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Find out what's new in Issue 2, 2010

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The Cochrane Library Issue 2, 2010 – Just Published –Essential New Cochrane Reviews

February, 2010 Cochrane reviews cover a diverse range of subjects - key studies released this month include;

Review Highlights Health Benefits of Flexible Working Arrangements: Blood Pressure, Sleep and Mental Health Improve Listen There is evidence to suggest that flexible working might be beneficial for employees' health only if they are allowed to have input into their own working patterns, a review by Cochrane Researchers suggests. The study may throw some light on potential health benefits associated with current trends towards more flexible working in the UK and Europe.“Flexible working seems to be more beneficial for health and wellbeing where the individuals control their own work patterns, rather than where employers are in control,†said the review lead, Clare Bambra of the Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University in the UK. “Given the limited evidence base, we wouldn’t want to make any hard and fast recommendations, but these findings certainly give employers and employees something to think about.â€Influenza Vaccines: Poor Evidence For Effectiveness In Elderly Listen Evidence for the safety and efficacy of influenza vaccines in the over 65s is poor, despite the fact that vaccination has been recommended for the prevention of influenza in older people for the past 40 years. These are the conclusions of a new Cochrane Systematic Review.Adults aged 65 and over are some of the most vulnerable during influenza season and a priority for vaccination programmes. However, very few systematic reviews of the effectiveness of vaccines in this group have ever been carried out.Limited reliable evidence from the studies suggests that the effectiveness of influenza vaccines is modest at best. “Our estimates are consistently below those usually quoted by economists and in decision making,†says lead researcher Tom Jefferson of the Cochrane Collaboration in Rome, Italy. “But until we have all available evidence, it is hard to reach any clear conclusions about the effectiveness of influenza vaccines in older people.â€

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