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Traumatic Brain Injury Linked with Increased Risk for Premature Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Seena Fazel, M.D., email seena.fazel@psych.ox.ac.uk. Please visit our For the Media website (https://media.jamanetwork.com/) for a related editorial. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a higher risk of premature death, particularly from suicides, injuries…
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Study Examines Probiotic Use in Preventing Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Flavia Indrio, M.D., email f.indrio@neonatologia.uniba.it. Please visit our For the Media website (https://media.jamanetwork.com/) for a related editorial. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Giving an infant a probiotic during the first three months of life appears to reduce the onset…
Most Students Exposed to School-Based Food Commercialism
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, M.S.A., call Mary Masson at 734-764-2220 or email mfmasson@umich.edu. Please visit our For the Media website (https://media.jamanetwork.com/) for a related editorial. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Most students in elementary, middle and high schools are exposed to…
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Hospital Quality Associated With Racial Disparities in Cardiac Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Justin B. Dimick, M.D., M.P.H., call Shantell Kirkendoll at 734-764-2220 or email smkirk@med.umich.edu. JAMA Surgery Study Highlights Hospital quality was associated with racial disparities in outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in a study by…
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Study Examines Meditation Programs of Psychological Well-Being
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Madhav Goyal, M.D., M.P.H., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Mindfulness meditation programs may help reduce anxiety, depression and pain in some individuals, according to a review of medical literature by…
Inverse Association Between Alcohol Consumption, Multiple Sclerosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Anna Karin Hedstrӧm, M.D., email anna.hedstrom@ki.se. JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Drinking alcohol appears to have a dose-dependent inverse (opposite) association with the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and researchers suggest their findings give no support to advising…
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Quitting Smoking Decreases Risk of Developing Cataract
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact study author Birgitta Ejdervik Lindblad, M.D., Ph.D., email birgitta.ejdervik.lindblad@swipnet.se. CHICAGO – Quitting smoking appears to decrease the risk of developing cataracts, according to a report published by JAMA Ophthalmology, a JAMA Network publication. Smoking is a risk factor for…
Health Care Costs Higher for Former, Current Smokers in Year After Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author David O. Warner, M.D., call Bryan Anderson at 507-284-5005 or email newsbureau@mayo.edu. JAMA Surgery Study Highlights Health care costs in the first year after an inpatient surgical procedure are higher for former and current smokers compared with patients who…
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Hypothyroidism Not Associated With Mild Cognitive Impairment in Study
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Ajay K. Parsaik, M.D., call Deborah M. Lake at 713-500-3030 or email Deborah.M.Lake@uth.tmc.edu. CHICAGO – Hypothyroidism was not associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a study of older patients, according to a report published by JAMA Neurology, a JAMA…
One-Third of Adolescents Do Not Discuss Sexuality Issues During Annual Health Visits
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Stewart C. Alexander, Ph.D., call Rachel Harrison at 919-419-5069 or email rachel.harrison@duke.edu. To contact editorial author Bradley O. Boekeloo, Sc.M., Ph.D., call Kelly Blake at 301-405-9418 or email kellyb@umd.edu. CHICAGO – A third of adolescents have annual visits with their…
Study Examines Minority Physicians’ Role in Care of Underserved Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Lyndonna M. Marrast, M.D., call David Cecere at 617-591-4044 or email dcecere@challiance.org. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Nonwhite physicians cared for 53.5 percent of minority patients and 70.4 percent of non-English speaking patients in an analysis of medical…
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Study Examines Locations of Substance Abuse Facilities that Accept Medicaid
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Janet R. Cummings, Ph.D., call Melva Robertson at 404-727-5692 or email melva.robertson@emory.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Approximately 60 percent of U.S. counties have at least one outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) facility that accepts Medicaid, although the number…
Thicker Brain Sections Appear Associated with Belief of Importance of Religion
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., call Rachel Yarmolinsky at 646-774-5353 or email yarmoli@nyspi.columbia.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights The importance of religion or spirituality to a person appears to be associated with the thickness of certain brain regions, according to…
Registered Tanning Salons More Common Than Other Businesses in Florida
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Robert S. Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D., call Lisa Worley at 305-243-5184 or email lworley2@med.miami.edu. JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights In Florida, there is one tanning salon for every 15,113 people and 1.16 tanning facilities for every 50 squares miles,…
