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ADHD in Young Adulthood Examined in JAMA Psychiatry Studies
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Louise Arseneault, Ph.D., email Jack Stonebridge at jack.stonebridge@kcl.ac.uk. To contact corresponding author Luis Augusto Rohde, M.D., Ph.D., email lrohde@terra.com.br. To contact editorial corresponding author Stephen V. Faraone, PhD., email Darryl Geddes at geddesd@upstate.edu To place an electronic…
Compared With Men, Women With Atrial Fibrillation Have More Symptoms, Worse Quality Of Life, Although Higher Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan P. Piccini, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0529 In a study published online…
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Study Assesses Performance of Direct-to-Consumer Teledermatology Services
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 4:30 P.M. (ET), SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Jack S. Resneck Jr., M.D., email Elizabeth Fernandez at elizabeth.fernandez@ucsf.edu. Related material: An Editor’s Note by JAMA Dermatology Editor June K. Robinson, M.D., also is available. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be…
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Neurological Complications of Zika Virus
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author J. David Beckham. M.D., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email Mark.Couch@ucdenver.edu. Related audio content: To preview the author audio interview, please visit the For The Media website. The podcast will be live when the embargo lifts on the…
Attending Religious Services Associated with Lower Risk of Death in Women
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Tyler J. VanderWeele, Ph.D., call Karen Gail Feldscher at 617-432-8439 or email kfeldsch@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Dan German Blazer, II, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link…
Physical Activity Associated with Lower Risk for Many Cancers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Steven C. Moore, Ph.D., M.P.H., call NCI Press Office at 301-496-6641 or email ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov. To contact corresponding commentary author Marilie D. Gammon, Ph.D., call David Pesci at 919-962-2600 or email dpesci@email.unc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in…
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Study Finds Low Levels of Ultraviolet A Light Protection in Automobile Side Windows
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Brian S. Boxer Wachler, M.D., email info@boxerwachler.com or call 310-860-1900. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.1139 JAMA Ophthalmology An analysis of the ultraviolet A (UV-A) light…
Repetitive, Subconcussive Head Impacts From Football Associated With Short-Term Changes in Eye Function
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dianne Langford, Ph.D., call Jennifer Lee at 215-707-7424 or email Jennifer.Lee3@tuhs.temple.edu. To contact Andrew G. Lee, M.D., call Gale Smith at 832-667-5843 or email Gsmith@houstonmethodist.org. To place electronic embedded links to these articles in your story: Links will be live at the…
Is Initiation of Chemo Affected by Complementary, Alternative Medicine Use?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Heather Greenlee, N.D., Ph.D., call Stephanie Berger at 212-305-4372 or email sb2247@columbia.edu. To contact commentary author Robert Zachariae, D.M.Sc., email bzach@aarhus.rm.dk. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time:…
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Walking Ability Predictor of Adverse Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan Afilalo, M.D., M.Sc., email Cynthia Lee at cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0316 Among more than 15,000 patients who underwent cardiac surgery,…
Self-Harm, Unintentional Injury in Bipolar Disorder for Patients on Lithium, Other Drugs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Joseph F. Hayes, M.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., email joseph.hayes@ucl.ac.uk Related audio content: An author audio interview also is available on the For The Media website to preview. The author audio interview will be live when the embargo lifts on the…
Brief Report on Mucocutaneous Findings, Course in Adult with Zika Virus Infection
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Amit Garg, M.D., call Adrienne M. Stoller at 516-463-7585 or email adrienne.m.stoller@hofstra.edu. Related material: The Viewpoint article, “Zika Virus in the Americas: An Obscure Arbovirus Comes Calling,” also is available. To place an electronic embedded link in your…
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Artificially Sweetened Beverages Consumed in Pregnancy Linked to Increased Infant BMI
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Meghan B. Azad, Ph.D., call Ilana Simon at 204-789-3427 or email Ilana.simon@umanitoba.ca. To contact corresponding editorial author Mark A. Pereira, Ph.D., call Caroline Marin at 612-624-5680 or email crmarin@umn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…
Pesticide Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of ALS
