Key Points Comprehensive study reveals nicotine e-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine are the stop-smoking aids most likely to help people quit smoking. On average, for every 100 people trying to ...

Cochrane, JBI, Guidelines International Network (GIN), and The Campbell Collaboration are hosting the second Global Evidence Summit (GES) in the historic city of Prague from 10 to 13 September 2024.

The Cochrane Editorial Unit is pleased to announce the 10 successful titles from the second Cochrane Review Support Programme (CRSP) funding round. Delayed antibiotics for respiratory infections ...

Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health will be holding the 25 th annual Cochrane Colloquium at the Edinburgh ...

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Trial characteristics The evidence is current to February 2019. The review included 86 trials involving 162,796 people. These trials assessed effects of greater omega-3 intake versus lower omega-3 ...

Migraine is a complex condition with a wide variety of symptoms. For many people the main feature is a painful headache. Other symptoms include feeling sick, vomiting, disturbed vision, and ...

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• In women with predicted high response (meaning their ovaries are expected to produce many eggs in response to stimulation, which increases the risk of complications such as OHSS), using human ...

Why systematic and rigorous searches are important, planning and designing search strategies, sources of studies, managing and reporting the process.

Key points: The MECIR Standards represent a true collaborative effort across our community. They are an essential part of Cochrane’s quality assurance strategy. The MECIR Standards represent a living ...

A new Cochrane review has found that taking zinc may help to reduce the duration of common cold symptoms by about two days, but the evidence is not conclusive and potential benefits must be balanced ...