Use of Electronic Health Records Associated With Higher Rate of Detection of Growth Disorders in Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Leo Dunkel, M.D., Ph.D., email l.dunkel@qmul.ac.uk. “Monitoring of linear growth is a well-established part of pediatric health care in the developed world. Although monitoring aims to support early diagnosis and timely treatment of disorders affecting growth, such disorders…
Combination Therapy For Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Does Not Result in Improved Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Philippe Mathurin, M.D., email Philippe.Mathurin@chru-lille.fr. To contact editorial co-author Jonathan M. Fenkel, M.D., call Katharine Krauss at 215-955-5507 or email katharine.krauss@jefferson.edu. Four weeks of treatment with a combination of the drug pentoxifylline and the corticosteroid prednisolone did not improve 6-month…
Use of EHRs For Patients With Diabetes Associated With Reduction in Rates of Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, But Not Office Visits
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Mary Reed, Dr.P.H., call Janet Byron at 510-891-3115 or email Janet.L.Byron@kp.org. Among patients with diabetes, use of an outpatient electronic health record (EHR) in an integrated healthcare delivery system was associated with modest reductions in emergency department visits and hospitalizations,…
Pay-For-Performance Incentive Program for Small Practices With EHRs Results in Improvement in Cardiovascular Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Naomi S. Bardach, M.D., M.A.S., call Leland Kim at 415-502-NEWS or email Leland.Kim@ucsf.edu. To contact editorial co-author Rowena J. Dolor, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. A pay-for-performance program in electronic-health-records-(EHR)-enabled small practices led to modest improvements…
Individual Financial Incentives, But Not Practice-Level Incentives, Result In Greater Blood Pressure Control
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Laura A. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., call Graciela Gutierrez at 713-798-4710 or email ggutierr@bcm.edu. In an examination of the effect of financial incentives on hypertension care at 12 outpatient clinics, physician-level (individual) financial incentives, but not practice-level or combined incentives, resulted in…
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Medication Does Not Slow Progression of Coronary Disease in Patients with Prehypertension
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 4:45 A.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Stephen J. Nicholls, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., email stephen.nicholls@sahmri.com. To contact editorial co-author Jean-Claude Tardif, M.D., call Marie-Josee Nantel at 514-376-3330, ext. 2641; or email Marie-Josee.Nantel@icm-mhi.org. CHICAGO – Among patients with prehypertension and coronary artery disease, use of the renin (an enzyme…
Anticoagulant Does Not Reduce Rate of Ischemic Events Among Certain Patients Undergoing PCI
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 4:30 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Philippe Gabriel Steg, M.D., email gabriel.steg@bch.aphp.fr. CHICAGO – Use of the novel anticoagulant otamixaban did not reduce ischemic events compared with unfractionated heparin plus eptifibatide but increased bleeding among patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing a percutaneous…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Hepatitis B Immunization Program in Taiwan Associated With Reduction in Chronic Liver Disease Deaths “Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes infant fulminant hepatitis (IFH), and chronic HBV infection may progress to chronic liver disease (CLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Taiwan launched a nationwide HBV immunization…
Iron Supplementation Among Children Living in Malaria-Endemic Area Does Not Result in Increased Incidence of Malaria
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Stanley Zlotkin, M.D., Ph.D., call Caitlin McNamee-Lamb at 416-813-7654, ext. 201436 or email caitlin.mcnamee-lamb@sickkids.ca. To contact editorial author co-author Andrew M. Prentice, Ph.D., email andrew.prentice@lshtm.ac.uk. CHICAGO – Children in a malaria-endemic community in Ghana who received a micronutrient powder with iron…
Comparison of 4 Different Immunization Schedules For Pneumococcal Vaccine Finds No Significant Difference in Antibody Levels
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Judith Spijkerman, M.D., email j.spijkerman@umcutrecht.nl. To contact editorial author Katherine L. O’Brien, M.D., M.P.H., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu. CHICAGO – The use of 4 different 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunization schedules in healthy term infants resulted in…
Study Evaluates Prevalence of Diabetes Among Adults in China
