Hacker News
- Statement on 'Interventions to reduce the spread of respiratory viruses' review https://www.cochrane.org/news/statement-physical-interventions-interrupt-or-reduce-spread-respiratory-viruses-review 3 comments
- Does hand-washing or wearing masks slow down the spread of respiratory viruses? https://www.cochrane.org/CD006207/ARI_do-physical-measures-such-hand-washing-or-wearing-masks-stop-or-slow-down-spread-respiratory-viruses 33 comments
- The evidence for masks is inconclusive; hand hygiene stronger https://www.cochrane.org/CD006207/ARI_do-physical-measures-such-hand-washing-or-wearing-masks-stop-or-slow-down-spread-respiratory-viruses 6 comments
- x Effect of cutting down on the saturated fat we eat on our risk of heart disease https://www.cochrane.org/cd011737/vasc_effect-cutting-down-saturated-fat-we-eat-our-risk-heart-disease 5 comments science
- New Cochrane Review finds Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-Step Facilitation programs help people to recover from alcohol problems: "...42% of participants participating in AA would remain completely abstinent one year later, compared to 35% of participants receiving other treatments including CBT." https://www.cochrane.org/news/new-cochrane-review-finds-alcoholics-anonymous-and-12-step-facilitation-programs-help-people 4 comments science
- A new review published today has found that increasing the intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during pregnancy reduces the risk of premature births. It lowers the risk of having an early premature baby (less than 34 weeks) by 42% (from 46 per 1000 to 27 per 1000 births) https://www.cochrane.org/news/new-research-finds-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-premature-birth 3 comments science
- Flu vaccination shows no appreciable effect on working days lost or hospitalization http://www.cochrane.org/cd001269/ari_vaccines-to-prevent-influenza-in-healthy-adults 7 comments science
- This is my go-to site when someone says, "oh, such and such is proven to help with that", (though IANAD). The Cochrane Collaboration is a free open not-for-profit database of medical studies. Thought those of you who like facts might like it. http://www.cochrane.org/ 6 comments science
- No benefit in lowering blood pressure below "standard" 140/90 http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab004349.html 3 comments science
- How has childhood changed in the last few decades? http://www.cochrane.org.uk/food/kid.php 2 comments reddit.com
Linking pages
- Opinion | The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/opinion/do-mask-mandates-work.html 346 comments
- Is Medicine Overrated? - Scientific American Blog Network https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/is-medicine-overrated/ 187 comments
- The Cancer Industry: Hype vs. Reality - Scientific American Blog Network https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/the-cancer-industry-hype-vs-reality/ 123 comments
- Foods | Free Full-Text | The Relationship between Mortality from Cardiovascular Diseases and Total Drinking Water Hardness: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/17/3255 74 comments
- Expert Opinion Is Changing on Having Wisdom Teeth Extracted - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/health/06consumer.html 31 comments
- Fish oil supplements for a healthy heart 'nonsense' - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44845879 23 comments
- A Researcher’s Claim: 90% of Medical Research Is Wrong | TIME.com http://healthland.time.com/2010/10/20/a-researchers-claim-90-of-medical-research-is-wrong/?hpt=t2 17 comments
- New evidence finds standardized cigarette pac | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/w-nef042617.php 11 comments
- Breaking the Seal on Drug Research - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/business/breaking-the-seal-on-drug-research.html?pagewanted=all 10 comments
- Dear "Skeptics," Bash Homeopathy and Bigfoot Less, Mammograms and War More - Scientific American Blog Network http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/dear-skeptics-bash-homeopathy-and-bigfoot-less-mammograms-and-war-more/ 8 comments
- Cleaning Up Science | The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/12/cleaning-up-science.html 8 comments
- Aid given in cash improves health and spurs school attendance, say researchers | Aid | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/nov/17/aid-cash-transfers-improves-health-school-attendance-international-study 8 comments
- What the Tamiflu saga tells us about drug trials and big pharma | Pharmaceuticals industry | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/10/tamiflu-saga-drug-trials-big-pharma?cmp=fb_gu 6 comments
- Evidence that Tamiflu reduces deaths in pandemic flu | New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23744-evidence-that-tamiflu-reduces-deaths-in-pandemic-flu.html#.ucowpz7704x 4 comments
- Doctors have decades of experience fighting “fake news.” Here’s how they win. - Vox http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/4/14/15262034/fight-fake-news-doctors-medical-community 3 comments
- The Goodman Affair: Monsanto Targets the Heart of Science http://independentsciencenews.org/science-media/the-goodman-affair-monsanto-targets-the-heart-of-science/ 3 comments
- Bad Medicine, Part 2: (Drug) Trials and Tribulations - Freakonomics http://freakonomics.com/podcast/bad-medicine-part-2-drug-trials-and-tribulations/ 1 comment
- Health effects of sit-stand desks and interventions aimed to reduce sitting at work are still unproven | Cochrane http://www.cochrane.org/news/health-effects-sit-stand-desks-and-interventions-aimed-reduce-sitting-work-are-still-unproven 1 comment
- What the Tamiflu saga tells us about drug trials and big pharma | Pharmaceuticals industry | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/10/tamiflu-saga-drug-trials-big-pharma 0 comments
- Hey, Cochrane - quick answers to medical questions - Henry @ RC S1 https://recurse.henrystanley.com/post/hey-cochrane/ 0 comments