What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about probiotics as preventive interventions?

What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about probiotics as preventive interventions?

BACKGROUND Probiotics have been used for a range of clinical situations and their use is strongly encouraged by the media worldwide. This study identified and summarized all Cochrane systematic reviews about the preventive effects of probiotics in clinical practice. DESIGN AND SETTING Review of systematic reviews, conducted in the Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medi...

What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about diabetic retinopathy?

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Diabetic retinopathy is a disease caused by increased permeability of retinal vessels. Its incidence and prevalence have been increasing due to urbanization, greater life expectancy and the habits of modern life. Its onset is insidious and it may lead to blindness in 75% of individuals who have been diabetic for more than 20 years. The aim here was to evaluate the evidenc...

What Does the Cochrane Collabroation Say About…

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

s and other grey literature have been shown to be sources of approximately 10% of the studies referenced in Cochrane reviews (Mallett 2002). Over one-half of trials reported in conference abstract never reach full publication, and those that are eventually published in full have been shown to be systematically different than those that are never published in full (Scherer 2003). In addition, gr...

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................. 2 Key points .......................................................... 2 1.1 Cochrane ........................................................ 3 1.1.1 What is Cochrane? ................................................. 3 1.1.2 A brief history of Cochrane ............................................ 4 1.1.3 Cochrane orga...