Vitamin E, Selenium Supplements Unlikely to Effect Age-Related Cataracts in Men

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Combo of Phototherapy, Drug Results in Faster Repigmentation in Vitiligo Patients

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PTSD Symptoms Associated with Increased Food Addiction

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Multiple-Birth Infants Use More Resources, Spotlight on Reproductive Technology

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Measuring Defensive Medicine Costs on 3 Hospital Services

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2 Research Letters, Commentary Examine Emergency Department Timeliness, Stays

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Study Examines Vitiligo, Alopecia Areata and Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Edward W. Cowen, M.D., M.H.Sc., call NCI Press Officers at 301-496-6641 or email ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1550. JAMA…

Association Between Sunshine and Suicide Examined in Study

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Nestor D. Kapusta, M.D., Ph.D., email nestor.kapusta@meduniwien.ac.at. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1198. JAMA Psychiatry   Bottom Line: Lower rates of suicide…

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Study Examines Immunosuppressant Effect on Central Nervous System Disorder

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ho Jin Kim, M.D., Ph.D., email hojinkim@ncc.re.kr. To contact editorial author Bruce Cree, M.D., Ph.D., call Pete Farley at 415-502-4608 or email peter.farley@ucsf.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links for this study and…

Access to Care Among Young Adults Increases After Health Insurance Expansion

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Meera Kotagal, M.D., M.P.H., call Leila Gray at 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1208 JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line:…

Patients with Advanced Dementia Continue Receiving Medications of Questionable Benefit

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Jennifer Tjia, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Lisa Larson at 508-856-2000 or email Lisa.larson@umassmed.edu. To contact commentary author Greg A. Sachs, M.D., call Cindy Fox Aisen at 317-843-2276 or email caisen@iupui.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story:…

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Outdoor Activities May be Linked to Exfoliation Syndrome in Eyes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Louis R. Pasquale, M.D., call Mary Leach at (617) 573-4170 or email Mary_Leach@meei.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.3326. JAMA Ophthalmology Bottom…

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Diagnosis Linked to Higher Rates of Schizophrenia

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sandra M. Meier, Ph.D., email smeier@ncrr.au.dk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1011. JAMA Psychiatry   Bottom Line: A diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder…

Airline Pilots, Cabin Crews Have Higher Incidence of Melanoma

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Susana Ortiz-Urda, M.D., Ph.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1077. JAMA Dermatology Bottom Line:…

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Quality of U.S. Diet Improves, Gap Widens for Quality Between Rich and Poor

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., call Marjorie Dwyer 617-432-8416 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Takehiro Sugiyama, M.D., Ph.D., email tsugiyama-tky@umin.ac.jp. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Links for this study and…

Research Letter: Viewers Ate More While Watching Hollywood Action Flick on TV

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Aner Tal, Ph.D., call Melissa Osgood at 607-255-2059 or email mmo59@cornell.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: A link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.4098 JAMA Internal Medicine…

Family Dinners Good for Teens’ Mental Health, Could Protect From Cyberbullying

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Frank J. Elgar, Ph.D., email frank.elgar@mcgill.ca. To contact editorial author Catherine P. Bradshaw, Ph.D., M.Ed., call Stephanie Desmon  at 410-955-7619 or email sdesmon1@jhu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The links for this study and…

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Complications of Tube Insertion in Ears Not Worse for Kids with Cleft Lip/Palate

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ian Smillie, M.R.C.S. Ed., email iansmillie@nhs.net. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2014.1657. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery   Bottom Line: Children with…

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Photodynamic Therapy vs. Cryotherapy for Actinic Keratoses

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Daniel B. Eisen, M.D., call Charles Casey at 916-734-9048 or email charles.casey@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. To contact editorial author Harvey Lui, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., call Brian Murphy at 604-822-2048 or email brian.murphy@ubc.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…

Bundled Approach to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Colorectal Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Christopher R. Mantyh, M.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To reach corresponding commentary author Elizabeth C. Wick, M.D., call Patrick Smith at 410-955-8242 psmith88@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story:…

APOE, Diagnostic Accuracy of CSF Biomarkers for Alzheimer Disease

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ronald Lautner, M.D., email ronald.lautner@neuro.gu.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1060. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) levels of β-amyloid…

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Two Case Reports of Rare Stiff Person Syndrome

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Harold L. Atkins, M.D., call Paddy Moore at 613-737-8899 x73687 or email padmoore@ohri.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story A link for this case report will be live at the embargo time: http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.1297. JAMA…

Complication Risk of Deep Brain Stimulation Similar for Older, Younger Parkinson Patients

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Shivanand P. Lad, M.D., Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Neurology website: http://bit.ly/LSa1MM. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in…

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Weekend Hospitalization Linked to Longer Stay for Pediatric Leukemia Patients

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Elizabeth K. Goodman, B.A., call Rachel Salis-Silverman at 267-426-6063 or email salis@email.chop.edu. To contact editorial author Patrick J. Hagan, M.H.S.A., email phagan.hagan@gmail.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The links for this study and editorial will…

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Lower Opioid Overdose Death Rates Associated with State Medical Marijuana Laws

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Marcus A. Bachhuber, M.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact commentary author Marie J. Hayes, Ph.D., call Margaret Nagle at 207-581-3745 or email nagle@maine.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story:…

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Vision Loss Adversely Affects Daily Function Which Can Increase Risk for Death

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sharon L. Christ, Ph.D., call Amy Patterson Neubert at 765-494-9723 or email apatterson@purdue.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.2847. JAMA Ophthalmology Bottom Line:…

Surgery Associated with Better Survival for Patients with Advanced Laryngeal Cancer

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Uchechukwu C. Megwalu, M.D., M.P.H., call Sid Dinsay at 212-241-9200 or email sid.dinsay@mountsinai.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2014.1671. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head &…

Patient, Tumor Characteristics for High-Mitotic Rate Melanoma

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sarah Shen, M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sci., email sshenwq@gmail.com. To contact editorial author Raymond L. Barnhill, M.D., M.Sc., call Elaine Schmidt 310-794-2272 or email eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu. An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Dermatology website: http://bit.ly/1eFUc6O To place…

Patient Perspectives on Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Monica Morrow, M.D., call Emily O’Donnell at 212-639-6339 or email odonnele@mskcc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2014.548. JAMA Surgery Patient Perspectives…

Therapy Plus Antidepressants Help Patients with Severe, Nonchronic Depression

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D., call David Salisbury 615-322-6397 or email david.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu. To contact editorial author Michael E. Thase, M.D., call Lee-Ann Donegan at 215-349-5660 or email Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The…

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Studies, Commentary Examine Cancer Screenings in Older Patients

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ronald C. Chen, M.D., M.P.H., call Katy Jones at  919-962-3405 or email katy_jones@med.unc.edu. To contact authors Frank van Hees, M.Sc., email f.vanhees@erasmusmc.nl. To contact commentary author Cary P. Gross, M.D., call Karen N. Peart at 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.edu. To…

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Prevalence, Risk Factors for Diabetic Macular Edema Explored in Study

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Rohit Varma, M.D., M.P.H., call Alison Trinidad at 323-442-3941 or email alison.trinidad@usc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.2854. JAMA Ophthalmology Prevalence,…

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Poor Sleep Quality Associated with Increased Suicide Risk in Older Adults

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Rebecca A. Bernert, Ph.D., call Margarita J. Gallardo at 650-723-7897 or email mjgallardo@stanford.edu. An author podcast will be available on the JAMA Psychiatry website when the embargo lifts: http://bit.ly/1boZNiZ. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…

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Gloves After Hand Washing Associated with Fewer Infections in Preterm Babies

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author David A. Kaufman, M.D., call Joshua Barney at 434-906-8864 or email JDB9A@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu. To contact editorial author Susan E. Coffin, M.D., M.P.H., call  Rachel Salis-Silverman at 267-426-6063 or email SALIS@email.chop.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…

Normal Cognition in Patient Without Apolipoprotein E, Risk Factor for Alzheimer

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Mary J. Malloy, M.D., call Laura Kurtzman at 415-476-3163 or email Laura.Kurtzman@ucsf.edu. To contact editorial author Joachim Herz, M.D., call Gregg Shields at 214-648-3404 or e-mail Gregg.shields@utsouthwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…