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding authors Guang Ning, M.D., Ph.D., email gning@sibs.ac.cn; Wenhua Zhao, Ph.D., email whzhao@ilsichina.org; or Weiqing Wang M.D., Ph.D., email wqingw@hotmail.com. To contact editorial author Juliana C. N. Chan, M.D., F.R.C.P., email jchan@cuhk.edu.hk. CHICAGO – A study based on a nationally representative…
Multinational Study Suggests Need For Substantial Improvement in Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Clara K. Chow, Ph.D., email cchow@georgeinstitute.org.au or call Veronica McGuire at 905-525-9140, ext. 22169; or email vmcguir@mcmaster.ca. CHICAGO – In a study that included more than 140,000 participants from17 countries of varying income levels, researchers found a large gap between both…
Single Combination Pill For Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Platelet Control Provides Benefit to Patients With or at Risk of CVD
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Simon Thom, M.B., B.S., M.D., email s.thom@imperial.ac.uk. To contact editorial author J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H., call Tom Langford at 617-534-1605 or email tlangford@partners.org. CHICAGO – In a randomized trial that included about 2,000 patients with or at high risk of…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 Reduction Seen in Rates of Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in Older Children and Adults Since Implementation of Infant Rotavirus Vaccination “Implementation of infant rotavirus vaccination in 2006 has substantially reduced the burden of severe gastroenteritis among U.S. children younger than 5 years,” write Paul A. Gastanaduy, M.D.,…
X-Ray Examination of Ducts During Gallbladder Surgery Not Associated With Significant Reduction in Risk of Common Duct Injury
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Taylor S. Riall, M.D., Ph.D., call Raul Reyes at 409-747-0794 or email rareyes@utmb.edu. To contact editorial co-author Karl Y. Bilimoria, M.D., M.S., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. CHICAGO – In an analysis of a procedure used…
Genetic Variant Significantly Associated With Increased Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Lu Qi, M.D., Ph.D., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu; to contact corresponding author Alessandro Doria, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., call Jeff Bright at 617-309-1957 or email Jeffrey.bright@joslin.harvard.edu. CHICAGO – Researchers have identified a previously unknown genetic locus…
Study Examines Relationship of a Commercial ACO Contract with Medical Spending for Medicare Beneficiaries Who Were Not Covered By the Contract
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact J. Michael McWilliams, M.D., Ph.D., call David Cameron at 617-432-0441 or email david_cameron@hms.harvard.edu. CHICAGO – Payment incentives implemented with a commercial accountable care organization (ACO) initiative in Massachusetts –Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) – were associated with lower…
Combination Drug Regimen Appears Beneficial for Patients With Hepatitis C and Unfavorable Treatment Characteristics
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Shyamasundaran Kottilil, M.D., Ph.D., call Anne Oplinger at 301-402-1663 or email AOplinger@niaid.nih.gov. CHICAGO – Treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection with the interferon-free regimen of sofosbuvir and ribavirin resulted in a high sustained virologic response…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 Study Shows Gypsum Wallboard Does Not Keep Out Carbon Monoxide, Questioning CO Detector Exemptions For Certain Types of Residences “Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a significant U.S. health problem, responsible for approximately 500 accidental deaths annually, and a risk of 18 percent to 35 percent…
Study Examines Genetic Associations for Gastrointestinal Condition in Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Bjarke Feenstra, Ph.D., email fee@ssi.dk. CHICAGO – Researchers have identified a new genome-wide significant locus (the place a gene occupies on a chromosome) for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), a serious gastrointestinal condition associated with gastrointestinal obstruction, according to a study…
Lateral Wedge Insoles Not Associated With Improvement of Knee Pain in Osteoarthritis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew J. Parkes, B.Sc., email matthew.parkes@manchester.ac.uk CHICAGO – Although a pooling of data from 12 studies showed a statistically significant association between use of lateral wedge insoles and lower pain in medial knee osteoarthritis, among trials comparing wedge insoles with neutral…
Higher Urinary Albumin Excretion Associated With Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Black Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Orlando M. Gutierrez, M.D., M.M.Sc., call Tyler Greer at 205-934-2041 or email tgreer@uab.edu. To contact editorial co-author Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, M.D., Sc.D., call Tracie White at 650-723-7628 or email traciew@stanford.edu. CHICAGO – In a large national study, higher levels of the…
