Clinical Psychiatry News articles from March 2006

Clinical Psychiatry News archives from March 2006

Manual's breadth may aid diagnosis.(Adult Psychiatry)(Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual )
March 1, 2006... The DSM-IV-TR and the ICD-10 are no longer the only handbooks for psychiatric diagnosis. After 2-plus years of preparation, a consortium of psychoanalytic groups has published its own guide to the full spectrum of disorders: the...

Majority of youngest psychiatrists are women.(survey information)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Majority of Youngest Psychiatrists Are Women Note: Based on 31,042 male and 16,098 female psychiatrists and child psychiatrists in the United States in 2004. Source: American Medical Association RICHARD FRANKI, RESEARCH/ELSEVIER...

Call for black box on ADHD drugs deemed premature: panel cited adverse cardiovascular events.(adverse effects of drugs)
March 1, 2006... GAITHERSBURG, MD. -- The best way to inform physicians and the public about potential cardiovascular risks of drugs used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is to conduct a clinical trial rather than add a black box warning to the...

For mentally ill, a rocky rollout for Medicare Part D.(Practice Trends)
March 1, 2006... The transition to the Medicare prescription drug program that began on Jan. 1 has been especially hard for patients with mental illness, physicians reported. In Alabama, for example, two patients were hospitalized after being denied their...

Report casts doubt on VNS approval.(vagus nerve stimulation)
March 1, 2006... A Senate committee report showing that a vagus nerve stimulation device was approved for treatment-resistant depression over the objections of "more than 20 [Food and Drug Administration] scientists, medical officers, and management staff"...

Depression's annual toll put at $83 billion.(News)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- The direct and indirect costs of depression total $83 billion a year in the United States, and a lack of access to care will cause that figure to keep rising, a new report by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance contends....

British physicians warned of new risks with atomoxetine.(care and treatment)
March 1, 2006... British physicians are being warned by their country's medical authorities about new risks associated with atomoxetine in the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The new risks of seizures and abnormal heart rhythm (QT...

Is total sobriety necessary?(alcohol addiction)
March 1, 2006... The thinking among some addiction specialists that perhaps patients can be treated effectively in the absence of total abstinence is not only controversial but also questionable ("New Paradigm Embraced for Alcohol Treatment," CLINICAL...

Putting herbal therapies to the test.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
March 1, 2006... As interest in herbs and phytomedicines continues to grow, physicians and patients alike may wonder which of these products can be considered reliable, based on their quality and/or their clinical efficacy. At least four organizations have...

Down with obsessionalism.(narratives)
March 1, 2006... As a practicing psychiatrist, I became an unwilling conscript of the information age during the 1980s, as health maintenance organizations began to enter U.S. medicine. What had taken a few minutes of paperwork in the 1960s and 1970s gradually...

'Doctor, we have a problem'.(obesity)
March 1, 2006... "Houston, we have a problem." With those five words, the Apollo 13 astronauts alerted ground control about an unexpected crisis that could escalate to a catastrophe unless a solution was found. The epidemic of obesity presents a...

Is there a cure for the common homophobe?(care and treatment)
March 1, 2006... Homosexuality is the dominant theme of Ang Lee's acclaimed film, "Brokeback Mountain." Heath Ledger offers one of the finest performances in memory by an actor in an American film as Ennis Del Mar, one of the star-crossed male lovers in this...

The value of integrated care.(psychiatric services)
March 1, 2006... Psychiatrists and primary care physicians need to work together to meet the needs of psychiatric patients. In Texas, we have developed an integrated community program that has as its centerpiece just this kind of collaboration. The results are...

More views on domestic violence.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... I would like to comment on Dr. Carl C. Bell's Perspective column in which he flippantly and dismissively blames domestic violence on what he calls "male entitlement dysfunction" ("Getting to the Root of Domestic Violence," Prevention in Action,...

Social workers and real therapy.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... As a licensed clinical social worker and a film buff, I look forward to Dr. Roland Atkinson's columns, which are thoughtful and clinically interesting, but I was disappointed in his review of the film "Prime" ("Rx: Visit Your 'Mother' Once a...

Does 'traditional' psychotherapy work?(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... Dr. Robert T. London's comments about psychotherapy are interesting, and I certainly agree that residents and young psychiatrists should receive more training in psychotherapy ("Placing Short-Term Psychotherapy First," The Psychiatrist's...

