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…
Study Examines Effect of 2011 Duty Hour Regulation vs. 2003 Regulations on First-Year Residents Sleep Duration, Trainee Education and Patient Care
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…
Study Explores Outcomes Associated With Reduced Duty Hours Among First-Year Residents
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…
Research Letter Examines Overuse of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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…
Study Suggests Teenage Smokers With Higher Genetic Risk Associated With Development of Adult Smoking Problems
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues sought to examine how genetic risks influence the developmental progression of smoking behavior from initiation…
Study Finds Data on Experience-Related Outcomes Limited in Children’s Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Jarod P. McAteer, M.D., of Seattle Children’s Hospital call Mary Guiden at 206-987-7334 or email Press@SeattleChildrens.org. CHICAGO – A review of the available medical literature suggests that data on experience-related outcomes in children’s surgery are limited and vary widely…
Mild Cognitive Impairment at Parkinson Disease Diagnosis Associated with Increased Risk for Early Dementia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Kenn Freddy Pedersen, M.D., Ph.D., email kenfrp@online.no. To contact editorial author Brian J. Copeland, M.D., call Robert Cahill at 713-500-3030 or email Robert.cahill@uth.tmc.edu. CHICAGO – Mild cognitive impairment at the time of Parkinson disease (PD) diagnosis appears to be…
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Randomized Trial Examines Supplementation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights A randomized trial by Christin Arnold, Dipl-Troph, of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, and colleagues found that a supplement containing a fixed combination of lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) during 12 months significantly improved plasma…
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Study Investigates Association Between Race And Use Of Revascularizaton vs Amputation in Lower Extremity Ischemia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 JAMA Surgery Study Highlights A study by Tyler S. Durazzo, M.D., and colleagues at the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, examined the difference between white and nonwhite patients in the rates of use of amputation or revascularization procedures for treatment of…
Study Examines Laparoscopic Effectiveness in Incisional Hernia Repair
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 JAMA Surgery Study Highlights A randomized controlled clinical trial by Hasan H. Eker, M.D., of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues examined laparoscopic versus open ventral incisional hernia repair with regard to postoperative pain and nausea, operative results, perioperative and postoperative…
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Research Letter Suggests Handheld Umbrella Useful for Blocking UV Rays
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2013 JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights In a research letter, Josette R. McMichael, M.D, of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues examined the amount of UV radiation (UVR) that penetrates a handheld umbrella (HU). (Online First) The authors collected 23 umbrellas,…
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Advanced Grandparent Age Appears Associated with Increased Autism Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Emma M. Frans, M.Sc., of the Karolinska Institutet, and colleagues suggests that advanced grandparental age is associated with an increased risk of autism. The authors conducted a study of individuals born in Sweden since 1932…
Study Examines Link Between Maternal Exposure to Childhood Abuse, Autism Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Andrea L. Roberts, Ph.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues suggests that maternal exposure to childhood abuse is associated with an increased risk for autism in their children. (Online First) Researchers…
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Study Suggests Nurse Understaffing Associated With NICU Infection Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights A study by Jeannette A. Rogowski, Ph.D., of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, and colleagues suggests nurse understaffing in US neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is associated with higher rates of nosocomial infections among…
Study Suggests Combination of Hypertension, Genetic Risk Factor for Alzheimer Disease May be Associated with Increased Brain Amyloid Deposits in Cognitively Normal Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights A study by Karen M. Rodrigue, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Dallas, and colleagues suggests that patients with hypertension with at least one genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease (an apolipoprotein E Ɛ4 allele) showed more β-amyloid…
Study Investigates Prolonged Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care Facilities
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…
Study Examines Outcomes of Screening Mammography for Age, Breast Density, Hormone Therapy
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…
Study Tracks Variation Between Hospitals in Vena Cava Filter Use
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…
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Study Evaluates Clinical Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Associated Eye Infections in Patients Without HIV
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY , MARCH 14, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Study Evaluates Clinical Manifestations of Cytomegalovirus Associated Eye Infections in Patients Without HIV The medical records of 18 patients (22 affected eyes) were reviewed as part of a case series study in an academic research setting by…
Follow-up of Results, Complications of Combined Rhinoplasty, Genioplasty
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013 JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery Study Highlights Follow-up of Results, Complications of Combined Rhinoplasty, Genioplasty Dario Bertossi, M.D., of the University of Verona, Italy, and colleagues examined the long-term results and complications of combined rhinoplasty (nose) and genioplasty (chin). (Online First) The…
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Study Screened For Post-Partum Depression, Examined Positive Findings
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Screened For Post-Partum Depression, Examined Positive Findings A study by Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S., and colleagues screened postpartum women for depression and examined positive screening findings to determine the timing of the episode’s onset, along with…
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Research Letter Surveys Treatment of Hyperlipidemia in Primary Prevention
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…
Analysis of Complications Following Colonoscopy with Anesthesia Assistance
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….
Study Suggests Many Colonoscopies for Older Adults May be Inappropriate
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…
Study Investigates Older Adults’ View of Cancer Screening
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’…
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Study Examines Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers in Relation to Alzheimer Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights A study by Maureen Handoko, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and colleagues suggests that in cognitively intact older adults cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid-β trimers and Αβ*56 were elevated in patients at risk for Alzheimer disease (AD). (Online First)…
Review of Medical Literature Suggests Obesity in Hospitalized Children May Be Associated with Higher Mortality
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights A search of available medical literature by Lori J. Bechard, M.Ed., R.D., L.D.N., of Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues suggests that childhood obesity may be a risk factor for higher mortality in hospitalized children with critical illness, cancer diagnoses or…
Clinical Trial Examines Advance Care Planning for Teens with Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights A randomized controlled clinical trial by Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., of the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, and colleagues examined the efficacy of family-centered advance care planning (ACP) for adolescents with cancer. (Online First) The clinical trial included 60…
Telemedicine Saves Travel and Time for Patients with Parkinson Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights A randomized clinical trial by E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A.., of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues of 20 patients with Parkinson disease suggests that telemedicine visits could save patients, on average, 100 miles of travel and three hours of…
Study Suggests Possible Marker of Alzheimer Disease Associated With Worse Sleep Quality
Editor’s Note: An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts at http://bit.ly/MNucEu. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Yo-El S. Ju, M.D., and colleagues from the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, suggest in a study that amyloid deposition in the preclinical…
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More Firearm Laws May Be Associated With Lower Rate of Firearm Fatalities
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…
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Patients With Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression Benefitted From Active Treatment in Clinical Trial
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Study Estimates Association Between Depression, Functional Vision Loss in Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Study Estimates Association Between Depression, Functional Vision Loss in Adults Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues suggest that self-reported visual function loss was associated with depression in a study that…
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Anger Due to Delusions Associated With Violence, Psychosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Anger Due to Delusions Associated With Violence, Psychosis Jeremy W. Coid, M.D., and colleagues from Queen Mary University of London, Forensic Psychiatry Research Unit, Barts, and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine,…
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Study Analyzes Relationship Between Suctioning, Length of Stay in Infants with Bronchiolitis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Study Analyzes Relationship Between Suctioning, Length of Stay in Infants with Bronchiolitis A study by Grant M. Mussman, M.D., and colleagues at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, suggests that the use of deep suctioning in the…
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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Ocular Complications Following Bone Marrow Transplant Common in Study
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Ocular Complications Following Bone Marrow Transplant Common in Study A study in the Netherlands by Viera Kalinina Ayuso, M.D., of the University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, examined the development of eye complications among children within one year…
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Study Examines Psychiatric Disorders Related to Foreign Migration
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Examines Psychiatric Disorders Related to Foreign Migration Elizabeth Cantor-Graae, Ph.D., of Skåne University Hospital, Malmӧ, Sweden, and Carsten B. Pedersen, D.M.Sc., of the University of Århus, Denmark, examined psychiatric disorders associated with a foreign migration background among people living…
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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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Soccer Program Associated with Increased Activity in Students With Higher BMI
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Soccer Program Associated with Increased Activity in Students With Higher BMI Kristine Madsen, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues examined the effect of the community-based, after-school soccer and youth development program, America SCORES, on students’…
Clinical Trial Evaluates Intervention to Reduce Pregnancy Risk Among Adolescent Girls
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Renee E. Sieving, R.N., Ph.D., F.S.A.H.M., call Miranda Taylor at 612-626-2767 or email tayl0551@umn.edu. CHICAGO – More consistent use of condoms, oral contraception or both was reported by a group of teenage girls who took part in a youth…
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Examination of Botox Doses for Facial Aesthetic Treatments
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery Study Highlights Examination of Botox Doses for Facial Aesthetic Treatments Bryan J. Winn, M.D., of Columbia University, New York, and Bryan S. Sires, M.D., Ph.D., of the Allure Facial Laser Center and Medispa, Kirkland, Wash., used electromyography (EMG)…
Meta-Analysis Suggests Cochlear Implantation in Adults Associated With Improved Hearing
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Meta-Analysis Suggests Cochlear Implantation in Adults Associated With Improved Hearing A review of available medical research by James M. Gaylor, B.A., of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, suggests that cochlear implants in adults may be associated with…
HIV Infection Associated with Increased Risk of Sensorineural Hearing Loss
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights HIV Infection Associated with Increased Risk of Sensorineural Hearing Loss A study using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database by Charlene Lin, B.S., University of California, Berkley, suggests that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
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Study Examines Reasons for Legal Action Related to Cutaneous Laser Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights Study Examines Reasons for Legal Action Related to Cutaneous Laser Surgery H. Ray Jalian, M.D., of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and colleagues searched online legal documents to find the common reasons for legal action, injuries and claims related…
Isotretinoin and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights Isotretinoin and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mahyar Etminan, Pharm.D., of the University of British Columbia, Canada, and colleagues examined the association between isotretinoin, a vitamin A derivative approved for the treatment of acne, and the risk for inflammatory…
Bariatric Surgery Not Associated With Reduced Overall Health Care Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Jonathan P. Weiner, DrPH., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu. To contact critique author Edward H. Livingston, M.D., call JAMA Network Media Relations at 312-464-5262 or email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org. CHICAGO – An analysis of insurance claims data suggests that…
Study Examines Adult Psychiatric Outcomes of Childhood Bullying
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author William E. Copeland, Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. CHICAGO – Victims of bullying during childhood were at increased risk of anxiety disorders in adulthood, and those who were both victims and perpetrators were at increased…