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Universal family-based prevention programs for alcohol misuse in young people.
Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Sep 7;9:CD009308.
Relevance Rating: 6
Newsworthiness Rating: 4

Universal multi-component prevention programs for alcohol misuse in young people.
Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Sep 7;9:CD009307.
Relevance Rating: 6
Newsworthiness Rating: 5

Probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory tract infections.
Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Sep 7;9:CD006895.
Relevance Rating: 5
Newsworthiness Rating: 5

Activity Increase Despite Arthritis (AIDA): phase II randomised controlled trial of an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary care.
Source: Br J Gen Pract. 2011 Aug;61(589):452-8.
Relevance Rating: 7
Newsworthiness Rating: 6

A randomized controlled clinical trial of the Seattle Protocol for Activity in older adults.
Source: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jul;59(7):1188-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03454.x. Epub 2011 Jun 30.
Relevance Rating: 6
Newsworthiness Rating: 6

Outcomes of population based language promotion for slow to talk toddlers at ages 2 and 3 years: Let`s Learn Language cluster randomised controlled trial.
Source: BMJ. 2011 Aug 18;343:d4741. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4741.
Relevance Rating: 4
Newsworthiness Rating: 4

Vitamin A supplements for preventing mortality, illness, and blindness in children aged under 5: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Source: BMJ. 2011 Aug 25;343:d5094. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d5094.
Relevance Rating: 6
Newsworthiness Rating: 5

Antibiotics for preventing meningococcal infections.
Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Aug 10;(8):CD004785.
Relevance Rating: 6
Newsworthiness Rating: 6

Antiretroviral therapy for prevention of HIV transmission in HIV-discordant couples.
Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Aug 10;(8):CD009153.
Relevance Rating: 6
Newsworthiness Rating: 4

Meta-analysis comparing mediterranean to low-fat diets for modification of cardiovascular risk factors.
Source: Am J Med. 2011 Sep;124(9):841-851.e2.
Relevance Rating: 6
Newsworthiness Rating: 5

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