Eating disorders and drug treatments.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... Dr. Scott J. Crow is quoted as saying that pharmacologic treatment is far less central in treating eating disorders than in other psychiatric disorders ("Medications 'Ancillary' in Eating Disorder Tx," Practical Pharmacology, January 2006, p....

A case of Medicare-induced dyspepsia.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... Our real problem with Medicare is that patients are unaware that they are not allowed to pay what they can for medical services ("Physicians Push for Medicare Fee Schedule Fix," December 2005, p. 7). The prohibition on balance billing...

Videophones and psychiatry.(treatment at doorstep)
March 1, 2006... Community-based case management is now the preferred treatment approach for those psychiatric patients who suffer from severe mental illness and live in the community. Intensive case managers perform a variety of supporting roles that...

Allele worsens symptoms in high-risk patients.(Adult Psychiatry)
March 1, 2006... The presence of a specific allele of a schizophrenia susceptibility gene is associated with an increase in the deterioration of neuropsychiatric symptoms and cognitive function in patients who are at very high risk for schizophrenialike...

Olanzapine, haloperidol, and weight.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Olanzapine was associated with significantly more weight gain than haloperidol in a 2-year study of patients with first-episode psychosis, and both treatments were associated with greater weight gain than found in previous studies, reported Dr....

Nonadherent schizophrenia patients.(surveys)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... Patients with schizophrenia who stop taking their medications are more likely to have serious consequences if they do not believe they have a mental illness, a survey of psychiatrists shows. Specifically, nonadherent patients who lack...

Naltrexone for heroin addiction.(clinical trials)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... A depot form of naltrexone for treatment of heroin addiction may soon be available, providing a tool that could be very important for individuals who presently have trouble with treatment compliance. The once-monthly depot medication was...

Inconsolable infants linked to mothers' depression: a third of mothers reporting crying babies who could not be consoled also reported being depressed.(Adult Psychiatry)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Results from the first population-based study of its kind have found that about one in three mothers of inconsolable, crying infants reported having postpartum depressive symptoms, Dr. Pamela C. High said at the annual meeting of...

CATIE results favor olanzapine.(care and treatment )(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... COLORADO SPRINGS -- For clinicians, the challenge to prevent the progression of schizophrenia with early, aggressive treatment is now much easier because of the results of a recent study comparing various antipsychotics, Dr. John De Quardo said...

Drug combination fails to benefit clozapine-refractory schizophrenia.(drug therapy)
March 1, 2006... The addition of risperidone to clozapine failed to improve psychotic symptoms in patients with severe schizophrenia who had a poor response to treatment with clozapine alone, reported Dr. William G. Honer, University of British Columbia,...

SSRIs tied to slight risk of neonatal hypertension.(Adult Psychiatry)(selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors )
March 1, 2006... Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy is associated with neonatal abstinence syndrome and a slightly increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, according to results of two recently published...

Some concerns about abuse of benzodiazepines unwarranted.(treatment of anxiety disorders)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... ALBUQUERQUE -- Prescribing practices for treating anxiety disorders are shifting from benzodiazepines to antidepressants--partly because of increasing concern about dependence and cognitive impairment with benzodiazepines as well as their...

Personification of medicine compromises therapy: when a patient transfers feelings onto a drug, side effects can be exacerbated and distress amplified.
March 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- People often experience medication as if it were a person, transferring to a drug feelings aroused by the prescriber or important people in the patient's life. This process, if unappreciated, can compromise psychoanalysis and...

Early days of parenthood invoke 'affiliative' neural system.(behavioral aspects)
March 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- The first days of parenthood are a time of emotional and neurobiologic upheaval that many describe in terms of personal or spiritual transformation. The sentiment, "Once you hold the baby, you are a different person," is frequently...

The art of Jamie Winter.(biography)
March 1, 2006... Artist Jamie Winter is part Native American, and her paintings are strongly influenced by her roots in Wisconsin's Ho-Chunk tribe. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 15 and immediately hospitalized for 2 years, but that didn't...

Fostering adherence to depression treatment.(pharmacotherapy)
March 1, 2006... In recent years, clinicians have come to appreciate the importance of aggressive and extended treatment to achieve full remission from depression and forestall recurrence. Nonadherence to pharmacotherapy, however, remains a barrier. "By...

Three common characteristics seen among patients in remission.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Adult outpatients who reported themselves in remission for depression demonstrated significantly lower symptom severity, less social impairment, and greater life satisfaction, compared with patients who did not report remission,...

