En el último mes la Biblioteca Cochrane Plus ha publicado tres nuevas revisiones sistemáticas y dos actualizaciones de revisión en las que ha participado algún autor iberoamericano:

A new Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library today, has found evidence from randomised trials, that taking an oral vitamin D supplement in addition to standard asthma medication is likely to reduce severe asthma attacks. Asthma is a common chronic disease affecting about 300 million people worldwide. The symptoms of asthma include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath.

An updated Cochrane Review published today provides an independent, rigorous assessment of the best available evidence to date about electronic cigarettes for quitting smoking. The conclusions of this updated Review are unchanged since the last review was published two years ago: electronic cigarettes may help smokers stop their smoking, and the included studies did not find any serious side effects associated with their use for up to two years.

Dates:12th and 13th December 2016 from 9:00 a 18:00 h.Metodology:  Theoretical-practical course, complemented with exercises using Stata v.14. Students are recommended to bring their own laptop but computers will be available in the room.

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Interventions for sexual dysfunction following treatments for cancer.

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Effectiveness and safety of devices designed to close femoral artery puncture sites.

The Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre is seeking candidates for a Marie-Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowship. Who can apply?

A continuación se muestra una recopilación realizada por Cochrane UK de los blogshots sobre revisiones Cochrane que pueden ayudar a los atletas olímpicos a subirse al podio. A través de esta selección, Cochrane Iberoamérica quiere animar a todos los deportistas que aspiran a ganar la medalla de oro en estos Juegos de Rio 2016, además de inspirar a todas aquellas personas que deseen comenzar alguna actividad física.

Wondered how all the people, processes, and technologies work together to make Cochrane Reviews? The path that Cochrane Reviews follow from developing the question to final publication, can be complex to explain.The Cochrane Review Ecosystem infographic provides a comprehensive overview of the entire life cycle of a Cochrane Review, including all the people, processes, and systems involved.

The following Cochrane Colloquium 2016 will take place from October 23rd to 27th 2016 at the Grand Hilton Seoul (Korea). This event constitutes the first Cochrane Colloquium  held in East Asia.Early registration closes on August 10th and the deadline for the nominations to the Cochrane awards is July 29th. If you wish to publish or follow the news about the Colloquium on Twitter, yo may do it using the #CochraneSeoul hashtag.More information at https://colloquium.cochrane.org/.