Trials Change Lives
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Posting about health and social care research, randomised trials and systematic reviews. Based in Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
#WordsOfToday "We should show our appreciation by thanking as many people as we can, every day" Count Mein, 2023
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November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#WordsOfToday "We should show our appreciation by thanking as many people as we can, every day" Count Mein, 2023
#JustSayThanks #ThankYou #Thanksgiving
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#JustSayThanks #ThankYou #Thanksgiving
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#CochraneDaily Just published! Scoping review of 165 studies maps factors associated with citation rates and reasons for and extent of citation bias in the health literature
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November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#CochraneDaily Just published! Scoping review of 165 studies maps factors associated with citation rates and reasons for and extent of citation bias in the health literature
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
#Bias #Citation
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#WordsOfYesterday On #ShoppingReminderDay www.daysoftheyear.com/days/shoppin..., remember “Avoid the panic of choosing presents close to the day by making a gift chest into which you put things throughout the year" Thor Valens, 2022
#Thanksgiving #Christmas #Birthday #Gift #Presents #QuotesDaily
#Thanksgiving #Christmas #Birthday #Gift #Presents #QuotesDaily
Shopping Reminder Day
Getting a head start on your shopping list ensures stress-free celebrations and more time to enjoy the festive fun.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#WordsOfYesterday On #ShoppingReminderDay www.daysoftheyear.com/days/shoppin..., remember “Avoid the panic of choosing presents close to the day by making a gift chest into which you put things throughout the year" Thor Valens, 2022
#Thanksgiving #Christmas #Birthday #Gift #Presents #QuotesDaily
#Thanksgiving #Christmas #Birthday #Gift #Presents #QuotesDaily
#WordsOfToday "The hotter people made their shower with their gas boiler, the hotter they made the planet and the more showers that became storms and floods" Max, 2031
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
#QuotesDaily #GreatestQuotes
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
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November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#WordsOfToday "The hotter people made their shower with their gas boiler, the hotter they made the planet and the more showers that became storms and floods" Max, 2031
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
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#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
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#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 @cochrane.org Reviews 5. ADDING CAFFEINE FOR PAIN RELIEF. Cochrane Review in 2014 found that adding 100mg #caffeine (equivalent to a cup of coffee) to a standard dose of common #painkillers provided better #pain relief
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Caffeine as an analgesic adjuvant for acute pain in adults - Derry, CJ - 2014 | Cochrane Library
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November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 @cochrane.org Reviews 5. ADDING CAFFEINE FOR PAIN RELIEF. Cochrane Review in 2014 found that adding 100mg #caffeine (equivalent to a cup of coffee) to a standard dose of common #painkillers provided better #pain relief
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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#WordsOfToday "If I was asked for a quote and couldn't think of one, I could just say this." Levu Matalu, 1924
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November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#WordsOfToday "If I was asked for a quote and couldn't think of one, I could just say this." Levu Matalu, 1924
#GreatestQuotes #GreatestNonQuotes #WordsDaily #QuotesDaily #QuoteOfToday
#GreatestQuotes #GreatestNonQuotes #WordsDaily #QuotesDaily #QuoteOfToday
#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews 4: COGNITIVE STIMULATION IN DEMENTIA. Cognitive stimulation, by engaging in activities and discussions, probably leads to small benefits in cognition for people with mild to moderate dementia
Read it at www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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Cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia - Woods, B - 2023 | Cochrane Library
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November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews 4: COGNITIVE STIMULATION IN DEMENTIA. Cognitive stimulation, by engaging in activities and discussions, probably leads to small benefits in cognition for people with mild to moderate dementia
Read it at www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Read it at www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
#WordsOfToday “When praise is given to those who had the idea, those who helped them to implement it should not be forgotten." Byron Halyard, 1988
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#CreditWhereCreditIsDue #Praise
#GreatestQuotes #Quotations #QuotesDaily
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November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#WordsOfToday “When praise is given to those who had the idea, those who helped them to implement it should not be forgotten." Byron Halyard, 1988
#GreatestQuotes #Quotations #QuotesDaily
#CreditWhereCreditIsDue #Praise
#GreatestQuotes #Quotations #QuotesDaily
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#CochraneDaily It's #WorldPneumoniaDay (stoppneumonia.org/latest/world...) and there are dozens of @cochrane.org reviews, including one from 2022 on oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired #pneumonia
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#EvidenceSynthesis #CareHomes
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World Pneumonia Day - Every Breath Counts
World Pneumonia Day, held each year on 12 November, aims to raise awareness about this deadly illness and to advocate for global action to protect against it.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#CochraneDaily It's #WorldPneumoniaDay (stoppneumonia.org/latest/world...) and there are dozens of @cochrane.org reviews, including one from 2022 on oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired #pneumonia
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
#EvidenceSynthesis #CareHomes
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#CochraneDaily On World Origami Day (worldorigamiday.org/origami-day), there's a randomised trial for that!
