Blogshots

A collection of blogshots created to highlight results of Cochrane reviews focusing on complementary medicine interventions. Click on the title or the blogshot image to access the relevant Cochrane review abstract. You can also access our growing collection of vlogshots on our YouTube channel

Our colleagues at Cochrane Iberoamérica have a repository of selected Complementary Medicine Field blogshots translated into Spanish.

 

Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers

Vitamin D as an adjunct to antibiotics for the treatment of acute childhood pneumonia

Calcium supplementation for people with overweight or obesity

Meditation for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Prebiotics for induction and maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis

 

Massage for neck pain

Mindfulness-enhanced parenting programmes for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children (0 to 18 years) and their parents

Zinc for prevention and treatment of the common cold

Cranberries for treating urinary tract infections

Probiotics for management of functional abdominal disorders in children

Modified dietary fat intake for treatment of gallstone disease in people of any age

Is limiting dietary fat beneficial for people with gallstones?

 

 

Music therapy for people with schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like disorders

Antioxidants for adults with chronic kidney disease

Cerebrolysin for acute ischemic stroke

Alpha-lipoic acid for diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy

Herbal medicinal products or preparations for neuropathic pain

 

Vitamin D for the management of multiple sclerosis (MS)

Lifestyle and dietary interventions for Ménière's disease

Balneotherapy for chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) 

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo-inositol for preventing gestational diabetes

Music-based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia

 

Yoga for epilepsy

Probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory tract infections

Blogshot Probiotics URTI

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain

Blogshot Acupuncture Lower Back Pain

Cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate dementia

 

Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Blogshot Serenoa Repens Benign Prostatic Enlargement

 

Vitamin D for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Blogshot Vitamin D IBD

Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for slowing the progress of age-related macular degeneration

Blogshot Antioxidants AMD

Vitamin E supplementation in people with cystic fibrosis 

Blogshot Vitamin E Cystic Fibrosis

Lifestyle and dietary interventions for Ménière's disease
 

Blogshot Meniere Vertigo

Vitamin D supplementation for chronic liver diseases in adults

Blogshot Vit D Chronic Liver Disease

Blue-light filtering spectacle lenses for visual performance, sleep, and macular health in adults
 

Blogshot Blue Light Glasses


 

Non-Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia

Blogshot Herbal Medicine Dyspepsi

Mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders

Blogshot Mindfulness Substance Use Disorders

Low glycemic index or low glycemic load diets for obesity

Blogshot GI Diet

Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes in people with cancer

Blogshot Music Cancer

Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for adults with cancer pain

Blogshot Cannabis Cancer


Dance therapy for dementia

Blogshot Dance Therapy Dementia


Animal-assisted therapy for dementia

Blogshot Animal Therapy Dementia


Homeopathic medicinal products for acute respiratory tract infections in children

Blogshot Homeopathic Medicine Children ARTI


Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents

Blogshot PUFA ADHD


Cephalic version by moxibustion for breech presentation

Blogshot Moxibustion Breech Presentation


Water for wound cleansing

Blogshot Water Wound Cleansing


Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections

Blogshot Cranberry Juice UTI


Protein restriction for diabetic kidney disease

Blogshot Protein Restriction Kidney Disease

 

Preconception lifestyle advice for people with infertility

Blogshot Advice Infertility


Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing dementia or delaying cognitive decline

Blogshot Supplements Cognitive Impairment


Calcium and vitamin D for increasing bone mineral density in premenopausal women

Blogshot Calcium Bone Density

Omega-3 fatty acids for depression in adults

Blogshot Omega 3 Depression


Music therapy for depression

Blogshot Music Therapy Depression


Vitamin D for the management of asthma

Blogshot Vit D Asthma


Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhea

Blogshot Probiotics Infectious Diarrhea


Music therapy for autistic people

Blogshot Music Therapy Autistic People


Mindfulness-based stress reduction for women diagnosed with breast cancer

Blogshot MBSR Breast Cancer


Low protein diets for non-diabetic adults with chronic kidney disease
 

Blogshot Low Protein Kidney Disease


Non-pharmalogical interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia
 

Blogshot Non-Pharma Dementia


Carnitine supplements for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) requiring dialysis
 

