Cochrane Collaboration Issue 3, 2015

In this issue, the Editorial is:

“Should hormone therapy be recommended for prevention of cardiovascular disease?” by Helen Roberts and Martha Hickey

New or updated reviews (of which are several dozen) include:

• Cholinesterase inhibitors for rarer dementias associated with neurological conditions
• Effect of testing for cancer on cancer- and venous thromboembolism (VTE)-related mortality and morbidity in patients with unprovoked VTE
• Food supplementation for improving the physical and psychosocial health of socio-economically disadvantaged children aged three months to five years
• Influenza vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in infants and children
• Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital
• Lipid-lowering efficacy of atorvastatin

And who can resist not being curious about:

• Honey as a topical treatment for wounds