Latest Journal of the American Medical Association Stories

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Derycz Scientific, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DYSC), a company that is pioneering a fresh way of facilitating the flow of information from content publishers to enterprise customers and their constituents, today announced that its subsidiary, Reprints Desk, has secured an exclusive, multi-year contract to provide article reprints and ePrints services for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the nine specialty Archives...

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters today announced that it has donated two ScholarOne Manuscripts sites to the newest members of the African Journal Partnership Project -- the Medical Journal of Zambia, John S. Kachimba, Editor; and the Ethiopian Journal of Health Services, Abraham Haileamlak, Editor. Since 2005, Thomson Reuters has worked with the Council of Science Editors to assist editors of sub-Saharan medical journals increase the visibility and quality...

A new federal study has discovered that many same-day surgery centers have serious problems with infection control. The report said that people failed to wash hands, wear gloves or provide clean blood glucose meters.  Clinics reused devices meant for one person or dipped into single-dose medicine vials for multiple patients. Experts said the findings, appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest lax infection practices may pervade the nation's over 5,000...

Findings point to continuing need for health care servicesA new study confirms that rates of obesity and other chronic health problems have risen in American children in recent years, but it also shows that many children's conditions will improve or resolve over time. The findings that appear in the Feb. 17 Journal of the American Medical Association support the need for continuous access to health services and suggest directions for future research."Although about half of all children...

Future studies using universal methods may give physicians clear answers about who should get beta blockers and at what dosageIn a commentary appearing in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, heart specialists at the University of Michigan Health System make a plea for clarity on the best approach for prescribing beta blockers before surgery.It's not unusual for patients to suffer a cardiac event during surgery, and in theory, beta blockers will reduce the risk by slowing...

According to an independent study released on Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration frequently gives approval to cardiovascular devices based on weak evidence from studies that are often compromised by poor methodology and bias. For the report, which was published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers reviewed 123 of the FDA's summaries for some 78 applications submitted by the makers of various cardiovascular devices.  Most of the devices,...

A majority of medical schools surveyed report they have experienced incidents of students posting unprofessional content online, including incidents involving violation of patient confidentiality, with few schools having policies to address these types of postings, according to a study in the September 23/30 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical education.Internet applications built around user-generated content, termed Web 2.0, include social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter),...

Scientists have found seven key genes in the type of brain tumor that Senator Edward Kennedy has, which together can predict how aggressive a patient's cancer will be. Eventually, the findings may lead to tests that predict patient survival and drugs that target the culprit genes. The researchers decided to search for the problem genes at the center of the interplay driving a tumor's growth, although hundreds of gene mutations may contribute to brain cancers. The lead author of the study,...

NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Oxford University Press is proud to present the launch of the first online version of the international best-selling AMA Manual of Style, the "bible" for authors, editors, students, researchers, the media, and anyone else involved in medical or scientific publishing. Because scientific, medical, and pharmaceutical innovation progresses through clear written communication, the success of a new treatment hinges on how well the evidence to support...

Today's medical doctors and researchers face ethical dilemmas that Hypocrates himself likely couldn't have imagined.  Dr. Bruce Psaty of the University of Washington in Seattle knows how easy it can be for a physician to find himself on the wrong side of the fine line between professional cooperation with drug companies and compromised medical research.While working as an assistant professor at the university, Psaty authored an article discussing the possible benefits of using...