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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study of patients treated with the anticoagulant medication warfarin suggests that resuming warfarin therapy after gastrointestinal tract bleeding was associated with lower risk for thrombosis (blood clot) and death (Online First, see news release below). A study suggests…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Andrew J. Vickers, D.Phil., call Caitlin Hool at 212-639-3573 or email hoolc@mskcc.org. To contact commentary author Andrew L. Avins, M.D., M.P.H., call Maureen McInaney at 510-891-3173 or email maureen.mcinaney@kp.org. CHICAGO– An analysis of patient data from 29 randomized controlled trials…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author David W. Bates, M.D., M.Sc., call Tom Langford at 617-534-1605 or email tlangford@partners.org. To contact corresponding commentary author Joseph A. Vassalotti, M.D., call Christie Corbett at 212-241-9200 or email christie.corbett@mountsinai.org. CHICAGO – An observational study of nearly 1 million…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights An observational study of nearly 1 million patients who underwent surgery suggests that preoperative hyponatremia (an electrolyte disorder in which sodium levels in the blood are low) was associated with an increased risk of complications and death within 30…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Anoop Shankar, M.D., Ph.D., call Amy Johns at 304-293-1412 or email johnsa@wvuhealthcare.com. To contact commentary author Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., M.S., call Laura Gallegos at 915-309-5647 or email laura.gallegos@ttuhsc.edu. CHICAGO– Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a manmade chemical used in the manufacture…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a manmade chemical used in the manufacture of some common household products, appears to be associated with cardiovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease in a study of 1,216 individuals (Online First, see news release…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Thomas B. Casale, M.D., call Deborah Daley at 402-280-1786 or email deborahdaley@creighton.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Andrew F. Shorr, M.D., M.P.H., call So Young Pak at 202-877-2748 or email soyoung.pak@medstar.net. CHICAGO – A review of five clinical trials…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Emily D. Parker, M.P.H., Ph.D., call Mary Van Beusekom at 952-967-7361 or email Mary.B.VanBeusekom@HealthPartners.com. To contact corresponding commentary author James S. Floyd, M.D., M.S., call Leila Gray 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu. CHICAGO – A study that compared the incidence of myocardial…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jarrett D.Berry, M.D., M.S., call Remekca Owens at 214-648-3404 or email remekca.owens@utsouthwestern.edu. To contact commentary author Diane E. Bild, M.D., M.P.H., call the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute communications office at 301-496-4236 or email nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov. CHICAGO– Fitness in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Fitness in midlife appears to be associated with a lower risk of common chronic health conditions later in life in men and women older than 65 years and enrolled in Medicare (Online First, see news release below). A study…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Tait D. Shanafelt, M.D., call the Mayo Clinic Department of Public Affairs at 507-284-5005 or email newsbureau@mayo.edu. CHICAGO– A national survey of 7,288 physicians (26.7 percent participation rate) finds that 45.8 percent of physicians reported at least one symptom of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A national survey of 7,288 physicians (26.7 percent participation rate) finds that 45.8 percent of physicians reported at least one symptom of burnout (Online First, see news release below). A study that examined the association of delirium and cognitive…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Christian Mueller, M.D., F.E.S.C., email chmueller@uhbs.ch. To contact commentary L. Kristin Newby, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. CHICAGO – A strategy using an algorithm that incorporates high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) values appears to be…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A strategy using an algorithm that incorporates high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) values appears to be associated with ruling-out or ruling-in myocardial infarction (heart attack) within one hour in 77 percent of patients with acute chest pain who presented…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Diewertje Sluik, M.Sc., email Diewertje.Sluik@dife.de. To contact editorial author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., call Michael Wilson at 213-240-8059 or e-mail micwilson@dhs.lacounty.gov. CHICAGO– Higher levels of physical activity were related to lower risk of death in patients with diabetes, according to a report published…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., call Marge Dwyer at 617-432-8416 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. CHICAGO – Weight training was linked with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes in a study of male health professionals, and those men who engaged…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Weight training was linked with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes in a study of male health professionals, and those men who engaged in weight training and aerobic exercise for at least 150 minutes a week had the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Arief Lalmohamed, Pharm.D., email a.lalmohamed@uu.nl. To contact commentary author Arthur W. Wallace, M.D., Ph.D., call Kristen Bole at 415-476-2743 or email kristen.bole@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – Total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries were associated with increased risk of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Total hip replacement and total knee replacement were associated with increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack) in the first two weeks after the surgical procedures (Online First, see news release below). A study that describes intensive…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., call Michael Wilson at 213-240-8059 or e-mail micwilson@dhs.lacounty.gov. CHICAGO – A study suggests that safety-net hospitals (SNHs), which…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study suggests that safety-net hospitals (SNHs), which typically care for poor patients, performed more poorly than other hospitals on nearly every measure of patient experience, a situation that could have financial consequences as hospital payments are connected to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Robert W. Yeh, M.D., M.Sc., call Ryan Donovan at 617-724-6433 or email rcdonovan@partners.org. To contact commentary author Peter W. Groeneveld, M.D., M.S., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu. CHICAGO – A study based on more than 1.5…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D., call Anne Doerr at 617-632-4090 or email anne_doerr@dfci.harvard.