Evidence for Everyday Health Choices Archives

Category Archives: Evidence for Everyday Health Choices

Supporting women throughout labour and childbirth: effective and equitable

Meghan Bohren and Sarah Chapman blog the latest Cochrane evidence on supporting women throughout labour and childbirth and reflect on the role that support plays in women’s experiences of care.

April 25, 2019 2

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Nicotine replacement therapy: new evidence on help to quit smoking

In this blog for people wanting to quit smoking, Sarah Chapman shares new Cochrane evidence on the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy.

April 18, 2019 0

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Does your ‘lung age’ tell you anything useful? New ways of thinking about disease risk

In this blog for people interested in changing to a healthy lifestyle Robert Walton, a general practitioner, looks at new ways of showing your risk of developing common illnesses.

April 12, 2019 0

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Preventing seasonal affective disorder (SAD): light on evidence

Sarah Chapman looks at the latest Cochrane evidence on approaches to preventing seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

April 5, 2019 0

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Staying smoke-free after quitting smoking: what helps?

In this blog for people who have just stopped smoking Robert Walton, a general practitioner, helps you work out how best to stay smoke-free.

March 1, 2019 0

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Pregabalin for neuropathic pain: balancing benefits and harms

Sarah Chapman looks at Cochrane evidence on the benefits and harms of pregabalin for neuropathic pain and reflects on experience of finding a balance between them.

February 14, 2019 2

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Exercise prevents falls in older people – but will any type of exercise do?

Cochrane Co-ordinating Editor and review author Helen Handoll talks about new evidence that exercise prevents falls in older people and what it might mean for her mother and others like her.

February 1, 2019 0

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Scale and polish? Shining a light on routine dental care

In this blog, Beatriz Goulao shares news of the latest evidence on routine scale and polish and dental check-ups, and reflects on the more complicated story that emerges when finding out what people value.

January 25, 2019 4

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Preventing dementia: do vitamin and mineral supplements have a role?

Sarah Chapman looks at the latest evidence on vitamin and mineral supplements for preventing dementia or at least slowing cognitive decline. Can they really help?

January 3, 2019 2

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Wet cough in children: making choices about treatment

GP Robert Walton looks at Cochrane evidence on antibiotics for children with 'wet cough' and explains what might help you decide what to do when your child has a cough that does not go away quickly.

December 13, 2018 0

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS): a look at the evidence for treatments

In this blog, Sarah Chapman looks at the Cochrane evidence for surgical and non-surgical treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

December 7, 2018 2

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Routine dental care: does the evidence give us something to smile about?

Sarah Chapman looks at the Cochrane evidence for aspects of routine dental care. Something to smile about? Or are there big gaps...?

November 29, 2018 5

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