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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Erin L. Richman, Sc.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Stephen J. Freedland, M.D., call Rachel Bloch Harrison at 919-419-5069 or email Rachel.Harrison@Duke.edu or call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email Sarah.Avery@Duke.edu. CHICAGO – Replacing…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Kristine Yaffe, M.D., call Jeffrey Norris at 415-476-8255 or email Jeff.Norris@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Kasia J. Lipska, M.D., M.H.S., call Helen Dodson at 203-436-3984 or email Helen.Dodson@yale.edu. CHICAGO – A study of older adults with diabetes mellitus (DM) suggests a…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Ishak Mansi, M.D., call Penny Kerby at 214-857-1155 or email Penny.Kerby@va.gove. CHICAGO – Using cholesterol-lowering statins may be associated with musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies (joint diseases) and injuries, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Michael J. Orlich, M.D., call Herbert Atienza at 909-558-8419 or email hatienza@llu.edu. CHICAGO – Vegetarian diets are associated with reduced death rates in a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists with more favorable results for men than women, according to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013   JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE  VIEWPOINTS:   Overuse of Health Care Services When Less is More…More or Less   Allison Lipitz-Snyderman, Ph.D., and Peter B. Bach, M.D., M.A.P.P. from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, discuss benefit-harm tradeoff, benefit-cost tradeoff, and consideration of patient preference, in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE:  3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013 Media Advisory:   To contact Melissa W. Wachterman, M.D., M.P.H., call Kelly Lawman at 617-667-7305 or email klawman@bidmc.harvard.edu; to contact corresponding author David O. Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D., call John Easton at 773-795-5225 or email john.easton@uchospitals.edu; to contact Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M., call Karen Peart at…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Lena M. Chen, M.D., M.S., call Beata Mostafavi at 734-764-2220 or email bmostafa@med.umich.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights CHICAGO – Hospitals with higher rates of survival among patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest also appear to have a lower incidence…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ronald C. Chen, M.D., M.P.H., call William Davis at 919-966-5906 or email wishda@email.unc.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights CHICAGO – Use of the newer, more expensive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and use of the older conformal radiotherapy (CRT) after surgical…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Andrea Gershon, M.D., M.S., call Deborah Creatura at 416-480-4780 or email Deborah.creatura@ices.on.ca. To contact invited commentary author Prescott G. Woodruff, M.D., M.P.H., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – A study of older patients with chronic obstructive…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Luis Beck-da-Silva, M.D., Sc.D., email luisbeckdasilva@gmail.com. CHICAGO – A clinical trial of 75 patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) suggests that aggressive fluid and sodium restriction has no effect on weight loss or clinical stability at three…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   The JAMA Specialty Journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published Online First May 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine.   Adulterated Sexual Enhancement Supplements … More than Mojo by Pieter A. Cohen, M.D.,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Timothy W. Puetz, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Amanda Fine at 301-496-5787 or email Amanda.Fine@nih.gov.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Examines Use of Creative Arts Therapies Among Patients with Cancer   Creative arts therapies (CATs) can improve anxiety, depression,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Mary R. L’Abbe, Ph.D., call Nicole Bodnar at 416-978-5811 or email Nicole.Bodnar@utoronto.ca.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Evaluates Calories, Fat, and Sodium Content in Restaurant Meals   A research letter by Mary R. L’Abbe, Ph.D., of the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Stephen Havas, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Finds Inconsistent and Slow Reduction in Sodium Levels in Processed and Restaurant’s Food   A study by Michael F….

