Meta analysis

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• Depression Meds Can Place Seniors At Risk

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 539
  A new combined study of previously published research warns that older adults who take several types of medications — such as antidepressants or sedatives — are at greater risk to fall. According to experts, more than 30 percent of individuals older than 65 will fall at least once a year. Sadly, falls and their ...
  6 days ago

• Vulnerability of marine biodiversity to ocean acidification: A meta-analysis

  
  Ocean acidification — Authority: 476
  The ocean captures a large part of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere. As a result of the increase in CO 2 partial pressure the ocean pH is lowered as compared to pre-industrial times and a further decline is expected. Ocean acidification has been proposed to pose a major threat for marine ...
  1 week ago

• Flashes of light. Floaters. “If we detect a tear and laser it, we can save people from potentially going blind …”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 130
  In Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Dr Sanjay Sharma, Professor of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology from Queen’s University, and Hotel Dieu Hospital has said: “If we detect a tear and laser it, we can save people from potentially going blind …” “But if fluid gets in under the retina and causes it to detach, it ...
  1 week ago

• Want better prediction? Gather more data.

  
  HR Tests - Recruitment, assessment, and personnel selection — Authority: 110
  Thats the bottom line from a study in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology. Oh & Berry looked at how adding personality ratings from peers and supervisors added incremental validity to self-ratings using a five-factor model measure. What were the results? Increases of 50-74% in ...
  1 week ago

• Association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T Polymorphism and hepatocellular carcinoma risk: A meta-analysis

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  Background:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a key enzyme in the metabolism of folate. The non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (nsSNP), C677T (Ala>Val, rs1801133), has been verified to impair enzyme activity. The association [...]
  1 week ago

• Meta-Analysis Finds Early Signs of Rofecoxib CV Risk

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  The rofecoxib (Vioxx) saga continues with the publication today of a meta-analysis suggesting that the drug’s maker, Merck, had evidence of a link to increased risk of heart attack and [...]
  1 week ago

• Critical Appraisal – Interpreting meta-analysis in systematic reviews

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 145
  In terpret in g meta - analysis in systematic reviews, Evidence-Based Medicine 2008 ;13:67-69 Rafael Perera, Carl Heneghan Centre for Evidence Based Medic in e, University of Oxford: Oxford, UK Abstract: A meta - analysis is a statistical method used to estimate an average, or ...
  2 weeks ago

• RECLAIMING SADNESS

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  Or the Obligation to Be Up-Beat The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that soon all New York City Metrocards will be stamped "OPTIMISM." Positive thinking, our unofficial national ideology, is becoming harder and harder to escape. Happiness and cheerfulness are good things, to be sure, as are ...
  2 weeks ago

• The contribution of active medication to combined treatments of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression: a meta-analysis

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 145
  The contribution of active medication to combined treatments of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression: a meta-analysis , Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2009 P. Cuijpers, A. van Straten, S. D. Hollon, G. Andersson Abstract: Objective: Although there is sufficient evidence that combined ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stop Smoking While Losing Weight

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 539
  A new summary analysis discovers an individual can improve two health behaviors concurrently — rebuffing the contention that embarking on a smoking cessation program will ruin a woman’s effort to lose weight. Many women believe nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts metabolism and would rather take the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Psychotherapy for adult depression are overestimated: a meta-analysis of study quality and effect size

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 145
  The effects of psychotherapy for adult depression are overestimated: a meta-analysis of study quality and effect size, Psychological Medicine, 2009 P. Cuijpers, A. van Straten, E. Bohlmeijer, S. D. Hollon and G. Andersson Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands ...
  2 weeks ago

• Simulated presence therapy for individuals with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 145
  Effectiveness of simulated presence therapy for individuals with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Aging & Mental Health, Volume 12, Issue 6 November 2008 , pages 779 – 785 Jessica Zetteler – Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust and Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Abstract: ...
  2 weeks ago

• Psychological treatment of social anxiety disorder: a meta-analysis

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 145
  Psychological treatment of social anxiety disorder: a meta-analysis, Psychological Medicine (2009), 39 : 241-254 C. Acarturk et al…. Vrije Universiteit University Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Abstract: Background Older meta-analyses of the effects of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Explain away

  
  HR Tests - Recruitment, assessment, and personnel selection — Authority: 110
  Of all the low-hanging fruit in recruitment and selection, perhaps none are easier to implement than explaining your process. Its shocking how few selection processes are fully (and coherently) explained, not just in terms of getting from point A to point B, but why the points exist in the first place. Turns out ...
  3 weeks ago

• Where Is the Semantic System? A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis of 120 Functional Neuroimaging Studies

  
  COMD News — Authority: 158
  Semantic memory refers to knowledge about people, objects, actions, relations, self, and culture acquired through experience. The neural systems that store and retrieve this information have been studied for many years, but a consensus regarding their identity has not been reached. Using strict inclusion criteria, we ...
  3 weeks ago

• Depression Linked to Osteoporosis

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 539
  A new, comprehensive research study has found a strong connection between depression and a loss of bone mass, leading to osteoporosis and fractures. In a research study consisting of thousands of subjects, Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, Prof. Raz Yirmiya, and Prof. Itai Bab, learned that the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Taking medicine for HIV proves hard to swallow for many people

  
  West Africa Doctors Network West Africa Doctors Network — Authority: 125
  Highly active antiretroviral therapy has increased the longevity and quality of life for people living with human immunodeficiency virus. But it requires strict adherence in taking the medicine, something that is extremely difficult for many individuals to do.Two new University of Washington studies illustrate just ...
  3 weeks ago

• Vitamin Supplements – Do They Work?

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 453
  Vitamin Supplementation is huge worldwide. Most of us take vitamins now or have taken vitamins in the past. The US ranks top in dietary supplementation globally. 18.9% of Americans had taken at least one dietary supplement in 2004. Over 100 million Americans use vitamin and mineral supplements everyday. The ...
  4 weeks ago

• Common pain reliever may trigger asthma in children and adults

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug, finds a new research. Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, conducted a systematic review and ...
  4 weeks ago

• Personality tests: Situation matters

  
  HR Tests - Recruitment, assessment, and personnel selection — Authority: 110
  Is a personality test the right selection mechanism for your needs? In trying to answer that question, an important consideration is: Does the job allow for the expression of personality facets? Theres a concept in psychology called situation strength . It refers to how the "strength" of a situation impacts the ...
  5 weeks ago

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