Blogshot Carnitine CKD


Music therapy for people with substance use disorders

Blogshot Music Therapy Detox


Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation

Blogshot Ecigs Smoking Cessation


Coriolus versicolor mushroom to reduce adverse effects from chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with colorectal cancer
 

Blogshot Mushrooms Colorectal Cancer


Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus
 

Blogshot Ginkgo Tinnitus


Acupuncture for treating overactive bladder in adults
 

Blogshot Acupuncture overactive bladder


Replacing salt with low-sodium salt substitutes for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women
 

Blogshot Replacing salt to prevent HBP and heart disease


Mindfulness for smoking cessation

Blogshot Mindfulness Stop Smoking


High versus low-added sugar consumption for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
 

Blogshot Sugar CVD


 


Yoga for chronic non-specific low back pain
 

Blogshot Yoga Low Back Pain


 


Cannabinoids for the treatment of dementia

Blogshot Cannibinoids for Dementia


Marine-derived n-3 fatty acids therapy for stroke
 

Blog shot fatty acid therapy stroke


Smoking cessation for improving mental health

Blogshot Quit Smoking Mental Health


Ginseng for erectile dysfunction

Blogshot Ginseng ED
 


Interventions for reducing sedentary behavior in community-dwelling older adults

Blogshot Sedentary


Effects of a gluten-reduces or gluten-free diet for prevention of cardiovascular disease

Blogshot GF CVD


Chinese herbal medicine for sub fertile women with PCOS

Blogshot TCM PCOS


Biofeedback for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
 

Blogshot Biofeedback IBS


 


Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease

Blogshot Salt Intake CKD


Probiotics for treatment of chronic constipation in children

Blogshot Probiotics Chronic Constipation Children


Smoking cessation for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
 

Blogshot Smoking Cessation


Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
 

Blogshot Intermittent Fasting


Physical activity for treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 
 

Blogshot Physical Activity IBS


 


Music for insomnia in adults

Blogshot on music for insomnia in adults

 


Antioxidants for male subfertility
 

Blogshot Antioxidants Male Subfertility


 


Cannabis and cannabinoids for symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Cannabis and cannabinoids for MS


Effects of total fat intake on body fatness in adults

Blogshot on effects of total fat intake on body fatness in adults


Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Blogshot Acupuncture for IBS


Vitamin and mineral supplementation for maintaining cognitive function

Blogshot Vitamins


Low glycemic index diets for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Low GI


Dietary intake in people living beyond cancer

Blogshot Dietary interventions cancer


Aromatherapy for dementia

Blogshot Aromatherapy Dementia


Probiotics for the prevention or treatment of chemotherapy- or radiotherapy-related diarrhea

Blogshot Probiotics

Walking for hypertension


Supplements for preventing lung cancer in healthy people

Blogshot Supplements Lung Cancer

Mindfulness-based stress reduction for family carers of people with dementia


 

Yoga for stroke rehabilitation


Yoga for asthma
 

 

Blogshot Yoga Asthma


Yoga for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease


 

Yoga for urinary incontinence


 

Yoga for women with breast cancer


Coenzyme Q10 for heart failure


Melatonin for preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults


Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease


 

Souvenaid for Alzheimer's disease


 

Effects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet


Vegan dietary pattern for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases
 

Blogshot Vegan Diet CVD


 


Exercise interventions on health‐related quality of life for cancer survivors


Psychological interventions to improve healthcare worker resilience


Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for sickle cell disease


 

Omega-3 fatty acid addition during pregnancy


 

 


Probiotics for preventing gestational diabetes

Blogshot Probiotics GDM


Omega‐3 and omega‐6 polyunsaturated fatty acids for dry eye disease 


Omega‐3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease


 

Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease


Chelation therapy for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
 


 


Vitamin C supplementation for prevention and treatment of pneumonia


Green tea (Camellia sinensis) for the prevention of cancer