M C Mahoney

..This study assessed the impact of a structured, one-time intervention that was designed to modify attitudes and knowledge about tobacco. Participants were fifth-grade students from schools in western New York State...

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..This article presents a description of how historical events conspired to disrupt these efforts and affect residents in exposed areas...

..CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that regular aspirin use may not be associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer...

..This report describes the results of a Phase 2a study exploring the efficacy of a liquid nicotine delivery system as an aid to smoking cessation assessed after 12 weeks of therapy...

..The characterization will provide the conceptual framework for the development of a practice tool to facilitate routine delivery of primary preventive care...

..While physicians are key to primary preventive care, their delivery rate is sub-optimal. Assessment of physician beliefs is integral to understanding current behavior and the conceptualization of strategies to increase delivery...

..This study examines variations in breast cancer screening among primary care clinicians by geographic location of clinical practice...

..This study tests the hypothesis that smokers who call a telephone quitline and are given more free nicotine patches would report higher quit rates upon follow-up 12 months later...

..Because infant mortality is regarded as a sensitive measure of the overall health of a population, patterns of neonatal and postneonatal deaths were examined within the Mogilev region of Belarus between 1980 and 2000...

..We describe a patient with CD who presented with diffuse adenopathy involving the inguinal, paratracheal, retroperitoneal, axillary, and pelvic regions...

..This has made pre-screening of potential vaccines necessary. It is believed that at present, the risks of vaccine-associated complications far outweigh the potential benefits of vaccination in the general population...

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..This manuscript examines shifts in patterns of cancer incidence among the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI) for the interval 1955-1969 compared to 1990-2004...

..In an era of globalization, our experiences might benefit others involved in multinational investigations...

..The aims of this study were to assess HPV vaccination rates and to examine whether knowledge and risk perceptions regarding HPV were associated with the reported use of the HPV vaccine among female college students...

..Prevention strategies for reducing breast cancer risk include lifestyle modifications, chemoprevention, surgical approaches, and pharmacotherapy...

..This study examines research productivity generated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Foundation and the AAFP Joint Grant Awards Program (JGAP) based upon projects funded during the period 1990 through 2000...

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..Knowledge of distinctive mortality patterns among AI/ANs will help clinicians recognize the unique needs of these patients...

..This paper highlights results of a CQI project developed and implemented in a residency-based, ambulatory family medicine center for management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus...

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..The BI-RADS system can inform family physicians about key findings, identify appropriate follow-up and management and encourage the provision of educational and emotional support to patients...

..A retrospective cohort study design was applied to a Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI) cohort for the period from 1955 through 2004...

..To determine nurse practitioners' (NPs') knowledge and reported practices regarding breast cancer screening in a climate of conflicting guidelines...

..This misperception between calculated BMI and reported body image in this urban population may serve to moderate attempts to address weight control as a health issue...

..This study explores physicians' assistants' (PA) knowledge and practice regarding tobacco cessation counseling, approaches to lung cancer early detection and management of patients at high risk of developing lung cancer...

..Patients should be encouraged to maintain a healthy lifestyle for their overall well-being and to remain up to date with recommendations for screening and surveillance...

..A larger, better-powered study is needed to test if this treatment combination has merit for increasing quit rates...

..A random sample of smokers was offered a transfer to the New York State Smokers' Quitline in order to assess smokers' acceptance of "cold calls" offering quitline services...

..This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of smoke-free policy implementation and support among owners and managers of MUH throughout Western New York State...

..This study examined awareness and use of stop smoking medications and changes in smoking/purchasing behavior among Medicaid clients...

..However, from a public health perspective, a ban on the sale of nicotine-containing combustion tobacco products may represent the most straightforward means to minimize the harm caused by tobacco use...

..Up to 10% of all cancers are thought to have a familial basis through complex interactions between genes and environment...

..This case series highlights the importance of maintaining a comprehensive and holistic approach to medical care. The medical, genetic, and psychosocial implications of the Klinefelter diagnosis are discussed...

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..The literature on social networks and social supports attests to the powerful influence of social relationships on health; there is a dearth of such studies with American Indians/Alaska Natives...

..CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest the need to implement educational interventions as one means of decreasing variation in breast cancer screening...

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..This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of SHS exposure and smoke-free policy support among MUH residents...

..Journal Club at a University-based residency program was restructured to introduce, reinforce and evaluate residents understanding of the concepts of Evidence Based Medicine...

..Although American Indians are disproportionately afflicted with diabetes, the occurrence of hypothyroidism within this group has not been previously reported...

..Although the proportion of women who breastfeed is known to vary by demographic group, breastfeeding practices have not been sufficiently studied among urban, lower income African American populations seen in family medicine centers...

..g., 5 and 10 years). Our report evaluates gender-specific overall mortality, as well as mortality by age group, and by cause, among 15+ year survivors of cancer diagnosed during childhood or adolescence...

..Results are framed according to patient and clinician perceptions of self-efficacy related to CRC screening...

..Conclusion: Similar to the findings in other countries, injuries and poisonings predominated as the leading cause of death among Belarussian children...

..To enhance and inform physician practice, this study aims to establish the proportion of visits and resultant diagnoses by age by examining longitudinal data on breast-related reasons for encounter...

..The New York State CIAA yielded measurable reductions in ETS exposure for hospitality workers...

..35%). Although these data suggest that extension of varenicline treatment reduces smoking during the pre-quit period and may further enhance cessation rates, confirmatory evidence is needed from phase III clinical trials...

..Black teenage mothers, however, experienced the largest proportion of losses(23 percent) compared with white (10 percent) and American Indian (I I percent) teenage mothers...

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..Trials that correct magnesium status/levels among African-Americans, whether through dietary intervention or direct magnesium replacement/supplementation need to be completed to characterize this relationship more completely...

..Up to 20% of women do not receive timely recommended follow-up. The current study tested the accuracy of the linkage of payer claims and clinical data to identify the appropriate treatment for patients with abnormal mammograms...

..In addition, the dissonance between the recognized need for CRC testing and lack of compliance warrants further examination...

..Summarily, this report is thought to be the first to show the application of flow cytometry for assaying human buccal cells and identifies buccal cell autofluorescence as a candidate biomarker of tobacco smoking...

..If SJW proves to be effective in larger controlled studies, it could represent a less expensive, more readily accessible and well-tolerated agent to promote tobacco cessation...

..Girls and women within the targeted age ranges should be offered vaccination to achieve the disease prevention potential of these vaccines...

..The objectives of this study were to (1) assess awareness of this benefit among Medicaid smokers and (2) compare the use of pharmacotherapy among a sample of Medicaid smokers with smokers in the general population of western New York...

..Despite higher screening rates among individuals with FDR+s, interventions may need to target this high-risk group to increase compliance with CRC screening recommendations...

..While various lifestyle factors have been shown to alter the risk for colorectal cancer, recommendations for the early detection of CRC are based only on age and family history...

..To evaluate whether childhood cancer survivors receive regular medical care focused on the specific morbidities that can arise from their therapy...

..To evaluate the impact of three different intervention conditions designed to increase use of the Medicaid smoking cessation pharmacotherapy benefit and promote smoking cessation among Medicaid clients...

..In addition to military use, anthrax vaccine is recommended for pre-exposure use in those persons whose work involves repeated exposure to Bacillus anthracis spores...