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., call Haley Otman at 734-764-2220 or email otmanh@med.umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0594; http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.1038 JAMA Neurology Survey data suggest reported…
Therapeutic Substitution Could Help Reduce Money Spent on Prescription Drugs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Michael E. Johansen, M.D., M.S., call Sherri Kirk at 614-293-3737 or email Sherri.Kirk@osumc.edu. Video and audio content: A video and audio report is available for preview under embargo at this link. It will be available for download at…
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Portable Artificial Vision Device May Be an Effective Aid for Patients with Low Vision
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Mark J. Mannis, M.D., call Phyllis Brown at 916-291-4500 or email pkbrown@ucdavis.edu. Note: Images of the portable artificial vision device are available for use and can be found below. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in…
Staging System to Explain Complexity, Manage Expectations in Revision Rhinoplasty
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY MAY 5, 2015 Media advisory: To contact study corresponding author Russell Kridel, M.D., call Stephane Shepard at 713-526-5665 or email Stephanie@todaysface.com. Related material: Also available is a related commentary, “Classifying Revision Rhinoplasty Complexity – the Impossible Dream,” by Wayne Fox Larrabee, Jr., M.D., of the Larrabee Center for…
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Online Health Information for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Often Written at Too High a Reading Level
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Tara S. Kent, M.D., email Kelly Lawman at klawman@bidmc.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0730 JAMA Surgery Online information on pancreatic cancer overestimates the…
Implementation of Telephone CPR Program Results in Improved Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Bentley J. Bobrow, M.D., call Jo Marie Barkley at 520-626-7219 or email jgellerm@email.arizona.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0251 JAMA Cardiology Implementation of a guideline-based…
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Teledermatology Linked to Access to Dermatologists for Medicaid Enrollees in California
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Lori Uscher-Pines, Ph.D., call Warren Robak at 310-451-6913 or email robak@rand.org. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0938 JAMA Dermatology Primary care practices in a large…
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Does Supplemental Donor Milk Instead of Formula Reduce Infections in Preterm Infants?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Johannes B. van Goudoever, Ph.D., email h.vangoudoever@vumc.nl. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0183 JAMA Pediatrics The combined incidence of serious infection, the intestinal disease necrotizing…
Concussion Outcomes Differ Among Football Players from Youth to College
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Zachary Y. Kerr, Ph.D., M.P.H., call 317-275-3664 or email media@datalyscenter.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0073 JAMA Pediatrics Concussions in high school football had the…
Study Links Some Positive Effects to Calorie Restriction in Nonobese Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Corby K. Martin, Ph.D., call Alisha Prather at 225-763-2978 or email alisha.prather@pbrc.edu or Stephanie Ryan Malin at 225-763-2862 or email Stephanie.Malin@pbrc.edu. Related material: Also available are the related article, “Innovative Self-Regulation Strategies to Reduce Weight Gain in Young…
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Recent Cancer Diagnosis Associated with Increased Risk of Mental Health Disorders
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Donghao Lu, M.D., email donghao.lu@ki.se To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.0483 JAMA Oncology A recent cancer diagnosis was associated with increased risk for some mental…
Psoriasis Associated with Diabetes, BMI & Obesity in Danish Twin Study
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Ann Sophie Lønnberg, M.D., email ann_sophie_l@hotmail.com. To contact editorial corresponding author Joel M. Gelfand, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email Katharine.Delach@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live…
Study Identifies Emergency General Surgical Procedures that Account for Most Complications, Deaths and Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Joaquim M. Havens, M.D., call Lori Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email ljschroth@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0480 Only 7 procedures account for…
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Linked to Reduced Depressive Relapse Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Willem Kuyken, Ph.D., email Lucy Palmer at Lucy.Palmer@psych.ox.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1865-613-163. To contact editorial corresponding author Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., call Marianne Spoon at 608-890-3074 or email mspoon@wisc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this…
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Care Disparities for Hispanic Medicare Advantage Enrollees in Puerto Rico
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Amal N. Trivedi, M.D., M.P.H., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email David_Orenstein@brown.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Héctor M. Colón, Ph.D., email hector.colon8@upr.edu To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live…
For Some Cancers, Risk Lower Among Kids of Non-U.S.-Born Hispanic Mothers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Julia E. Heck, Ph.D., call Peter Bracke at 310-206-4430 or email PBracke@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0097 The children of Hispanic mothers not…
Infants Who Ate Rice, Rice Products Had Higher Urinary Concentrations of Arsenic
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Margaret R. Karagas, Ph.D., email K. Derik Hertel at Kenneth.D.Hertel@dartmouth.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0120 JAMA Pediatrics Infants Who Ate Rice, Rice Products…
Effort to Detect, Isolate Asymptomatic C difficile Carriers Linked to Lower Incidence
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Yves Longtin, M.D., call Cynthia Lee at 514-398-6754 or email cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca. To contact commentary author L. Clifford McDonald, M.D., call Melissa Brower, MMC at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov. To place an electronic embedded link in your story:…
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Facial Grading Systems for Patients with Facial Paralysis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 Media advisory: To contact study corresponding author Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D., call Suzanne Day at 617-573-3897 or email Suzanne_Day@meei.harvard.edu. Related material: An author audio interview is available for preview on the For The Media website and will be available when the embargo lifts on the…
No Risk Association Observed for Anthracycline Chemotherapy, Cognitive Decline
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Patricia A. Ganz, M.D., call Peter M. Bracke at 310-206-4430 or email PBracke@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.0350 JAMA Oncology New data analyses found…
Well-Managed Warfarin Therapy Associated With Low Risk Of Complications in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Fredrik Björck, M.D., email Fredrik.Bjorck@lvn.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0199 In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Fredrik Björck, M.D., of Umea…
Clinical Score May Help Predict Likelihood of Bariatric Surgery Curing Type 2 Diabetes in Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Annemarie G. Hirsch, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Mike Ferlazzo at 570- 214-7410 or email msferlazzo@geisinger.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0251 In a study…
The Importance of Assessing Weight Control Practices, Eating Behaviors, After Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact James E. Mitchell, M.D., email Jmitchell@nrifargo.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0395 Assessing certain weight control practices and eating behaviors after bariatric surgery…
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What Causes the Excess Rate of Death Associated with Alcohol Use Disorders?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D., call Anne J. Dreyfuss at 804-828-7701 or email dreyfussaj@vcu.edu. Related material: Also available is an editorial by Andreas Heinz, M.D., of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, and coauthors entitled, “Alcohol as an Environmental Mortality Hazard” To…
Military Sexual Trauma Linked to Higher Risk of Homelessness Among Veterans
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Adi V. Gundlapalli, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., call Jill Atwood at 801-582-1565 ext 4094 or email Jill.Atwood@va.gov. To contact corresponding editorial author Jitender Sareen, M.D., email jitender.sareen@umanitoba.ca To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…
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Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use, Appropriateness Varies in Children’s Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Thomas J. Sandora, M.D., M.P.H., call Rob Graham at 617-919-3111 or email rob.graham@childrens.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0019 JAMA Pediatrics A new study…
Patients Triaged as Nonurgent in ED Get Diagnostics, Procedures, Admitted
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Renee Y. Hsia, M.D., M.Sc., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. Related material: An Editor’s Note by JAMA Internal Medicine Associate Editor Joseph S. Ross, M.D., M.H.S., also is available. To place an electronic embedded link…
Why Do Older Asymptomatic Patients Have Carotid Imaging?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Salomeh Keyhani, M.D., M.P.H., call Scott Maier at 415-476-3595 or email scott.maier@ucsf.edu or call Judi Cheary at 415-750-2250 or email Judi.Cheary2@va.gov. Related audio material: An author audio interview will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA…