Background The systematic review on which this paper is based provided evidence for the
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care to update their guideline regarding …

Background Research on interventions to positively impact health and housing status of
people who are homeless has received substantially increased attention over the past 5 years. …

We performed a systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression to determine if
increasing daily protein ingestion contributes to gaining lean body mass (LBM), muscle strength, …

Background Childhood obesity is a public health concern. One-third of North American
children and youth are overweight or obese. We reviewed the evidence of behavioural and …

Background Using the most effective methods and techniques for communicating risk to the
public is critical. Understanding the impact that different types of risk communication have …

… Leslea Peirson and Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis were involved in developing the methods,
collecting the data and coordinating the project. Muhammad Usman Ali conducted the data …

To evaluate the effectiveness of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in asymptomatic adults.
A search was conducted of the Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases. A …

Background The health of informal caregivers of adults with chronic conditions is increasingly
vital since caregivers comprise a large proportion of supportive care to family members …

Background Obesity is a major public health issue. This review updates the evidence on the
effectiveness of behavioural and pharmacologic treatments for overweight and obesity in …

Objectives To examine evidence on benefits and harms of screening average to high-risk
adults for lung cancer using chest radiology (CXR), sputum cytology (SC) and low-dose …