Implementation of Multifaceted Hypertension Quality Improvement Program Associated With Increase in Blood Pressure Control Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Marc G. Jaffe, M.D., call Ann Marie Wallace at 510-390-3355 or email ann.m.wallace@kp.org; or call Joe Fragola at 415-902-3737 or email joe.c.fragola@kp.org. To contact editorial co-author Abhinav Goyal, M.D., M.H.S., call Jennifer Johnson McEwen at 404-727-5696 or email jrjohn9@emory.edu. CHICAGO –…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013 Study Examines Incidence of Sports-Related Sudden Death in France “Although screening programs prior to participation in sports have been used for many years for young competitive athletes, it has been suggested that screening programs might also be worthwhile in the general population. Description of the…
Earlier Surgical Correction of Heart Valve Disorder Associated With Greater Long-Term Survival, Lower Risk of Heart Failure Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Rakesh M. Suri, M.D., D.Phil., call Traci Klein at 507-284-5005 or email Klein.traci@mayo.edu. To contact editorial author Catherine M. Otto, M.D., call Leila Gray at 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu. CHICAGO – In a study that included patients with mitral valve regurgitation…
Study Identifies Characteristics of Heart Failure Patients More Likely to Benefit From Implantation of Cardiac Resynchronization Device
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Pamela N. Peterson, M.D., M.S.P.H., call Jenny Bertrand at 303-520-9591 or email Jennifer.bertrand@dhha.org. CHICAGO – In a large population of Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure who underwent implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator, patients who had the cardiac characteristics of…
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Also Appearing in This Violence/Human Rights Theme Issue of JAMA
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2013 Number of Scientific Publications on Firearms Shows Modest Increase in Recent Years “In January 1996, Congress passed an appropriations bill amendment prohibiting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from using ‘funds made available for injury prevention … to advocate or promote gun…
Research Examines Importance of Identifying Need, Providing Delivery of Mental Health Services Following Community Disasters
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Carol S. North, M.D., M.P.E., call Russell Rian at 214-648-3404 or email russell.rian@utsouthwestern.edu. CHICAGO – A review of articles on disaster and emergency mental health response interventions and services indicates that in postdisaster settings, a systematic framework of case identification, triage,…
Treatment for PTSD Does Not Appear to Increase Risk of Drinking Among Individuals With Alcohol Dependence and PTSD
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., call Steve Graff at 215-349-5653 or email Stephen.Graff@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact editorial author Katherine Mills, Ph.D., email k.mills@unsw.edu.au. CHICAGO – In a trial that included patients with alcohol dependence and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), treatment with the drug…
Mental Disorders But Not Deployment-Related Variables Associated With Suicide Risk Among Current and Former U.S. Military Personnel
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Cynthia A. LeardMann, M.P.H., call Karl Van Orden at 619-553-9289 or email Karl.VanOrden@med.navy.mil. To contact editorial author Charles C. Engel, M.D., M.P.H., call Gwendolyn Smalls at 301-295-3981 or email gwendolyn.smalls@usuhs.edu. CHICAGO – In an examination of risk factors associated with suicide…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013 Increasing Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Among Children in Finland Appears to Have Leveled Off “The incidence of type l diabetes (T1D), one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in children, has increased worldwide,” write Valma Harjutsalo, Ph.D., of the Diabetes Prevention Unit, Helsinki, Finland,…
Kidney Stones Associated With Modest Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women, But Not Men
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Pietro Manuel Ferraro, M.D., email manuel.ferraro@channing.harvard.edu. CHICAGO – An analysis of data from three studies that involved a total of more than 240,000 participants found that a self-reported history of kidney stones was associated with a statistically significant increased risk…
Survey Assesses Views of Physicians Regarding Controlling Health Care Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jon C. Tilburt, M.D., M.P.H., call Shelly Plutowski at 507-284-5005 or email newsbureau@mayo.edu. To contact editorial co-author Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email Katie.Delach@uphs.upenn.edu. CHICAGO – In a survey of about 2,500 U. S. physicians…
