Corby K. Martin, PhD; Manju Bhapkar, MS; Anastassios G. Pittas, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):743-752. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1189
This randomized clinical trial examines the effects of a 2-year calorie restriction program on mood, quality of life, sleep, and sexual function in normal-weight adults.
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Invited Commentary
Obesity Management and Prevention: More Questions Than Answers
Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS
JAMA Intern Med
Rena R. Wing, PhD; Deborah F. Tate, PhD; Mark A. Espeland, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):755-762. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1236
This randomized clinical trial compared 2 self-regulation interventions vs control in reducing weight gain in young adults over a mean follow-up of 3 years.
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Invited Commentary
Obesity Management and Prevention: More Questions Than Answers
Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS
JAMA Intern Med
James S. Yeh, MD, MPH; Jessica M. Franklin, PhD; Jerry Avorn, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):763-768. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1709
This study uses Medicare Part D prescriptions claims data and Massachusetts physicians payment database data to evaluate associations between industry payments to physicians and prescribing of brand-name statins.
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Editorial
Promise and Peril for Generic Drugs
Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD; Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD
JAMA Intern Med
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Editor's Note
Therapeutic Substitution鈥擲hould It Be Systematic or Automatic?
Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS
JAMA Intern Med
Less Is More
Michael E. Johansen, MD, MS; Caroline Richardson, MD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):769-775. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1704
This cross-sectional study estimates potential savings through therapeutic substitution in terms of both overall and out-of-pocket expenditures of branded drugs when a generic in the same class with the same indication was available.
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Potential Savings Through Therapeutic Substitution (JAMA Internal Medicine)
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Editorial
Promise and Peril for Generic Drugs
Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD; Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD
JAMA Intern Med
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Editor's Note
Therapeutic Substitution鈥擲hould It Be Systematic or Automatic?
Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS
JAMA Intern Med
Shanshan Li, ScD; Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH; David R. Williams, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):777-785. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1615
This prospective study uses data from the Nurses鈥� Health Study to evaluate associations between attendance at religious services and mortality in women.
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Invited Commentary
Empirical Studies About Attendance at Religious Services and Health
Dan German Blazer II, MD, MPH, PhD
JAMA Intern Med
Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez, PhD; Bryan Leyva, BA; Laura M. Keohane, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):787-794. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0267
This population-based study using the Medicare Advantage database examines the differences in care between Hispanic enrollees in Puerto Rico and Hispanic and white enrollees in the United States.
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Invited Commentary
Disparities in Health Care in Puerto Rico Compared With the United States
Héctor M. Colón, PhD; Marizaida Sánchez-Cesareo, PhD
JAMA Intern Med
Yves Longtin, MD; Bianka Paquet-Bolduc, RN, MPA; Rodica Gilca, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):796-804. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0177
This quasi-experimental controlled study investigates the effect of detecting and isolating Clostridium difficile asymptomatic carriers at hospital admission on the incidence of health care鈥揳ssociated C difficile infection in a Canadian acute care facility.
Justin Knox, MPH; Sean B. Sullivan, MPH; Julia Urena, BA; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):807-815. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1500
This cohort study assesses whether household environmental contamination increases the risk for recurrent infection among individuals with a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Steven C. Moore, PhD, MPH; I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD; Elisabete Weiderpass, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):816-825. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1548
This study of pooled data from 12 US and European cohorts examines the association of leisure-time physical activity with incidence of 26 common types of cancer and whether the associations vary by body size and/or smoking.
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Invited Commentary
The Promise of Leisure-Time Physical Activity to Reduce Risk of Cancer Development
Lauren E. McCullough, PhD; Kathleen M. McClain, MS; Marilie D. Gammon, PhD
JAMA Intern Med
Angel Y. S. Wong, BSc; Ian C. K. Wong, PhD; Celine S. L. Chui, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(6):828-834. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1586
This case series explores the safety considerations of clarithromycin by investigating the association between Helicobacter pylori therapy containing clarithromycin and acute neuropsychiatric events.