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Tracy A. Balboni, M.D., M.P.H., call Anne Doerr at 617-632-5665 or email anne_doerr@dfci.harvard.edu.     JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Examines Spiritual Support For Patients with Advanced Cancer   A study by Tracy A. Balboni, M.D., M.P.H., of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Aner Tal, Ph.D., call Joe Schwartz at 607-254-6235 or email joe.schwartz@cornell.edu.     JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Short-Term Food Deprivation Appears Linked to High-Calorie Food Options   A research letter by Brian Wansink, Ph.D., and Aner Tal,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   The JAMA Specialty Journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published Online First May 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.   Coverage with Evidence Development for Medicare Beneficiaries … Challenges and Next Steps by…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   The JAMA Specialty Journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published Online First April 29 in JAMA Internal Medicine.   Security, Insecurity and Health Workers…The Case of Polio by Heidi J. Larson, Ph.D.,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Andrew D. Auerbach, M.D., M.P.H., call Karin Rush-Monroe at 415-502-6397 or email Karin.Rush-Monroe@ucsf.edu.     JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   SSRIs in Perioperative Period Associated with Higher Risk for Adverse Events   A study by Andrew D. Auerbach,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Robert. M. Califf, M.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu.   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   Assessing Research Results in the Medical Literature … Trust but Verify   In a Viewpoint, Robert M. Califf, M.D., of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., call Jennifer O’Brien at 415-476-8432 or email Jennifer.Obrien@ucsf.edu.     JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   Improving Health With Partnerships Between Academia and Industry   In a Viewpoint, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., of the University…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Richard S. Lehman, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.G.P., email richard.lehman@phc.ox.ac.uk.     JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   Nullius in Verba … Don’t take Anyone’s Word for It   In a Viewpoint, Richard S. Lehman, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.G.P., of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author William W. Hung, M.D., M.P.H., call Renatt Brodsky at 212-241-9200 or email renatt.brodsky@mountsinai.org.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Study Evaluates Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service Vs. Usual Elder Care   A matched cohort study…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Study Suggests Home-Based Exercise Beneficial for Patients With Alzheimer Disease   A randomized controlled trial by Kaisu H. Pitkala, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues suggests an intensive and long-term exercise program has beneficial…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Study Examines Influence of Providing Fee Data on Laboratory Test Ordering   A study by Leonard S. Feldman, M.D., and colleagues at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, examined if the number of laboratory tests ordered…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Study Examines Downstream Outcomes Following Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Men   A study by Louise C. Walter, M.D., of San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and colleagues sought to quantify 5-year downstream outcomes following an abnormal…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Jennifer G. Clarke, M.D., M.P.H., of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, and colleagues suggests that behavioral intervention provided prior to release from prison improves tobacco abstinence in the community. (Online First)   A total of 262…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by XinQi Dong, M.D., M.P.H., of Rush University Medical Center, and Melissa A. Simon, M.D., M.P.H., of Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, suggests elder abuse is associated with increased rates of hospitalization. (Online First)   Of the 6674…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Zahava Berkowitz, M.S.P.H., M.Sc., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues found that most of the 2,087 primary care clinicians surveyed recommended Papanicolaou (pap) tests sooner than recommended by guidelines after co-testing for…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Daren K. Heyland, M.D., M.Sc., of Kingston General Hospital, Ontario, Canada and colleagues examined elderly patients’ advance care planning activities before hospitalization and preferences for care from the perspectives of patients and family members. (Online First)  …

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Sigrun A. Johannesdottir, B.Sc., of Aarhus University Hospital, the Netherlands, and colleagues suggests that the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE, blood clot) was increased in users of glucocorticoids, anti-inflammatory drugs widely used for conditions such as chronic…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Deborah E. Barnes, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Juliana Bunim at 415-502-6397 or email Juliana.Bunim@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Nicola T. Lautenschlager, M.D., email nicolatl@unimelb.edu.au. CHICAGO – A randomized controlled trial finds that 12 weeks of physical plus mental activity in inactive…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Jacques Donzé, M.D., M.Sc., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, and colleagues suggests that a prediction model can identify before discharge the risk of potentially avoidable 30-day readmission in hospitalized patients.   The study at an academic…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Sanjay V. Desai, M.D., and colleagues of The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, used a crossover study of medical house staff to examine the effects of the 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour regulations compared with the 2003…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues, examined duty hours, hours of sleep, well-being, and reports of medical errors among first-year residents (interns) before and after implementation of the 2011 duty…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights In a research letter, Derek J. Emery, M.D., F.R.C.P.C, of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and colleagues examined the appropriateness of requests for outpatient magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine and of the head for headache, which…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   An analysis of antibiotic prescribing in long-term care facilities in Canada by Nick Daneman, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues suggests that antibiotic treatment courses are often prescribed for long durations and seem to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Karla Kerlikowske, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – A study that compared the benefits and harms of the frequency of screening mammography to age, breast density and postmenopausal use of hormone therapy (HT) suggests that…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Richard H. White, M.D., call Karen Finney at 916-734-9064 or email Karen.Finney@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. To contact viewpoint author Vinay Prasad, M.D., call the NCI Office of Media Relations at 301-496-6641 or email ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov. CHICAGO – The frequency of vena cava filter…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights In a research letter, Michael E. Johansen, M.D., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues used an anonymous survey of physicians to examine statin prescribing strategies in relationship to baseline risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). (Online…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Gregory S. Cooper, M.D., of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, and colleagues analyzed the occurrence of hospitalizations for splenic rupture or trauma, colonic perforation and aspiration pneumonia within 30 days of a colonoscopy with or without anesthesia….

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Kristin M. Sheffield, Ph.D., and colleagues of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, that analyzed Medicare claims data for Texas and a sample from the United States suggests that many colonoscopies performed in older patients…

Editor’s Note: An author video will be available when the embargo lifts. http://bit.ly/KEPNSw   EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   An interview study by Alexia M. Torke, M.D., M.S., of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, and colleagues, sought to examine older adults’…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Eric W. Fleegler, M.D., M.P.H., call Meghan Weber at 617-919-3656 or email Meghan.Weber@childrens.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Garen J. Wintemute, M.D., M.P.H., call Carole Gan at 916-734-9047 or email carole.gan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.     More Firearm Laws May Be Associated With Lower Rate of Firearm…

