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Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights Parents of children who committed suicide appear to be at increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes (including depression, anxiety, alcohol use or dependence, drug abuse or dependence, suicide attempts and dementia), and social outcomes (low or loss…
Archives of Ophthalmology Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Archives of Ophthalmology Study Highlights The odds of individuals with open-angle glaucoma undergoing visual field testing decreased for all racial/ethnic groups from 2001 through 2009, but the odds decreased the most for Hispanic men and women in a study of enrollees in a large…
Study Suggests Vision Insurance Associated with Eye-Care Visits, Better Reported Vision
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Sudha Xirasagar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., call Karen Petit at 803-477-1971 or email kpetit@mailbox.sc.edu. CHICAGO – Vision insurance for working-age adults appears to be associated with having eye care visits and reporting better vision, compared with individuals without insurance, according to a report…
Study Suggests Odds of Visual Field Testing for Glaucoma Decreased Most for Hispanics in Past Decade
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Joshua D. Stein, M.D., M.S., call Betsy Nisbet at 734-647-5586 or email bsnisbet@umich.edu. To contact editorial author Eve J. Higginbotham, S.M., M.D., call Lesley Ward at 202-828-0655 or email lward@aamc.org. CHICAGO – The odds of individuals with open-angle glaucoma undergoing visual…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and telephone coaching appears to enhance short-term weight loss when used in conjunction with an existing physician-directed weight loss treatment program (Online First; see news release below). Two adapted diabetes lifestyle…
Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions Lead To Reduced BMI over Usual Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Jun Ma, M.D., Ph.D., call Cynthia Greaves at 650-934-8616 or 650-444-3019 or email greavec@pamf.org. CHICAGO – Two adapted diabetes lifestyle interventions resulted in weight loss, as well as improvements in waist circumference and fasting plasma glucose level, for overweight or…
Addition of Technology to Standard Weight Loss Plan Appears Beneficial for Greater Weight Loss
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Bonnie Spring, Ph.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To contact commentary corresponding author Goutham Rao, M.D., call Andy Buchanan at 847-570-5732 or email abuchanan@northshore.org. CHICAGO – Use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and telephone coaching appears to…
Binge Eating, Overeating May Be Associated with Initiating Use of Marijuana, Other Drugs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Kendrin Sonneville, Sc.D., R.D., call Erin Tornatore at 617-919-3110 or email erin.tornatore@childrens.harvard.edu. CHICAGO – Overeating and binge eating may be associated with initiating use of marijuana and other drugs in a study of adolescents and young adults, according to a study…
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Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A population-based study in rural Thailand suggests that parents with all their children migrated out of the rural area at baseline had a lower odds of depression at one-year follow-up compared with parents with no or only some children…
Study Examines Psychotropic Medication Use Among U.S. Adolescents with Mental Disorders
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Kathleen Merikangas, Ph.D., call Colleen Labbe or Jim McElroy at 301-443-4536 or email NIMHpress@mail.nih.gov. To contact editorial author David Rubin, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Dana Mortensen at 267-426-6092 or email mortensen@email.chop.edu. CHICAGO – A survey finds that 14.2 percent of adolescents ages…
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights A survey finds that 14.2 percent of adolescents ages 13 to 18 years with any mental disorder reported being treated with a psychotropic medication in the last 12 months, which researchers suggest challenges concerns about widespread overmedication…
Longer Treatment for Male Urinary Tract Infection Not Associated with Reduced Early or Late Recurrence Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact study and research letter author Dimitri M. Drekonja, M.D., M.S., call Ralph Heussner at 612-467-3012 or email ralph.heussner@va.gov. To contact invited commentary author Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D., call Dipali Pathak at 713-798-6826 or email pathak@bcm.edu. CHICAGO – A study of…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study of more than 33,000 outpatient male veterans with urinary tract infection (UTI) suggests that compared to patients who received a shorter duration of antimicrobial therapy (for seven days or less), patients who received a longer duration of…
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Archives of Neurology Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Archives of Neurology Study Highlights Patients with aspirin resistance are more likely to sustain a more severe stroke than patients without aspirin resistance, according to a study of 90 patients with acute stroke who previously received aspirin therapy (Online First). A genetic case-control association study…
