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Case Report on Genetic Diagnosis of Fatal Disorder in Embryos Before Pregnancy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, February 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ilan Tur-Kaspa, M.D., call 312-493-3068 or email iturkaspa@gmail.com or DrTK@infertilityIHR.com and for corresponding author Murali Doraiswamy, M.B.B.S., F. R.C.P., call Rachel Harrison at 919-419-5069 or email rachel.harrison@duke.edu. JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Genetic testing of embryos for a…
Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Not Associated with Less Risk for Cognitive Decline in Patients with Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jeff D. Williamson, M.D., M.H.S., call Bonnie Davis at 336.716.4977 or email bdavis@wakehealth.edu. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. An author audio interview also will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA…
Study Examines Consumption of Added Sugar, Death for Cardiovascular Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Quanhe Yang, Ph.D., call Karen Hunter at 404-639-3286 or email ksh7@cdc.gov. To contact commentary author Laura A. Schmidt, Ph.D., call Laura Kurtzman at 415-502-6397 or email laura.kurtzman@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – Many U.S. adults consume more added sugar (added in processing…
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Postmenopausal Hormones Containing Estrogen May Reduce Glaucoma Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Joshua D. Stein, M.D., M.S., call Betsy Nisbet at 734-647-5586 or email bsnisbet@umich.edu. CHICAGO – Using postmenopausal hormones (PMH) containing estrogen may reduce a woman’s risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), a common form of the disease related…
Adult Tonsillectomy Safe With Low Mortality, Complication Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Benjamin L. Judson, M.D., call Helen Dodson at 203- 436-3984 or email helen.dodson@yale.edu. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Getting your tonsils removed as an adult is a safe procedure with low mortality and complication rates,…
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Remission of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders More Likely With Response to Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Golda Ginsburg, Ph.D., call Ekaterina Pesheva at 410-502-9433 or email epeshev1@jhmi.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Youths who responded to treatment during the acute phase of a pediatric anxiety disorder in a clinical trial were more likely than those…
Study Examines International Prevalence of Indoor Tanning
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Eleni Linos, M.D., Dr.PH, call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights Exposure to indoor tanning is common in Western countries, especially among young people, which is a public health issue because…
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Byproduct of Pesticide DDT in Blood Associated with Increased Alzheimer Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jason R. Richardson, Ph.D., call Robin Lally at 848-932-0557 or email rlally@ucm.rutgers.edu. Please visit our For the Media website (https://media.jamanetwork.com/) for a related editorial. JAMA Neurology Study Highlights An increased risk for Alzheimer disease (AD) appears to be…
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Study Examines Outcomes, Volume of Geriatric Trauma Cases
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kazuhide Matsushima, M.D., call Leslie Ridgeway at 323-442-2823 or email lridgewa@usc.edu. A podcast with David I. Soybel, M.D., will be available when the embargo lifts on the journal website: https://bit.ly/1dDjZYQ. JAMA Surgery Study Highlights Older trauma patients…
Estimates of Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence May Be Lower Under Revised Diagnostic Criteria
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Matthew J. Maenner, Ph.D., call the CDC Newsroom 404-639-3286 or email media@cdc.gov. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Estimates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence may drop under recently revised diagnostic criteria in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…
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Vitamin D Status Associated With Multiple Sclerosis Activity, Progression
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Alberto Ascherio, M.D., Dr.P.H., call Karen Feldscher at 617-432-8439 or email kfeldsch@hsph.harvard.edu. JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Vitamin D status appears to be associated with reduced disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and a slower rate of…
Middle-School Girls Continue to Play Soccer with Concussion Symptoms
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author John W. O’ Kane, MD., call Leila Gray at 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Concussions are common among middle-school girls who play soccer, and most continue to play with symptoms, according to a study by…
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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…