Search Cochrane CENTRAL to find several trials testing the potential benefits of #origami in the care of children.
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#WorldOrigamiDay #RandomisdTrials #RCT #EBHC
Search Cochrane CENTRAL to find several trials testing the potential benefits of #origami in the care of children.
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#WorldOrigamiDay #RandomisdTrials #RCT #EBHC
Origami Day - Celebrating Paper Folding Across the World
Origami Day on November 11 is a celebration of the common and yet ancient and complex art of Japanese paper folding.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#CochraneDaily On World Origami Day (worldorigamiday.org/origami-day), there's a randomised trial for that!
Search Cochrane CENTRAL to find several trials testing the potential benefits of #origami in the care of children.
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#WorldOrigamiDay #RandomisdTrials #RCT #EBHC
Search Cochrane CENTRAL to find several trials testing the potential benefits of #origami in the care of children.
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#WorldOrigamiDay #RandomisdTrials #RCT #EBHC
#WordsOfToday "There should always be a good time to stand, stretch and smell the coffee." Puti Edami, 2007
#Coffee #StandUp #Stretch
#Today #QuotesDaily
#Coffee #StandUp #Stretch
#Today #QuotesDaily
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#WordsOfToday "There should always be a good time to stand, stretch and smell the coffee." Puti Edami, 2007
#Coffee #StandUp #Stretch
#Today #QuotesDaily
#Coffee #StandUp #Stretch
#Today #QuotesDaily
#WordsOtToday "If nothing else, be kind to others." Aga Lelei, 2022
#QuotesToLiveBy #GreatestQuotes
#BeKind #BeKindAlways #Kind
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#BeKind #BeKindAlways #Kind
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#WordsOtToday "If nothing else, be kind to others." Aga Lelei, 2022
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#BeKind #BeKindAlways #Kind
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#CochraneDaily In October 2025, the Cochrane Library published 15 new reviews, 4 updated reviews where the conclusions had changed, 7 other updated reviews and one review that was given a new citation because of changes to correct errors
@cochrane.org #EvidenceSynthesis #CochaneLibrary
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November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#CochraneDaily In October 2025, the Cochrane Library published 15 new reviews, 4 updated reviews where the conclusions had changed, 7 other updated reviews and one review that was given a new citation because of changes to correct errors
@cochrane.org #EvidenceSynthesis #CochaneLibrary
@cochrane.org #EvidenceSynthesis #CochaneLibrary
#WordsOfToday “Always have some spare AA and AAA batteries in the kitchen" Eddy Thomson, 2020
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#BePrepared #Batteries
#QuotesToLiveBy #QuotesDaily
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November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#WordsOfToday “Always have some spare AA and AAA batteries in the kitchen" Eddy Thomson, 2020
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#BePrepared #Batteries
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#BePrepared #Batteries
#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews 3: GARLIC FOR THE COMMON COLD. @cochrane.org review from 2014 concluded "There is insufficient clinical trial evidence on the effects of garlic in preventing or treating the common cold." www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews 3: GARLIC FOR THE COMMON COLD. @cochrane.org review from 2014 concluded "There is insufficient clinical trial evidence on the effects of garlic in preventing or treating the common cold." www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
#WordsOfToday "The last funeral I want to go to is my own, and the last one I will go to is my own." Pheta com Plee, 2007
#GreatestQuotes #QuotesDaily #Mortality
#GreatestQuotes #QuotesDaily #Mortality
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#WordsOfToday "The last funeral I want to go to is my own, and the last one I will go to is my own." Pheta com Plee, 2007
#GreatestQuotes #QuotesDaily #Mortality
#GreatestQuotes #QuotesDaily #Mortality
#CochraneDaily On this #sandwich day (www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sandwic...), celebrate the mega-trial called SANDWICH which recruited ~9000 children on mechanical ventilation in intensive care units. It's in Cochrane CENTRAL, with the full report free at www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/TCFX3817
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November 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#CochraneDaily On this #sandwich day (www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sandwic...), celebrate the mega-trial called SANDWICH which recruited ~9000 children on mechanical ventilation in intensive care units. It's in Cochrane CENTRAL, with the full report free at www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/TCFX3817
#WordsOfToday "Maths of cooking: flour + water + heat = bread." Ric Etta, 1981
#Cooking #Cookery #Bread
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#Cooking #Cookery #Bread
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October 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#WordsOfToday "Maths of cooking: flour + water + heat = bread." Ric Etta, 1981
#Cooking #Cookery #Bread
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#Cooking #Cookery #Bread
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#CochraneDaily Happy Halloween! A randomised trial in @cochrane.org CENTRAL with >1200 participants found that showing Trick or Treat children a picture of Michelle #Obama made them more likely to take fruit instead of candy www.cochranelibrary.com/central/doi/...
