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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Neil K. Chadha, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.He. B.Sc., F.R.C.S, call Corinne Crichlow at 604-875-3560 or email Corinne.Crichlow@cw.bc.ca. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Three kinds of nasal sprays were no different in their effects on discomfort experienced by children undergoing nasendoscopy,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Jennifer A. Villwock, M.D., call Darryl Geddes at 315-464-4828 or email geddesd@upstate.edu.   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights   Study Examines Various Treatments for Nose Bleeds   The way doctors treat nose bleeds (epistaxis), a condition that will…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author David Goldenberg, M.D., call Matthew G. Solovey at 717-531-0003, Ext. 287127 or email msolovey@hmc.psu.edu. CHICAGO – Patients whose thyroid cancer is incidentally discovered on imaging performed for reasons other than evaluation of the thyroid gland tend to be older,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Gretchen M. Oakley, M.D., call Kathy Wilets at 801-581-5717 or email kathy.wilets@hsc.utah.edu.   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Study Examines Family Connections for Thyroid Cancer Using Utah Population Database People that have a first- through third -degree…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Neil D. Gross, M.D., call Elisa Williams at 503-494-4530 or email willieli@ohsu.edu.     JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights   Increased Risk of Blood Clot in Patients with Head & Neck Cancer Not Receiving Anticoagulation Therapy  …

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Katherine A. Hutcheson, Ph.D., call Laura Sussman at 713-745-2457 or email Lsussman@mdanderson.org.   Eating, Swallowing Exercises Help Patients with Pharyngeal Cancers Fare Better   CHICAGO – Patients with pharyngeal (throat) cancers who continue to eat and do swallowing exercises throughout…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Fuad M. Baroody, M.D., call Tiffani Washington at 773-702-5865 or email tiffani.washington@uchospitals.edu.   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights   Study Suggests Sleep Apnea in Young Children Common After Adenotonsillectomy   A study of children younger than 3…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Mine Tezal, D.D.S., Ph.D., call Sara Saldi at 716-645-4593 or email saldi@buffalo.edu. CHICAGO – Patients with more dental caries (cavities) are less likely to be diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) than patients with fewer or no…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Elliot Abemayor, M.D., Ph.D., call Elaine Schmidt at 310-794-2272 or email eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu.   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights   Head, Neck Cancer Care Being Concentrated at Teaching Hospitals, Academic Centers   Head and neck cancer care is…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Kelly M. Malloy, M.D., call Nicole Fawcett at 734-764-2220 or email nfawcett@umich.edu.   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights   Head and Neck Surgeons Knowledgeable, Have Positive Attitudes and Beliefs About Human Papillomavirus Education And Vaccination   Head…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Allen M. Chen, M.D., call Shaun Mason at 310-206-2805 or email smason@mednet.ucla.edu. CHICAGO – Mental health services appear to be underutilized despite depression among survivors of head and neck cancer, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Otolaryngology–Head…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Judith E.C. Lieu, M.D., M.S.P.H., call Judy Martin at 314-286-0105 or email martinju@wustl.edu.   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights   Study Examines Effects of Aural Atresia on Speech Development, Learning   Daniel R. Jensen, M.D., of the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Michael Weitzman, M.D., call Lorinda Klein at 212-404-3533 or email Lorindaann.Klein@nyumc.org. CHICAGO – Prenatal smoke exposure was associated with hearing loss in a study of adolescents, which suggests that in utero exposure to tobacco smoke could be harmful to the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Michael D. Seidman, M.D., call Krista Hopson at 313-874-7207 or email Krista.Hopson@hfhs.org. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights A study by Michael D. Seidman, M.D., of the Henry Ford Health System, West Bloomfield, Michigan, and colleagues examined if an…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights   Study Examines Relationship of Surgical Procedures Before Radiotherapy, Survival   A study by Michael A. Holliday, M.D., of Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., and colleagues used the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry to examine…

 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013   JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Study Examines Treatment Patterns And Survival Among Medicaid Patients With Head And Neck Cancer   A study by Sujha Subramanian, Ph.D., of RTI International, Waltham, Mass., and Amy Chen, M.D., of the Emory University School of Medicine,…

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…

 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)…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013   JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Among 314 children who had passed their universal newborn hearing screen (NHS), 78 children were later diagnosed with hearing loss (age at diagnosis ranged from 1 month to 10 years), 37 of whom had severe or profound…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Christopher M. Johnson, M.D., call Sonja Hanson 619-532-9380 or sonja.hanson@med.navy.mil. CHICAGO – The annual economic burden of pediatric caustic ingestion injuries was estimated at nearly $23 million with an estimated prevalence of injuries requiring hospitalization for 807 children in 2009,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012   Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights The annual economic burden of pediatric caustic ingestion injuries was estimated at nearly $23 million with an estimated prevalence of injuries requiring hospitalization for 807 children in 2009 (see news release below). The number of patients…

  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…

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…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Simulated surgical training appeared to improve technical skills to a proficiency level in otolaryngology residents in a study of 14 residents at two academic medical centers in New York, with eight residents trained to proficiency on an…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights A study of 46 otolaryngology residency program graduates that compared overall faculty rating with their residency applications suggests that excellence in a team sport, instead of the typical factors used during resident selection, was correlated with higher…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Allen M. Chen, M.D., call Dorsey Griffith at 916-734-9118 or email dorsey.griffith@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. CHICAGO– A study of laryngeal (voice box) cancers suggests that racial disparities may exist with black patients less likely to undergo larynx preservation than white patients, according…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights A study of laryngeal (voice box) cancers suggests that racial disparities may exist, with black patients less likely to undergo larynx preservation than white patients (see news release below). Balloon dilation may be beneficial for children with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Mine Tezal, D.D.S., Ph.D., call Sara Saldi at 716-645-4593 or email saldi@buffalo.edu. CHICAGO – Among patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, a history of chronic inflammation in the mouth (periodontitis, i.e. gum disease) may be associated with an increased…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas Berg, M.D., Ph.D., email thomas.berg@lycos.com. CHICAGO – Treatment for Bell palsy (a condition involving the facial nerve and characterized by facial paralysis) with the corticosteroid prednisolone within 72 hours appeared to significantly reduce the number of patients with mild to…