Report Documents Organ Transplantation as Source of Fatal Rabies Virus Case
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Matthew J. Kuehnert, M.D., call Melissa Dankel at 404-639-4718 or email mdankel@cdc.gov. To contact editorial author Daniel R. Kaul, M.D., call Shantell Kirkendoll at 734-764-2220 or email smkirk@umich.edu. CHICAGO – An investigation into the source of a fatal case…
Difference in Breast Cancer Survival Between Black and White Women Has Not Changed Substantially
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey H. Silber, M.D., Ph.D., call Dana Mortensen at 267-426-6092 or email mortensen@email.chop.edu. To contact editorial co-author Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, M.D., M.P.H., call Karen Mallet at 215-514-9751 or email km463@georgetown.edu. CHICAGO – In an analysis of 5-year survival rates among black…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 Survival Poor For Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Cognitive Impairment Who Undergo Multiple Hospitalizations For Infections or Dehydration “Multiple hospitalizations for complications from a terminal illness may be burdensome for elderly patients and reflect poor quality care,” write Joan M. Teno, M.D., M.S., of the…
Use of Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Treatment of Prostate Cancer Associ¬ated With Increased Risk of Acute Kidney Injury
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Samy Suissa, Ph.D., call Tod Hoffman at 514-340-8222, ext. 8661 or email thoffman@jgh.mcgill.ca. CHICAGO – In a study that included more than 10,000 men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was associated with a significantly…
Combination Therapy May Help Improve Rate of Survival With Favorable Neurological Status Following Cardiac Arrest
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, M.D., email sdmentzelopoulos@yahoo.com. CHICAGO – Among patients who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest requiring vasopressors (drugs that increase blood pressure), use of a combination therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation resulted in improved survival to hospital discharge with favorable neurological status,…
Study Examines Characteristics, Features of West Nile Virus Outbreaks
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Robert W. Haley, M.D., call Russell Rian at 214-648-3404 or email russell.rian@utsouthwestern.edu. To contact Lyle R. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., call Candice Hoffmann at 404-639-7689 or email hqx5@cdc.gov. To contact editorial author Stephen M. Ostroff, M.D., email sostroff@verizon.net. CHICAGO –…
Longer Duration of Obesity Associated With Subclinical Coronary Heart Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jared P. Reis, Ph.D., call the NHLBI Communications Office at 301-496-4236 or email nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov. CHICAGO – In a study of adults recruited and followed up over the past 3 decades in the United States, longer duration of overall and abdominal obesity…
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Major Study Finds That Overall Population Health in U.S. Has Improved, But Has Not Kept Pace With Other Wealthy Nations
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 9 A.M. (CT) WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher J. L. Murray, M.D., D.Phil., call William Heisel at 206-897-2886 or email wheisel@uw.edu. To contact editorial author Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., call Jennifer Walsh at 202-334-2183 or email JWalsh@nas.edu. CHICAGO – In a major study that includes data…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013 Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Coronary Stent Implantation is Associated With Improved Outcomes Emmanouil S. Brilakis, M.D., Ph.D., of the VA North Texas Health Care System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and colleagues conducted a review of medical literature regarding optimal medical…
Research Examines Differences in Rates of Cardiac Catheterization Between New York State and Ontario
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Dennis T. Ko, M.D., M.Sc., call Deborah Creatura at 416-480-4780 or email deborah.creatura@ices.on.ca. CHICAGO – The increased use of cardiac catheterization in New York relative to Ontario appears related to selecting more patients at low risk of obstructive coronary artery disease,…
Soy Protein Supplementation Does Not Reduce Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Maarten C. Bosland, D.V.Sc., Ph.D., call Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez at 312-996-8277 or email smcginn@uic.edu. CHICAGO – Among men who had undergone radical prostatectomy, daily consumption of a beverage powder supplement containing soy protein isolate for 2 years did not reduce or…
