Older people mixing drugs: study Dec 26, 2008
The study was published in this week's edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association ... Journal of the American Medical Association. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
EDIT: Sleep On It Dec 26, 2008
The research, published in the `Journal of the American Medical Association', tracked the sleep patterns of some 500 people aged between 35 and 47 over a period of five years and found that sleep duration appeared to play a significant role in the build-up of calcium deposits inside coronary arteries. Specifically, 27 per cent of those who had slept an average of less than five hours a night developed arterial calcification, while among those who slept more than seven hours a night the number... (India Times, India)
Older People Mixing Drugs Dec 26, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008. Older people mixing drugs: study Posted: 26 December 2008 0928 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Elders take risky drug combos Dec 25, 2008
The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago, appears in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. ASSOCIATED PRESS. (Boston Globe)
Skipping sleep 'hardens arteries' Dec 25, 2008
This dropped to around one in 10 for those who slept an extra hour, the Journal of the American Medical Association study of 495 adults found. Experts said getting enough sleep was important for good heart health. (BBC News)
AMN Healthcare Appoints Dr. Michael Johns to Its Board of Directors Dec 25, 2008
He was Editor of the Archives of Otolaryngology from 1992 to 2005, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Medical Association. He chairs the Journal Oversight Committee of the journal Academic Medicine. (PR Newswire)
Go ahead, sleep in its good for the heart Dec 25, 2008
"We found that people who on average slept longer were at reduced risk of developing new coronary artery calcifications over five years," said Diane Lauderdale of the University of Chicago Medical Center, whose study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Millions of seniors use risky drug combos Dec 25, 2008
The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago, appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. It's well-known that as people age, their medication use goes up. (MSNBC -- Health)
Proper Sleep May Help Clear Arteries Dec 25, 2008
The report was published in the Dec. 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Lauderdale and her colleagues have been following a group of young adults for years, studying their heart arteries from a number of angles. (MEDLINEplus)
Psych Patients with Cost-Sharing Plans Use More Services Dec 25, 2008
The study was published in the Dec. 24/31 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association. U.S. health insurers have historically imposed higher out-of-pocket costs and greater restrictions for the use of mental health services than other medical illnesses. (MEDLINEplus)
Premature Babies Have Altered Sensory Responses In Later Life Dec 25, 2008
19, 2002) Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) today [8-14-02] that premature babies are more likely to have. . (Science Daily)
Mixing drugs puts more older patients at risk Dec 25, 2008
Older Americans' use of prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and supplements has increased over the past decade, researchers write in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "Some may assume that just because a drug is available without a prescription it's safe," says lead author Dima Qato, a pharmacist at the University of Chicago. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Expecting a late night? Sleep deprivation boosts heart risk Dec 25, 2008
People who get five to seven hours of sleep nightly are almost twice as likely to develop early signs of blood-vessel damage as those who get more rest, according to a five-year study published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. Those who regularly sleep less than five hours a night are at even higher risk. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Little progress made in patient safety in spite of Institute of Medicine call to action Dec 25, 2008
D., in an article in the Dec. 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. He identifies physician autonomy and a lack of standardization of safety protocols as the culprits. (EurekAlert!)
Wyeth Ghostwriting Allegations Investigated Dec 23, 2008
According to the analysis, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Mercks involvement in producing the data wasnt disclosed in many cases. This entry was posted on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 at 12:07 pm and is filed under. (Newsinferno.com)
UW Health seeks to reveal doctors’ pay from drug companies Dec 23, 2008
The UW medical school was recently recognized for having relatively strong conflict-of-interest policies by the Institute on Medicine as a Profession and in a commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But "we need to keep moving forward on this," Stein said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Should We Pay People To Lose Weight? Dec 23, 2008
But a recent in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests we can skip the treadmill drudgery in January if we set the right financial incentives to keep the extra weight off in the first place. And when it comes to our health, well-designed monetary prods can do more than just help us avoid the holiday pounds. (Slate)
Well balanced diet improves blood glucose tolerance and blood ... Dec 23, 2008
A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA ) on 16 December 2008 has found that those with type 2 diabetes who had a diet high in low-glycemic foods such as nuts, beans and lentils had greater improvement in glycemic control and risk factors for coronary heart disease than those on a diet with an emphasis on high-cereal fibre. The study gives further weight to the lifestyle advice currently recommended for the control of diabetes, says Professor Lars Ryden... (News-Medical.net)
Anbumani refutes report on Ayurvedic medicines Dec 21, 2008
After the Journal of the American Medical Association article, the government took immediate steps to test the samples in labs accredited by the National Accreditation Board of Laboratories. After examination, it was found that no Indian-exported herbal Ayurvedic medicine contained toxic heavy metals more than the permissible limit, Mr. Ramadoss informed the Rajya Sabha. (Hindu)
Sneezing can be a sign of arousal Dec 20, 2008
The most recent was a letter to the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1972 involving a 69-year-old man who complained of severe sneezing following orgasm. However, Bhutta said embarrassment or social inhibition may have prevented others from admitting the problem. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
No Toxic Heavy Metals In Ayurvedic Medicines: Ramadoss Dec 20, 2008
Based on the information collected from an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the US Food and Drug Administration had recommended the consumers to use caution with Ayurvedic products ... Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the minister said, After the Journal of the American Medical Association article, the government took immediate steps to test the samples in labs accredited by the National Accreditation Board of Laboratories. (TopNews)
Recommended Diet for Diabetics May Need Changing, Study Suggests Dec 19, 2008
" Pharmaceuticals used to control Type 2 diabetes have not shown the expected benefits in terms of reducing cardiovascular disease, he added. The study was published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Some 210 patients with Type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to a low-glycemic diet or a high-cereal, high-fiber diet. The high-cereal high fiber diet emphasized brown foods such as whole-grain bread and breakfast cereal, brown rice and potatoes with the skin on. The... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
'Mediterranean'-Style Diet Best for Blood Sugar Control Dec 18, 2008
Both papers were published in the Dec. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The diabetes epidemic now affects some 20 million people in the United States alone, a staggering 7 percent of the population. (MEDLINEplus)
Internists ask President-elect Obama to include aid for primary care in stimulus proposal Dec 18, 2008
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that only two percent of fourth year medical students plan to practice in primary care internal medicine. Earlier this month, ACP released an annotated review of more than 100 studies that show that primary care is consistently associated with dramatically lower rates of preventable hospital and emergency room visits, overall lower rates of utilization of all kinds, fewer premature deaths, and longer life spans. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Low-GI diet combats heart-disease risk Dec 18, 2008
Now, a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that a certain type of diet can help you on both fronts ... SOURCE: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Study Boosts Low-Glycemic Diet Dec 18, 2008
So, a new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association adds welcome evidence in favor of keeping your glycemic load in check particularly if you have diabetes. Related. (Time.com)
Low-glycemic diet better to control diabetes Dec 17, 2008
The current study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association involved 210 individuals with type 2 diabetes treated with anti-diabetes medications who were randomly allocated to go on to either a low-GI diet or a high-fiber diet for 6 months ... SOURCE: Journal of the American Medical Association, Dec. 17, 2008. (MSNBC -- Health)
Cancer is even deadlier for diabetics Dec 17, 2008
People with diabetes who get cancer are about 40 percent more likely to die in the years following the diagnosis than cancer patients who are not diabetics, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research illustrates an alarming interaction between two common medical conditions. (MSNBC -- Health)
Low-Glycemic Index Diet for Diabetes Dec 17, 2008
Dec. 16, 2008 -- Following a designed to keep blood sugar from rising after meals helped diabetic people keep their disease under control in a new study published in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association. People with who ate what is known as a low-glycemic-index diet for six months had greater blood sugar control and fewer risk factors than those who followed another eating plan. (WebMD)
Medication Used To Reduce Nausea Following Tonsillectomies Linked With Increased Risk Of Bleeding Dec 17, 2008
JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008; 300 (22): 2621 DOI. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Diet rich in beans, nuts better for blood sugar control: study Dec 17, 2008
In Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. David Jenkins of St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto and his colleagues report that people who were randomly assigned to follow a so-called low-glycemic-index diet for six months showed lower blood glucose levels and higher healthy cholesterol levels than those who ate a diet rich in cereals. The research attempts to resolve the question of the best way for people with Type 2 diabetes to avoid... (CBC.ca)
An Assault on Public Protections: Regulatory Policy News in 2008 Dec 17, 2008
The latest evidence on BPA are a Yale School of Medicine study that links the chemical to brain functions and mood disorders and a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The concluded that exposure to the chemical may result in memory loss, brain impairment, and depression at the exposure level the EPA has established as safe. (OMB Watch)
Neither vitamin C nor E associated with reduced risk of prostate ... Dec 17, 2008
This study will be published online on December 9, and in the January 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association ... f(Source: Journal of the American Medical Association: Brigham and Women's Hospital: December 2008). (The Virtual Medical Centre)
Website on hospital care, cost Dec 16, 2008
Vitamins don't cut cancer risk Hopes that taking vitamins and other supplements might cut the risk of cancer took another blow in two new studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. One large, randomized clinical trial led by Dr. J. Michael Graziano of Brigham and Women's Hospital found that middle-age men who took vitamin E or vitamin C for about eight years did not lower their risk of prostate cancer or other kinds of cancer. (Boston Globe)
Studies Try to Tease Apart the Links Between Depression and Heart Disease Dec 16, 2008
The study appears in the Nov. 26 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. A second study, published Tuesday in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, provides a different perspective. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Steven Milloy: Pickens Tries the Health Bandwagon Dec 12, 2008
An October 1962 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined hospitalizations for asthma during a November 1953 spike in NYC air pollution. No increase in hospital visits was identified. (Fox News)
Supplements don't prevent prostate cancer Dec 12, 2008
However, two new studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that men taking these supplements were just as likely to develop prostate cancer as those who weren't taking them. Questions and answers. (CNN -- Health)
Where Have All the Doctors Gone? Dec 12, 2008
The news got worse in September, when The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study showing that just 2 percent of graduating medical students are choosing to enter general internal medicine. The students surveyed were concerned in part by what they perceived to be a more difficult personal and professional lifestyle, compared with other fields. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
BETTER LIFE: Sexual health news Dec 12, 2008
An estimated 30% to 70% of men and women who take selective and nonselective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, or SRIs, which represent 90% of the 180 million antidepressant prescriptions filled in the U.S., experience sexual dysfunction, researchers, including Julia Heiman, the current Kinsey director, write in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association. SRIs are the most frequently prescribed medications in the U.S. for outpatients age 18 to 65, according to the... (USA Today -- Tech)
Newsweek: The truth about alternative medicine Dec 11, 2008
Here are the results of some interesting recent studies:"Ginkgo biloba and dementia: In many parts of the world, this herbal product is prescribed to preserve memory, but there's no solid evidence that it works. A 2007 review of existing studies by the well-respected Cochrane Collaboration found that ginkgo did not help people who were already suffering from dementia. Most recently, a study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that taking 120... (MSNBC -- Health)
Cutting Drug Costs: 11 Dos And Don'ts Dec 11, 2008
But Goldstein tells WebMD that, with very rare exceptions, generic options are OK. For example, researchers recently reported in The Journal of the American Medical Association that heart disease patients typically do as well on generic drugs as on brand-name drugs. 2. (CBS News)
You're More Likely to Lose Weight If You Get ... Dec 11, 2008
The findings, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest that where promises of better health fail to motivate people to lose weight, financial rewards might succeed. The idea, lead researcher Dr. Kevin G. Volpp told Reuters Health, is to address a fundamental obstacle to making healthy lifestyle changes: People just don't like to give up the things they currently enjoy like eating sweets or smoking cigarettes for a potential health benefit down the road. (Fox News)
Money May Motivate People to Lose Weight Dec 11, 2008
The findings, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest that where promises of better health fail to motivate people to lose weight, financial rewards might succeed ... SOURCE: Journal of the American Medical Association, December 10, 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Dementia Often Missed as Cause of Death Dec 11, 2008
The findings were published in a letter in the Dec. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Mitchell said the failure to recognize dementia as a cause of death doesn't appear to be intentional. (MEDLINEplus)
Painkillers Linked to Increase in Overdose Deaths Dec 11, 2008
The report is published in the Dec. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. For the study, Hall's team looked at deaths from unintentional overdoses in West Virginia in 2006. (MEDLINEplus)
Steroid After Tonsillectomy Raises Bleeding Risk Dec 11, 2008
The findings appear in the Dec. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. But the Swiss study authors and other experts added that the results are preliminary. (MEDLINEplus)
New Study Blames Prescription Drugs for Bulk of Fatal Overdoses Dec 11, 2008
Research published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms the growing threat posed by abuse of prescription opiates and calls on clinicians to help prevent future cases of addiction and overdose. More News. (U.S. News & World Report)
Livers go to sickest, access for blacks improves Dec 11, 2008
But the research, in the Nov. 25 Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests the system may favor men over women. Dr. Cynthia Moylan, the study's lead author and a transplant fellow at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., called for more research on gender differences. (North County Times)
Hebrew SeniorLife study on under-reported dementia deaths questions accuracy of mortality statistics Dec 11, 2008
The study was published in the December 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Mitchell and her colleagues say an "appreciation that patients die from and with dementia is necessary to inform end-of-life decision making." They add that the underreporting of deaths from dementia may hamper the planning of much-needed health services for people dying from this condition. (EurekAlert!)
