Bariatric Surgery -A Viable Option and the Best Hope for Many Mississippians?

[Research shows that diets are ineffective in the treatment of obesity because neuro-hormonal systems to preserve excess weight are stronger than the will to keep it off No magic pill has worked or is on the horizon. Newel; minimally invasive bariatricsurgery procedures do work but may be underutilized. In this Commentaiy, the authors who are affiliated with the UMMC Mississippi Centerfor Obesity Research and one of whom trained at the London School of Economics (ELW), speak to this issue.

Breast cancer in Mississippi: impact of race and residential geographical setting on cancer at initial diagnosis.

Objective: To analyze female breast cancer data for Mississippi from 2005 to 2009 to test whether race and/or geography had an impact on the stage of breast cancer at the time of diagnosis.

Methods: A cross-sectional design for data was developed and collected by the Mississippi Cancer Registry (MCR). The MCR dataset contained female breast cancer cases diagnosed between 2005 and 2009.

The YMCA/Steps Community Collaboratives, 2004-2008.

Since the YMCA/Steps National Partnership began in 2004, the collaborative approach has built local synergy, linked content experts, and engaged national partners to concentrate on some of the most pressing health issues in the United States. Together, national and local partners used evidence-based public health programs to address risk factors such as poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and tobacco use. This article describes the YMCA/Steps National Partnership and focuses on the experiences and achievements of the YMCA/Steps Community Collaboratives, conducted with technical assistance from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors between 2004 and 2008.