Rates of Major Cardiovascular Procedures Differ Between Medicare Advantage and Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Daniel D. Matlock, M.D., M.P.H., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email Mark.Couch@ucdenver.edu. To contact editorial author Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M., call Karen Peart at 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.edu. CHICAGO – In a study that included nearly 6 million Medicare Advantage…
Association of Low Vitamin D Levels With Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Events Differs By Race, Ethnicity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ian H. de Boer, M.D., M.S., call Leila Gray at 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu. To contact corresponding author Keith C. Norris, M.D., call Rachel Champeau at 310-794-0777 or email Rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu. CHICAGO – In a multiethnic group of adults, low…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 The Paradox of Disease Prevention – Celebrated in Principle, Resisted in Practice In a Special Communication, Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., of the Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C., examines a number of the reasons that disease prevention in clinical medicine and public health is often…
Home-Based Walking Exercise Program Improves Speed and Endurance for Patients with PAD
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Mary M. McDermott, M.D., call Erin White at 847-491-4888 or email ewhite@northwestern.edu. CHICAGO – In a trial that included nearly 200 participants with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a home-based exercise intervention with a group-mediated cognitive behavioral intervention component improved walking performance…
Study Examines Screening Using Peptide Level and Collaborative Care to Help Reduce Risk of Heart Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kenneth McDonald, M.D., email kenneth.mcdonald@ucd.ie or call 353-86-825-5428. To contact editorial author Adrian F. Hernandez, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. CHICAGO – Among patients at risk of heart failure, collaborative care based on screening…
Study Finds In Vitro Fertilization Associated With Small Increased Risk of Mental Retardation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Sven Sandin, M.Sc., email Sven.Sandin@ki.se. To contact editorial author Marcelle I. Cedars, M.D., call Karin Rush-Monroe at 415-502-NEWS or email Karin.Rush-Monroe@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – In a study that included more than 2.5 million children born in Sweden, compared with spontaneous conception, any…
Intervention Helps Improve and Maintain Better Blood Pressure Control
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Karen L. Margolis, M.D., M.P.H., call Annelise Searle at 952-883-5308 or email Annelise.m.searle@healthpartners.com. To contact editorial co-author David J. Magid, M.D., M.P.H., call Amy Whited at 303-344-7518 or email amy.l.whited@kp.org. CHICAGO – An intervention that consisted of home blood pressure (BP)…
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Study Examines Prevalence, Characteristics of Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Adolescents
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Gabriela Ilie, Ph.D., call Leslie Shepherd at 416-864-6094 or email shepherdl@smh.ca. “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adolescents has been identified as an important health priority. However, studies of TBI among adolescents in large representative samples are lacking. This information is important…
Gene Mutation May Have Effect on Benefit of Aspirin Use for Colorectal Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Andrew T. Chan, M.D., M.P.H., call Jessica Maki at 617-534-1603 or email jmaki3@partners.org; for corresponding author Shuji Ogino, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., call Anne Doerr at 617-632-5665 or email anne_doerr@dfci.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., call Beena…
Increase Seen in Use of Advanced Treatment Technologies For Prostate Cancer Among Men With Low-Risk Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Brent K. Hollenbeck, M.D., M.S., call Justin Harris at 734-764-2220 or email juaha@umich.edu. CHICAGO – Use of advanced treatment technologies for prostate cancer, such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy and robotic prostatectomy, has increased among men with low-risk disease, high risk…
Ability to Lower Costs For Higher-Cost Medicare Patients Through Better Outpatient Care May Be Limited
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 10:30 A.M. (CT) MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Karen E. Joynt, M.D., M.P.H., call Marge Dwyer at 617-432-8416 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact editorial co-author Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S., call Mary Hardin at 317-274-5456 or email mhardin@iu.edu. CHICAGO – In an analysis that included a sample of…