Lose Weight, Earn Money: Does It Work? Dec 11, 2008
Such programs that offer financial incentives to those who meet their weight loss goals may indeed be an effective approach to weight loss -- at least in the short term -- according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But there's a catch. (ABC News)
Vitamins 'do not cut cancer risk' Dec 10, 2008
Both studies feature in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Supplements don't substitute for a healthy diet and some studies have shown that they may actually increase the risk of cancer. (BBC News)
New Resource for No Side Effect Drugs Dec 10, 2008
A 2006 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that more than 700,000 Americans visit emergency rooms each year due to adverse drug reactions from pharmaceutical drugs. Users of non-toxic, no side effect drugs report the following benefits*: -- No toxicity, no addiction, no dependency, no withdrawal. (PR Newswire)
Deaths tied to painkillers surge in rural areas Dec 10, 2008
"Use and abuse of prescription and particularly narcotic pain medications have increased dramatically in the last 10 to 15 years," said Aron Hall of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Vitamins, selenium won't prevent prostate cancer Dec 10, 2008
The studies, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, show that vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium won't ward off prostate cancer -- or other types of the disease -- in men. In one study, 35,533 cancer-free men in their 50s or older took selenium and vitamin E alone or in combination. (CNN -- Health)
Do kids need vitamin supplements? Dec 10, 2008
Two examples from the Journal of the American Medical Association: Ginkgo doesn't help memory, and echinacea doesn't work to fight colds. And you've heard of antioxidants. (CNN -- Health)
Weight loss easier when you get paid for it Dec 10, 2008
"We wanted to create a reward system which gave them rewards in the present," said Volpp, whose study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Volpp and colleagues studied two kinds of incentive programs for weight loss. (Reuters)
Abuse of pain pills fueling deaths in West Virginia Dec 10, 2008
"Use and abuse of prescription and particularly narcotic pain medications have increased dramatically in the last 10 to 15 years," said Aron Hall of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "Now in the United States, drug overdoses are the second-leading cause of unintended deaths behind motor vehicle deaths," Hall said in a joint telephone interview with colleague Leonard Paulozzi of the CDC.. (Reuters)
New process detects HGH in urine Dec 10, 2008
"There's the same scrutiny" as that of better-known journals, such as The Journal of the American Medical Association. The GMU researchers are seeking grants for a worldwide study in which they would collect urine from young adults to determine a baseline level of natural HGH in the body. (USA Today -- Sports)
Atkins Fares Best in Study Of Four Weight-Loss Regimens Dec 10, 2008
"This isn't a study testing how well you would do if you followed these diets to the letter," notes Christopher Gardner, assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center and lead author of the study, which appears in tomorrow's Journal of the American Medical Association. "This is a study that shows what happens if you bought the book and tried to follow" the diets, as most dieters do. (Yahoo News -- Diet and Nutrition)
Vitamins 'could shorten lifespan' Dec 10, 2008
A supplements industry expert said the Journal of the American Medical Association study was fatally flawed. But nutritionists said it reinforced the need to eat a balanced diet, rather than relying on supplements. (Yahoo News -- Diet and Nutrition)
Cash incentives motivate dieters Dec 10, 2008
A new study published yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association offers one answer: Dieters lost more weight in less time when they had short-term incentives -- monetary rewards, in this case -- to motivate them. The study in behavioral economics was conducted by George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University professor of economics and psychology, and Kevin G. Volpp, associate professor of medicine and health care management at the University of Pennsylvania. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Vitamins not cancer fighting Dec 10, 2008
Some 15000 men aged 50 and older participated in the study, which included an eight-year follow-up period, but neither vitamin appeared to appreciably reduce their cancer risk, according to the studies appearing in the 7 January issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (Jama). The findings are disappointing news for the more than half of American adults take vitamin supplements many in the hope of warding off illness. (iAfrica.com)
Prostate cancer: FAQs Dec 10, 2008
A study released on Dec. 9, 2008 a month before it was due to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that taking vitamin E or C supplements over the long-term does not reduce the risk of developing prostate or other cancers. The authors said study was being released early because of public health implications. (CBC.ca)
Popular class of diabetes drugs doubles risk of fractures in women Dec 10, 2008
They also reported in The Journal of the American Medical Association that use of rosiglitazone was associated both with increased heart attacks and a doubling of heart failure. In August 2008, Singh and colleagues commented in an online editorial for Heart that, "At this time, justification for use of thiazolidinediones is very weak to non-existent.". (EurekAlert!)
Vitamins Do Not Prevent Prostate Cancer, Study Finds Dec 10, 2008
In two separate reports, both appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that men who took vitamins C, E or selenium developed prostate cancer as frequently as men who did not take the vitamins. In one trial, called SELECT, which tested the preventive effects of vitamin E and selenium in more than 35,000 men, participants taking 400 IU of vitamin E daily or 200 micrograms of selenium each day, or a combination of the two, had the same rates of prostate cancer... (Time.com)
