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Study Evaluates Clinical Manifestation of Cytomegalovirus Associated Eye Infections in Patients Without HIV
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY , MARCH 14, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Study Evaluates Clinical Manifestations of Cytomegalovirus Associated Eye Infections in Patients Without HIV The medical records of 18 patients (22 affected eyes) were reviewed as part of a case series study in an academic research setting by…
Follow-up of Results, Complications of Combined Rhinoplasty, Genioplasty
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013 JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery Study Highlights Follow-up of Results, Complications of Combined Rhinoplasty, Genioplasty Dario Bertossi, M.D., of the University of Verona, Italy, and colleagues examined the long-term results and complications of combined rhinoplasty (nose) and genioplasty (chin). (Online First) The…
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Study Screened For Post-Partum Depression, Examined Positive Findings
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Screened For Post-Partum Depression, Examined Positive Findings A study by Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S., and colleagues screened postpartum women for depression and examined positive screening findings to determine the timing of the episode’s onset, along with…
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Research Letter Surveys Treatment of Hyperlipidemia in Primary Prevention
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights In a research letter, Michael E. Johansen, M.D., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues used an anonymous survey of physicians to examine statin prescribing strategies in relationship to baseline risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). (Online…
Analysis of Complications Following Colonoscopy with Anesthesia Assistance
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Gregory S. Cooper, M.D., of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, and colleagues analyzed the occurrence of hospitalizations for splenic rupture or trauma, colonic perforation and aspiration pneumonia within 30 days of a colonoscopy with or without anesthesia….
Study Suggests Many Colonoscopies for Older Adults May be Inappropriate
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Kristin M. Sheffield, Ph.D., and colleagues of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, that analyzed Medicare claims data for Texas and a sample from the United States suggests that many colonoscopies performed in older patients…
Study Investigates Older Adults’ View of Cancer Screening
Editor’s Note: An author video will be available when the embargo lifts. https://bit.ly/KEPNSw EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights An interview study by Alexia M. Torke, M.D., M.S., of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, and colleagues, sought to examine older adults’…
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Study Examines Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers in Relation to Alzheimer Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights A study by Maureen Handoko, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and colleagues suggests that in cognitively intact older adults cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid-β trimers and Αβ*56 were elevated in patients at risk for Alzheimer disease (AD). (Online First)…
Review of Medical Literature Suggests Obesity in Hospitalized Children May Be Associated with Higher Mortality
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights A search of available medical literature by Lori J. Bechard, M.Ed., R.D., L.D.N., of Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues suggests that childhood obesity may be a risk factor for higher mortality in hospitalized children with critical illness, cancer diagnoses or…
Clinical Trial Examines Advance Care Planning for Teens with Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights A randomized controlled clinical trial by Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., of the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, and colleagues examined the efficacy of family-centered advance care planning (ACP) for adolescents with cancer. (Online First) The clinical trial included 60…
Telemedicine Saves Travel and Time for Patients with Parkinson Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights A randomized clinical trial by E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A.., of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues of 20 patients with Parkinson disease suggests that telemedicine visits could save patients, on average, 100 miles of travel and three hours of…
Study Suggests Possible Marker of Alzheimer Disease Associated With Worse Sleep Quality
Editor’s Note: An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts at https://bit.ly/MNucEu. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Yo-El S. Ju, M.D., and colleagues from the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, suggest in a study that amyloid deposition in the preclinical…
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More Firearm Laws May Be Associated With Lower Rate of Firearm Fatalities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Eric W. Fleegler, M.D., M.P.H., call Meghan Weber at 617-919-3656 or email Meghan.Weber@childrens.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Garen J. Wintemute, M.D., M.P.H., call Carole Gan at 916-734-9047 or email carole.gan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. More Firearm Laws May Be Associated With Lower Rate of Firearm…
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Patients With Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression Benefitted From Active Treatment in Clinical Trial
Editor’s Note: The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the American College of Cardiology’s annual Scientific Sessions. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Karina W. Davidson, Ph.D., call Elizabeth Streich at 212-305-3689 or email estreich@columbia.edu. To contact commentary author…
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Study Estimates Association Between Depression, Functional Vision Loss in Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013 JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights Study Estimates Association Between Depression, Functional Vision Loss in Adults Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues suggest that self-reported visual function loss was associated with depression in a study that…
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Anger Due to Delusions Associated With Violence, Psychosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Anger Due to Delusions Associated With Violence, Psychosis Jeremy W. Coid, M.D., and colleagues from Queen Mary University of London, Forensic Psychiatry Research Unit, Barts, and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine,…
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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…