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Alan B. Zonderman Ph.D., call Megan Homer at 301-496-1752 or email nianews3@mail.nih.gov. CHICAGO – Better quality of life at the end of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Chien-Chang Lee, M.D., M.Sc., email cclee100@gmail.com. CHICAGO– Use of cranberry-containing products appears to be associated with prevention of urinary tract infections in some individuals, according to a study that reviewed the available medical literature and was published by Archives…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study that reviewed the available medical literature suggests that use of cranberry-containing products appears to be associated with prevention of urinary tract infections in some individuals (see news release below). Better quality of life at the end of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Colleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., call Wyatt DuBois at 216-445-9946 or email duboisw@ccf.org. To contact commentary author Victor A. Ferraris, M.D., Ph.D., call Allison Perry at 859-323-2399 or email allison.perry@uky.edu. CHICAGO– Jehovah’s Witness patients who undergo cardiac surgery…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Jehovah’s Witness patients who undergo cardiac surgery do not appear to be at increased risk for surgical complications or death when compared to patients who undergo cardiac surgery and receive blood transfusions (Online First; see news release below). According…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Jose Gutierrez, M.D., M.P.H., call Karin Eskenazi at 212-342-0508 or email ket2116@columbia.edu. To contact corresponding invited commentary author Fiona Taylor, Ph.D., HonMFPH, email Fiona.Taylor@lshtm.ac.uk. CHICAGO– Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs appear to be associated with reduced risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in men…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs appear to be associated with reduced risk for recurrent cardiovascular events in men and women, but do not appear to be associated with reduced all-cause mortality or stroke in women (see news release below). According to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Loneliness in individuals over 60 years of age appears associated with an increased risk of functional decline and death in a study that included 1,604 participants from the Health and Retirement Study (Online First, see news release below). Living…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., call Diane Keefe at 857-203-5879 or email diane.keefe@va.gov. CHICAGO– Living alone was associated with an increased risk of death and cardiovascular death in an international study of stable outpatients at risk of or with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Carla M. Perissinotto, M.D., M.H.S., call Leland Kim at 415-502-9553 or email leland.kim@ucsf.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Emily M. Bucholz, M.P.H., call Karen Peart at 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.edu. CHICAGO– Loneliness in individuals over 60 years of age appears associated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Iskandar Idris, M.D., F.R.C.P, F.R.C.P.(Edin), email iidris@aol.com. To contact corresponding commentary author Sonal Singh, M.D., M.P.H., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO – Treatment with glucose-lowering thiazolidinedione drugs in patients with Type 2 diabetes appears to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Hermann Brenner, M.D., M.P.H., email h.brenner@dkfz.de. To contact commentary author Tai Hing Lam, M.D. email hrmrlth@hku.hk. CHICAGO– An analysis of available medical literature suggests smoking was linked to increased mortality in older patients and that smoking cessation was associated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Treatment with glucose-lowering thiazolidinedione drugs in patients with Type 2 diabetes appears to be associated with an increased risk of diabetic macular edema (a complication that may affect vision) at 1-year and 10-year follow-up evaluations (Online First, see news…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Louise Pilote, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., call Julie Robert at 514-934-1934 ext.71381 or email julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca. To contact corresponding editorial author Gregory M. Marcus, M.D., M.A.S., call Leland Kim at 415-502-9553 or email leland.kim@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– An observational study that examined the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012   Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights An observational study that examined the comparative effectiveness of rhythm control vs. rate control drug treatment on mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (a rapid, irregular heart beat) suggests there was little difference in mortality within four years…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Steven G. Coca, D.O., M.S., call 203-432-1326  or email karen.peart@yale.edu. To contact commentary author David M. Nathan, M.D., call Kory Zhao at 617-726-0274 or email kdodd1@partners.org. To contact corresponding commentary author Karen L. Margolis, M.D., M.P.H., call Mary Van Beusekom 952-967-7361…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact BonnieSpring, Ph.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To contact commentary author William T. Riley, Ph.D., call the NHLBI Office of Communications at 301-496-4236 or email nhlbinews@nhlbi.nih.gov. CHICAGO– The diet and activity levels of patients may be improved through…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights The diet and activity levels of patients may be improved through use of mobile technology, remote coaching and financial incentives, according to a report of a randomized controlled trial (see news release below). A review of seven clinical trials…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Raphael P. H. Meier, M.D., email raphael.meier@hcuge.ch. To contact commentary author Douglas C. Bauer, M.D., call Kristen Bole at 415- 502-6397 or email kristen.bole@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – Treatment with bisphosphonate therapy appears to be associated with an increased risk of atypical fractures…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study of patients admitted to a single university hospital in Switzerland suggests that treatment with bisphosphonate therapy appears to be associated with an increased risk of atypical fractures of the femur; however, the overall occurrence of atypical fracture…

Asymptomatic patients who undergo treadmill exercise echocardiography (ExE) after coronary revascularization may be identified as being at high risk but those patients do not appear to have more favorable outcomes with repeated revascularization (Online First, see news release below). A small clinical trial reported by investigators from Japan suggests that acupuncture appears to be associated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE:  10 A.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Masao Suzuki, L.Ac, Ph.D., email masuzuki@meiji-u.ac.jp. To contact corresponding commentary author George T. Lewith, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P., M.R.C.G.P, email gl3@southampton.ac.uk. CHICAGO – According to a small clinical trial reported by investigators from Japan, acupuncture appears to be associated with improvement…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Thomas H. Marwick, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., call Tora Vinci at 216-444-2412 or email vinciv@ccf.org. To contact commentary author Mark J. Eisenberg, M.D., M.P.H., call Allison Flynn at 514-398-7698 or email allison.j.flynn@mcgill.ca. CHICAGO – Asymptomatic patients who undergo treadmill exercise…