New results from the Framingham Heart Study show that over the past 50 years, average alcohol consumption has declined. However, the risk of developing alcohol dependence and associated alcohol-related conditions has not decreased. Medscape Medical News
Accelerated radiotherapy schedules, shortened to 3 weeks for whole-breast irradiation and to 1 week with balloon brachytherapy, appear to be as effective as standard radiotherapy, which can take 6 to 7 weeks. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective analysis showed that portal venous pressure and small graft size may indicate the need for splenectomy during liver transplant to avoid posttransplant thrombocytopenia. Medscape Medical News
In a trial comparing antipsychotics with placebo for aggression in intellectual disability, aggression decreased substantially at 4 weeks with or without drugs. Medscape Medical News
Tune in to this video roundtable discussion, based on data from DDW 2008, to hear Drs. Hanauer, Mahadevan-Velayos, and Panaccione discuss the latest information on biologic therapy for IBD. Medscape Gastroenterology