Study Examines Surgical Outcomes after Head and Neck Cancer at Safety-Net Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Christine G. Gourin, M.D., M.P.H., call David March at 410-955-1534 or email dmarch1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO – Safety-net hospitals appear to provide head and neck cancer surgical care to a vulnerable population, without an increase in short-term mortality, morbidity, or…
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Safety-net hospitals appear to provide head and neck cancer surgical care to a vulnerable population, without an increase in short-term mortality, morbidity, or costs (See news release below). Many patients with head and neck cancer experience pain…
Children with Psoriasis May be at Increased Risk for Overweight and Obesity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Amy S. Paller, M.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. CHICAGO – A study of children in nine countries found that psoriasis in children was associated with an increased risk for overweight and obesity, regardless of psoriasis severity, according…
Archives of Dermatology Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Archives of Dermatology Study Highlights A study of children from nine countries found that psoriasis in children was associated with an increased risk for overweight and obesity, regardless of psoriasis severity (Online First; see news release below). A questionnaire-based study of 1,541 adults with vitiligo…
Chronic Pain in Parents Appears Associated with Chronic Pain in Adolescents, Young Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Gry B. Hoftun, M.D., email gry.b.hoftun@ntnu.no. To contact editorial corresponding author Tonya M. Palermo, Ph.D., call Liz Hunter at 206-616-3192 or email elh415@uw.edu. CHICAGO– Chronic pain in parents appears to be associated with chronic nonspecific pain and chronic multisite pain in…
Study Examines Postdischarge Complications After General Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Julie A. Sosa, M.D., M.A., call Helen Dodson at 203-436-3984 or email helen.dodson@yale.edu. To contact critique author Desmond C. Winter, M.D., email des.winter@gmail.com. An author podcast will be available on the journal website after the embargo lifts: http://bit.ly/JLp3jy CHICAGO – A…
Uninsured Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Brain Tumor Have Higher In-Hospital Mortality
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. To contact critique corresponding author Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, M.D., call Kara Gavin 734-764-2220 or email kegavin@umich.edu. CHICAGO – Compared to insured patients, uninsured patients have higher in-hospital mortality following surgery…
Archives of Surgery Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Archives of Surgery Study Highlights Compared to insured patients, uninsured patients have higher in-hospital mortality following surgery for brain tumors (See news release below). A study of postdischarge (PD) complications after general surgery procedures found that overall, 16.7 percent of patients experienced a complication and…
Unemployment May Be Associated With Increased Heart Attack Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew E. Dupre, Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To contact commentary author William T. Gallo, Ph.D., call Susan Konig at 212-772-4068 or email skonig@hunter.cuny.edu. CHICAGO – Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack) in a study that examined different dimensions of unemployment (Online First, see news release below). A study…
Study Suggests Repeat Testing Common Among Medicare Beneficiaries
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H., call Annmarie Christensen at 603-653-0897 or email annmarie.christensen@dartmouth.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Arnold Milstein, M.D., M.P.H., call Margarita Gallardo at 650-723-7897 or email mjgallardo@stanford.edu. CHICAGO – A study suggests that diagnostic tests are frequently repeated…
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Dance Intervention Improves Self-Rated Health of Girls With Internalizing Problems
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Anna Duberg, R.P.T., email anna.duberg2@orebroll.se. CHICAGO– A dance intervention program improved the self-rated health of Swedish girls with internalizing problems, such as stress and psychosomatic symptoms, according to a report of a study published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics &…
Fasting Time Prior to Blood Lipid Tests Appears to Have Limited Association With Lipid Levels
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher Naugler, M.Sc., M.D., C.C.F.P., F.C.F.P., F.R.C.P.C., call Marta Cyperling at 403-210-3835 or email marta.cyperling@ucalgary.ca. To contact editorial author J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H., and commentary corresponding author Samia Mora, M.D., M.H.S., call Jessica Maki at 617-534-1603 or email jmaki3@partners.org. CHICAGO…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Fasting prior to blood lipid tests appears to have limited association with lipid subclass levels, suggesting that fasting for routine lipid level determinations may be unnecessary (Online First, see news release below). A review of electronic health records of…
Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A study that measured the fecundity (the ability to reproduce) of patients with schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, depression, anorexia nervosa or substance abuse and their unaffected siblings compared with the general population suggests that except for women with depression,…
