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The Journal of the American Medical Association



The Journal of the American Medical Association or JAMA is known worldwide as a leader in studies and commentary related to the health care of all of us. Each week one of the major studies is highlighted and a report is produced. Which breaks down the complex information in easy understandable terms. Our website prides itself in cutting thru the jargon and getting to the point. Our editors believe the JAMA report is a perfect example of the type of healthcare news you can use. Enjoy this week’s report or check our archives about topics that apply to you. If you wish print it in written text.


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MARIJUANA Smoking is risk factor for Gum Disease Listen   Read
“The toxins are absorbed into the blood stream and do their damage in the gums through that route.”dr murray thomson and his colleagues at...

Testosterone Supplementation Listen   Read
As men age, the level of the hormone testosterone in their blood decreases, which can be associated with loss of muscle strength, mental...

Organ Transplants Listen   Read
A new study finds people who live in rural areas are less likely to receive organ transplants than those living in urban areas. “What we...

Testosterone Supplementation Listen   Read
As men age, the level of the hormone testosterone in their blood decreases, which can be associated with loss of muscle strength, mental...

Fatness vs. Fitness Listen   Read
Many of us may overindulge when it comes to food this holiday season. But a new study says that while maintaining a healthy weight is...

Computer Program to Predict Women's Five-Year Risk of Hip Fracture Listen   Read
Each year in the U.S., more than three-hundred-thousand hip fractures occur, mostly in women. These fractures are painful, costly and...

Returning Soldiers and Mental Health Screening Listen   Read
Soldiers returning from combat often bring with them mental health issues. They get mental health screening as soon as they come home, but...

Obesity, but not overweight, linked to cancer and cardiovascular deaths Listen   Read
A new study from the centers for disease control and prevention says obesity is associated with death from some cancers, and from heart...

Children’s Environment And Nutrition Listen   Read
In three regions of the world, in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, we would be able to save well more than two million...

MRSA Infections Listen   Read
A new study finds that a potentially deadly kind of infection called a mrsa (mer-sa) infection is most often acquired through hospital or...

Stressful Jobs May Increase The Risk of Recurrent Heart Attack Listen   Read
Doctors know that healthy eating and exercise can help people who’ve had a heart attack prevent having another one. But a new study says...

Enhanced Depression Care Program For Depressed Workers Listen   Read
People who suffer from depression often have trouble performing well at work. But a new study says that a systematic program to identify...

Folic Acid and B Vitamins Listen   Read
Approximately eight million Americans suffer from kidney disease, which puts them at high risk for things like heart attack and stroke. ...

High Blood Pressure not always diagnosed in children Listen   Read
A new study says pediatricians need to pay more attention to high blood pressure in children, because there are likely about a million kids...

’WESTERN PATTERN DIET’ linked to increased risk of recurrent colon cancer Listen   Read
More than Thirty –Thousand Americans will be diagnosed with Stage Three Colon Cancer this year. Stage Three means the cancer in the colon...

Underinsured Kids Falling Through the Cracks – Thousands not getting some recommended Vaccines Listen   Read
Some children and families don’t have access to Immunization, even if they have health insurance. So in most states, those kids are...

Child Maltreatment Increases in Army Families When One Parent is Deployed to Combat Listen   Read
A new study, funded by the Department of Defense, says that when soldiersare deployed to combat in Iraq or Afganistan, There’s more child...

High Fiber Diet Listen   Read
Some Breast Cancer Experts believe regular exercise, eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, and getting no more than thirty...

Daily Antibiotics do not prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in children – but do increase risk of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Listen   Read
Pediatric experts recommend giving young children who get recurrent urinary tract infections, or U-T-I’S, daily antibiotics in hopes of...

EATING DAILY SMALL AMOUNTS OF DARK CHOCOLATE MAY HELP LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE Listen   Read
If you're worried about high blood pressure, you may want to add dark chocolate to your Independence Day diet. A new study says daily,...

White Children Most Likely To Have Type 1 Diabetes, Minority Teens Most Likely To Have Type 2 Diabetes Listen   Read
We hear a lot about Diabetes in kids these days. So just how common is it and who is most likely to have it? “We found that type 1...

Contrary to current practice,many breast cancer patients with no family history of breast cancer should be offered genetic testing. Listen   Read
UNTIL NOW, DOCTORS ONLY TESTED BREAST CANCER PATIENTS FOR A SPECIFIC BREAST CANCER GENE IF THEY HAD A FAMILY HISTORY OF THE CANCER. BUT A...

Sedentary Postmenopausal Listen   Read
EXPERTS RECOMMEND EXERCISING 150 MINUTES A WEEK TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF HEART DISEASE. BUT NOW A NEW STUDY OF SEDENTARY POSTMENOPAUSAL...

Malaria Patients Listen   Read
"MALARIA IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE WORLD, AND CAN BE DEADLY. Even though it's been eliminated in the U.S.,...

Drug Eluding Stents Listen   Read
DOCTORS USE DRUG-ELUTING STENTS TO TREAT PATIENTS WHO HAVE BLOCKED CORONARY ARTERIES. Recent negative reports about stent's safety have...

Colon Polyps Listen   Read
COLON POLYPS CAN SOMETIMES TURN INTO CANCER. SOME STUDIES HAVE HINTED THAT TAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF A VITAMIN CALLED FOLIC ACID COULD HELP...

Stem Cell Transplantation May Lead To Insulin Independence Listen   Read
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT NEWLY-DIAGNOSED TYPE ONE DIABETES PATIENTS MAY BE FREED FROM NEEDING INSULIN, THROUGH A STEM CELL TRANSPLANT...

Researchers Identify Gene Abnormalities Listen   Read
MACULAR DEGENERATION IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN PEOPLE OVER AGE 55. BUT NOT EVERYONE WHO HAS THE DISEASE GOES BLIND. IN A NEW...

Fewer Heart Disease Patients Are Dying Listen   Read
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES – WHICH CAN INCLUDE HEART ATTACKS – AFFECT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS EACH YEAR. A NEW STUDY SAYS FEWER OF THESE...

Antidepressants Safe and Effective in Children and Teens Listen   Read
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY PUT A WARNING ON ANTIDEPRESSANTS SAYING THEY INCREASE SUICIDE RISK AMONG TEENS. BUT THE AUTHOR...