Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association

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...

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...

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Like cocaine and heroin before, SCs represent a major health risk to individuals. The ever-changing formulations ofSCs make them potentially more toxic, as manufactures attempt to skirt current drug laws. Catastrophic neurologic, cardiovascular and renal disease may result from SCs and other impurities packaged with these "herbal products". Ongoing education to the public about these hazardous drugs is needed to 'Combat the fact that they are sometimes promoted as safe and natural. The epidemic of SC use must be emphasized to Mississippi physicians to improve recognition of SC symptoms until a rapid detection assay is available...

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...

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