Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig, Cochrane UK's Knowledge Brokers, introduce new guidance for anyone who needs to choose images for a dissemination product based on any Cochrane Review, which may also be helpful for others interested in image selection, and reflect on what they’ve learned along the way.
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Community pharmacists offering lifestyle advice: what’s the evidence for this approach?
Adam Todd a community pharmacist and Robert Walton a general practitioner examine the latest Cochrane evidence on whether community pharmacies can provide effective lifestyle advice.
Treatments can harm
This blog explores a number of cautionary examples, reminding that all treatments have potential harms. We should consider the evidence not just about whether a treatment works, but whether it is safe. This is the third blog of our special series on Evidently Cochrane: “Oh, really?” 12 things to help you question health advice.
Health advice in the media: how do we know what to believe?
We are bombarded with information and advice on our health. This blog gives advice on how to assess whether what we read is trustworthy and evidence-based.
The power of the picture: opportunity and responsibility when illustrating health topics
Sarah Chapman reflects on conversations in Cochrane and beyond about images used to illustrate heath topics.
Variable
A factor that differs among and between groups of people. Examples include people’s age, sex, depression score or smoking habits.
Risk factor
An aspect of a person’s condition, lifestyle or environment that affects the chance of them getting a disease. For example, cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer.
association
A relationship between two characteristics, such that as one changes, the other changes in a predictable way. For example, statistics demonstrate that there is an association between smoking and lung cancer. In a positive association, one quantity increases as the other one increases (as with smoking and lung cancer). In a negative association, an increase in […]
Psoriasis: can changing your lifestyle help?
Can lifestyle changes improve psoriasis?
Maternity Matters: a special series from Cochrane UK
Introducing Maternity Matters, a special series of blogs and other resources on women's and babies’ health, during and after pregnancy and childbirth.
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.
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?