Editor’s Note: The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the American College of Cardiology’s annual Scientific Sessions.     EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Karina W. Davidson, Ph.D., call Elizabeth Streich at 212-305-3689 or email estreich@columbia.edu. To contact commentary author…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Study Finds Nearly 2 Years Between Completion, Publication of Clinical Trials   In a research letter, Joseph S. Ross, M.D., M.H.S., of the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., and colleagues report that, on average, nearly…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Study Suggests Elevated Risk for Hip Fracture Among Nursing Home Residents Using Hypnotic Drug   A study by Sarah D. Berry, M.D., M.P.H., of Harvard Medical School, Boston and colleagues, suggests the risk for hip fracture was higher…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Review of Clinical Trials Finds Pharmacologic Therapy Associated with Relief for Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome   A review of 29 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) by Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., M.P.H., of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Nearly One-Third of Physicians Report Missing Electronic Notification of Test Results    A research letter by Hardeep Singh, M.D., M.P.H., of the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, and colleagues reports the results of a survey…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Research Letter Surveys Patients on Potential Harms of Computed Tomography   In a research letter, Tanner J. Caverly, M.D., of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, and colleagues report the findings of a survey of patients…

Editor’s Note: This study is being released to coincide with the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.   EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Matthew S. Freiberg, M.D., M.Sc., call Andrea Stanford at 412-647-6190 or email stanfordac@upmc.edu. To contact commentary author Patrick W.G. Mallon, M.B., B.Ch.,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Suggests Diagnostic Tests Do Little to Reassure Patients With Low Risk of Serious Illness   Alexandra Rolfe, M.B.Ch.B.,University of Edinburgh,Scotland, and Christopher Burton, M.D., of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, conducted a review of the available medical literature…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Glucagonlike Peptide 1-Based Therapies Associated With Acute Pancreatitis in Study   In a study by Sonal Singh, M.D., M.P.H., of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues, treatment with the glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based therapies sitagliptin and…

 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Identifies Types, Origins of Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Settings   A medical records review by Hardeep Singh, M.D., M.P.H., of theMichaelE.DeBakeyVeteransAffairsMedicalCenter,Houston, and colleagues, suggests that diagnostic errors in primary care settings identified in their study involved a…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Survey Study Suggests Name Tags, Attire Important for Meeting Families in ICU   Selena Au, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., of the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services-Calgary Zone, Canada, report in a research letter the results of a survey of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Survey Examines Nutrition-Related Behavior Changes by Medical Professionals   In a research letter, David M. Eisenberg, M.D., of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues note that health care professionals, including physicians, self-reported…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Suggests Patients With Fewer Resources Less Likely to Die at Home   Joshua S. Barclay, M.D., of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and colleagues suggest that terminally ill patients with lower incomes are less likely to die at…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Maria C.S. Inacio, M.S., call Catherine Hylas Saunders at 703-622-4152 or email csaunders@golinharris.com. To contact commentary author Diana Zuckerman, Ph.D., call Maura Duffy at 202- 223-4000 or email md@center4research.org. CHICAGO – Women appear to have a higher risk of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Trial Compares Ways to Elicit Patient Values About Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening Michael Patrick Pignone, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical in October 2011 in which men underwent a values…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Emergency Department Crowding May be Associated with Acute Coronary Syndrome-Induced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms   According to a research letter reporting the findings of a study by Donald Edmondson, Ph.D., and colleagues at Columbia University Medical Center, New York,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Lisa Bero, Ph.D., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Nirav Shah, M.D., M.P.H., call Bill Schwarz at 518-474-7354, ext. 1 or email bxs22@health.state.ny.us. CHICAGO – An analysis of policy documents from Medicaid programs,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9:30 A.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Jaime A. Rosenthal call Jennifer L. Brown, Ph.D., at 319-356-7124 or email jennifer-l-brown@uiowa.edu. To contact commentary author Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., call Holly Auer at (215) 349-5659 or email holly.auer@uphs.upenn.edu. CHICAGO – Researchers who sought to determine whether…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Suggests High-Dose Ascorbic Acid Associated with Risk of Kidney Stones Laura D.K. Thomas, M.Sc., and colleagues at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, evaluated whether ascorbic acid supplements (a form of Vitamin C, approximately 1,000 mg) were associated with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Overall Health Status of Baby Boomers Appears Lower Than Previous Generation Dana E. King, M.D., M.S., of the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, and colleagues studied the overall reported health status of aging baby boomers compared with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Examines Why U.S. Adults Use Dietary Supplements Regan L. Bailey, Ph.D., R.D., of the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues analyzed the motivations of U.S. adults for their use of dietary supplements and…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Qian Xiao, Ph.D., call the National Cancer Institute Press Office at 301-496-6641 or email ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov. To contact commentary author Susanna Larsson, Ph.D., email susanna.larsson@ki.se. CHICAGO – A high intake of supplemental calcium appears to be associated with an increased…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Editor’s note: An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts on the journal website at http://bit.ly/KEPNSw.   Analysis of Data on Early Ambulatory Palliative Care for Patients with Lung Cancer Jaclyn Yoong, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P., of the Massachusetts…