News tagged with meta analyses


New publication guidelines for systematic reviews from BMC Medicine

Two articles in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine by Geoff Wong, Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues, propose publication guidelines for both realist synthesis and meta-narrative reviews.

Other created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diet, parental behavior, and preschool can boost children's IQ

Supplementing children's diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways to raise a young child's intelligence, according to a new report ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Global metabolomic initiative announced: Scientists set sail on the uncharted waters of the metabolome

Investigators at Washington University and The Scripps Research Institute have announced the launch of a "Global Metabolomic Initiative" to facilitate meta-analyses on studies of the metabolism of bacteria, ...

Other created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds high rate of victimization among gays, lesbians and bisexuals

(Medical Xpress) -- A new analysis of hundreds of existing research studies shows that lesbians, gays and bisexuals experience high rates of victimization.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report says new evidence could tip the balance in aspirin cancer prevention care

A new report by American Cancer Society scientists says new data showing aspirin's potential role in reducing the risk of cancer death bring us considerably closer to the time when cancer prevention can be included in clinical ...

Cancer created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Overall health effects of alcohol consumption

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its global status report on alcohol and health for 2011. Forum members largely agree with the discussion in the report of the serious health and societal problems associated ...

Health created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Telemonitoring can improve overall survival of HF patients

Two trials presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2011, organized by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (HFA of the ESC), will help to define the precise populations of patients with chronic ...

Other created May 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ultrasound combined with pre-operative MRI is cost effective in evaluating rotator cuff tears

While ultrasound is usually viewed as more cost effective, MRI is most often used to evaluate the rotator cuff. When performing a cost utility analysis, utilizing an ultrasound as the initial imaging test for rotator cuff ...

Cancer created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0