Selenium supplementation for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death and disability worldwide. The focus of preventive strategies is on modifiable risk factors such as diet and exercise and the Cochrane Heart Group...
View ArticleInterferon for interferon nonresponding and relapsing patients with chronic...
Some patients with chronic hepatitis C progress from a relatively benign condition to a life-threatening illness. Interferon has been used to try to prevent this but researchers have struggled to...
View ArticleSelenium supplementation for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease...
La patologia cardiovascolare è la prima causa di mortalità e disabilità nel mondo. Le strategie per la sua prevenzione si focalizzano soprattutto sui fattori di rischio modificabili, quali la dieta e...
View ArticleXpert MTB/RIF test for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin...
Tuberculosis is an ever present problem in many parts of the world, with resistance to some treatments adding to the burden. In January 2013, the first diagnostic test accuracy review from the Cochrane...
View ArticleSlum upgrading strategies involving physical environment and infrastructure...
Although most Cochrane reviews cover what would be thought of as medicines or healthcare procedures or practices, some look at much more complex interventions. One such example is a January 2013 review...
View ArticleIssue 1, 2013 round-up
John Hilton from the Cochrane Editorial Unit introduces the January 2013 round-up of what's new on The Cochrane Library. Included in this round-up: a new look at a diagnostic test for tuberculosis;...
View ArticleColloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients
A Cochrane Review that has reached its sixth update in February 2013 examines the latest evidence on the relative effects of colloids and crystalloid fluids for critically ill patients. Ian Roberts...
View ArticleRed flags to screen for malignancy in patients with low-back pain
Low-back pain is a common cause of disability across the world and it is important to consider whether it might indicate serious conditions such as a malignancy or cancer. Nicholas Henschke from the...
View ArticleTraining to recognise the early signs of recurrence in schizophrenia
One of the goals for health care for patients with schizophrenia is to predict when their condition is worsening. Indira Vinjamuri from Mersey Care NHS Trust, Liverpool, U.K., outlines the evidence in...
View ArticlePhysical rehabilitation for older people in long-term care
Among the Cochrane Reviews updated in February 2013, the study of physical rehabilitation for older people in long-term care has added 18 studies. Tom Crocker, from the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS...
View ArticleInterventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes
Complementing earlier Cochrane Reviews of ways to improve the prescription of medicines to people as they get older, a new Cochrane Review in February 2013 examines prescribing for people in care...
View ArticleIssue 2, 2013 round-up
John Hilton from the Cochrane Editorial Unit introduces the February 2013 round-up of what's new onThe Cochrane Library. Included in this round-up: physical rehabilitation and optimal prescribing for...
View ArticleHousing improvements for health and associated socio-economic outcomes
Among the new reviews from the Cochrane Public Health Group in February 2013, Hilary Thomson from the Medical Research Council, Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, Scotland and...
View ArticleTopical treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis
Chronic plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis and the March 2013 update of one of the Cochrane Skin Group's reviews provides a comprehensive account of the evidence on topical...
View ArticleHelicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma
Air ambulances have become familiar to many people as a way to get medical care to badly injured patients and to get them quickly to hospital. In March 2013, a team of researchers published their...
View ArticleWithdrawal versus continuation of chronic antipsychotic drugs for behavioural...
Alongside the many Cochrane Reviews of the effects of starting treatments, some CochraneReviews look at the effects of stopping them. Tom Declercq from the Department of General Practiceand Primary...
View ArticlePrebiotics in infants for prevention of allergy
If babies are given infant formula, one of the questions is whether prebiotics should be added to these feeds to prevent allergy. John Sinn and David Osborn updated their Cochrane Review in March 2013....
View ArticleInterventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and...
Dentro de la Colaboración Cochrane, el Grupo Cochrane de Salud Pública evalúa intervenciones y estrategias que pueden ser de ayuda para algunos de los principales retos sociales a escala global. Esther...
View ArticleInterventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and...
Within the Cochrane Collaboration, the Cochrane Public Health Group assess interventions and strategies that might help with some of the major social challenges in the world. Jordi Pardo (right) from...
View ArticleIssue 3, 2013 round-up
John Hilton from the Cochrane Editorial Unit introduces the March 2013 round-up of what's new on The Cochrane Library. Included in this round-up: topical treatments for psoriasis; withdrawing...
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