HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Cochrane Library November 2011 Issue (11)

New or updated reviews are available (here) for:

Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients .

Effects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterol, and triglyceride.

Exercise for improving balance in older people.

Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age.

Human albumin solution for resuscitation and volume expansion in critically ill patients.

Cognitive reframing for carers of people with dementia.

Antiemetics for reducing vomiting related to acute gastroenteritis in children and adolescents.