Daily Archives: September 14, 2016

2 new studies on E-Cigarretes and smoking – Cochrane meta-analysis and observational study suggest increased success in quitting

14 Sep, 2016 | 21:42h | UTC

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $$$ required for full text)

Association between electronic cigarette use and changes in quit attempts, success of quit attempts, use of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy, and use of stop smoking services in England: time series analysis of population trends – British Medical Journal (Free full-text)

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Free reviews from the NEJM – The Changing Face of Clinical Trials

14 Sep, 2016 | 11:37h | UTC

The Primary Outcome Is Positive — Is That Good Enough? – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full-text)

The Primary Outcome Fails — What Next? – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full-text)

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Cochrane Reviews – Vitamin D can reduce asthma attacks

14 Sep, 2016 | 11:45h | UTC

Vitamin D for the management of asthma – Cochrane Library (Link to summary – $$$ required for full-text)

Cochrane news release: high quality evidence suggests Vitamin D can reduce asthma attacks – Cochrane Library (Free full-text)

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Meta-analysis: early oral feeding after GI surgery is associated with a shorter length of stay (-1,72 days) and is not associated with an increase in complications

14 Sep, 2016 | 11:29h | UTC

Early Oral Feeding as Compared With Traditional Timing of Oral Feeding After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Surgery (Link to Abstract – $$$ required for full-text)

Early vs Late Oral Feeding After GI Surgery – Medscape commentary (Free registration required)

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