#Halloween #RandomisedTrial #RCT
#Halloween #RandomisedTrial #RCT
The effect of images of Michelle Obama's face on trick-or-treaters' dietary choices: a randomized control trial | Cochrane Library
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October 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#CochraneDaily Happy Halloween! A randomised trial in @cochrane.org CENTRAL with >1200 participants found that showing Trick or Treat children a picture of Michelle #Obama made them more likely to take fruit instead of candy www.cochranelibrary.com/central/doi/...
#Halloween #RandomisedTrial #RCT
#Halloween #RandomisedTrial #RCT
#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 #Cochrane Reviews 2: REPLACING SALT WITH LOW-SODIUM SALT SUBSTITUTES (LSSS). Compared to regular #salt, LSSS probably reduce blood pressure, non‐fatal and fatal #cardiovascular events slightly in adults www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Replacing salt with low‐sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women - Brand, A - 2022 | Cochrane Library
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October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 #Cochrane Reviews 2: REPLACING SALT WITH LOW-SODIUM SALT SUBSTITUTES (LSSS). Compared to regular #salt, LSSS probably reduce blood pressure, non‐fatal and fatal #cardiovascular events slightly in adults www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
#WordsOfToday "Do you think people grow more from criticism of what someone regards as their failings or from praise for their successes?" Rath Moladh, 2015
#QuotesDaily #BeKind #BeKindAlways
#QuotesDaily #BeKind #BeKindAlways
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#WordsOfToday "Do you think people grow more from criticism of what someone regards as their failings or from praise for their successes?" Rath Moladh, 2015
#QuotesDaily #BeKind #BeKindAlways
#QuotesDaily #BeKind #BeKindAlways
#CochraneDaily On World Stroke Day (www.world-stroke.org/world-stroke...), recent update of @cochrane.org review found moderate‐certainty evidence that remote ischaemic conditioning probably reduces recurrence of ischaemic #stroke slightly
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#WorldStrokeDay
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October 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
#CochraneDaily On World Stroke Day (www.world-stroke.org/world-stroke...), recent update of @cochrane.org review found moderate‐certainty evidence that remote ischaemic conditioning probably reduces recurrence of ischaemic #stroke slightly
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#WorldStrokeDay
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#WorldStrokeDay
#WordsOfToday “We should show our appreciation by thanking as many people as we can, every day" Count Mein, 2023
#QuotesToLiveBy #ThankYou #JustSayThanks #Appreciation #Countmein
#QuotesToLiveBy #ThankYou #JustSayThanks #Appreciation #Countmein
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#WordsOfToday “We should show our appreciation by thanking as many people as we can, every day" Count Mein, 2023
#QuotesToLiveBy #ThankYou #JustSayThanks #Appreciation #Countmein
#QuotesToLiveBy #ThankYou #JustSayThanks #Appreciation #Countmein
#CochraneDaily Old and new words in the Cochrane Library: an all text search for the word "ancient" retrieves 80 Cochrane reviews, while "modern" retrieves 842
@cochrane.org #Words #Ancient #Modern #EvidenceSynthesis
@cochrane.org #Words #Ancient #Modern #EvidenceSynthesis
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
#CochraneDaily Old and new words in the Cochrane Library: an all text search for the word "ancient" retrieves 80 Cochrane reviews, while "modern" retrieves 842
@cochrane.org #Words #Ancient #Modern #EvidenceSynthesis
@cochrane.org #Words #Ancient #Modern #EvidenceSynthesis
#WordsOfToday “I was lying in bed, with a fear of dread about the day ahead, so I imagined the smell of fresh bread and got up instead" Chris Ant 2004
#Bread #QuoteForToday
#Bread #QuoteForToday
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#WordsOfToday “I was lying in bed, with a fear of dread about the day ahead, so I imagined the smell of fresh bread and got up instead" Chris Ant 2004
#Bread #QuoteForToday
#Bread #QuoteForToday