August 2006
Vol. 98, No. 8
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
1252
Constraints and Prospects in the Management of
Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Edamisan O. Temiye, MBBS, FWACP; Adebola O.
Akinsulie, Bsc, MBChB, FMCPaed; Chinyere V. Ezeaka,
MBBS, MPH, FWACP; Ifedayo M.O. Adetifa, MBBS; Edna
O. Iroha, MBBS, FWACP, FRCP & CH; and Adenike O.
Grange, MD, FMCPaed, FWACP, FAAP (The Pediatric HIV
Working Group)
1260
Effect of Progression of Disease on Cognitive
Performance in HIV/AIDS
Francis Odiase, MBBS; Olubunmi Ogunrin, BSc, MBChB,
FWACP; and Adesola Ogunniyi, BSc, MBChB, FWACP, FNMC
1263
Plasma Zinc Levels Inversely Correlate with Vascular
Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Concentration in Children
with Sickle Cell Disease
Solo R. Kuvibidila, PhD; Manuel Sandoval, PhD; Juan Lao,
BS; Maria Velez, MD; Lolie Yu, MD; David Ode, MD; Renée
Gardner, MD; Gerald Lane, BS; and Raj P. Warrier, MD
1273
Effects of Atorvastatin on Coagulation Parameters and
Homocysteine in Patients with Primary
Hypercholesterolemia
Zahit Bolaman, MD; Gurhan Kadikoylu, MD; Nihat Özgel,
MD; and Cigdem Yenisey, PhD
1278
Predictors of Repeat Visits to the Emergency Room by
Asthmatic Children in Primary Care
Fawwaz Mohammed; Sarita Bootoor; Avidesh Panday;
Avinash Ramdass; Jeanine Reemaul; Anu Sharma;
Marsha Ivey, MSc; and Lexley M. Pinto Pereira, MBBS, MD
1286
Knowledge, Beliefs and Barriers Associated with
Prostate Cancer Prevention and Screening Behaviors
among African-American Men
Deborah E. Blocker, DSc, MPH, RD; LaHoma Smith
Romocki, PhD, MPH; Kamilah B. Thomas, MPH, CHES;
Belinda L. Jones, MPH; Ethel Jean Jackson, MPH; LaVerne
Reid, PhD, MPH; and Marci K. Campbell, PhD, MPH, RD
1296
Using Telephone Focus Groups Methodology to
Examine the Prostate Cancer Screening Practices of
African-American Primary Care Physicians
Louie E. Ross, PhD; Leonardo A. Stroud, MD, MPH;
Shyanika W. Rose, MA; and Cynthia M. Jorgensen, DrPH
1300
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Body Mass Index, Morbidity
and Attitudes toward Obesity among U.S. Adults
Dong-Chul Seo, PhD, CHES and Mohammad R. Torabi, PhD
1313
Demographic, Socioeconomic and Educational
Aspects of Obesity in an Adult Population
Alpaslan Kilicarslan, MD; Mehlika Isildak, MD; Gulay Sain
Guven, MD; S. Gul Oz, MD; Mine Durusu Tanrıover, MD; A.
Erkan Duman, MD; Osman Saracbasi, PhD; and Tumay
Sozen, Prof. MD
1318
HMO Employment and African-American Physicians
Forrest Briscoe, PhD and Thomas R. Konrad, PhD
1326
Quality Outcomes of Reinterpretation of Brain CT
Imaging Studies by Subspecialty Experts in
Neuroradiology
Maryum J. Jordan; Johnson B. Lightfoote, MD, MBA; and
John E. Jordan, MD, MPP
1329
Physicians’ Ethical Responsibilities in Addressing Racial
and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities
Nathan Bostick, MA, MPP; Karine Morin, LLM; Regina
Benjamin, MD, MBA; and Daniel Higginson, BA
1335
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a
Unique African-American Faith-Based Approach to
Increase Automobile Restraint Use
Richard A. Falcone Jr., MD; Anita L. Brentley, MEd, MPH;
Crystal D. Ricketts, PhD, RD; Sheryl E. Allen, MD; and
Victor F. Garcia, MD
CASE REPORTS
1342
Rare Cause of Pleural Nodularity: Splenosis
Suat Gezer, MD; S.S. Erkmen Gülhan, MD; Tamer Altınok,
MD; Yetkin Agaçkıran, MD; and A. Irfan Tastepe, MD
1348
Twenty-Two Years without Anticoagulation with
Metallic Heart Valve
Yıldız, MD; Fırat Özcan, MD; Mehmet Dogan, MD;
Mehmet Fatih Özlü, MD; and Ali Sasmaz, MD
1350
Kawasaki Disease Onset during Concomitant
Infections with Varicella Zoster and Epstein-Barr Virus
Sadi Turkay, MD; Ender Odemis, MD; and Ahmet
Karadag, MD
1353
Clinical Experience with Risperidone and Memantine
in the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease
Eylem Sahin Cankurtaran, MD; Elvan Ozalp, MD; Haldun
Soygur, MD; and Aysegul Cakir, MD
1356
Case of Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia with Deletion
of Chromosome 16 and Hepatitis C
Padma Kamineni, MD; Ayanna Baptiste, MD; Mukhtar
Hassan, MD; Fitzroy W. Dawkins, MD; Syed Zaidi, MD;
Ayalew Tefferi, MD; Mercedes Lindsey, MD; and Lekidelu
Taddesse-Heath, MD
1362
Severe Hypoglycemia in a Nondiabetic Patient leading
to Acute Respiratory Failure
Muhammad Ahsan Baig, MD; Shaukat Ali, MD; Javeria
Rasheed, MD; Michael Bergman, MD; and Vladimir
Privman, MD
1365
Schistosomiasis—An Unusual Cause of Abdominal
Pseudotumor
Akintayo Oguntona Segun, MBChB, FWACP; Christopher
Olutayo Alebiosu, BSc, MBChB, FWACP; A.O.J. Agboola,
MBChB; and A.A.F. Banjo, MBBS, FMCPath
1369
Involvement of the Esophagus in a Patient with Pemphigus
Vulgaris Who Was on Immunosuppressive Therapy
Mehmet Kanbay; Haldun Selcuk, MD; Gurden Gur; Ugur
Yilmaz; and Sedat Boyacioglu
ART IN MEDICINE
1371
Different Strokes
Foluwasayo E. Ologe, MBBS, FWACS, FMCORL
BOOK REVIEWS
1372
Motivational Practice: Promoting Healthy Habits and
Self-Care of Chronic Diseases
Rick Botelho, BMEDSci, BM, BS, MRCGP
