Higher Salt Intake May Increase Risk of CVD among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

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Antidepressants Commonly and Increasingly Prescribed For Nondepressive Indications

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Rates of Obesity, Diabetes Lower In Neighborhoods that are More Walkable

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Early Renal Replacement Therapy Reduces Risk of Death Among Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

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Lowering Target Level of Systolic Blood Pressure for Older Adults Reduces Rate of Cardiovascular Events, Death

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Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Experiences of Academic Medical Faculty

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Early, High-Dose Administration of Hormone EPO in Very Preterm Infants Does Not Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 2 Years

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Giancarlo Natalucci, M.D., email giancarlo.natalucci@usz.ch.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5504   In a study appearing in the May 17 issue of JAMA, Giancarlo…

Study Finds No Difference in 30-Day Mortality for Common Surgical Procedures Performed at Critical Access Hospitals

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Physicians, Surrogate Decision Makers Often Do Not Agree on a Patient’s Likelihood of Survival

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Douglas B. White, M.D., M.A.S., call Allison Hydzik at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5351   Among critically ill patients,…

Noninvasive Ventilation Delivered By Helmet Reduces Intubation Rate Among Patients With ARDS

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Use of Aspirin Does Not Reduce Development of ARDS Among At-Risk Patients

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 5:15 P.M. (ET) SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Daryl J. Kor, M.D., M.Sc., call Sharon Theimer at 507-284-5005 or email newsbureau@mayo.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.6330   In a study published…

Endobronchial Coils Provide Modest Improvement in Exercise Tolerance for Patients With Severe Emphysema

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 12:00 P.M. (ET) SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Frank C. Sciurba, M.D., call Lawerence Synett at 412-647-9816 or email synettl@upmc.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.6261   In a study published online…

Individual-Risk-Based Model to Select Smokers For CT Lung Cancer Screening May Prevent More Deaths

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Drug Does Not Reduce Digital Ulcers in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dinesh Khanna, M.D., call Kylie O’Brien at 734-764-2220 or email kylieo@med.umich.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5258   In an article appearing in the…

Study Examines Use of Telemedicine Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., call Angela Alberti at 617-432-3038 or email Angela_Alberti@hms.harvard.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2186   Although the number of Medicare telemedicine…

Does Breast Cancer Screening Accuracy Go Down as Time Spent Evaluating Mammograms Increases?

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Sian Taylor-Phillips, Ph.D., email s.taylor-phillips@warwick.ac.uk.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5257   Longer time spent by film readers interpreting screening mammograms did not result…

Increase Seen in the BMI Associated with Lowest Risk of Death

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Recurrent Viral Respiratory Tract Infections During First 6 Months Associated With Increased Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, M.D., email anette-g.ziegler@helmholtz-muenchen.de.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2181   In a study appearing in the May 3 issue of JAMA, Anette-Gabriele…

Chemoradiotherapy Does Not Improve Survival for Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Compared With Chemotherapy

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Pascal Hammel, M.D., email pascal.hammel@aphp.fr.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.4324   In a study appearing in the May 3 issue of JAMA, Pascal…

Web-Based, Self-Help Intervention Helps Prevent Depression

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Claudia Buntrock, M.Sc., email buntrockclaudia@gmail.com.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.4326   Among patients experiencing some symptoms of depression, the use of a web-based…

Making Health Care Prices Available and Transparent Does Not Result in Lower Outpatient Spending

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., M.P.H., call Angela Alberti at 617-432-3038 or email Angela_Alberti@hms.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Kevin G. Volpp, M.D., Ph.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email Katharine.Delach@uphs.upenn.edu.   To place electronic embedded links to this study and editorial in…

Study Finds High Rate of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions in U.S.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra, M.D., call Melissa Brower at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov. To contact editorial co-author Sara E. Cosgrove, M.D., call Kim Polyniak at 443-287-8589 or email kpolyni1@jhmi.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…

Diluted Apple Juice, Preferred Fluids May Be Viable Alternative for Treating Mild Gastroenteritis in Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8 A.M. (ET) SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Stephen B. Freedman, M.D.C.M., M.Sc., call Kathryn Kazoleas at 403-220-5012 or email kjslonio@ucalgary.ca.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5352   Children with mild gastroenteritis…

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Study Finds Poor Understandability of Notifications Sent to Women Regarding Breast Density