Low-Income Uninsured Adults Who May Be Eligible For Medicaid Under the ACA Less Likely to Have Chronic Conditions Compared With Medicaid Enrollees
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 8 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Sandra L. Decker, Ph.D., call Jeff Lancashire at 301-458-4800 or email jhl1@cdc.gov. To contact co-author Genevieve M. Kenney, Ph.D., call 202-261-5568 or email jkenney@urban.org. CHICAGO – Compared with adults already enrolled in Medicaid, low-income uninsured adults who may be eligible…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 Study Finds Need for Improvement on State Health Care Price Websites “With rising health care costs and 30 percent of privately insured adults enrolled in high-deductible health care plans, calls for greater health care price transparency are increasing. In response, health plans, consumer groups, and…
Study Evaluates Procedures for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jouke T. Annema, M.D., Ph.D., email j.t.annema@amc.nl. CHICAGO – Among patients with suspected stage I/II pulmonary sarcoidosis who were undergoing confirmation of the condition via tissue sampling, the use of the procedure known as endosonographic nodal aspiration compared with…
Markers of Beta-Cell Dysfunction Associated With High Rate of Progression to Type 1 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Anette G. Ziegler, M.D., email anette-g.ziegler@helmholtz-muenchen.de. To contact editorial co-author Jay S. Skyler, M.D., call Lisa Worley at 305-243-5184 or email lworley2@med.miami.edu. CHICAGO – The majority of children at risk of type 1 diabetes who developed 2 or more diabetes-related autoantibodies…
MMR Booster Vaccine Does Not Appear to Worsen Disease Activity in Children With Juvenile Arthritis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Marloes W. Heijstek, M.D., email m.w.heijstek@umcutrecht.nl. CHICAGO – Among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who had undergone primary immunization, the use of a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) booster compared with no booster did not result in worse JIA disease activity, according to…
MRI Screening May Help Identify Spinal Infections From Contaminated Drug Injections
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Anurag N. Malani, M.D., call Laura Blodgett at 734-712-4536 or email blodgetl@trinity-health.org. To contact editorial co-author Thomas F. Patterson, M.D., call Sheila Hotchkin at 210-567-3026 or email Hotchkin@uthscsa.edu. CHICAGO – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the site of injection of a…
Earlier Treatment Following Stroke Onset Associated With Reduced Risk of In-Hospital Death, Higher Rate of Discharge to Home
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey L. Saver, M.D., call Kim Irwin at 310-794-2262 or email kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu; or call Rachel Champeau at 310-794-2270 or email rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu. CHICAGO – In a study that included nearly 60,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke, thrombolytic treatment (to help dissolve a…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013 Hearing Loss Associated With Hospitalization, Poorer Self-Reported Health “Hearing loss (HL) is a chronic condition that affects nearly 2 of every 3 adults aged 70 years or older in the United States. Hearing loss has broader implications for older adults, being independently associated with poorer…
Certain Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated With Increased Risk of COPD Exacerbations
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Borge G. Nordestgaard, D.M.Sc., email Boerge.Nordestgaard@regionh.dk. To contact editorial co-author Sanjay Sethi, M.D., call Ellen Goldbaum at 716-645-4605 or email goldbaum@buffalo.edu. CHICAGO – Simultaneously elevated levels of the biomarkers C-reactive protein, fibrinogen and leukocyte count in individuals with chronic…
Maternal Overweight and Obesity During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Sven Cnattingius, M.D., Ph.D., email sven.cnattingius@ki.se. CHICAGO – In a study that included more than 1.5 million deliveries in Sweden, maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy were associated with increased risk for preterm delivery, with the highest risks observed for extremely…
Study Finds Very High Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Melissa M. Hudson, M.D., call Summer Freeman at 901-595-3061 or email summer.freeman@stjude.org. CHICAGO – In an analysis that included more than 1,700 adult survivors of childhood cancer, researchers found a very high percentage of survivors with 1 or more chronic health…
