Indoor Tanning Common Among High Schoolers, Linked to Other Risky Behavior
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRURARY 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Gery P. Guy, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H., call Brittany Behm at 404-639-3286 or email media@cdc.gov. JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A national survey of high school students finds that indoor tanning is a common practice, particularly among female, older…
Older Fathers Associated with Risk for Psychiatric, School Issues in Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Brian M. D’Onofrio, Ph.D., call Tracy James at 812-855-0084 or email traljame@iu.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Children born to older fathers appear to be at higher risk for a variety of psychiatric problems and academic difficulties compared…
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Study Examines Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy, Child Behavioral Problems
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jørn Olsen, M.D., Ph.D., email jo@soci.au.dk. To contact editorial author Miriam Cooper, M.R.C.Psych, M.Sc., email cooperml1@cardiff.ac.uk. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: Children of women who used the pain reliever acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy appear to be at higher risk…
Medication to Treat High Blood Pressure Associated With Fall Injuries in Elderly
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Mary E. Tinetti, M.D., call Karen Peart at 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.edu. To contact commentary author Sarah D. Berry, M.D., M.P.H., call David Cameron at 617-432-0441 or email david_cameron@hms.harvard.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Medication to treat high…
Study Finds Differences in Benefits, Service at Hospices Based on Tax Status
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Melissa D. Aldridge, Ph.D., call Sid Dinsay at 212-241-9200 or email sid.dinsay@mountsinai.org. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: The tax status of a hospice (for-profit…
Death of Partner Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Sunil M. Shah, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., M.Sc., F.F.P.H., email sushah@sgul.ac.uk. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: The risk of heart attack or stroke is increased in the 30 days after a partner’s death. Author: Iain M….
Vegetarian Diets Associated With Lower Blood Pressure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Yoko Yokoyama, Ph.D., M.P.H., email yyokoyama-kyt@umin.ac.jp. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: Eating a vegetarian diet appears to be associated with lower blood pressure (BP), and the diets can also be used to reduce blood pressure. …
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Increased Incidence of Thyroid Cancer Associated With Increased Diagnosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H., call Annmarie Christensen at 603-653-0897 or email Annmarie.Christensen@dartmouth.edu. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights The increased incidence of thyroid cancer appears to be associated with an “epidemic of diagnosis” and not disease,…
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Study Examines Evaluation of Severely Injured at Non-Trauma Centers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author M. Kit Delgado, M.D., M.S., call Jessica Mikulski at 215-349-8369 or email jessica.mikulski@uphs.upenn.edu. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. Severely injured patients who first are evaluated at non-trauma emergency departments (EDs) are less likely…
Mesh Abdominal Hernia Repairs Associated With Fewer Recurrence Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Mike K. Liang, M.D., call Robert Cahill at 713-500-3030 or email robert.cahill@uth.tmc.edu. CHICAGO – Using surgical mesh with suturing to repair abdominal hernias can reduce recurrence rates in comparison with suturing (rows of stitching) alone, but it increases other surgical…
Insurance Expansions Not Linked to Bump in Inpatient Behavioral Health Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ellen Meara, Ph.D., call Annmarie Christensen at 603-653-0897 or email Annmarie.Christensen@dartmouth.edu. Reforms that increased insurance coverage in Massachusetts did not increase hospital-based care for young people diagnosed with behavioral health disorders, according to a study by Ellen Meara, Ph.D., of…
Video Intervention May Increase Skin Cancer Diagnosis in Older Men
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRURARY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Monika Janda, Ph.D., email m.janda@qut.edu.au. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. Showing men a video on skin self-examination and skin awareness may help to increase the number of patients who receive whole-body clinical skin…
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Obesity Prevention is Focus of 2 Studies, Editorial in JAMA Pediatrics
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jane Wardle, Ph.D., email j.wardle@ucl.ac.uk. To contact author Clare H. Llewellyn, Ph.D., email c.llewellyn@ucl.ac.uk. To contact editorial author Daniel W. Belsky, call Rachel Harrison at 919-695-5334 or email rachel.harrison@duke.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Obesity Prevention is Focus of…
Intracranial Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis Associated with Increased Stroke Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author M. Arfan Ikram, M.D., Ph.D., email m.a.ikram@erasmusmc.nl. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related editorial. JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Intracranial Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis Associated with Increased Stroke Risk A build-up of…
Study Develops Top 5 List of Procedures to Reduce Costs in Emergency Department
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jeremiah D. Schuur, M.D., M.H.S., call Jessica Maki at 617-525-6373 or email jmaki3@partners.org. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related editorial. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Study Develops Top 5 List of Procedures to Reduce…
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Study Examines Use of Teledermatology for Inpatient Dermatology Consultations
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Misha Rosenbach, M.D., call Kim Menard at 215-662-6183 or email kim.menard@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact commentary author Lindy P. Fox, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email elizabeth.fernandez@ucsf.edu. An author interview will be available February 19 on the JAMA Dermatology…
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School Lesson Plans on Healthy Living Helps Reduce Waist Size in Some Students
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jonathan M. McGavock, Ph.D., call Ilana Simon at 204-789-3427 or email ilana.simon@med.umanitoba.ca. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlight Elementary school lesson plans focused on healthy eating and physical activity delivered by older children to younger students appear effective at reducing…
Importance of Sex Associated with Maintaining Sexual Activity for Midlife Women
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Holly N. Thomas, M.D., call Andréa Stanford at 412-647-6190 or email stanfordac@upmc.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Midlife women who placed greater importance on sex maintained more sexual activity, according to a study published in a research letter…
Improving Post-hospital Outcomes with Community Health Worker Intervention
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Shreya Kangovi, M.D., M.S., call Katie Delach at 215 349-5964 or email katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Hospitalized patients with low-socioeconomic status were more…
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Study Examines Corrective Nasal Surgery in Younger Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Fred G. Fedok, M.D., call Matthew Solovey at 717-531-8606 or email msolovey@hmc.psu.edu. JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery Study Highlights Nasal corrective surgery can be safely performed on children who have nasal cavity blockage or deformity prior to adolescence,…
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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Did Not Relieve, Resolve GERD Symptoms
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Matthew J. Martin, M.D., Madigan Army Medical Center, call Madigan Public Affairs at 253-968-1901. JAMA Surgery Study Highlights Compared with gastric bypass (GB) surgery, the weight-loss surgery using laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) did not relieve or resolve…
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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…