Annual Evidence Update on Malignancies Post Kidney Transplant: 6-10 December 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders.

The 2010 update of the Annual Evidence Update on post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) will be live on the 6 December 2010. We have reviewed the literature for relevant systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and cohort studies, and assessed the impact of this new evidence published since the introduction of the BSH/BTS guidelines for the diagnosis and management of PTLD which were published in June 2010.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/kidney.

Annual Evidence Update on Alcoholic Liver Disease: 6-10 December 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases.

NHS Evidence – gastroenterology and liver diseases will be publishing its second Evidence Update on alcoholic liver diseases on 6 December 2010. Alcohol misuse produces a spectrum of liver injury ranging from simple fatty change through alcoholic hepatitis to cirrhosis and, in some 20% of individuals, to hepatocellular carcinoma. We will be presenting an overview of the best systematic reviews from the past year, along with commentaries from experts in the field. We will also provide links to useful policy documents and other items of interest.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver.