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…
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Study Finds Nearly 2 Years Between Completion, Publication of Clinical Trials
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…
Study Suggests Elevated Risk for Hip Fracture Among Nursing Home Residents Using Hypnotic Drug
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…
Review of Clinical Trials Finds Pharmacologic Therapy Associated with Relief for Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome
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,…
Nearly One-Third of Physicians Report Missing Electronic Notification of Test Results
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…
Research Letter Surveys Patients on Potential Harms of Computed Tomography
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…
HIV Infection Appears Associated with Increased Heart Attack Risk
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.,…
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Study Suggests Diagnostic Tests Do Little to Reassure Patients With Low Risk of Serious Illness
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…
Glucagonlike Peptide 1-Based Therapies Associated With Acute Pancreatitis in Study
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…
Study Identifies Types, Origins of Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Settings
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…
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Survey Study Suggests Name Tags, Attire Important for Meeting Families in ICU
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…
Survey Examines Nutrition-Related Behavior Changes by Medical Professionals
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…
Study Suggests Patients With Fewer Resources Less Likely to Die at Home
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…
Study Suggests Women Have Higher Risk of Hip Implant Failure
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…
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Trial Compares Ways to Elicit Patient Values About Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening
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…
Emergency Department Crowding May be Associated with Acute Coronary Syndrome-Induced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
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,…
Study Examines Medicaid Drug Selection Committees, Potential Conflicts of Interest
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,…
Study Finds Difficulty Obtaining Pricing, Varying Costs for Total Hip Replacement
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…
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Study Suggests High-Dose Ascorbic Acid Associated with Risk of Kidney Stones
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…
Overall Health Status of Baby Boomers Appears Lower Than Previous Generation
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…
Study Examines Why U.S. Adults Use Dietary Supplements
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…
High Supplemental Calcium Intake May Be Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Death in Men, Not Women
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…
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Analysis of Data on Early Ambulatory Palliative Care for Patients with Lung Cancer
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…
Research Letter Examines Perceived Hospitalist Workload and Patient Safety
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Research Letter Examines Perceived Hospitalist Workload and Patient Safety Henry J. Michtalik, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S., of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues surveyed 506 physicians to examine the perceived effect of the average hospitalist workload on patient safety…
Patient Preferences for Defibrillator Deactivation Reported in Research Letter
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Patient Preferences for Defibrillator Deactivation Reported in Research Letter John A. Dodson, M.D., of the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., and colleagues conducted a survey that examined patient preferences for the deactivation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)…
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Study Suggests Association Between Regular Aspirin Use, Increased Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jie Jin Wang, Ph.D., email jiejin.wang@sydney.edu.au. To contact commentary author Sanjay Kaul, M.D., email sanjay.kaul@cshs.org. CHICAGO – Regular aspirin use appears to be associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness…
Hearing Loss May Be Related to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Frank R. Lin, M.D., Ph.D., call David March at 410-955-1534 or email dmarch1@jhmi.edu. To contact research letter corresponding author Bonnielin K. Swenor, M.P.H., call John Lazarou at 410-502-8902 or email jlazaro1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO – Hearing loss appears to be associated…
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Chia-Fang Wu, M.S., Ph.D., of Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, and colleagues conducted a crossover study of noodle soup consumption in melamine bowls and total melamine excretion in urine. A continuous low-dose of melamine exposure may be associated with…
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Clinical Trial Finds Decision-Support Strategy Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse for Acute Bronchitis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Ralph Gonzales, M.D., M.S.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Jeffrey A. Linder, M.D., M.P.H., call Tom Langford at 617-534-1605 or email tlangford@partners.org. CHICAGO – The percentage of adolescents and adults prescribed antibiotics for acute…
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Study Examines Costs of Breast Cancer Screening in Medicare Recipients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Cary P. Gross, M.D., call 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.edu. To contact commentary author Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, M.D., M.P.H., call Karen Mallet at 215-514-9751 or email km463@georgetown.edu. CHICAGO – Breast cancer screening costs in the Medicare program topped $1 billion annually in…
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Breast cancer screening costs in the Medicare program topped $1 billion annually in the fee-for-service program during 2006 to 2007, with substantial regional variation driven by newer and more expensive technologies, although it is unclear whether higher screening costs…
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Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Changes in pill color were associated with increased odds of medication nonpersistence (persistence was measured as the duration of the time from initiation to discontinuation of therapy) in a study that examined switching between different-appearing antiepileptic drugs (Online First.)…
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Study Examines Overuse of Ambulatory Health Care Services in United States
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Minal S. Kale, M.D., call the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Press Office at 212- 241-9200 or email newsmedia@mssm.edu. CHICAGO – An analysis of nationally representative survey data found significant improvement in the delivery of underused care, but more limited changes…
Analyses of 10 Studies Suggests that Blood Transfusion is Associated with Increased Risk of Death for Patients with Heart Attack
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Saurav Chatterjee, M.D., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email David_Orenstein@brown.edu. To contact commentary corresponding author Jeffrey L. Carson, M.D., call Patty Hansen at 732-235-6307 or email hansenmp@umdnj.edu. CHICAGO – A meta-analysis of 10 studies suggests that receipt of a blood…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A meta-analysis of 10 studies suggests that receipt of a blood transfusion among patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) was associated with increased all-cause mortality compared with not receiving a blood transfusion during heart attack (Online First, see news…
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Research Letter Examines European Medicines Agency’s Policy on Access to Documents
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding research letter author Peter Doshi, Ph.D., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu. To contact commentary author Robert Steinbrook, M.D, call Helen Dodson at 203-436-3984 or email helen.dodson@yale.edu. CHICAGO – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released more than…
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Study Examines Risk Reduction and Screening for Ovarian Cancer Among Women Following BRCA Testing
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Gabriel N. Mannis, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. To contact commentary corresponding author Victor Grann, M.D., M.P.H., call the Columbia University Medical Center Office of Communications at 212-305-3900 or email cumcnews@columbia.edu. CHICAGO – Following BRCA testing, many…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Following BRCA testing, many women who are non-BRCA carriers undergo risk-reducing procedures and additional ovarian cancer screenings, despite limited data to determine the effectiveness of these interventions among the general population (Online First; see news release below). A…
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Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and telephone coaching appears to enhance short-term weight loss when used in conjunction with an existing physician-directed weight loss treatment program (Online First; see news release below). Two adapted diabetes lifestyle…
Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions Lead To Reduced BMI over Usual Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Jun Ma, M.D., Ph.D., call Cynthia Greaves at 650-934-8616 or 650-444-3019 or email greavec@pamf.org. CHICAGO – Two adapted diabetes lifestyle interventions resulted in weight loss, as well as improvements in waist circumference and fasting plasma glucose level, for overweight or…
Addition of Technology to Standard Weight Loss Plan Appears Beneficial for Greater Weight Loss
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Bonnie Spring, Ph.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To contact commentary corresponding author Goutham Rao, M.D., call Andy Buchanan at 847-570-5732 or email abuchanan@northshore.org. CHICAGO – Use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and telephone coaching appears to…
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Longer Treatment for Male Urinary Tract Infection Not Associated with Reduced Early or Late Recurrence Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact study and research letter author Dimitri M. Drekonja, M.D., M.S., call Ralph Heussner at 612-467-3012 or email ralph.heussner@va.gov. To contact invited commentary author Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D., call Dipali Pathak at 713-798-6826 or email pathak@bcm.edu. CHICAGO – A study of…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study of more than 33,000 outpatient male veterans with urinary tract infection (UTI) suggests that compared to patients who received a shorter duration of antimicrobial therapy (for seven days or less), patients who received a longer duration of…
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Unemployment May Be Associated With Increased Heart Attack Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew E. Dupre, Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To contact commentary author William T. Gallo, Ph.D., call Susan Konig at 212-772-4068 or email skonig@hunter.cuny.edu. CHICAGO – Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack) in a study that examined different dimensions of unemployment (Online First, see news release below). A study…
Study Suggests Repeat Testing Common Among Medicare Beneficiaries
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H., call Annmarie Christensen at 603-653-0897 or email annmarie.christensen@dartmouth.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Arnold Milstein, M.D., M.P.H., call Margarita Gallardo at 650-723-7897 or email mjgallardo@stanford.edu. CHICAGO – A study suggests that diagnostic tests are frequently repeated…
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Fasting Time Prior to Blood Lipid Tests Appears to Have Limited Association With Lipid Levels
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher Naugler, M.Sc., M.D., C.C.F.P., F.C.F.P., F.R.C.P.C., call Marta Cyperling at 403-210-3835 or email marta.cyperling@ucalgary.ca. To contact editorial author J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H., and commentary corresponding author Samia Mora, M.D., M.H.S., call Jessica Maki at 617-534-1603 or email jmaki3@partners.org. CHICAGO…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Fasting prior to blood lipid tests appears to have limited association with lipid subclass levels, suggesting that fasting for routine lipid level determinations may be unnecessary (Online First, see news release below). A review of electronic health records of…
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Study Examines Smoking by Inpatients During Hospital Stay
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Susan Regan, Ph.D., call Ryan Donovan at 617-724-6433 or email rcdonovan@partners.org. To contact commentary author Steven A. Schroeder, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A study of smokers admitted to a large urban teaching hospital in…
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Decline in Incidence of Heart Attacks Appears Associated with Smoke-Free Workplace Laws
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Richard D. Hurt, M.D., call Kelley Luckstein at 507-538-5554 or email luckstein.kelley@mayo.edu. To contact commentary author Pamela M. Ling, M.D., M.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart…
Overweight, Obesity in Adolescents Appears Associated with Increased Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease Over Time
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Asaf Vivante, M.D., email asafvivante@gmail.com. To contact commentary author Kirsten L. Johansen, M.D., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period (Online First, see news release below). A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart…
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Eating More Legumes May Improve Glycemic Control, Lower Estimated Heart Disease Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author David J.A. Jenkins, M.D., call Kate Taylor at 416-864-6060 ext. 6537 or email taylorka@smh.ca. To contact commentary author Marion J. Franz, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., call 952-941-6751 or email MarionFranz@aol.com. CHICAGO – Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils)…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils) as part of a low-glycemic index diet appears to improve glycemic control and reduce estimated coronary heart disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Online First, see news…
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Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study that sought to develop and validate a clinical prediction tool for patients after ischemic stroke suggests that the PLAN score (derived from preadmission comorbidities [co-existing diseases], level of consciousness, age and neurologic deficit) appeared to predict 30-day…
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Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Overall death rates due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection declined over time between 1993 and 2007 for most men and women by race/ethnicity and educational levels, with the largest absolute decreases for nonwhites because of their higher baseline…
Study Finds Decline in HIV Deaths for Most Men, Women by Race/Ethnicity, Education
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Edgar P. Simard, Ph.D., M.P.H., call David Sampson at 213-840-7525 or email David.Sampson@cancer.org. To contact commentary author William Cunningham, M.D., M.P.H., call Enrique Rivero at 310-794-2273 or email ERivero@mednet.ucla.edu. CHICAGO – Overall death rates due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
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Study Suggests High Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit at End of Life
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Alexander K. Smith, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Peter A. Boling, M.D., call Cheryle Rodriguez at 804-827-0889 or email clrodriguez@vcu.edu. CHICAGO– Almost one-third of older adults received care in…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Almost one-third of older adults received care in a skilled nursing facility in the last six months of life under the Medicare posthospitalization benefit, according to a study of more than 5,000 Medicare participants who died (Online First, see…
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Study Analyzes Variations in Antibiotic Prescribing Among Older Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Yuting Zhang, Ph.D., call Allison Hydzik or Cyndy McGrath at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu and mcgrathc3@upmc.edu. To contact commentary author Ralph Gonzales, M.D., M.S.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A study of Medicare data suggests there…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Two articles examine antibiotic prescribing patterns. A study of Medicare data suggests there was wide variation in antibiotic prescribing for older patients based on geography and the season in which prescriptions for the medication were written (Online First, see…
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Resuming Warfarin After Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding Associated with Lower Risk for Thrombosis, Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Daniel M. Witt, Pharm.D., F.C.C.P., B.C.P.S., call Amy Whited at 303-344-7518 or email Amy.L.Whited@kp.org. To contact commentary author Daniel J. Brotman, M.D., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO– A study of patients treated with the anticoagulant medication…