Intervention Results in Improved Adherence to Prescribing Guidelines for Bacterial Respiratory Tract Infections of Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey S. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., call Rachel Salis-Silverman at 267-426-6063 or email Salis@email.chop.edu. To contact editorial author Jonathan A. Finkelstein, M.D., M.P.H., call Meghan Weber at 617-919-3656 or email Meghan.Weber@childrens.harvard.edu. CHICAGO – An intervention consisting of clinician education coupled with personalized…
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013 Research Finds Retinal Vessel Leakage During High Altitude Exposure “Exposure to high altitude can cause acute mountain sickness (AMS) and, in severe cases, cerebral or pulmonary edema. Capillary leakage has been hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of AMS, although the mechanism of…
Study Finds Little Evidence Supporting Use of Bariatric Surgical Procedures for Non-Morbidly Obese Adults With Diabetes or Glucose Intolerance
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, M.D., M.S.H.S., call Warren Robak at 310-451-6913 or email robak@rand.org. CHICAGO – A review of more than 50 studies found limited evidence supporting the use of bariatric surgical procedures for non-morbidly obese adults (body mass index [BMI] 30-35) with…
Gastric Bypass Surgery May Help Manage Diabetes Risk Factors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Sayeed Ikramuddin, M.D., call Matt DePoint at 612-625-4110 or email mdepoint@umn.edu. To contact editorial author Bruce M. Wolfe, M.D., call Mirabai Vogt at 503-494-7986 or email vogtmi@ohsu.edu. CHICAGO – Among mild to moderately obese patients with type 2 diabetes, adding gastric…
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Viewpoints in This Issue of JAMA
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 Advances in Regulatory Science at the Food and Drug Administration In this Viewpoint, Bruce M. Psaty, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues discuss advances in recent years at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve drug evaluation. “The mark…
Early Use of Tracheostomy For Mechanically Ventilated Patients Not Associated With Improved Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Duncan Young, D.M., email duncan.young@nda.ox.ac.uk. To contact editorial author Derek C. Angus, M.D., M.P.H., call Rick Pietzak at 412-864-4151 or email pietzakr@upmc.edu. CHICAGO – For critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, early tracheostomy (within the first 4 days after admission) was…
Treatment With Antidepressant Results in Lower Rate of Mental Stress-Induced Cardiac Ischemia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Wei Jiang, M.D., call Rachel Harrison at 919-419-5069 or email rachel.harrison@duke.edu. CHICAGO – Among patients with stable coronary heart disease and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), 6 weeks of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a lower…
Genetic Variation Among Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Improved Survival
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 1:00 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author David A. Schwartz, M.D., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email Mark.Couch@ucdenver.edu. CHICAGO – Variation in the gene MUC5B among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with improved survival, according to a study published online by JAMA….
Shorter Duration Steroid Therapy May Offer Similar Effectiveness In Reducing COPD Exacerbations
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 1:00 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jorg D. Leuppi, M.D., Ph.D., email joerg.leuppi@ksli.ch. To contact editorial co-author Don D. Sin, M.D., call Justin Karasick at 604-806-8460 or email jkarasick@providencehealth.bc.ca. CHICAGO – Among patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring hospital admission, a…
Providing Intravenous Nutrition Within 24 Hours For Certain Critically Ill Patients Does Not Appear to Improve Survival or Reduce ICU Length of Stay
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 1:00 P.M. (CT) MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Gordon S. Doig, Ph.D., email gdoig@med.usyd.edu.au. To contact editorial co-author Juan B. Ochoa Gautier, M.D., call Rick Pietzak at 412-864-4151 or email pietzakr@upmc.edu. CHICAGO – The early (within 24 hours of intensive care unit [ICU] admission) provision of intravenous nutrition…
Music Therapy Appears to Help Reduce Anxiety, Use of Sedatives For Patients Receiving Ventilator Support
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 1:00 P.M. (CT) MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Linda L. Chlan, Ph.D., R.N., call Kathryn Kelley at 614-688-1062 or email kelley.81@osu.edu. To contact editorial co-author Elie Azoulay, M.D., Ph.D., email elie.azoulay@sls.aphp.fr. CHICAGO – Among intensive care unit patients receiving acute ventilatory support for respiratory failure, use of patient-preferred…