Recently added articles from Journal of the National Medical Association:
About the Cover
Nov 01, 2009; Anonymous ... This month's issue of JNMA features a history column from a board member, Dr Todd Savitt, that depicts the early attempts of African American physicians to establish what Dr Charles Victor Roman, first editor-in-chief of JNMA in 1909, later coined as "the evolution of Negro medical ...
CALENDAR
Nov 01, 2009; Anonymous ... Submit your events and announcements no later than four months before the event to the calendar editor, Theresa G. Reed, MD, MPH, publications@nmanet.org. Include the following information: date, name of event, location; sponsoring group(s); topics to be presented; CME credit hours (if ...
Social Immunization: A Public Health Approach for the Management of Substance Abuse
Nov 01, 2009; Akhter, Mohammad N; Levinson, Richard A ... Keyword: substance abuse J Natl Med Assoc. 2009;101:1176-1179 OVERVIEW The US government has been attempting to eliminate the use of illicit drugs among its citizens since the early part of the 20th century. The government's efforts to reach this goal have centered around ...
INFOPOEMS
Nov 01, 2009; Gilbert, Gregory E; Wahlquist, Amy H ... These InfoPOEMs® are selected by JNMA InfoPOEMS Editor Gregory E. Gilbert, MSPH, (Gregory.E.Gilbert@gmail.com) and Associate InfoPOEMS Editor Amy H. Wahlquist, MS, from www.infopoems.com. InfoPOEMs® are created by experts who continuously survey medical journals worldwide. They identify and ...
Mack Roach III, MD, Expert Radiation Oncologist and Prostate Cancer Specialist, Par Excellence!
Nov 01, 2009; Dawson, George ... Keywords: Mack Roach, III, MD J Natl Med Assoc. 2009;101:1180-1182 Mack Roach, III, MD, is a son of Texas who was born in the east Texas town of Palestine. Dr Roach recalled that while growing up, he, along with his 4 brothers, was strongly and lovingly supported by their ...
In the Journal of the National Medical Association 100 Years Ago: Salutatory
Nov 01, 2009; Savitt, Todd L ... Keywords: National Medical Association * Miles V. Lynk * Alonzo McClennan * African Americans J Natl Med Assoc. 2009;101:1173-1175 Editor's Comments: As part of our 100th anniversary commerative events, Dr Todd Savitt has written an editorial about the early attempts at ...
Major Depressive Disorder in the African American Population: Meeting the Challenges of Stigma, Misdiagnosis, and Treatment Disparities
Nov 01, 2009; Bailey, Rahn Kennedy; Blackmon, Holly L; Stevens, Francis L ... This article examines major depressive disorder (MDD) in the African American population. As prevalence rates and severity of depression in African Americans are investigated, the findings indicate many blacks are underdiagnosed. Further, African Americans seem to have more severe episodes of ...
Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Attempts in Black Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Nov 01, 2009; Edwards, Christopher L; Green, Marquisha; Wellington, Chanté C; Muhammad, Malik; Wood, Mary; Feliu, Miriam; Edwards, Lekisha; Hill, LaBarron; Sollers, John J; Barksdale, Crystal; Robinson, Elwood L; McDougald, Camela S; Abrams, Mary; Whitfield, Keith E; Byrd, Goldie; Hubbard, Bob; Cola, Monique; DeCastro, Laura; McNeil, Janice ... There is a strong relationship between suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and depression. Rates of successful suicides are relatively high among the chronically ill compared to other populations but are reduced with treatment. Depression and suicide rates also often differ among blacks as ...
A Pilot Investigation of the Rates and Predictors of Mental Health Services Utilization Among Depressed African American Mothers and Their Children
Nov 01, 2009; Boyd, Rhonda C; Chen, Emmie; Benton, Tami ... Objective: Depressed mothers, especially those who are African American, are likely to underutilize mental health services. Children of depressed mothers are an at-risk population with mental health needs that are often unmet. This prospective pilot study examined 3-month frequency rates and ...
