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Public health applications of Hansen's disease research and treatment.
  • Published Date:
    1994 Nov-Dec
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 109(6):818-820
  • Language:
    English
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    Public Health Rep
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  • Description:
    Because of the similarities in causative agents of Hansen's disease and tuberculosis, Hansen's disease research is now being used in the identification, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis. Numerous studies are under way to screen and develop new drugs to combat the threat of multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis. Additional studies focus on factors to reduce the transmission of tuberculosis and on the development of techniques for early diagnosis and identification of drug resistance. Advances in Hansen's disease research and treatment also are being applied to the prevention of ulcers and amputations in diabetics and others without protective sensation in their feet. The Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program, developed at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center in Carville, LA, is a multidisciplinary approach that includes screening, risk assessment, and the development of a treatment plan with an emphasis on patient involvement. Expected to prevent up to 90 percent of diabetes-related amputations, the program is being implemented in Jackson, MS, in a community-based diabetic foot program and will be replicated throughout the United States.

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  • Pubmed ID:
    7800793
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMCnull
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
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    Public Health Reports
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    1. The sale of alcoholic beverages to minors.
      Personal Author:
      O'Leary, D; Gorman, D M; Speer, P W;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):816-818
      Description:
      This study reports the findings of a field trial designed to assess the extent of alcohol sales to minors in one county in northwest New Jersey. Two 19-year-old males were successful in purchasing alcoholic beverages in 27 of 46 (58.7 percent) establ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 483.04 KB]
    2. Passage and significance of the 1944 Public Health Service Act.
      Personal Author:
      Snyder, Lynne Page
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):721-724
      Description:
      Special section: 50th anniversary of the Public Health Service ActImages
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.24 MB]
    3. The Public Health Service and the nation's health care in the post-World War II era.
      Personal Author:
      Fox, D M
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):725-727
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 530.92 KB]
    4. Profile of HIV seropositive inmates diagnosed in Maryland's state correctional system.
      Personal Author:
      Kendig, N; Stough, T; Austin, P; Kummer, L; Swetz, A; Vlahov, D;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):756-760
      Description:
      Correctional systems increasingly serve as the health care nexus for the initial diagnosis and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, particularly among traditionally underserved populations. A survey was conducted to describe the...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.00 MB]
    5. The Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center at Carville.
      Personal Author:
      Parascandola, John
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):728-730
      Series:
      PHS Chronicles
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.12 MB]
    6. Public Health Reports ; v. 109, no. 6, November-December 1994 : cover
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109 (6)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 769.62 KB]
    7. Education of rural physicians about breast cancer through an oncology outreach program.
      Personal Author:
      Howe, H L; Lehnherr, M; Katterhagen, J G;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):804-808
      Description:
      In 1990, the Rural Illinois Cancer Consortium initiated an intervention in the management of breast cancer for all rural hospitals. Regional data from a 12-county area were used to identify issues and develop an intervention emphasis. The data sugges...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 958.23 KB]
    8. Antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease in Maryland.
      Personal Author:
      Strickland, G T; Caisley, I; Woubeshet, M; Israel, E;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):745-749
      Description:
      The recommended treatment of Lyme disease is evolving and important questions remain unanswered, such as (a) Are inexpensive oral regimens effective in curing acute illness and preventing arthritic, neurologic, and cardiac manifestations or are much ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 987.75 KB]
    9. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
      Published Date:
      Nov 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):829-832
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 757.08 KB]
    10. The report to Congress on the appropriate federal role in assuring access by medical students, residents, and practicing physicians to adequate training in nutrition.
      Personal Author:
      Davis, C H
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):824-826
      Description:
      The Congress has had a long-time concern about the adequacy of nutrition education provided medical students and physicians during their training. Attempts over three decades to address this deficiency have been largely ineffective. Yet, recent chang...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 508.16 KB]
    11. Public Health Rep ; v. 109, no. 6 : Masthead
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 3.37 MB]
    12. Lower legal blood alcohol limits for young drivers.
      Personal Author:
      Hingson, R; Heeren, T; Winter, M;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):738-744
      Description:
      To reduce the involvement of young drivers in alcohol-related crashes, 29 States and the District of Columbia have established lower legal blood alcohol limits for drivers younger than age 21 than for adult drivers. Of these, 12 lowered the legal lim...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.27 MB]
    13. Public Health Rep ; v. 109, no. 6 : table of contents
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 586.77 KB]
    14. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS DATA LINE
      Published Date:
      Nov 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):827-828
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 399.34 KB]
    15. Universities as resources to state health agencies.
      Personal Author:
      Morris, J; Schneider, D; Greenberg, M R;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):761-766
      Description:
      In a survey of the 50 State health agencies in the spring of 1992, officials were asked about their manpower and research needs in the specific areas of administration, behavioral and social science, education and information, environmental health, e...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.32 MB]
    16. Social and legal factors related to drug abuse in the United States and Japan.
      Personal Author:
      Greberman, S B; Wada, K;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):731-737
      Description:
      This article is an overview of social and legal differences in the United States and in Japan that are related to patterns of current drug abuse epidemics in these countries. These two nations have drug abuse problems with different histories and tak...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.42 MB]
    17. The Minnesota Prenatal Care Coordination Project: successes and obstacles.
      Personal Author:
      Skovholt, C; Lia-Hoagberg, B; Mullett, S; Siiteri, R K; Vanman, R; Josten, L; McKay, C; Oberg, C N;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):774-781
      Description:
      The Minnesota Prenatal Care Coordination Project was a statewide effort to present systematically education and technical support to providers as they implemented the Minnesota Prenatal Care Initiative for expanded services to high-risk women. Educat...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.65 MB]
    18. The health burden of diabetes for the elderly in four communities.
      Personal Author:
      Moritz, D J; Ostfeld, A M; Blazer, D; Curb, D; Taylor, J O; Wallace, R B;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):782-790
      Description:
      Although diabetes is a common health problem of the elderly, the impact of diabetes on health and functioning in older persons is not well established. The purpose of this analysis was to identify health conditions accompanying diabetes in four sampl...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.60 MB]
    19. Cancer control planning and establishment of priorities for intervention by a state health department.
      Personal Author:
      Lillquist, P P; Alciati, M H; Baptiste, M S; Nasca, P C; Kerner, J F; Mettlin, C;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):791-803
      Description:
      A number of data sources routinely available to State health departments were analyzed as part of a State health department cancer control planning effort. This planning effort consisted of seven steps; the most challenging one was the establishment ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 2.21 MB]
    20. High prevalence of overweight and short stature among Head Start children in Massachusetts.
      Personal Author:
      Wiecha, J L; Casey, V A;
      Published Date:
      1994 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(6):767-773
      Description:
      The Head Start Program measures children's heights and weights to screen for growth problems such as obesity, wasting, and short stature. At present, little public health use is made of these data. In this paper, the authors present serial cross-sect...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.30 MB]
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