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We can tell you which treatments really work and which don't work, based on the best and most up-to-date medical research.
BMJ BestTreatments is the only Web site that rates thousands of health and medical treatments, based on how well they work. You'll know the best way to lower your blood pressure, manage your child's asthma and ease your back pain.
Conditions and treatments
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Genital warts
Genital warts can be embarrassing, but there are several treatments doctors can prescribe to get rid of them. Warts can be treated with a cream, frozen off or removed with surgery. There's also a vaccine that prevents genital warts.
Read more about genital warts
Do you get heartburn regularly?
Most people get heartburn from time to time, but for some people, it happens regularly. If this happens, doctors call it gastro-esophageal reflux disease. Over-the-counter antacids help in the short term, and there are other treatments that your doctor can prescribe.
Find out more about heartburn
HIGHLIGHTS
Autism
If a child develops autism, the symptoms are usually visible before the age of 3. Children with autism seem less involved with the world around them than most children. And a child with autism may show less interest in other people.
Autism is a life-long condition. Some children with autism grow up to live independently, but many will always need full-time care.
Education programmes for children with autism can help them learn to communicate better and pick up new skills more quickly. Some types of education can be done by parents, and others are offered by health professionals.
Read more about autism
Decision support
We can help you weigh the evidence and work with your doctor to choose the treatment that is best for you.
You can be confident that the information you read here comes from the same high-quality sources that your doctor reads, clearly spelled out for you in plain English. So you'll have the facts you need to decide with your doctor about what's right for you.
Our experts are the world's leading doctors. They sort through hundreds of thousands of research studies to tell you which treatments really work.
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