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Nancy R. Kressin, Ph.D., email Gina DiGravio-Wilczewski at ginad@bu.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.1712   In a study appearing in the April 26…

Breast Density and Outcomes of Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Elizabeth A. Rafferty, M.D., call Kathy Weiner at 978-266-2676 or email lmradkat@verizon.net.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.1708.   In a study appearing in…

Immunotherapy Tablet Provides Improvement for Patients with House Dust Mite Allergy-related Asthma

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact J. Christian Virchow, M.D., email jc.h.virchow@sunrise.ch or j.c.virchow@med.uni-rostock.de. To contact editorial author Robert A. Wood, M.D., call Lauren Nelson at 410-955-8725 or email laurennelson@jhmi.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be…

Longer Time Spent Working Rotating Night Shift Among Nurses Linked With Small Increased Risk of Heart Disease

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Celine Vetter, Ph.D., call Elaine St. Peter at 617-525-6375 or email estpeter@partners.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.4454   Among female registered nurses, working…

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Study Examines Safety, Immune Response of Candidate Ebola Vaccines

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew D. Snape, F.R.C.P.C.H., M.D., email matthew.snape@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.4218   In a study appearing in the April 19 issue of…

New Treatment for Advanced Melanoma Shows Promise

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Antoni Ribas, M.D., Ph.D., email Reggie Kumar at ReggieKumar@mednet.ucla.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.4059   In a study appearing in the April 19…

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Differences in Life Expectancy Across Income Groups Vary Widely Within the U.S.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 12:01 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Raj Chetty, Ph.D., call Rebecca Toseland at 617-495-0464 or email toseland@stanford.edu   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.4226   In the United States between 2001…

Physicians’ Knowledge About FDA Approval Standards for ‘Breakthrough Therapy’

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., call Johanna Younghans at 617-525-6373 or email Jyounghans@partners.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2015.16984     Physicians’ Knowledge…

Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention Does Not Reduce Risk of Death in ICUs

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Alexandre B. Cavalcanti, M.D., Ph.D., email abiasi@hcor.com.br.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.3463   Implementation of a multifaceted quality improvement intervention with daily checklists,…

Decrease in Air Pollution Associated With Decrease in Respiratory Symptoms Among Children in Southern California

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Kiros Berhane, Ph.D., call Zen Vuong at 213-740-5277 or email zvuong@usc.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.3444   Decreases in ambient air pollution levels…

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Significant Increase Seen in Price of Insulin

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Philip Clarke, Ph.D., email philip.clarke@unimelb.edu.au.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.0126   In a study appearing in the April 5 issue of JAMA, Philip…

Pain and Physical Function Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Wendy C. King, Ph.D., call Allison Hydzik at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.3010   Among a group of patients…

Screening for COPD Not Recommended

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, email the Media Coordinator at Newsroom@USPSTF.net or call 202-572-2044.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2638…

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Anti-Inflammatory Drug Does Not Reduce Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events Following Heart Attack

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michelle L. O’Donoghue, M.D., M.P.H., call Johanna Younghans at 617-525-6373 or email Jyounghans@partners.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.3609   Michelle L. O’Donoghue, M.D.,…

Study Explores Cholesterol Lowering Therapies for Patients With Muscle-Related Statin Intolerance

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Steven E. Nissen, M.D., call Andrea Pacetti at 216-316-3040 or email pacetta@ccf.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.3608   Steven E. Nissen, M.D., of…

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Clinical Decision Tool May Help Predict Risks of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Coronary Stent Placement

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Robert W. Yeh, M.D., M.Sc., email Jennifer Kritz at jkritz@bidmc.harvard.edu To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.3775 JAMA In a study published online by JAMA, Robert…

Use of Open Access Platforms for Clinical Trial Data

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ann Marie Navar, M.D., Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2374   In a study appearing…

Drug Combination Reduces Polyps for Patients With Inherited Disorder and High Risk for Colorectal Cancer

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Deborah W. Neklason, Ph.D., or N. Jewel Samadder, M.D., M.S., call Linda Aagard at 801-587-7639 or email Linda.Aagard@hci.utah.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2522…

Antibiotic Exposure in Infancy not Associated With Weight Gain in Childhood

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey S. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., email Natalie Virgilio at VIRGILION@email.chop.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2395   Exposure to antibiotics within the first 6…

Use of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Results in Greater Improvement of Chronic Low Back Pain Compared to Usual Care

