Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association最新文献

The Mississippi State Medical Association House of Delegates passed Resolution 18 in 2016 to bring attention to child abuse and neglect in Mississippi. This descriptive article is the first of a number of articles that will be included in the Journal MSMA to educate further the medical community on a problem that impacts individuals throughout their life. Research has shown that our medical professionals, just like many other disciplines that encounter child abuse, are unprepared to identify and respond to the issue of child abuse. This article outlines the magnitude of child abuse in Mississippi as well as the life-long ramifications of that abuse. Lastly, this article outlines two current initiatives in Missis'sippi attempting to make systemic changes to identification and response to cases of child abuse.

Background Mississippi has one of the highest teen pregnancy and birth rates in the nation. From 1991 to 2014 the birthrate to Mississippi teens decreased by 55 percent, which ranks number 35 in the rate of decline (versus 61% nationally). However, in 2014 Mississippi's teen birth rate still kept it at number 48 out of 50 states.' Mississippi has implemented Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi as a Governor's initiative and best practice programs to reduce teen pregnancy in the state of Mississippi. Several bills have been passed into law that address various aspects of teen pregnancy prevention. Methods Recent legislation implemented from 2011 to 2015 was reviewed and summarized. Results and Conclusions Teen births have decreased 55 percent from 1991 to 2014. It is not possible to point to any one factor that can explain this reduction. It is likely that many factors have affected this change in teen pregnancy and birth rates. It is still too early to be able to assess the effect of the various laws that have been passed to address teen pregnancy.

[Research shows that diets are ineffective in the treatment of obesity because neuro-hormonal systems to preserve excess weight are stronger than the will to keep it off No magic pill has worked or is on the horizon. Newel; minimally invasive bariatricsurgery procedures do work but may be underutilized. In this Commentaiy, the authors who are affiliated with the UMMC Mississippi Centerfor Obesity Research and one of whom trained at the London School of Economics (ELW), speak to this issue. ---Ed.].

This study estimated. the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mississippi public school students in grades K-12 and examined changes between 2005 and 2015. In 2015, the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and both combined remained higher than national averages, yet the rates have neither increased nor decreased significantly since 2005 (p = 0.6904). In 2015, as with all previous years, there was no difference between boys and girls (p=0.570). As in all previous years, the prevalence of obesity in 2015 was significantly higher among black students (p < 0.001) than among white students. Similar to 2011 and 2013, there was a significant difference by grade level in 2015 (p=0.0029), with the lowest prevalence again among the elementary students. The significant linear decrease in obesity prevalence among elementary school students observed during 2013 continued to 2015 (p = 0.0209). Trends are discussed in the context of state policy and recent research.

Osteoporosis is a condition generally associated with olderwomen, but it is rapidly becoming a growing problem for males as well. Screening and treating men early is the only way to address this problem. The known demographic factors of osteoporosis in males such as age, race and BMI as well as secondary causes oflow bone mineral density (BMD) i.e. osteoporosis, have not been well examined in the actual practice settingbased on available literature. This study aims to describe the prevalence of the demographic factors and secondary causes in men with low BMD and also to assess their individual contribution to the overall prevalence. A retrospective chart review of 585 men who underwent bone density scan at the University of Mississippi Medical Center from 2005-2012 was performed. At the time of their scans, patients were also asked to complete a questionnaire assessing demographics, comorbidities, social factors, and medication use. The results suggest that racial difference and differences in secondary causes exist in the epidemiology of male osteoporosis, and this needs to be assessed further. The notion that African American males are protected from OP is unsupported in our data as well as the literature. Overall our research demonstrated that low BMI is the most important factor associated with low BMD in male patients.