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Strain, E. C., Mumford, G., Silverman, K., Griffiths, R. R., et-al., Caffeine dependence syndrome Evidence from case histories and experimental evaluations. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (1993, Honolulu, Hawaii). JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association 272(13), 1043-1048, 1994. 

FAGGT Foundation for Accountability FDA (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration FMEA Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FIMPS Flarvard Medical Practice Study FIRO high-reliability organization IFII Institute for Healthcare Improvement lOM Institute of Medicine IPS intensive (care unit) physician staffing ISMP Institute for Safe Medication Practices JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association... 

Albert, C.M., Cook, N.R., Gaziano, J.M., Zaharris, E., MacFadyen, J., Danielson, E., Buring, J.E., and Manson, J.E., 2008. Effect of folic acid and B vitamins on risk of cardiovascular events and total mortality among women at high risk for cardiovascular disease A randomized trial. The JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association. 299 2027-2036. 

Homocysteine Studies Collaboration, 2002. Homocysteine and risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke a meta-analysis. The JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association. 288 2015-2022. 

Toole, J.F., Malinow, M.R., Chambless, L.E., Spence, J.D., Pettigrew, L.C., Howard, V.J., Sides, E.G., Wang, C.H., and Stampfer, M., 2004. Lowering homocysteine in patients with ischemic stroke to prevent recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction and death. The Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention (VISP) randomized controlled trial. The JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association. 291 565-575. 

Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults , Jama Journal of the American Medical Association 300 1303-10. 

Yelin, E., Cisternas, M., Foreman, A., Pasta, D., Murphy, L., Helmick, C.G., 2007. National and state medical expenditures and lost earnings attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions - United States, 2003 (Reprinted from MMWR, vol. 56, pg 4-7, 2007) Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association 297 (15), 1649-1650. 

DeAngelis, Catherine D. and Phil B. Fontanarosa, Conflicts over Conflicts of Interest , Journal of the American Medical Association (2009) http / /jama, ama-assn.org/misc/jed900i2pap Ei E3.pdf de Craen, Anton J. M., D. E. Moerman, S. H. Heisterkamp, G. N. J. Tytgat, J. G. Tijssen andj. Kleijnen, Placebo Effect in the Treatment of Duodenal Ulcer , British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 48 (1999) 853-60... 

Blendon, Robert J., John T. Young, and David Hemenway. The American Public and the Gun Control Debate. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 275, June 12, 1996, pp. 1719ff. Breaks down public opinion in a detailed analysis of attitudes toward guns, nature of gun ownership, and responses to a variety of specific proposals. Although some of the data is becoming stale, the approach and organization are instructive. 

Kellermann, Arthur L., et al. Weapon Involvement in Home Invasion Crimes. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, June 14, 1995, pp. 1759ff. Analyzes home invasion crimes. The authors found that homeowners seldom used guns against intruders. Persons who resisted in some way were less likely to lose property but more likely to be injured. Security measures such as locks are likely to be more useful than firearms for deterring such invasions. 

Help Network Says Firearms Data Gap Makes Reducing Gun Injuries More Difficult. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 218, March 3, 1999, p. 784. Reports surveys conducted by the Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP) that tried to measure accuracy and completeness in the reporting of gun-related deaths and injuries. The study found that the reporting of nonfatal injuries was spotty and that reports often lacked needed information about the type of firearm involved and the circumstances of the injury. 

Hemenway, David, Sara J. Solnick, and Deborah R. Azrael. Firearm Training and Stornge. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, January 4, 1995, p. 46. This study found that gun owners who participated in firearms training courses were more likely to store their... 

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study indicating ginkgo dietary supplements might be useful in treating Alzheimer s disease, sparking additional research interest. 

The number of children ages two to four years of age who are being prescribed stimulants such as Ritalin, antidepressants, and other psychiatric drugs soared by 50% from 1991 to 1995, according to a study of 200,000 preschoolers that appeared in the February 23, 2000, Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA). 

Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) are industry funded. Abramson and Starfield found that commercially funded studies are 5.3 times more likely to support their sponsors products than noncommercially funded studies. They concluded with a point I have been emphasizing for many years ... 

Thirteen years ago, the journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA 1996) reported that 108, 000 Americans died in hospital from adverse drug reactions and 2,2 million Americans had reactions to FDA approved medications, In the UK an estimated 1,6 million bed days are due to in-patient adverse drug reactions and up to 6,5% of new patient admissions may be related to an adverse drug reaction. Recent estimates suggest that adverse drug reactions cost the NHS in England in excess of 637 million annually,... 

Luman ET, Fiore AE, Strine I W, and Barker LE (2004) Impact of thimerosal-related changes in hepatitis B vaccine birth-dose recommendations on childhood vaccination coverage. JAMA the Journal of the American Medical Association 291 2351-2358. 

Journal of the American Medical Assoc n http //jama.ama-assn.org/ Respiratory Reviews http //www.respiratoryreviews.com/main.html http //www.respiratoryreviews.com/archives.html Indoor Air Quality... 

Ginkgo (Ginkgo hiloha) has shown activity in increasing peripheral and cerebral circulation. Recent studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed a protective effect for ginkgo for people with Alzheimer s disease. One Japanese study (Kobayashi et al, 1993) claims that a 70 percent alcohol extract of this herb applied topically stimulated hair growth in shaved laboratory mice. No other studies have found this activity, but it does suggest a possible new use for ginkgo. 

For a more detailed description of the concepts in critical appraisal, a series of articles published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) provides a useful tool for practitioners who are evaluating clinical trials. ° These users guides to the medical literature—developed by The Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group, a group of clinicians at Canada s McMaster University and colleagues across North America—can help to assess the validity of primary studies as well as review articles. 

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