Community-based Strategies for Recruiting Older, African Americans Into a Behavioral Intervention Study
Nov 01, 2009; Ellish, Nancy J; Scott, Deborah; Royak-Schaler, Renee; Higginbotham, Eve J ... Funding/Support: This study was supported by a grant (R01EY15899) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Purpose: To describe community-based strategies that were effective in recruiting older African Americans into a behavioral intervention study designed to ...
Patient and Provider Determinants Associated With the Prescription of Adjuvant Hormonal Therapies Following a Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Medicaid-Enrolled Patients
Nov 01, 2009; McLaughlin, John M; Balkrishnan, Rajesh; Paskett, Electra D; Kimmick, Gretchen G; Anderson, Roger T ... Funding/Support: This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (RGST-04-005-01-CPHPS), Astra Zeneca Inc, and the American Cancer Society. Purpose: This study examined patient and provider characteristics associated with being prescribed an aromatase inhibitor (AI) vs ...
A Retrospective Characterization of African-and European American Asthmatic Children in a Pediatric Critical Care Unit
Nov 01, 2009; Files, Daniel Clark; Patel, Neal; Gebretsadik, Tebeb; Moore, Paul E; Sheller, James ... Funding/Support: This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (UO1HL72471). Objective: To determine if African American and European American children with asthma admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) had different ...
The Superobese Mother and Ethnic Disparities in Preterm Birth
Nov 01, 2009; Salihu, Hamisu M; Luke, Sabrina; Alio, Amina P; Wathington, Deanna; Mbah, Alfred K; Marty, Phillip J; Whiteman, Valerie ... Funding/Support: This work was supported by grant P0126278 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The funding agency did not play any role in any aspect of the analyses. Objectives: We assessed the association between preterm birth and obesity subtypes across racial/ethnic ...
Disparities in Antiretroviral Prescribing for Blacks and Whites in the United States
Nov 01, 2009; Oramasionwu, Christine U; Skinner, Jeff; Ryan, Laurajo; Frei, Christopher R ... Purpose: The health benefits for blacks on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) lags behind that of whites. We therefore investigated whether this discrepancy in health outcomes is attributable to disparities in the receipt of appropriate HAART between black and white human ...
Trend and Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality Rate in Texas From 1990 to 2004
Nov 01, 2009; Gong, Gordon; Braddock, Erin; Zhang, Yan; Hudson, Catherine; Lefforge, David; O'Bryant, Sid ... Purpose: To determine the trend and disparities in infant mortality rate (IMR) from 1990 to 2004 in Texas, which is one of the few states with severe physician shortage in the United States. Methods: Trend analysis and Poisson regression were performed with data from Texas Department of ...
Racial Disparities in Revascularization Rates Among Patients With Similar Insurance Coverage
Nov 01, 2009; Cram, Peter; Bayman, Levent; Popescu, Ioana; Vaughan-Sarrazin, Mary S ... Disclosure: Dr Vaughan-Sarrazin is a research scientist in the Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice at the Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center, which is funded through the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, ...
A Peer-to-Peer Campaign to Promote Organ Donation Among Racially Diverse College Students in New York City
Nov 01, 2009; Feeley, Thomas Hugh; Anker, Ashley E; Watkins, Bobbie; Rivera, Julia; Tag, Nancy; Volpe, Loretta ... Funding/Support: This study was supported by grant D71HS08575 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Healthcare Systems Bureau, Division of Transplantation. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of ...
A Pilot Study to Explore Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Sickle Cell Trait and Disease
Nov 01, 2009; Acharya, Kruti; Lang, Colleen Walsh; Ross, Lainie Friedman ... Funding/Support: This work was funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Introduction: In the United States, newborn screening programs universally identify newborns with sickle cell disease (SCD) and heterozygote carriers (sickle cell trait [SCT]) ....
