Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510027
Update on Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Screening
Michael A Noll and Jeanne M Ferrante
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 14, 2016
Colorectal cancer (CRC), the 3rd most common cancer type worldwide, results in almost 700,000 deaths from cancer annually. In the United States, there are an estimated 134,490 new cases of CRC diagnosed in 2016, and approximately 49,190 Americans will die from CRC. Risk factors include: advancing age; male gender; Ashkenazi Jewish descent; African-American race; low socioeconomic status; inflammatory bowel disease; diabetes; personal or family history of adenomatous polyps, advanced serrated pol...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510026
Social Ecology and Diabetes Self-Management among Pacific Islanders in Arkansas
Pearl Anna McElfish, Ramey Moore, David Woodring, Rachel S. Purvis, Gregory G. Maskarinec, WilliaminaIoanna Bing, Jonell Hudson, Peter O. Kohler and Peter A. Goulden
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 14, 2016
Chronic diseases disproportionately affect ethnic and racial minorities. Pacific Islanders, including the Marshallese, experience some of the highest documented rates of type 2 diabetes. Northwest Arkansas is home to the largest population of Marshallese outside of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and many migrants are employed by the local poultry industry. This migrant population continues to increase because of climate change, limited health care and educational infrastructure in the Mar...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410096
Spontaneous Spleen Rupture: An Unusual Involvement of the Spleen in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Maria do Socorro Teixeira Moreira Almeida, Amanda Gualberto Carvalho, Lina Gomes dos Santos, Eliton Carlos Batista de Sousa and Gabriela Lustosa Said
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 14, 2016
The involvement of the reticuloendothelial system in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) concomitant to the disease activity is highly variable, and well-recognised but spontaneous splenic rupture is an unusual occurrence. We report a 35-year-old woman with SLE who had spontaneous splenic rupture during the course of her illness. The spleen rupture was evident on histophatological analysis. A brief review of spontaneous splenic rupture in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is also presented....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410079
Postpartum Low Back Pain: It is not always What You Think
Melissa Corso, Diane Grondin and Carol Ann Weis
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 18, 2016
Postpartum back pain is common, with up to 75% of women experiencing back pain immediately following birth. This pain can be moderately to severely debilitating to the new mom, affecting activities of daily living such as caring for her new born, sleep patterns, and otherhousehold activities. However, all low back pain is not created equal and we document a case study with an unusual cause of postpartum back pain....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410078
Management of Pregnancy in a 24 Year Old Woman with Cervical Cancer in Resource Limited Settings: Case Report
Elichilia R Shao, George Semango, Kevin V Nandonde and Richard Rumanyika
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 03, 2016
Cervical cancer (CaCx) among immune competent young women is quite rare. Its management is a challenge especially in resource limited settings. We report management of pregnancy in a 24 year old woman with CaCx in Mwanza, Tanzania. A 24-year-old Tanzanian black women gravida three at 23 weeks of gestational age (GA) came to our hospital complaining of heavy vaginal bleeding mixed with foul smell discharges for about 2 months....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410077
An Internet Survey of Women with Unicornuate Uterus: Pregnancy Outcomes by Classification
Megan Trad
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: March 02, 2016
Unicornuate Uterus is a rare uterine anomaly that currently has very little scientific research on the reproductive possibilities and experiences of women with this condition, the majority of research is done on individual case studies. This article seeks to gain a wider look at all of the reproductive complications that women with Unicornuate uterus encounter, and also to investigate if there are statistically significant differences between subclasses in regards to reproductive outcomes....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410076
Investigating Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy for the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Mauro Ceccanti, Daniela Fiorentino, Paola Ciolli, Giovanna Coriale, Marisa Patrizia Messina, Maria Concetta Marcella Scamporrino, Simona Solombrino, Marco Fiore and Valentina Carito
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 01, 2016
The term FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) is used to describe the entire spectrum of pathologies and disorders caused by alcohol exposure in uterus. Alcohol assumed in pregnancy passes directly through the placental barrier causing a broad range of symptoms whose severity can greatly vary in degree. The alcohol teratogenic effect may result in physical damage and specific facial anomalies, growth delays, neurological defects along with intellectual disabilities and behavioral problems....