- Vitamins E and C in the Prevention of Prostate and Total Cancer in Men: The Physicians' Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial Published December 9, 2008. JAMA Express
- Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E on Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Cancers: The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) Published December 9, 2008. JAMA Express
- Randomized Trials of Antioxidant Supplementation for Cancer Prevention: First Bias, Now Chance—Next, Cause Published December 9, 2008.
Current Issue: Vol. 300, No. 24, December 24/31, 2008
This Week in JAMA
Original Contributions
- Short Sleep Duration and Incident Coronary Artery Calcification
- Use of Prescription and Over-the-counter Medications and Dietary Supplements Among Older Adults in the United States
- Insurance Parity and the Use of Outpatient Mental Health Care Following a Psychiatric Hospitalization
Review
Clinician's Corner: Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life
Commentaries
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: A Potential Threat
- Physician Autonomy and Informed Decision Making: Finding the Balance for Patient Safety and Quality
- The Physician as Public Health Professional in the 21st Century
Editorials
Audio Commentary
- JAMA Audio Commentary. Dr DeAngelis, Editor in Chief of JAMA, summarizes and comments on this week's issue.
Complete Table of Contents
Most Viewed Articles
- Preliminary Clinical Description of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Identifying Manuscript Reviewers
- Prescription for a Healthy Nation
- Similar Drug Names a Risky Prescription
- Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals
- Patterns of Abuse Among Unintentional Pharmaceutical Overdose Fatalities
- Wait-and-See Prescription for Acute Otitis Media
- Vitamins E and C in the Prevention of Prostate and Total Cancer in Men
- Financial Incentive-Based Approaches for Weight Loss
- Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Most Sent Articles
- Ectopic pregnancies in upstate New York
- A 41-Year-Old Woman With Menorrhagia, Anemia, and Fibroids
- Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment
- Financial Incentive-Based Approaches for Weight Loss
- Hospital-wide Code Rates and Mortality Before and After Implementation of a Rapid Response Team
- Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
- Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E on Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Cancers
- On Call: A New JAMA Forum for Postgraduate Education and Training
- Questions in Daily Urologic Practice
- Patterns of Abuse Among Unintentional Pharmaceutical Overdose Fatalities
Readers Respond
A 41-Year-Old Woman With Menorrhagia, Anemia, and Fibroids
Read the case and respond by December 31, 2008; your response may be posted online. You also may read and respond to previous responses.
Author in the Room™
Effect of a Low Glycemic Index or a High Cereal Fiber Diet on Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial
Join David Jenkins, MD, PhD, January 21 from 2 to 3 PM ET to discuss the clinical implications of his study in JAMA. Sign up for the teleconference at the IHI Web site.
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JAMA Health of the Nation Audio
Safety-Related Regulatory Actions for Biologicals
Phil Fontanarosa, MD, MBA, on behalf of the authors
Uninsured Children and Adolescents With Insured Parents
Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, Dphil
Using Tax Reform to Drive Health Care Reform
Samuel Y. Sessions, MD, JD
A New Federal-State Partnership in Health Care
Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD
Listen to the presentations, view slides, and read the articles
CALLS FOR PAPERS:
Child and Adolescent Health
Because of the great potential of health promotion and disease prevention in children and adolescents to impact the health of children and adults and the costs of health care, JAMA will devote a special theme issue to this topic in June 2009. Submission deadline: February 2, 2009.
Violence and Human Rights
JAMA will publish its annual theme issue on violence and human rights on August 5, 2009. All topics related to violence and human rights are of interest, but this year we specifically invite manuscripts on the health effects of violence at home, defining "home" as one's home country or family home. Submission deadline: March 1, 2009.