Può una dieta a basso contenuto di glutine o senza glutine aiutare a prevenire le malattie cardiovascolari ? A porre queso quesito è una recente revisione dalla Cochrane pubblicata da parte di un team presso l’Ospedale universitario di Freiburg. Si giunge alla conclusione che, in base allo stato attuale degli studi, non è possibile dedurre un chiaro effetto sulla salute cardiovascolare. Di seguito è possibile trovare maggiori e dettagliate informazioni:

Qual è l’efficacia delle misure volte a ridurre il rischio di infezione da COVID-19 nelle scuole e che contemporaneamente permettano il prosieguo delle attività didattiche?

La riabilitazione è un tema del futuro. Già oggi 2.4 miliardi di persone in tutto il mondo trarrebbero beneficio dalla riabilitazione per prevenire o ritardare la disabilità oppure per migliorare le diverse funzionalità e l'indipendenza. I cambiamenti demografici e l'incremento delle malattie croniche in futuro amplificheranno ulteriormente la necessità di questo tipo di cure.

Cochrane provides high-quality, relevant, and up-to-date synthesized research evidence to inform health decisions. Here you will find a continued update of Cochrane’s activities in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.For more information, visit the Cochrane Website 

The Cochran Skin group published the updated review -Systemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis-

The updated versions of two Cochrane reviews were recently published by the review group Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth. They concern the efficacy of a single dose of one of these two drugs for relieving perineal pain that many women experience soon after giving birth:

A newly published editorial in the Cochrane Library addresses how Cochrane has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, what the limitations to COVID-19 evidence are, and suggestions on how policy makers can move forward with best available evidence.

Cochrane defines knowledge translation (KT) as the process of supporting the use of health evidence by those who need to make health decisions. This module aims to strengthen the understanding of what KT means within Cochrane. It presents information, examples, and stories told by characters in order to explain the concepts of KT. 

When children have an asthma attack, the standard treatment, called “first-line treatment”, is mostly steroids to reduce the inflammation and swelling and inhaled medications to relax the muscles in the air passages. Some children do not improve and a “second-line treatment” is necessary – usually at the emergency department or in the hospital. Many treatment options are available for this; however, it is poorly understood which one is the best.

Cochrane has started an international survey about what type of COVID-19 evidence is most useful for scientists, health professionals and the general public: