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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…
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Natalizumab Therapy Examined for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Natalizumab Therapy Examined for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis A study by Barbara Kornek, M.D., of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, suggests that natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody, may be associated with reductions in average annualized relapse rates and…
Study Suggests White Matter Hyperintensities May Be Associated With Presentation of Alzheimer Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Study Suggests White Matter Hyperintensities May Be Associated With Presentation of Alzheimer Disease A study by Frank A. Provenzano, M.S., of Columbia University, New York, and colleagues suggests that Pittsburgh Compound B (PIB) positron-emission tomography-derived amyloid positivity and…
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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Study Suggests Reduced Lung Function in Infancy Associated with Wheeze Later
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Steve W. Turner, M.D., email s.w.turner@abdn.ac.uk. To contact editorial author Kai-Håkon Carlsen, M.D., Ph.D., email k.h.carlsen@medisin.uio.no. CHICAGO – A study in Australia suggests that reduced lung function in infancy was associated with wheezing beyond childhood at 18 years…
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Study Examines Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Israeli Soldiers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Examines Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Israeli Soldiers A study by Ilan Wald, M.A., of Tel Aviv University, Israel, of infantry soldiers suggests that combat exposure interacts with threat-related attention, placing soldiers at risk for post-traumatic stress…
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Study Examines Vascular Injury, β-Amyloid Deposition and Cognition
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Study Examines Vascular Injury, β-Amyloid Deposition and Cognition In a study of elderly patients, Natalie L. Marchant, Ph.D., of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues suggest there is no evidence that vascular brain injury (VBI) increases the likelihood…
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 Examines Seizures, Epilepsy in Children with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Study Examines Seizures, Epilepsy in Children with Intracerebral Hemorrhage In a study conducted at three tertiary care pediatric hospitals, Lauren A. Beslow, M.D., M.S.C.E., of the of the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., and colleagues examined…
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Association Between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels and Risk of Macular Degeneration
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Association Between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels and Risk of Macular Degeneration Vinod P. Mitta, M.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues investigated the relationship between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and the future risk of age-related…
Inflammatory Biomarker Levels May be Associated With Increased Risk of Macular Edema
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Inflammatory Biomarker Levels May be Associated With Increased Risk of Macular Edema Rajeev H. Muni, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues examined inflammatory biomarkers and the risk of diabetic retinopathy in the Diabetes Control and…
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Study Compares Electrical Current Therapy vs. Drug for Major Depressive Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Compares Electrical Current Therapy vs. Drug for Major Depressive Disorder In a clinical trial, Andre R. Brunoni, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and colleagues examined the safety and efficacy of electrical current therapy…
Study Examines Potential Transmission of Alzheimer, Parkinson Disease Protein in Cadaver Human Growth Hormone
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D., call Kim Menard at 215-662-6183 or email kim.menard@uphs.upenn.edu. CHICAGO – A group of recipients of cadaver-derived human growth hormone (c-hGH) does not appear to be at increased risk for Alzheimer and Parkinson disease despite their likely…
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Study Examines Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Depression
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Study Examines Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Depression Nerissa S. Bauer, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, examined the association between parent reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) and depressive symptoms within the first…
Study Suggests Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Related to Adolescent Weight Loss
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Aaron S. Kelly, Ph.D., call Caroline Marin at 612-624-5680 or email crmarin@umn.edu. To contact editorial author Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, M.D., call Debra Kain at 619-543-6163 or email ddkain@ucsd.edu. CHICAGO – Preliminary evidence from a clinical trial suggests that treatment…
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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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Clinical Trial Evaluates Ranibizumab for Vitreous Hemorrhage
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Clinical Trial Evaluates Ranibizumab for Vitreous Hemorrhage The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network conducted a phase 3 double-masked, randomized, multi-center clinical trial to evaluate eye injections of ranibizumab compared with saline on vitrectomy (a surgical procedure to remove the jellylike…
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Study Examines Response to Scopolamine in Major Depressive Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Examines Response to Scopolamine in Major Depressive Disorder Maura L. Furey, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study together with repeated functional…
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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…
Analysis, Historical Perspective on Migraine Therapeutics in Adolescents
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Analysis, Historical Perspective on Migraine Therapeutics in Adolescents Haihao Sun, M.D., Ph.D., of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Md., and colleagues conducted a systematic review and analysis of trial data submitted to the FDA to identify…
Meta-Analysis Examines Pharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Headaches
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Meta-Analysis Examines Pharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Headaches In a meta-analysis, Khalil El-Chammas, M.D., of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and colleagues reviewed available medical literature to assess the effectiveness of prophylactic headache treatment (to reduce the severity or…
Cardiac Disease Associated With Increased Risk of Nonamnestic Cognitive Impairmen
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Rosebud O. Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., M.S., call Nicholas Hanson at 507-284-5005 or email newsbureau@mayo.edu. CHICAGO – Cardiac disease was associated with increased risk, particularly for women, of nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment (naMCI), which may be a precursor of vascular and other…
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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JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery Study Highlights Andrew A. Jacono, M.D., of North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y., and colleagues performed a retrospective review of patients who underwent surgical midface rejuvenation procedures by a single surgeon and the outcome was determined by patient satisfaction…