There were no studies that specifically studied the effect of enteral lipids in infants at risk of liver disease or who have liver disease due to prolonged need for artificial nutrition secondary to ...

Immediately after occupational therapy (OT), people with multiple sclerosis may show small improvements in daily functioning and mental health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), but OT may have little ...

Future research should focus on testing PVC removal beyond 96 hours, patient preferences for routine or clinically indicated PVC removal, more rigorous studies and use of ultrasound to assess PVC ...

Alternative methods (such as acupuncture and herbal supplements). We wanted to know the most effective and safest labour induction method for pregnant women at or after 37 weeks with a live baby.

In people with Parkinson's disease, dysphagia is usually treated first with medicines that aim to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease overall. If swallowing problems continue, rehabilitation ...

Review question: we reviewed the evidence about the effect of stretch in people who had or were vulnerable to joint deformities. Background: we wanted to know whether stretch interventions are ...

Neuropathic pain is nerve pain coming from malfunctions of or damage to the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves). It is different from pain messages that are carried along healthy ...

Following this, four Board members (Gerald Gartlehner, David Hammerstein Mintz, Joerg Meerpohl and Nancy Santesso) decided to resign as Cochrane trustees with immediate effect. This situation required ...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review. The review ...

Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they ...

New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today finds MMR, MMRV and MMR+V vaccines are effective and that they are not associated with increased risk of autism. Measles, mumps, rubella and ...

A Cochrane review has found the strongest evidence yet that e-cigarettes, also known as ‘vapes’, help people to quit smoking better than traditional nicotine replacement therapies, such as patches and ...