Self-medication of dyspepsia: how appropriate is it?

Background: The scope of self-medication is increasing in many countries, and drugs for dyspepsia are a popular group for deregulative activities. This study investigated what kind of upper gastrointestinal symptoms people self-medicate and how appropriate this self-medication is.

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was give to 50 consecutive customers buying antacids, alginates, or sucralfates in 10 pharmacies in the capital area in Finland in 1995.

The danger of overmatching in studies of the perinatal mortality and birthweight of infants born after assisted conception.

Objective: To examine the impact of gestation length and plurality on short-term outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF)-children.

Study Design: A register study using the Finnish Medical Birth Register for 1991-1993 (N = 194 383 newborns, of which 1335 were IVF-newborns).

Results: For IVF-newborns, a high proportion of multiple births (27%, odds ratio (OR) 19.

Quality of life and functional ability in hip and knee replacements: a prospective study.

The impact of hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL), physical ability and functioning was assessed in a two year follow-up study of 276 hip and 176 knee patients. The eligibility criteria were a diagnosis of primary arthrosis, a primary operation, and total joint arthroplasty. Patients were interviewed by questionnaire prior to the operation and 6, 12 and 24 months after the surgery.