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The 3rd Beijing Forum of Evidence-Based Medicine and 2023 Cochrane China Network Symposium successfully held
Cochrane China recently hosted a virtual event for the evidence-based medicine community that brought together many of its partners, local expertise, and international speakers. Here the team provides an overview of who was involved and what was covered at the event.  The3rd Beijing forum of evidence-based medicine and Cochrane China Network  Symposium was successfully held virtually on January 15th, 2023. The host of this conference wereCochrane China Network and Beijing GRADE Center. The organizers are Centre for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, affiliate of the Cochrane China Ne...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Colchicine and the combination of rivaroxaban and aspirin in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACT): an open-label, factorial, randomised, controlled trial
Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Oct 10:S2213-2600(22)00298-3. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00298-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: COVID-19 disease is accompanied by a dysregulated immune response and hypercoagulability. The Anti-Coronavirus Therapies (ACT) inpatient trial aimed to evaluate anti-inflammatory therapy with colchicine and antithrombotic therapy with the combination of rivaroxaban and aspirin for prevention of disease progression in patients hospitalised with COVID-19.METHODS: The ACT inpatient, open-label, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, controlled trial was done at 62 clinical centres in 11 countries. Patient...
Source: Respiratory Care - October 13, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: John W Eikelboom Sanjit S Jolly Emilie P Belley-Cote Richard P Whitlock Sumathy Rangarajan Lizhen Xu Laura Heenan Shrikant I Bangdiwala Maria Luz Diaz Rafael Diaz Afzalhussein Yusufali Sanjib Kumar Sharma Wadea M Tarhuni Mohamed Hassany Alvaro Avezum Will Source Type: research

Background incidence rates of hospitalisations and emergency department visits for thromboembolic and coagulation disorders in Ontario, Canada for COVID-19 vaccine safety assessment: a population-based retrospective observational study
Conclusions Our estimated background rates help contextualise observed events of these potential adverse events of special interest and to detect potential safety signals related to COVID-19 vaccines.
Source: BMJ Open - December 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nasreen, S., Calzavara, A. J., Sundaram, M. E., MacDonald, S. E., Righolt, C. H., Pai, M., Field, T. S., Zhou, L. W., Wilson, S. E., Kwong, J. C. Tags: Open access, Public health, COVID-19 Source Type: research

After she lost her hair from COVID-19, 7-year-old Regina girl excited about 1st vaccine dose
Cedar Herle was eager to get the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine after experiencing first-hand the long-term effects of the disease. She lost all of her hair after contracting COVID-19 a year ago, while her mother suffered a COVID-related stroke.
Source: CBC | Health - December 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news

After she lost her hair from COVID-19, 7-year-old Regina girl excited for 1st vaccine dose
Cedar Herle was eager to get the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine after experiencing first-hand the long-term effects of the disease. She lost all of her hair after contracting COVID-19 a year ago, while her mother suffered a COVID-related stroke.
Source: CBC | Health - December 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news

Ontario man speaks out after father has severe stroke from rare blood clot following AstraZeneca vaccine
An Ontario man whose father suffered a severe stroke from a rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is revealing new details about the condition for the first time in hopes of helping Canadians better understand the risk.
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Barilla Foundation Brings Health and Climate Together in New Double Pyramid
The Barilla Foundation New Double Pyramid includes seven cultural pyramids including ones for specific regions like South Asia where these rice workers come from. Other cultural regions include Latin America, East Asia, Nordic and Canada, USA, Mediterranean and Africa. Credit: Deepak Kumar / Unsplash By Alison KentishNEW YORK, Apr 12 2021 (IPS) Following an extensive scientific review, the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation (BCFN) is preparing to launch a new food systems model which incorporates nutrition and climate. Researchers from the Foundation teamed up with counterparts from the Frederico II Univers...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alison Kentish Tags: Climate Change Economy & Trade Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Food Sustainability Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Natural Resources TerraViva United Nations Barilla Center for Source Type: news