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VOL. 99, NO. 7, JULY 2007

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JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 99, NO. 7, JULY 2007

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS

715
Heat-Shock Protein Gene Is Not Associated with Type-1 Diabetes in African Americans
Noureddine Berka, PhD; Gail N. Bland, MD; El Hajja
Erabhaoui, BS; and Georgia M. Dunston, PhD

718
Grade-Specific Prostate Cancer Associations of IGF1(CA)19 Repeats and IGFBP3-202A/C in Blacks and Whites
Cathrine Hoyo, PhD; Janet Grubber, MSPH; Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD;
Jeffrey R. Marks, PhD; Stephen J. Freedland, MD; Amy S. Jeffreys, MS; Steven
C. Grambow, PhD; Robert M. Wenham, MD; Philip J. Walther, MD, PhD; and Joellen M. Schildkraut, PhD

723
Racial Variation in Colorectal Polyp and Tumor Location
Julia Gore Thornton, MD, MPH; Arden M. Morris, MD, MPH;
John Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH; Christopher R.
Flowers, MD, MS; and Timothy M. McCashland, MD

733
Racial/Ethnic Variation in the Anatomic Subsite Location of In Situ and Invasive Cancers of the Colon
Vickie L. Shavers, PhD

752
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Urban Communities
Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, PhD; Bruce Block, MD; Mary Patricia Nowalk, PhD, RD; Mattie Woods; Edmund M.
Ricci, PhD; Keith H. Morgenlander, MPH; and Dwight E. Heron, MD

758
Awareness and Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among Pregnant Women
Moses O. Abiodun, FWACS, FMCOG; Munir’deen A.
Ijaiya, FWACS; and Peter A. Aboyeji, FWACS

764
Women on Professional Society and Journal Editorial Boards
Melinda J. Morton, BS and Seema S. Sonnad, PhD

773
The Prevalence of Elevated Serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in Childhood/Adolescent Obesity and of Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases in a Subgroup
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE; Gayathri Dasari, MD;
Kara L. Levens, RN, BSN, CDE; and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD

777
Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Wasiu Olowu, MBBS, FMCPaed

785
The Management of Painful Bone Metastases with an Emphasis on Radionuclide Therapy
Darren J. Hillegonds, PhD; Stephen Franklin, MD; David K. Shelton, MD;
Srinivasan Vijayakumar, MD; and Vani Vijayakumar, MD

795
Testing of a Verbal Assessment Tool of English Proficiency for Use in the Healthcare Setting
La Vonne A. Downey, PhD and Leslie Zun, MD, MBA

CASE REPORTS

799
Treatment of AIDS-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma with Dose-Adjusted EPOCH Chemotherapy
Nagaprasad Nagajothi, MBBS; Sandeep K. Dham, MD;
Yevgeniy Gelfand, MD; andJasotha Sanmugarajah, MD, FACP

802
Ureteral Calculus Presenting as Generalized Abdominal Cramps
Alexander K.C. Leung, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP (UK&Irel), FRCPCH;
Wm. Lane M. Robson, MD, FRCPC, FRCP (Glasg);and
Anthony Chi Fai Ng, MBChB, FRCS (Edin), FRCSEd (Urol)

810
Multiple Midface Degloving Injury in an Elderly Man: Challenges and Management Outcome
Oluremi S. Olateju, MRCOphth, FWACS, FMCOphth;
Fadeke O. Oginni, FMCDS; Olawunmi A, Fatusi, FWACS;
Folayemi Faponle, FMCA; and Olubunmi Akinpelu, FWACS

EDITOR’S NOTE

814
The Significance of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Eddie L. Hoover, MD

EDITORIALS
815
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Eddie L. Hoover, MD

GUEST EDITORIALS

818
Why Is the State Children’s Health Insurance Program a Big Deal?
Barbara Nabrit-Stephens, MD, MBA and Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH

821
The Paradox of Race in the Bidil® Debate
LaVera Crawley, MD, MPH

BOOK REVIEWS

851
Multicultural Medicine and Health Disparities
Edited by David Satcher, Rubens J. Pamies and Nancy N. Woelfl
Reviewed by Sarah Boslaugh, PhD, MPH

The Health Disparities Myth Diagnosing the Treatment Gap
Jonathan Klick, PhD, JD and Sally Satel, MD
Reviewed by Barbara Nabrit-Stephens, MD, MBA

852
A Death Retold
Keith Wailoo, Julie Livingston and Peter Guarnaccia
Reviewed by Joshua Grossman, MD, FACP

The Nerd’s Guide to Pre-Rounding: A Medical Student’s Manual for the Wards
Richard A. Loftus, MD
Reviewed by Joshua Grossman, MD, FACP

853
Early Detection: Women, Cancer, and Awareness Campaigns in the Twentieth-Century United States
Kirsten E. Gardner
Reviewed by Jennifer Shambrook; Debbie Bryant;
Brenda Nickerson; Anthony J. Alberg

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

855
Predictive Role of H. Pylori Infection in Functional Dyspepsia
Hakan Buyukhatipoglu, MD; Yavuz Pehlivan, MD;
Ramazan Geyik, MD; and Abdurrahman Kadayifci, MD

INFOPOEMS

856
Varicella Immunity Wanes in Children after Five Years High Volume of AAA Repairs Associated with Lower Mortality
Drotrecogin Ineffective in Septic Children (RESOLVE) One Week = Two-Week Treatment for H. Pylori Eradication

NMA 2007 ANNUAL CONVENTION & SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY ABSTRACTS

823
AEROSPACE AND MILITARY MEDICINE
Women’s Health in the Combat Zone

ANESTHESIOLOGY
Efficacy of Antidepressant and Antiepileptic Medications in Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in a Multidisciplinary Pain Center

Endocrine Sequelae of Epidural Steroid Injections for Treatment of Chronic Pain—Analysis of Bone Mineral Density
in Postmenopausal Patients Receiving Methylprednisolone Acetate Epidural Steroid Injections for Treatment of Chronic Pain

Evaluation of the Changes In Hemoglobin A1c in Patients with Insulin-Dependent and Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes
Mellitus Receiving Methylprednisolone Acetate Epidural Steroid Injections

Reducing the Mortality of High-Risk Parturients

825

BASIC SCIENCE
Adam Proteins Mediate Constitutive and VEGF-Inducible Tie2 Cleavage

826
COMMUNITY MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH
Assessing Local African-American Barbershops and Beauty Salons in the Development of Health Provider’s Cultural Competency

Association of Race with Anemia Management in Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease

HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Among African-American Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Increasing African-American Blood Donors for Sickle Cell Patients

Minority Involvement in Clinical Research Opportunities:
Results from Project Micro Obesity, Which Has Been Linked to Numerous Concomitant Risks, Has a Negative Impact on Self-Perception of Overall Health

Physician’s Perceptions Regarding the Likelihood of African Americans Obtaining the Newest Medicines and Treatments for HIV/AIDS

Use of Handheld PDA Games to Educate and Challenge Residents

829
DERMATOLOGY
Treatment Strategies for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A Review of the Literature

829
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
The Great Emergency Department Safety Net Has Been Extended to Include the High-Recidivism Patients Who Present during Their Last 6 Months of Life

830
FAMILY PRACTICE
Comorbid Health Conditions in Older African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS

Medical School Ranking in Primary Care: A Valuable Tool in Intern Selection Process

830
INTERNAL MEDICINE
African Americans Are Less Likely to Maintain In-Target Hemoglobin Levels During Transition to Dialysis

Antihypertensive Efficacy and Safety of Nebivolol in African- American Patients

Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Profile of U.S.- and Caribbean- Born Blacks

Frequent Users of the Emergency Room; Morbidity and Financial Implications

Health Status Outcome Among U.S.-Born and Caribbean Blacks following Hospitalization for Symptoms of Myocardial Ischemia

