Summaries of the newest Cochrane Reviews now available!

Online: Today, nearly 130 new and updated reviews have been released by the Cochrane Collaboration: see summaries of them all now at www.cochraneconsumer.com, then click on NEW.

Print: You can also see the summaries in the 2003 issue 3 'What's New Digest' in a handy print format (pdf 712 kb)
The Digest is produced by the Cochrane Consumer Network four times a year and is published both in print and on the CCN website.

News from the most recent Cochrane reviews:

* Advanced driver education doesn't make the roads safer
* Inhaled insulin is still under trial, but it may replace many injections
* Got a cold? Antihistamines alone aren't likely to help
* Could being circumcised protect against HIV? Cochrane reviewers try to find out
* Corticosteroid drugs could save many lives after meningitis
* A diabetes drug could help women with polycystic ovary syndrome
* CSF drugs could help reduce complications of cancer treatment, and evidence on more interventions that might help mouth ulcers in people on cancer treatment
* Antiplatelets like aspirin could further reduce the risk of stroke after carotid artery surgery
* Routine wearing of hospital gowns over staff and visitor's clothes not shown to reduce infections in newborn care units
* Surgery better than splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome
* IgE might reduce allergic asthma
* Fluoride mouthrinses can reduce tooth decay in children
* Ear drops can remove ear wax

Reviews on the benefits of labour support during childbirth, rectal suppositories for perineal pain after childbirth, arthritis, depression, Kaposi's sarcoma, speech therapy .....and much much more. There are 85 new reviews - and 44 updated ones as well.

Thanks to everyone who contributed.