FDA guide on antidepressants offers challenges: complying with schedule in agency's medication guide 'almost impossible' for first 12 weeks.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
March 1, 2006... MONTREAL -- Prescribing antidepressants to children comes with its own set of challenges, Dr. Neil S. Kaye said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. For one thing, it's difficult to comply with the visit...

Combo tx surpasses fluoxetine or therapy alone, TADS results show.(combined therapy)(Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study )
March 1, 2006... TORONTO -- Fluoxetine combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy was more effective in improving functioning, global health, and quality of life in depressed adolescents than was either treatment alone, Dr. Benedetto Vitiello said at the joint...

Full-scale IQ gap found between XXYY, XXY males.(cognitive behavioral problems)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Verbal and full-scale intelligence quotient measures for males with XXYY syndrome are significantly lower than for males with XXY syndrome, but performance IQ is not significantly different between the two groups, results from a...

ADHD drug dosage cut by behavioral therapy: the low level of side effects produced by lower doses could put behavior modification in the spotlight.(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder dosages)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Behavior modification can reduce the level of medication needed in school-aged children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, William E. Pelham Jr., Ph.D., said at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and...

Keep eye out for slowing of growth with stimulants in some patients.(side effects )
March 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- Significant growth slowdown during treatment with stimulants may occur in a small subset of children who require closer monitoring and referral, Dr. Harold E. Carlson said at a psychopharmacology update sponsored by the American...

Methylphenidate's effectiveness for girls: quicker but briefer.(dosage of stimulants)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... TORONTO -- Girls respond better to methylphenidate in the morning than boys do, but the drug's effectiveness also wanes more quickly in the afternoon for girls, Dr. Edmund Sonuga-Barke reported in a poster at the joint annual meeting of the...

Data limited on pharmacotherapy for autism.(care and treatment)
March 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- The body of data for using newer pharmacotherapeutic agents to treat autistic symptoms is struggling to keep up with the use of such drugs in practice, Lawrence Scahill, Ph.D., said at a psychopharmacology update sponsored by the...

Paternal depression relatively common, hurts children.(child behavior)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... QUEBEC CITY -- Paternal depression is relatively common and can negatively affect child behavior, Shreya Dave reported at the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group. A clear link has been established between...

Suicidal ideation is down; attempts stay level.(survey results)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Suicidal Ideation Is Down; Attempts Stay Level Note: Data are based on a national sample of students in grades 9-12. Responses reflect the 12 months preceding the survey. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention RICHARD...

Data scant on tx for young opioid abusers.(treatment of adolescents)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... BETHESDA, MD. -- Very little published evidence exists to back treatments for adolescents with opioid abuse or dependence. In addition, those adolescents appear to have characteristics that differ from those abusing or dependent on...

Atomoxetine vs. methylphenidate.(comparisons)(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... Once-daily atomoxetine is just as effective as twice-daily methylphenidate in reducing symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, Dr. Yufeng Wang of Beijing Medical University reported in a poster at the joint annual...

Sleep disturbance and headache.(statistical report)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Twenty percent of children with episodic headaches have at least one symptom of sleep disturbance, according to a poster presented by Dr. Lenora M. Lehwald at a conference on sleep disorders in infancy and childhood, sponsored by the Annenberg...

Impact of parents on teens.(depressive symptoms)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Parents with social anxiety and depressive symptoms are more likely to have adolescents with social phobia diagnoses, according to data on 471 adolescents and their parents reported by psychology graduate student Emily R. Anderson and her...

Interventions work for Alzheimer's caregivers.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
March 1, 2006... ORLANDO -- The quality of life among caregivers of Alzheimer's patients can improve significantly when interventions are tailored to their needs, according to the first randomized trial of such interventions. "Physicians are in a position...

Alzheimer's study identifies biomarkers in early stages.(care and treatment)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid may indicate whether patients with mild cognitive impairment will progress to Alzheimer's disease and could assist in the development of new screening tools or treatments, according to Dr. Oskar Hansson of Lund...

Donepezil for Alzheimer's dementia.(care and treatment)
March 1, 2006... The Problem You are working with the family of a patient who has been diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease. The family asks about possible medications. The Question Can treatment with Aricept (donepezil) improve the...

Depression, low 'will to live' increase mortality.(influences)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... ORLANDO -- Elderly patients who answer unenthusiastically when asked how long they would like to live may have a dramatically increased risk of dying within 2 years if this attitude is combined with even minor or subthreshold depression,...