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Increase in Consultations for Medicare Patients Before Cataract Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Stephan R. Thilen, M.D., M.S., call Leila Gray at 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu, or call Susan Gregg at 206-616-6730 or email sghanson@uw.edu. To contact commentary author Lee A. Fleisher, M.D., call Lee-Ann Landis at 215-349-5660 or email lee-ann.landis@uphs.penn.edu. CHICAGO –…
Children at Lower Risk for Peanut, Tree Nut Allergies if Moms Ate More Nuts While Pregnant
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Michael C. Young, M.D., call Meghan Weber at 617-919-3656 or email meghan.weber@childrens.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Ruchi Gupta, M.D., M.P.H., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu, or email r-gupta@northwestern.edu. CHICAGO – Children appear to be less at…
Study Examines Inosine to Increase Urate Levels in Patients with Parkinson Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Michael A. Schwarzschild, M.D., Ph.D., call Mike Morrison at 617-724-6425 or email mdmorrison@partners.org. CHICAGO – The drug inosine appears to be a safe and effective way to raise blood and cerebrospinal fluid urate levels in patients with early Parkinson…
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Study Suggests Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Not Getting Prompt Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Neil M. Bressler, M.D., call JAMA Network media relations at 312-464-5262 or email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org. CHICAGO – Less than half of adults with diabetic macular edema (DME, a thickening of the center of the retina that can cause blindness)…
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Study Examines Safety, Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Su-Hsin Chang, Ph.D., call Judy Martin at 314-286-0105 or email martinju@wustl.edu. JAMA Surgery Study Highlights Bariatric surgery helps patients lose weight and get rid of obesity-related diseases, although the risk of complications, reoperation and death remain, according…
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Study Analyzes Diabetes Drug Metformin as Obesity Treatment for Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Marian S. McDonagh, Pharm. D., call Tamara Hargens-Bradley at 503-484-8231 or email hargenst@ohsu.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Treatment with the diabetes drug metformin appears to be associated with a modest reduction in body mass index (BMI) in obese…
Antihypertensives Appear Associated With Lower Risk for Dialysis in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Chih-Cheng Hsu, M.D., Dr. PH., email cch@nhri.org.tw. To contact corresponding commentary author Chi-yuan Hsu, M.D., M.Sc., call Pete Farley at 415-502-4608 or email peter.farley@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – Patients with stable hypertension and the most advanced stage of chronic kidney disease…
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Psychiatrists Less Likely to Accept Insurance Than Other Physicians
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Tara F. Bishop, M.D., M.P.H., call Sarah Smith at 646-317-7409 or email sas2072@med.cornell.edu. Psychiatrists Less Likely to Accept Insurance Than Other Physicians Insurance acceptance rates are lower for psychiatrists than for other types of physicians, according to a study by…
Traumatic Brain Injury Associated with PTSD Symptoms in Marines
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Dewleen G. Baker, M.D., call Scott LaFee at 619-543-5232 or email slafee@ucsd.edu. Traumatic Brain Injury Associated with PTSD Symptoms in Marines Traumatic brain injury (TBI) during a recent deployment was associated with postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD) among…
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Study Examines Drug Labeling and Exposure in Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Matthew M. Laughon, M.D., M.P.H., call Danielle M. Bates at 919-843-9714 or email danielle_bates@med.unc.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Federal legislation encouraging the study of drugs in pediatric patients has resulted in very few labeling changes that include…
Cardiovascular Complications, Hypoglycemia Common in Older Patients with Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Elbert S. Huang, M.D., M.P.H., call Matt Wood at 773-702-5894 or email matthew.wood@uchospitals.edu. CHICAGO – Cardiovascular complications and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) were common nonfatal complications in adults 60 years of age and older with diabetes, according to a study…
Study Suggests Overdiagnosis in Screening for Lung Cancer with Low-Dose CT
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Edward F. Patz, Jr., M.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. CHICAGO – More than 18 percent of all lung cancers detected by low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) appeared to represent an overdiagnosis, according to a study published by…
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Study Summarizes National Report on Elimination of Measles, Rubella
Editor’s Note: This article is being released in conjunction with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention media briefing on measles and global health security. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (CT), THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Mark J. Papania, M.D., M.P.H., call Jason McDonald at 404-639-7700 or email gnf0@cdc.gov….
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Eye Care Rates Low Among Patients at Public Safety-Net Hospital Clinic
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Paul A. MacLennan, Ph.D., call Bob Shepard at 205-934-8934 or email bshep@uab.edu. JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Eye care rates were low among poor, mostly black patients with diabetes seen at a large, public safety-net hospital, according to…