Recently added articles from Journal of the National Medical Association:
About the Cover
Mar 01, 2009; ... The very first issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association was published 100 years ago in March 1909, with Dr C.V. Roman, a surgeon from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, as the editor in chief. One of the most pressing issues facing American medicine at that time was ...
The Potential Impact of Medicaid Reform on the Health Care-Seeking Behavior of Medicaid-Covered Children: A Qualitative Analysis of Parental Perspectives
Mar 01, 2009; ... Funding/Support: This study was funded through a grant from the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation, who had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the ...
CALENDAR
Mar 01, 2009; ... 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 ...
A Bible and a Prayer
Mar 01, 2009; ... While making ward rounds with the house staff I was presented a patient with metastatic cancer for whom we were asked to consider a tracheotomy as a part of his palliative care. On entering the room, there sat a frail but distinguished-looking gentleman, perhaps a preacher, a college professor, ...
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Due to Risperidone Treatment in a Child With Joubert Syndrome
Mar 01, 2009; ... Joubert syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by hypotonia, ataxia, episodic hyperpnea, psychomotor retardation, abnormal ocular movements, cerebellar vermian hypoplasia, and molar tooth sign on magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is an uncommon and ...
Edward S. Cooper, MD
Mar 01, 2009; ... JNMA is featuring a series on African Americans holding endowed chairs in American medical schools in recognition of the outstanding accomplishments of these very special people. These chairs are usually funded from generous benefactors and may include grateful patients or parents of patients ...
Management of a Case of Human Bite Complicated by Myonecrosis and Compartment Syndrome
Mar 01, 2009; ... Case reports concerning rare complications of human bite injuries are uncommon in the literature. Further, rehabilitation of the resultant dysfunction is also hardly reported. A 41-year-old housewife who had had a human bite during an altercation 6 months ago was referred to the ...
Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia Treated With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Regimens: A Case Series
Mar 01, 2009; ... This study retrospectively analyzed 8 cases of biphenotypic acute leukemia (BAL) in respect of morphology, immune phenotype, karyotype, and clinical manifestations. Six patients had myeloid plus T lymphoid, and 2 cases had myeloid plus B-lymphoid immune phenotypic markers. Because selection of ...
INFOPOEMS
Mar 01, 2009; ... 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 ...
Interpretation of the Tuberculin Skin Test
Mar 01, 2009; ... To the Editor: Screening for latent tuberculosis (TB) is mandated for health care workers because of their increased occupational risk for TB exposure.1 Therefore, Mary (fictitious name of a developmental center clerk) had a tuberculin skin test (TST) by the Mantoux method.2 Two days later, at ...
National Medical Association Health Policy Priorities: Health Care Reform Agenda
Mar 01, 2009; ... Keywords: National Medical Association * health disparities J Natl Med Assoc. 2009;101:285-287 The US health care system faces serious challenges- 45.7 million Americans currently lack any health insurance and both the overall number and percentage of uninsured has increased ...
Professor Edward Sawyer Cooper, MD: A Life Devoted to Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Care and Research
Mar 01, 2009; ... Keyword: Edward Sawyer Cooper, MD J Natl Med Assoc. 2009;101:278-281 Dr Cooper was born in 1926 and was raised in South Carolina. He grew up in a home surrounded by medical professionals. His father and 2 uncles were all dentists. He married (late) Jean M. Wilder, who herself was ...
Corticosteroids and Sickle Cell Disease
Mar 01, 2009; ... To the Editor: I agree with Darbari et al1 that systemic steroids are often associated with severe vaso-occlusive episodes in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), especially in the adult population. Steroids seem to have 2 paradoxical effects in SCD. On the one hand, they may shorten the ...
Primary Health Care Access, Continuity, and Cost Among Pediatric Patients With Obesity Hypertension
Mar 01, 2009; ... Funding/Support: The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics provided the funding for these analyses. Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the authors and do not represent those of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, which ...
Associations Between Childhood Vaccination Status and Medical Practice Characteristics Among White, Black, and Hispanic Children
Mar 01, 2009; ... Background: The purpose of the study was to identify and understand associations between characteristics of medical practices where immunization services are delivered and vaccination status among white, black, and Hispanic children aged less than 19 months. Methods: Eighty pediatric and ...
Social and Cognitive Factors Associated With Preventative Health Care Behaviors of Culturally Diverse Adolescents
Mar 01, 2009; ... Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine whether culturally diverse adolescents' self-reported engagement in preventative health care behaviors is associated with the following social and cognitive variables: health self-efficacy, value placed on health, perceived barriers to health ...
The Association Between Perceived Social Support and Health Among Patients at a Free Urban Clinic
Mar 01, 2009; ... Objective: This study examines the association between perceived social support and the prevalence of physical and mental health conditions among adult patients of an urban free medical clinic. Methods: Patients (n = 289) completed a health risk assessment (HRA) questionnaire that ...
Development and Evaluation of a Patient Empowerment Video to Promote Hydroxyurea Adoption in Sickle Cell Disease
Mar 01, 2009; ... Funding/Support: An unrestricted grant from Novartis was given to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Florida. Financial Disclosure: Dr Abraham Hartzema receives support from Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Background: For the last decade, compelling evidence on hydroxyurea (HU) ...
Alterations in Hemorheological Determinants and Glycated Hemoglobin in Black Diabetic Patients With Retinopathy
Mar 01, 2009; ... Alterations of hemorheological determinants and glycated hemoglobin levels are prominent features of diabetic retinopathy, resulting in the increased whole-blood and plasma viscosities observed in this condition. These variables have been reported to show ethnic variations. The present study was ...
Sangomas: Problem or Solution for South Africa's Health Care System
Mar 01, 2009; ... Funding/Support: This study was funded by New York University General Studies Program and City University of New York Professional Staff Congress faculty development grants. We discuss the problems associated with legalizing traditional healers-Sangomas-for the South African health care ...