Depressive symptoms more common in women than men among the elderly.(statistics)(Statistical table)
March 1, 2006... Depressive Symptoms More Common in Women Than Men Among the Elderly Age (years) Women Men 65-69 15.6% 9.7% 70-74 17.6% 9.6% 75-79 18.2%...

Seniors in low-income housing respond less to antidepressants.(treatment of depression)
March 1, 2006... Older adults living in low-income census tracts are significantly less likely to respond to depression treatment than are their counterparts in middle- and high-income census tracts, researchers reported. Alex Cohen, Ph.D., of Harvard...

Biofeedback heart rate control aids depression in older adults.(treatment for elderly)(Case study)
March 1, 2006... ORLANDO -- The use of biofeedback to control heart rate variability could be useful in the treatment of older patients with depression, just as it has been beneficial for patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and various...

Alcohol-interactive medicines tend not to deter drinking.(alcoholism - care and treatment)
March 1, 2006... ORLANDO -- Elderly people tend to quit drinking alcohol as their health declines, but their medications play little role in this decision, according to a new study. "We found no increased likelihood of drinking cessation among people...

Cognitive-behavioral therapy eases fear of falling, activity avoidance.(therapy for elderly)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... ORLANDO -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy can significantly reduce seniors' fear of falling and the avoidance of activity that accompanies it, according to the preliminary results of a Dutch study. CBT may also improve depression and quality...

Keep patients on acamprosate through relapse.(care and treatment)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Alcohol abusers who take acamprosate and relapse are still better off continuing to take the drug because they have an improved chance of achieving abstinence, company data show. Pooled data from three separate,...

Surveys show paths to addiction treatment in U.S.: only 9% of the estimated 22.5 million people with a drug or alcohol problem actually received specialty treatment.(survey results)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... BETHESDA, MD. -- Treatment for substance use disorders continues to be out of reach for many people who need it at a time when funding for treatment and health plan coverage of substance abuse remains stagnant, Constance M. Horgan, Sc.D., said...

Dual diagnosis? Treat substance abuse first.(methods of treating patients with multiple disorders)
March 1, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Treating dual diagnosis patients--those with concurrent psychiatric and substance abuse disorders--requires a readiness to use a medication for the substance abuse, perhaps first and foremost, Dr. John W. Tsuang said at the...

Perspective.(substance abusers treatment)
March 1, 2006... Al Capone once said, "You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a gun alone." This, I suspect, partly explains why providing abstinence-contingent housing to homeless substance abusers might work better than...

Addressing homelessness and substance abuse.(linking homelessness and substance abuse)
March 1, 2006... Of the estimated 3 million people in the United States who are homeless during the course of a year, about 30% are chronic substance abusers, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Most experts agree that the actual numbers are...

Reward-based behavior common in Parkinson's.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
March 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Obsessive or impulsive reward-based behavior was reported by nearly 6 in 10 patients with Parkinson's disease answering an anonymous survey, adding to the suspicion that dopaminergic medications may influence impulse control. ...

Occipital region hardest hit by cerebral amyloid angiopathy.(postmortem neuropathologic evaluation of brains)
March 1, 2006... PORTO, PORTUGAL -- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy appears to disproportionately affect the occipital region, according to findings presented at the Fourth International Congress on Vascular Dementia. In a study involving the postmortem...

Solo lamotrigine not linked to birth defects.(dosages during pregnancies)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- There is no evidence that lamotrigine monotherapy increases the risk of major congenital malformations in infants exposed prenatally to the drug, according to updated data from the International Lamotrigine Pregnancy Registry. ...

Defect rate drops with reduced use of valproate in Australia.(dosages)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Decreased use of valproate to manage epilepsy during pregnancy in Australia has produced a corresponding drop in fetal malformations associated with the drug, Dr. Frank Vajda said at the joint annual meeting of the American...

Eszopiclone improves sleep disruptions caused by hot flashes.(clinical trials)
March 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Perimenopausal women who took eszopiclone for 1 month experienced significant improvements in sleep problems brought on by hot flashes, results from a randomized trial have found. The drug had no apparent effect on the number...

Coexisting rhinitis is common in sleep apnea.(care and treatment)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... KEYSTONE, COLO. -- All patients with obstructive sleep apnea should be evaluated and treated for rhinitis, an extremely common coexisting condition, Dr. Robert Ballard said at a meeting sponsored by the National Jewish Medical and Research...

Cancer pain needs vary among African Americans.(Pain Medicine)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- African American cancer patients are heterogeneous in their need for pain medication, Salimah Meghani, Ph.D., said at a meeting sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Minority Health. Dr....

