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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Samir Gupta, M.D., M.S.C.S, call Debra Kain at 619-543-6202 or email ddkain@ucsd.edu.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight   Mailed Outreach Invitations to Underserved Patients for Colorectal Cancer Screening Appear to Result in Higher Screening Rate Than Usual Care…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Christopher I. Li., MD., Ph.D., call Kristen Woodward at 206-667-5095 or email kwoodwar@fhcrc.org. To contact commentary author Patricia F. Coogan, Sc.D., call Gina DiGravio at 617-638-8480 or email Gina.Digravio@bmc.org. CHICAGO – Long-term use of a calcium-channel blocker to treat hypertension…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 29, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights     The Future of Gene Patents and the Implications for Medicine by Jacob S. Sherkow, J.D., and Henry T. Greely, J.D., of Stanford University, Stanford, California, suggests the Supreme Court’s ruling in Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Kathryn L. Taylor, Ph.D., call Karen Mallet at 215-514-9751 or email km463@georgetown.edu.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight   Print and Web-Based Decision Aids Associated With Increase in Informed Decision Making About Prostate Cancer Screening, Study Suggests   Both…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Kenneth A. Andreoni, M.D., call Katrina Ciccarelli at 352-594-4135 or email kciccarelli1@ufl.edu.   Adolescent Kidney Transplant Recipients Appear to Be at Higher Risk of Transplant Failure   CHICAGO – Patients who received their first kidney transplant at ages 14 to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Bruce E. Landon, M.D.., M.B.A., M.Sc., call Jerry Berger at 617-667-7308 or email jberger@bidmc.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Donald E. Casey, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., call Lorinda Klein at 212-404-3533 or email LorindaAnn.Klein@nyumc.org.   Treatment for Back Pain Varies…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   Responses of State Medicaid Programs to Buprenorphine Diversion…Doing More Harm Than Good? by Robin E. Clark, Ph.D., and Jeffrey D. Baxter, M.D., of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, suggests placing buprenorphine (a drug used to treat opioid…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Susan A. Matulevicius, M.D., call Lisa Warshaw at 214-648-3404 or email Lisa.Warshaw@utsouthwestern.edu. To contact invited commentary authors John P.A. Ioannidis, M.D., D. Sc., call Susan Ipaktchian at 650-725-5375 or email susani@stanford.edu and to reach Kim A. Eagle, M.D., call…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Haakon Lindekleiv, M.D., Ph.D., email haakon.lindekleiv@gmail.com. To contact commentary author Erin D. Michos, M.D., M.H.S., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO – A study in Norway suggests echocardiographic screening in the general public for structural and…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   The JAMA Network specialty journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published July 15 in JAMA Internal Medicine.     An Organizational Approach to Conflicts of Interest…Lessons From Non-Health Care Businesses by Donald…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact article author Catherine Reinis Lucey, M.D, call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu.   JAMA Internal Medicine Article Highlight   Special Article: Medical Education…Part of the Problem and Part of the Solution   In a special article, Catherine Reinis Lucey…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Tahaniyat Lalani, M.D., M.H.S., call JoAnna Sperber at 240-694-2163 or email jsperber@hjf.org.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   One-Year Mortality Remains High in Patients with Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis With No Significant Difference With Early Valve Surgery vs. Medical…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Marco D. Huesch, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., call Suzanne Wu at 213-740-0252 or email Suzanne.Wu@usc.edu.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Health-Related Website Search Information May Be Leaked to Third-Party Tracking Entities, Research Letter Suggests   Patients who search on…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights   The JAMA Network specialty journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published July 8 in JAMA Internal Medicine.     Diagnostic Decision-Making, Burdens of Proof, and a $6,000 per Hour Memory Lapse by…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Alexander K. Smith, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., and commentary author Christine S. Ritchie, M.D., M.S.P.H., call Leland Dwight Kim at 415-999-0791 or email Leland.Kim@ucsf.edu.  To contact study author Sarwat I. Chaudhry, M.D., call Karen N. Peart at 203-980-2222 or email…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Dana P. Edelson, M.D., M.S., call Matt Wood at 773-702-5894 or email Matthew.Wood@uchospitals.edu.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Nighttime frequency of vital signs monitoring for low-risk medical inpatients might be reduced, according to a research letter by Jordan…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Thomas P. J. Solomon, Ph.D., email Thomas.Solomon@inflammation-metabolism.dk.   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Exercise-induced improvements in glycemic control are dependent on the pre-training glycemic level, and although moderate-intensity aerobic exercise can improve glycemic control, individuals with ambient hyperglycemia (high…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Salim S. Virani, M.D., Ph.D., call Graciela at 713-798-4710 or email ggutierr@bcm.edu or email Maureen Dyman at Maureen.Dyman@va.gov. To contact commentary author Joseph P. Drozda, Jr., M.D, call Bethany Pope at 314-251-4472 or email Bethany.Pope@Mercy.net. CHICAGO – An analysis of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Jonas K. Eriksson, M.Sc., email Jonas.Eriksson@ki.se. To contact commentary author Edward Yelin, Ph.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – Treatment with a biological agent was not superior to conventional treatment in terms of the effect…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Hospital performance on publicly reported conditions (acute myocardial infarction [heart attack], congestive heart failure, and pneumonia), may potentially be used as a…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Mark A. Espeland, Ph.D., call Bonnie Davis at 336-716-4977 or email bdavis@wakehealth.edu. To contact commentary author Francine Grodstein, Sc.D., call Lori Schroth at 617-534-1604 or email ljschroth@partners.org. CHICAGO – Postmenopausal hormone therapy with conjugated equine estrogens (CEEs) was not associated with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact article author Mark R. Laret, M.A, call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu or call Karin Rush-Monroe at 415-502-1332 or email Karin.Rush-Monroe@ucsf.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Article Highlights In a special article, Mark R. Laret, M.A., of the University of California,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact H. Irene Hall, Ph.D., call the NCHHSTP Media Office at 404-639-8895 or email NCHHSTPMediaTeam@cdc.gov. To contact corresponding commentary author Diane V. Havlir, M.D., call Jeff Sheehy at 415-845-1132 or email jsheehy@ari.ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – Age disparities exist in the continuum of care…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact An Pan, Ph.D., email ephanp@nus.edu.sg. To contact commentary author William J. Evans, Ph.D., call Rachel 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 – Eating more red meat over time is associated with an increased risk…

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…