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Study Examines Genetics, Incidence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT), FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Ronald Klein, M.D., M.P.H., call Susan Smith at 608-262-7335 or email ssmith5@uwhealth.org. An author podcast will be available on the journal website after the embargo lifts: http://bitly.com/QGSWAs CHICAGO – A report that describes the relationship of age and risk alleles (variant…
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Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A study of 158 soldiers that tested whether soldiers’ emotional reactivity to enriched CO2 inhalation before deployment would predict their psychological adjustment while deployed in Iraq suggests that the presence of predeployment emotional reactivity potentiated (enhanced) the effects of…
Study Examines Smoking by Inpatients During Hospital Stay
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Susan Regan, Ph.D., call Ryan Donovan at 617-724-6433 or email rcdonovan@partners.org. To contact commentary author Steven A. Schroeder, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A study of smokers admitted to a large urban teaching hospital in…
Physical Exercise Improves Gait Speed, Muscle Strength, Fitness in Patients with Parkinson Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact study author Lisa M. Shulman, M.D., call Sharon Boston at 410-328-8919 or email sboston@umm.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO – Physical exercise, including treadmill, stretching and resistance…
Eating at Fast-Food, Full-Service Restaurants Associated With Increased Calorie Intake
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Lisa M. Powell, Ph.D., call Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez at 312-996-8277 or email smcginn@uic.edu. An author podcast will be available on the journal website after the embargo lifts: http://bit.ly/PogxGc CHICAGO – Eating meals and other foods from fast-food and full-service restaurants appears…
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Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A report on two studies in Ireland suggests that psychotic symptoms are associated with increased risk for suicidal behavior in the general adolescent population and in adolescents with psychiatric disorder. The results indicate that psychotic symptoms were associated with…
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights Behavioral treatment for obesity was associated with positive outcomes among moderately and severely obese children when initiated early in life, but treatment was not associated with beneficial effects for adolescents (those age 14 to 16 years) with…
Archives of Neurology Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Archives of Neurology Study Highlights A study of children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) screened by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for participation in a randomized controlled trial found that acute silent cerebral ischemic (a temporary shortage of oxygen caused by reduced blood flow) events were…
Decline in Incidence of Heart Attacks Appears Associated with Smoke-Free Workplace Laws
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Richard D. Hurt, M.D., call Kelley Luckstein at 507-538-5554 or email luckstein.kelley@mayo.edu. To contact commentary author Pamela M. Ling, M.D., M.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart…
Overweight, Obesity in Adolescents Appears Associated with Increased Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease Over Time
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Asaf Vivante, M.D., email asafvivante@gmail.com. To contact commentary author Kirsten L. Johansen, M.D., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period (Online First, see news release below). A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart…
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Study of Patients Ages 90 and Older Links Poor Physical Performance, Increased Odds of Dementia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact study authors call Tom Vasich at 949-824-6455 or email tmvasich@uci.edu. CHICAGO– Poor physical performance on activities including walking was associated with increased odds of dementia in a study of individuals 90 years and older, according to a report published Online First…
Increased Risk of Suicidal Thoughts Among Adolescents Appears Related to Recent Victimization
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Heather A. Turner, Ph.D., call Erika Mantz at 603-862-1567 or email erika.mantz@unh.edu. CHICAGO– An increased risk of suicidal ideation (thoughts of harming or killing oneself) in adolescents appears to be associated with recent victimization, such as by peers, sexual assault, and…
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights An increased risk of suicidal ideation (thoughts of harming or killing oneself) in adolescents appears to be associated with recent victimization, such as by peers, sexual assault, and maltreatment (Online First, see news release below). A study…
Eating More Legumes May Improve Glycemic Control, Lower Estimated Heart Disease Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author David J.A. Jenkins, M.D., call Kate Taylor at 416-864-6060 ext. 6537 or email taylorka@smh.ca. To contact commentary author Marion J. Franz, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., call 952-941-6751 or email MarionFranz@aol.com. CHICAGO – Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils)…
Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils) as part of a low-glycemic index diet appears to improve glycemic control and reduce estimated coronary heart disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Online First, see news…