Heather O Dickinson

TL;DR: Patients with elevated blood pressure should follow a weight-reducing diet, take regular exercise, and restrict alcohol and salt intake, as available evidence does not support relaxation therapies, calcium, magnesium or potassium supplements to reduce blood pressure.

TL;DR: Response rates to postal surveys of healthcare professionals are low and probably declining, almost certainly leading to unknown levels of bias, and researchers should routinely consider the use of reminders and assess potential for non-response bias.

TL;DR: It is concluded that if the risk of cardiac damage is expected to be high, it might be justified to use dexrazoxane in patients with cancer treated with anthracyclines, however, clinicians should weigh the cardioprotective effect of dexraz oxane against the possible risk of adverse effects for each individual patient.

TL;DR: Brief interventions can reduce alcohol consumption in men, with benefit at a year after intervention, but they are unproven in women for whom there is insufficient research data.

TL;DR: Parents can be reassured that most children aged 8-12 years with cerebral palsy will have similar QoL to other children, and this finding should guide social and educational policy to ensure that disabled children participate fully in society.