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Monday 27 June 2016

Cochrane Collaboration Issue 6, 2016…

….is almost complete.  The website now lists new review protocols, but we’ll just flag up the notable review; these being……
  • Fortification of staple foods with zinc for improving zinc status and other health outcomes in the general population
  • Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion versus multiple daily injections of insulin for pregnant women with diabetes
  • Combination inhaled steroid and long-acting beta2-agonist in addition to tiotropium versus tiotropium or combination alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Biologic interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Systematic screening for the detection of atrial fibrillation
Image: Cochrane by Felipe L. Denham