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Find out what's new in Issue 7, 2010

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The Cochrane Library Issue 7, 2010 – Just Published

READ this month’s Editorial: Impact of Cochrane ReviewsBy ToveyResearch teams who prepare Cochrane Reviews are made up almost entirely of volunteers. The task is onerous, perhaps more so than people who come to this for the first time can imagine, and over time it has become more challenging, as methods aimed at improving internal and external validity advance. Therefore it is interesting to wonder what incentives there are for these teams, who continue nonetheless to complete or update over 500 reviews annually for publication in The Cochrane Library?

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

Recommendations for Treatment of Inherited Lung Disease Are Unjustified An expensive treatment recommended for a genetic disorder called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency has no proven clinical benefit, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers.

Rhythm of Life: Music Shows Potential in Stroke RehabilitationMusic therapy provided by trained music therapists may help to improve movement in stroke patients, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. A few small trials also suggest a wider role for music in recovery from brain injury

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of adjuvant treatment to levodopa therapy in Parkinson's disease patients with motor complications

Lactulose versus Polyethylene Glycol for Chronic Constipation

Hormonal contraceptives for contraception in overweight or obese women

Interventions for preoperative smoking cessation

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NEW: Neurological CancersBrain tumours, although rare, represent a disproportionately high burden of life years lost due to malignancy. The future of neuro-oncology is likely to involve the development of individualised therapy and the use of more sophisticated operative techniques; translating these advances into improved clinical outcomes, including greater emphasis on quality of life, will require building on the foundation of the reviews in this collection.

Next week in Cochrane Journal Club — Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarctionTo view all Cochrane Journal Club articles published to date visit www.cochranejournalclub.com

Read the new special issue from Evidence-Based Child Health FREE online: Recent systematic reviews about interventions in neonatologyThis special issue of Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal presents current Cochrane reviews which address important questions in neonatology. The new Cochrane PICO format is utilised, providing easy-to-read summaries of the Cochrane reviews highlighted in the issue with clear outcomes that can advise decision-making. A range of topics are covered, providing a breadth of evidence for physicians.

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