Issue 58 – February 2014 Iodine deficiency in pregnancyA cohort study suggests that iodine deficiency during early pregnancy might negatively affect the child’s cognitive development. Silicone cervical pessaries in women with a multiple pregnancyA randomised controlled trial finds that silicone cervical pessaries do not reduce poor perinatal outcomes in women with a multiple pregnancy, although […]

The famous medical library book sale has now started.  Plenty of bargains to be had. 

  MRI in follow-up assessment of sciatica treatmentA randomised controlled trial comparing surgery with conservative care for sciatica after lumbar disc herniation suggests that MRI at follow-up does not distinguish between patients with favourable and unfavourable outcomes after treatment. Antibiotics and community-associated Clostridium difficile infectionA meta-analysis finds that recent use of antibiotics is associated with an increased […]

Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation A French randomised controlled trial found that offering family members the opportunity to observe when a close relative receives cardiopulmonary resuscitation has a positive effect on family members’ psychological outcome. Men’s health interventions in football clubs A programme of men’s health interventions delivered in football clubs may lead to improvements […]

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The annual Addenbrooke’s Hospital Choir Christmas Carol Concert which will this year take place in the beautiful and historic St John’s Chapel, Cambridge – Friday 20th December 2013, 7.30 pm Full details available

    The Library will close at 12.30pm on Tuesday, 24th December 2013. Normal service will resume when we open at 8:00am Thursday, 2nd January 2014. We wish all our library users a very merry Christmas, with all best wishes for the new year.

Trial access to these concise ebooks is now available until 31st January 2014.  Medical subjects include Anaesthetics Clinical Medicine, Pharmacology, History of Medicine, Psychiatry , Public Health and Epidemiology Just click on the link to access the title. Please note, trial access disables the ability to download these ebooks. Take a look and send your feedback […]

Pubmed just got better with the links through to the Cambridge University range of ejournals – accessible via http://tinyurl.com/campubmed but what about if you’re using a smart phone? This news piece suggests that access to Pubmed via smartphone apps is more popular than via the traditional web interface So if you’re searching for evidence with […]

Bias in reporting of randomised controlled trials in breast cancer A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in breast cancer reports that a third are biased in their reporting of treatment efficacy and two-thirds do not report toxicity appropriately.   Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers Two systematic reviews show little evidence to support the choice […]