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Daniel C. Cherkin, Ph.D., call Rebecca Hughes at 206-287-2055 or email hughes.r@ghc.org. To contact editorial co-author Madhav Goyal, M.D., M.P.H., call Marin Hedin at 410-502-9429 or email mhedin2@jhmi.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…

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CDC Issues Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 1:30 P.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Deborah Dowell, M.D., M.P.H., call 404-639-3286 or email media@cdc.gov.   To place an electronic embedded link to this article in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.1464   The Centers for Disease Control and…

High Percentage of Patients Prescribed Opioids Following Tooth Extraction

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 1:30 P.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Brian T. Bateman, M.D., M.Sc., call Elaine St. Peter at 617-525-6375 or email estpeter@partners.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this article in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2015.19058   In a study…

Study Examines Trends of Commonly-Prescribed Opioids After Low-Risk Surgical Procedures in the U.S.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 1:30 P.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Hannah Wunsch, M.D., M.Sc., call Sybil Millar at 416-480-4040 or email sybil.millar@sunnybrook.ca.   To place an electronic embedded link to this article in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.0130   In a study published online…

Study Compares Oxygen Therapies in Reducing Need for Reintubation

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 4 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Gonzalo Hernandez, M.D., Ph.D., email ghernandezm@telefonica.net.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2711   Gonzalo Hernandez, M.D., Ph.D., of Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Madrid,…

Noninvasive Ventilation Reduces Risk of Tracheal Reintubation Among Patients With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 4 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Samir Jaber, M.D., Ph.D., email s-jaber@chu-montpellier.fr.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2706   Samir Jaber, M.D., Ph.D., of Saint Eloi University Hospital and Montpellier…

Study Examines Incidence, Risk Factors, Mortality of ICU-Acquired Infections after Admission for Sepsis

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 4 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Lonneke A. van Vught, M.D., email l.a.vanvught@amc.uva.nl.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2691   Lonneke A. van Vught, M.D., of the University of Amsterdam,…

Medication Decreases Duration of Delirium, Time on Ventilator for ICU Patients

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 4 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael C. Reade, D.Phil., F.C.I.C.M., email m.reade@uq.edu.au.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.2707   Michael C. Reade, D.Phil., F.C.I.C.M., of the University of Queensland,…

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Examination of Effect of CMS Policy to Suppress Substance Abuse Claims Data

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Kathryn Rough, Sc.M., call Elaine St. Peter at 617-525-6375 or email estpeter@partners.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2015.18417   In a study appearing in…

Study Examines Link between Genetically Elevated Maternal BMI and Higher Offspring Birth Weight

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Rachel M. Freathy, Ph.D., email r.freathy@ex.ac.uk; to contact Debbie A. Lawlor, Ph.D., email d.a.lawlor@bristol.ac.uk.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.1975   In a study…

Treatment Lessens Cerebral Damage Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Substantial Proportion of U.S. Measles Cases Intentionally Unvaccinated

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Health Apps and the Sharing of Information with Third Parties

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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Associated With Small Increased Risk of Cardiomyopathy

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Concussion Assessment Tool May Help Predict Risk of Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms Among Children

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Study Findings Do Not Support Use of Vitamin D to Reduce Pain, Cartilage Loss From Knee Osteoarthritis

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Cardiovascular Safety of Obesity Treatment Naltrexone-Bupropion Uncertain

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Physicians With Highly Educated Spouse Less Likely to Work in Rural Underserved Areas

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Study Compares Effectiveness of Insulin Regimens For Patients With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

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Severe Anemia Associated With Increased Risk of Serious Intestinal Disorder Among VLBW Infants

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Evidence Insufficient to Make Recommendation Regarding Screening for Impaired Vision in Older Adults

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High-Dose Statin Before, After Cardiac Surgery Does Not Reduce Risk of Kidney Injury

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Certain Protein May Be Marker of Blood Disorder

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Appears to be Underrecognized, Undertreated and Associated With High Risk of Death

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New Definitions Created for Sepsis and Septic Shock

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Study Questions Validity of Quality Measure of Emergency Care

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Type of Lung Abnormalities Associated With Increased Risk of Death

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Study Compares Tests to Detect Acute HIV Infection

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Salt and Sodium Intake Remains High in China

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Evidence Insufficient to Make Recommendation Regarding Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children

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Injury Deaths Account for Substantial Portion of Life-Expectancy Gap Between U.S. and Other High-Income Countries

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