• The effect of exercise interventions on inflammatory biomarkers in healthy, physically inactive subjects: a systematic review 

  Cronin, Owen; Keohane, David M.; Molloy, Michael G.; Shanahan, Fergus (Oxford University Press, 2017-05-02)

  Background: Increases in physical activity ameliorate low-grade systemic inflammation in disease populations such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. The effects of aerobic and resistance training (RT) ...
• In patients with severe uncontrolled asthma, does knowledge of adherence and inhaler technique using electronic monitoring improve clinical decision making? A protocol for a randomised controlled trial 

  Mokoka, Matshediso C.; Lombard, Lorna; MacHale, Elaine M.; Walsh, Joanne; Cushen, Breda; Sulaiman, Imran; McCarthy, Damien; Boland, Fiona; Doyle, Frank; Hunt, Eoin; Murphy, Desmond M.; Faul, John; Butler, Marcus; Hetherington, Kathy; FitzGerald, J. Mark; van Boven, Job F. M.; Heaney, Liam G.; Reilly, Richard B.; Costello, Richard W. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-06)

  Introduction: Many patients with asthma remain poorly controlled despite the use of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta agonists. Poor control may arise from inadequate adherence, incorrect inhaler technique or ...
• The need for clinical practice guidelines in assessing and managing perioperative neurologic deficit: results from a survey of the AOSpine international community 

  Nater, A.; Murray, J. C.; Martin, A. R.; Nouri, A.; Tetreault, Lindsay A.; Fehlings, M. G. (Elsevier, 2017-06-16)

  Objectives: There is no standardized approach to assess and manage perioperative neurologic deficit (PND) in patients undergoing spinal surgery. This survey aimed to evaluate the awareness and usage of clinical practice ...
• Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics 

  Gibson, Glenn R.; Hutkins, Robert; Sanders, Mary Ellen; Prescott, Susan L.; Reimer, Raylene A.; Salminen, Seppo J.; Scott, Karen; Stanton, Catherine; Swanson, Kelly S.; Cani, Patrice D.; Verbeke, Kristin; Reid, Gregor (Nature Publishing Group, 2017)

  In December 2016, a panel of experts in microbiology, nutrition and clinical research was convened by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics to review the definition and scope of prebiotics. ...
• Profiling postgraduate workplace-based assessment implementation in Ireland: a retrospective cohort study 

  Barrett, Aileen; Galvin, Rose; Steinert, Yvonne; Scherpbier, Albert; O'Shaughnessy, Ann; Walsh, Gillian; Horgan, Mary (SpringerOpen, 2016-02-20)

  In 2010, workplace-based assessment (WBA) was formally integrated as a method of formative trainee assessment into 29 basic and higher specialist medical training (BST/HST) programmes in six postgraduate training bodies ...

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