Reviewed by Michael Dada, DClinPsy, CPsychol
Breaking the Silence: Inspirational Stories of Black
Cancer Survivors
Karin Stanford, PhD
Reviewed by Ribhi Hazin, MD
1373
Fertility & Conception
Dr. Karen Trewinnard
Reviewed by Oroma Nwanodi, MD
1374
Dying in Vein: Blood, Deception … Injustice
Kathy Seward MacKay
Reviewed by Ribhi Hazin, MD
A Black Physician’s Struggle for Civil Rights
Florence Ridlon
Reviewed by Gary C. Dennis, MD, FACS
MOVIE REVIEW
1375
“Stepmom”
Reviewed by Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH
HEALTH TIDBITS
1377
Healthcare Disparity
Factors Impacting Children’s Self-Esteem as Related to
Asthma
Health Consequences of Power Plant Pollution
Lupus Escalates Heart Disease Risk in Women and Minorities
Oral Health Influences Preterm Birth Risks
Teeth Veneer Do More than Just Whiten and Reshape Teeth
Challenges to “Reimagining America” for an Ethnically
Diverse Population
Adjuvant Boosts Efficacy of Bird Flu Vaccines and
without Adverse Reactions
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine Combined
Training Program Guidelines Announced
Samaritan of the Skies
Scholarhsip and Other Useful Information on HBCU
Connect Website
Federal Reimbursement Available for Services to
Undocumented Aliens
NMA Member Helping People with HIV/AIDS in Africa Educational System Needs Overhaul to Relieve
POSTERS FROM NMA’S CONVENTION & SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
1383
Addressing the Challenges of Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Urological Health through the Multivariable
Efforts of the Minority Men’s Health Center (MMHC)
The Adolescent Reproductive Health Education Project:
Advancing the Care for Our Vulnerable Youth
Aging and the Healthy Brain: A Public Health
Intervention for African-American Baby Boomers
Angiotensin-II Modulation of Calcium Handling in
Compensated Eccentric Cardiac Hypertrophy
Barriers to Physical Activity and Health Risk Factors
among African-American Women in Omaha
Black-White Primary Care Physicians’ Prostate Cancer
Screening Practices
Catatonia in a Hospital-Based African-American
Population
Congenital Abnormalities of the Great Vessels Trigger
Neurovascular and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in
Patients with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) and
Migraine: MRI, MRA and MRV
Corneal Graft Survival Rate Based on Rejection in
African Americans at Howard University Hospital
The Differences in Asthma Severity between Pre- and
Postmenopausal African-American Women in an Inner-
City Teaching Hospital
Duloxetine in Long-Term Management of Diabetic
Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Duloxetine Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in
Patients with Significant Painful Physical Symptoms
Efficacy of Duloxetine versus SSRIs and Placebo in
Treating Major Depressive Disorder
Efficacy of Tiotropium Inhalation Powder in COPD
Patients of African Descent
Electronic Retinal Prosthesis
Endurance Study—The Duration of Erection Is Increased
following Administration of Vardenafil to Men with
Erectile Dysfunction
Febuxostat versus Allopurinol versus Placebo in the
Treatment of Gout in African-American Subjects
Health-Hop: An Effective Approach to Adolescent
and Child Health Education
History of Alexander Thomas—A Free Man
How to Facilitate Positive Clinical Outcomes among
Minority Patients
Impact of Transdermal Therapy on Nocturia, Sleep
and Work Productivity of Patients with Overactive
Bladder: Results From the MATRIX Study
The Life Expectancy of Black Men in the United States
Is Shorter and Quality of Life Is Poorer
Male Breast Cancer: Mammographic and
Sonographic Findings
MATRIX Results: Does Transdermal Oxybutynin Affect
Quality of Life Differently in Caucasian, Hispanic and
African-American Patients with Overactive Bladder?
Medical Malpractice: Survival Tips for Physicians
On Becoming a Woman: Common Problems in
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Outcomes of Anaplastic Astrocytoma and
Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients Treated with Linac
Radiosurgery and Gamma Knife: The Washington
University Experience
Parental Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness in
Schools and Factors Affecting that Knowledge
Radiation Fibrosis Triggers Complaints of Thoracic
Outlet Syndrome (TOS): MRI/MRA/MRV
The Realise Study—An Acknowledgment by Men
with Erectile Dysfunction of the Efficacy and Safety of
Vardenafil under Daily Life Conditions
Should the Minimal Prescreening Age for Minority
Patients at Risk for Clinical Characteristics of Prostate
Cancer Be Lowered?
Stress and Psychiatric Morbidity in HIV Infected/AIDS
Patients
Weight Loss Practices among African Americans and
Hispanics in the United States
Update on STDs—What’s New?
DEPARTMENTS
1243
Masthead
1248
About the Cover
Gloria J. Coker
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Career Opportunities
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