fish oil-based lipid emulsions versus standard lipid emulsions for prevention of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in children |
| Fish oil-based lipid emulsions versus standard lipid emulsions for treatment of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in children |
| Fish oils for the prevention of dementia in older people |
| Fish that feed on mosquito larvae for preventing malaria transmission |
| Fitness training to support recovery for people with traumatic brain injury |
| Five Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth reviews inform WHO recommendations on drug treatment for non-severe hypertension in pregnancy |
| Five-alpha-reductase inhibitor drugs, such as finasteride or dutasteride, reduce the risk prostate cancer in men who have routine prostate cancer screening |
| Fixation devices secured across the fracture that are placed either directly or externally for treating hip fractures located outside the hip joint |
| Fixation options of total knee replacement for osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases |
| Fixed daily dose of a low molecular weight heparin compared with an adjusted dose of unfractionated heparin for treating blood clots in the deep veins |
| Fixed-dose combination drug therapy for the prevention of heart disease and stroke |
| Fixed-dose combinations for treating pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Fixed-dose oral dexketoprofen plus tramadol for acute postoperative pain in adults |
| Flavonoids for treating venous leg ulcers |
| Flexibility exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia |
| Flexible working conditions and their effects on employee health and wellbeing |
| Flossing to reduce gum disease and tooth decay |
| Flow-cycled versus time-cycled synchronized ventilation for neonates |
| Flow-regulated versus differential pressure-regulated shunt valves for adult patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus |
| Flu vaccines for preventing cardiovascular disease |
| Fludrocortisone for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension |
| Fluid removal therapy in acute heart failure |
| Fluid restriction and prophylactic indomethacin versus prophylactic indomethacin alone for prevention of morbidity and mortality in extremely low birth weight infants |
| Fluid restriction as a treatment for preterm infants developing chronic lung disease |
| Fluid restriction for symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants |
| Fluid restriction for term infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following perinatal asphyxia |
| Fluid restriction for treatment of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants |
| Fluid resuscitation for children with severe febrile illness and septic shock in resource-limited settings |
| Fluid therapy protocols in people with acute pancreatitis |
| Fluids and diuretics for treating acute ureteric colic |
| Fluids for hydration in children |
| Fluids for people with acute bacterial meningitis |
| Fluids for people with stroke |
| Flumazenil versus placebo or no intervention for people with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy |
| Flunarizine for the prevention of migraine |
| Fluorescence devices for the detection of dental caries |
| Fluoridated milk for preventing tooth decay |
| Fluoride can increase bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, it does not reduce vertebral fractures. |
| Fluoride gels for preventing tooth decay in children and adolescents |
| Fluoride mouthrinses for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
| Fluoride supplementation (with tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum) in pregnant women for preventing dental caries in the primary teeth of their children |
| Fluoride supplements (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gums) for preventing tooth decay in children |
| Fluoride toothpastes for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
| Fluoride toothpastes of different strengths for preventing tooth decay |
| Fluoride varnishes for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
| Fluorides for preventing early tooth decay (demineralised lesions) during fixed brace treatment |
| Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) for detecting metastases of Ewing sarcoma |
| Fluoroquinolones for treating enteric fever |
| Fluoxetine compared with other antidepressants for depression in adults |
| Fluoxetine for multiple sclerosis |
| Fluoxetine for overweight and obesity |
| Fluoxetine for overweight or obese adults |
| Fluoxetine for tics in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome |
| Flupenthixol compared with low-potency first-generation antipsychotics |
| Flupenthixol versus placebo for schizophrenia |
| Fluphenazine (dose) for people with schizophrenia |
| Fluphenazine decanoate (timing of administration) for people with schizophrenia |
| Fluphenazine versus low-potency antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia |
| Fluphenazine versus Placebo for Schizophrenia |
| Fluticasone at different doses for chronic asthma in adults and children |
| Fluticasone versus beclomethasone or budesonide for chronic asthma in adults and children |
| Fluticasone versus placebo for chronic asthma in adults and children |
| Fluvastatin for lowering lipids |
| Fluvoxamine for treating COVID-19 |
| Fluvoxamine versus other anti-depressive agents for depression |
| Fly control to prevent diarrhoea in children |
| Foam dressings for healing foot ulcers in people with diabetes |
| Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers |
| Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers |
| Focal laser treatment in addition to chemotherapy for retinoblastoma |
| Folate for depression |