Infliximab Therapy Is Associated With Unexpected Weight Gain in Patients with Crohn’s Disease as Compared to Those with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Prevalence, Determinants and Implications of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction In Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Splenic Infarcts at High Altitude as Initial Presentation of Hemoglobin Sc Disease

Vitamin-D Deficiency Low Mood and Worse CognitivenPerformance in Older Adults

834
NEUROLOGY/NEUROSURGERY
AV650—Phase 1 Results for a Nonsedating, Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxant Being Developed for MS-Related Spasticity

Chronic Conditions as Risk Factors for Dementia among Five Medicare Elderly Cohorts

Psychiatric Comorbidity, Treatment Dropout and Treatment Outcomes in African Americans in Headache Specialty Treatment Centers

835
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
A Comparison of Glyburide vs. Insulin in Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

A Comparison of Type and Severity of Premenstrual Symptoms Occurring in African-American and Caucasian Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Are Metabolic and Reproductive Recovery Linked in Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea?

Awareness and Prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus in a Primary Care Practice

Demographics and Obstetric Correlates of Diabetes in Pregnancy: A Review of a Large Urban Population Electronic Medical Records

Increased End Organ Sensitivity to Estrogen in Black Women

Is Advanced Maternal Age Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes? Review of an Urban Population

Laparoscopic Total and Laparoscopic SupracervicalHysterectomy: A Retrospective Comparison of Surgical and Clinical Outcomes

Morbid Obesity and Black–White Disparity in Neonatal MortalityTraining in Diagnostic and Operative Cystoscopy among Practicing Pelvic Surgeons

840
OPHTHALMOLOGY
A New Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Measure for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Outcomes

Adherence to Preferred Practice Patterns for Glaucoma Care in a High-Risk, Underserved Minority Population at a
Multicenter Academic Residency Practice

Antimicrobial Activity of Fourth-Generation Flouroquinolone- Soaked Intraocular Lenses in Physiological Concentration
Compared to Commercial Concentrations

Factors Affecting Success of Trabeculectomy in Minority and Caucasian Groups

Optimal Exposure Time for Staining the Anterior Capsule with Trypan Blue Dye in Phacoemulsification Cataract Extraction

Relationships between Visual Impairment and Depression: Considerations of Habitual Sleep Duration

843
ORTHOPEDICS
A New Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Measure for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Outcomes

Adherence to Preferred Practice Patterns for Glaucoma Care in a High-Risk, Underserved Minority Population at a
Multicenter Academic Residency Practice

Antimicrobial Activity of Fourth-Generation Flouroquinolone- Soaked Intraocular Lenses in Physiological Concentration
Compared to Commercial Concentrations

Factors Affecting Success of Trabeculectomy in Minority and Caucasian Groups

Optimal Exposure Time for Staining the Anterior Capsule with Trypan Blue Dye in Phacoemulsification Cataract Extraction

Relationships between Visual Impairment and Depression: Considerations of Habitual Sleep DurationA New Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Measure for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Outcomes

Adherence to Preferred Practice Patterns for Glaucoma Care in a High-Risk, Underserved Minority Population at a
Multicenter Academic Residency Practice

Antimicrobial Activity of Fourth-Generation Flouroquinolone- Soaked Intraocular Lenses in Physiological Concentration
Compared to Commercial Concentrations

Factors Affecting Success of Trabeculectomy in Minority and Caucasian Groups

Optimal Exposure Time for Staining the Anterior Capsule with Trypan Blue Dye in Phacoemulsification Cataract Extraction

Relationships between Visual Impairment and Depression: Considerations of Habitual Sleep DurationDoctor–Patient Communication And Referral for Total Joint Replacement: The Health ABC Study

The Efficacy of Small-Incision Lateral Orbitotomy in Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration

The Most Commonly Called Outpatient Ophthalmology

Consultations and Subsequent Follow-Up in an Urban Level-1 Trauma Center

Tube vs. Trab Study: How Should We Approach the Patients Who Need Glaucoma Surgery?

844
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
A New Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Measure for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Outcomes