Reasons for failure of chronic daily headache tx numerous.(care and treatment)
March 1, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Consider a range of explanations when a chronic daily headache patient does not improve with standard therapy, Dr. Joel R. Saper suggested at a symposium sponsored by the American Headache Society. Some top reasons...

Improvements in sleep hygiene benefit chronic migraine.(causes of migrane)
March 1, 2006... PHILADELPHIA -- Insomnia and poor sleep habits may be the cause of the transformation from episodic to chronic migraine, Dr. Anne H. Calhoun said in a poster session at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society. This hypothesis...

Coenzyme Q10 for migraine prophylaxis.(care and treatment)
March 1, 2006... History and Rationale for Use Coenzyme Q10 is a naturally occurring hydrophobic substance that is involved in electron transfer across the mitochondrial membrane from the NADH dehydrogenase complex and the succinate-Q reductase complex to...

Opiate dependence may or may not be addiction.(methods for deaddiction)
March 1, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Addiction specialists do see chronic pain patients who are so dependent on opiates that they require detoxification, but the question of whether such patients are "addicted" is difficult to determine clinically, two...

Get it right the first time with high-dose triptan: in patients with acute migraine, the greater chance of improvement offsets the risk of adverse events.(dosages)
March 1, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- When it comes to triptan use in treatment of acute migraine, consider the maxim: Go big or stay home. A high dose of a given triptan may be associated with an elevated risk for side effects; however, it also is more...

Proper history and physical are keys to low back pain dx.(care and treatment)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- A careful history and physical exam, without the need for lab tests or radiography, can help identify any red flags in patients presenting with low back pain, Dr. David Borenstein said at the annual meeting of the American...

Pain relievers.(Pain Medicine)(Cartoon)
March 1, 2006... "I don't care what Google says. What do you say?"

Severe IBS may be tied to psychosocial issues.(irritable bowel syndrome)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... MONTREAL -- Comorbid psychosocial disorders are an important consideration in patients presenting with severe symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, Dr. Douglas A. Drossman said at the 13th World Congress of Gastroenterology. Such factors...

Brief questionnaire identifies MI anxiety, need for anxiolytics.(surveys)
March 1, 2006... DALLAS -- A quick, six-question survey can diagnose anxiety in patients who've had a myocardial infarction and identify those who need treatment with an anxiolytic. "The Brief Symptom Inventory [BSI] is performed similarly to the State...

Non-GI symptoms can point to irritable bowel syndrome.(comparisons)
March 1, 2006... MONTREAL -- Non-GI symptoms can help distinguish irritable bowel syndrome from inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Noel B. Hershfield said at the 13th World Congress of Gastroenterology. Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are more...

Anxiety disorders are linked to many medical conditions.(health conditions)
March 1, 2006... SEATTLE -- Anxiety disorders are associated with a wide range of physical health problems, even after adjustment for other common mental disorders such as depression, Dr. Jitender Sareen said in a poster presentation at the annual conference of...

Alcohol intervention helps hepatitis C patients.(medical care)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2006... SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. -- A hepatitis C virus clinic in Minnesota helped alcoholic patients become eligible for antiviral therapy by integrating alcohol screening and a behavioral intervention into medical care. Nearly half (47%) of 47 new...

Risk of premature death higher with serious mental illness.(death toll increases)
March 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Heart disease and suicide were the leading causes of death in a large study of patients with mental illness in Ohio. Moreover, these patients died at a mean age of 48 years, which represented 32 years of potential life lost,...

Suicides in liver donors suggest need for psychiatric assessment.(organ donors need psychiatric assistance)
March 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Postoperative psychiatric complications in a small percentage of liver donors included three completed or attempted suicides, Dr. James F. Trotter reported in a poster at the annual meeting of the American Association for the...

The wonders of cognitive restructuring.
March 1, 2006... More than 20 years ago, two physicians I knew--a cardiologist and nephrologist--called my office to see if I would see a patient with hypertension that was not well controlled by medications. He was a corporate attorney, and a consultant to...

Depression linked to increased risk of cardiac arrest.
March 1, 2006... People with clinical depression are at nearly twice the risk for cardiac arrest as those who are not depressed, independently of their other cardiovascular risk factors, said Dr. J.P. Empana of Hopital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France, and...

High-carb low-fat diets don't cause weight gain.
March 1, 2006... Diets low in fat and high in carbohydrates from vegetables, fruits, and whole grains do not cause weight gain in postmenopausal women, reported Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D., and her associates in the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification...