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The latest AEU on Multiple Sclerosis has been published by the NHS Evidence – Neurological specialist collection . Here you can find the latest reviewed and appraised guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations.

The AEU on Chest Pain , published by the NHS Evidence – Cardiovascular specialist collection , is linked to the recently published NICE guideline .

The 5th Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is published by the NHS Evidence Gastroenterology and Liver Disease specialist collection   Here you can find expert commentary along with a selection of critically appraised, recently published research.

From the NHS Evidence Specialist Collection – Eyes and Vision , the 2011 AEU on Retinal Vein Occlusion looks at the latest research published since 2010, focusing on the Management of Retinal Vein Occlusions.

The latest research on hearing disorders has been selected and reviewed by the NHS Specialist Collection for ENT , and published as the 2011 annual evidence update .

From the Neurological  Conditions Specialist Collection , the latest reviewed research concerning Parkinson’s Disease is published in the 2011 AEU . Sections include: Aetiology and epidemiology Diagnosis and assessment Treatment - pharmacological Treatment - non-pharmacological and surgical Risk and adverse events Comorbidity Rehabilitation

The 2011 AEU on Tinnitus is published by the NHS Evidence Specialist Collection – ENT and audiology . Sections available include: Expert Commentary by Veronica Kennedy 2011 Annual Evidence Update on Tinnitus - Methodology and Results Therapeutic Uncertainties in Tinnitus Patient Information Resources

The kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders specialist collection has launched the latest Annual Evidence Update today for the 2011 Annual Evidence Update on Male Urinary Incontinence .

The Annual Evidence Update on Headache is now available from the Neurological Conditions Specialist Collection website . The project team has carried out a systematic literature search on Headache to identify all high level evidence published since the date of the last Headache AEU in 2009, including guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations. Leading headache experts from around the UK have read and appraised these for their validity and relevance to the busy clinician. A list of the papers deemed worthy of inclusion, along with expert commentaries by our reviewers, is freely available on the site .

The kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders specialist collection has published the latest AEU on Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Renal Transplant patients . This review includes systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and cohort studies, and assesses the impact of new evidence since the introduction of the BSH/BTS guidelines for the diagnosis and management of PTLD.

The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Collection has published its second AEU on Alcoholic Liver Disease . This includes guidelines, systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, health technology assessments and economic evaluations.

The 2010 Evidence Update on Stroke Rehabilitation is now available from the NHS Evidence – Stroke specialist collection.  It covers systematic reviews published between 1st July 2009 and 30th September 2010, with expert reviewers summarising evidence and commenting on key developments in the field. The update covers: Organisation of care Upper limb Mobility Speech and language Post-stroke depression Cognition and perception Living with stroke Uncertainties

From the National Library for Public Health here is the 2010 AEU on HIV/AIDS – behaviour change in high-risk populations

NHS Evidence – eyes and vision has released its 2010 update on Glaucoma . This includes new evidence since 2009 and highlights: Epidemiology Screening Medical Management Optic Disk Imaging Assessment of Visual Field Progression

This year's Annual Evidence Update (AEU) from the commissioning  and innovation and improvement specialist collections is on end of life care . It aims to bring together up-to-date knowledge and evidence about aspects of end of life care, including patient experience, measurement, pathways and access to services.

The NHS Evidence special collection for Diabetes have published their 4th AEU on diabetes . You can view the latest systematic reviews published as well as commentaries on diabetic nephropathy and vitamin D and diabetes.

This is the first AEU for Head and Neck Cancer and has been developed by the NHS Evidence special collections of Cancer , ENT & Audiology and Oral Health . Evidence presented relates to: Causes, risks and prevention Screening Assessment and diagnosis Treatment and disease management Service delivery and standards

The AEU on Psoriasis for 2010 has been published by the NHS Evidence Skin special collection. Here you can find the latest reviews, guidelines, comment and analysis.

From the Health Management specialist collection – AEU on NHS Service Configuration : “The first part of this update includes material bearing on the general case for reconfiguration: the second on some of the drivers and consequences of reconfiguration and the third contains evidence bearing on the clinical case for change for some individual services where there has been particular pressure to change the ways services are delivered in the expectation that better quality care would be achieved. This update focuses on recent publications.”

The NHS Evidence - health management specialist collection has put together a briefing on today's Spending Review . The briefing includes the main Spending Review documents alongside press coverage and commentary; opinion and analysis; and related research and evidence. This will be continually updated as more analysis and responses come out over the next few weeks.