Household products database

Wish to know more about potential health effects, safety and handling of the several products that we use in our kitchen, bathroom and laundry area? Check out the Household products database by the National Library of Medicine, USA. Available at https://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/index.htm, this is an initiative of the National Library of Medicine. While it is US oriented, a lot of it will be useful in our Indian context. Ideally of course, we need our own Indian database like this one!To read more of our "Did you know" posts, do check out our blog posts on these  
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Effects of changing journal clubs from traditional method to evidence-based method on psychiatry residents

Faridhosseini F et al. Effect of changing journal clubs from traditional method to evidence-based method on psychiatry residentsAdv Med Educ Pract. 2016 Aug 10;7:483-7PubMed PMID 27570469An interesting study in Iran, where the focus of journal clubs for residents was "evidence-based" articles only. The training programs done before this study, and the involvement of faculty in teaching, during the journal club sessions is another good point. The small study (18 residents) showed that the changed method was effective. The limitations are also discussed. To see a collection of articles we have covered earlier, click here
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Delving into the minds of our target audience

For nearly nine years, we at QMed, have been teaching, either by delivering lectures, or conducting workshops. In addition, we have helped people with their literature searches for their theses, articles they write, and even systematic reviews. It is indeed wonderful that we have reached out to a huge audience. The crying need in the country is however, tremendous. And we deliberate as to why we are unable to reach out to more, when everyone has praised our programs and sworn that they are very important. While there are several specific reasons for our workshops not reaching large enough numbers, we…
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