Latest research out today has found that psychological therapies, more commonly known as ‘talking treatments’, may help people who self-harm.Self-harm is intentional self-poisoning or self-injury. Many people who are admitted to hospital because of this are at an increased risk of self-harming again and of suicide.  It is a major problem in many countries, leads to high levels of distress for patients and their families and friends, and places significant demands on health services.

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Improving outcomes for people with multiple chronic conditions.

A new Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library today, suggests that yoga may have a beneficial effect on symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, but effects on lung function and medication use are uncertain. Asthma is a common chronic disease affecting about 300 million people worldwide. The many typical symptoms of asthma include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Artículo de Kevin Pottie, Profesor Asociado de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria y Epidemiología, Universidad de Ottawa, Canadá.Una nueva Colección Especial Cochrane, desarrollada de forma conjunta con Evidence Aid, recoge las revisiones Cochrane que abordan afecciones relevantes para los refugiados y los solicitantes de asilo.

The 15th Annual Meeting of the Iberoamerican Cochrane Network of the present year 2016 will be held in Quito, Ecuador, and organised by the Ecuadorian Collaborative Centre of the Iberoamerican Cochrane Network based at the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial. The Meeting will take place from June 13th to 15th, and a pre-symposium conference will be held  on days 11th and 12th.

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Antifungal agents for preventing fungal infections in critically ill adults and children with a normal number of neutrophils in the blood.

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Newborn resuscitation training programmes for improving the health and survival of newborns.

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) for endometrial protection in women with breast cancer taking tamoxifen to prevent recurrence

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Non-drug treatments for depression in children and adults who have had a traumatic brain injury.

A new podcast in Spanish has been published about the review: Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy