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West Nile Disease In New Mexico: The Quest For Nucleic Acid, Randin Nelson, Robert Nofchissey, Diane Goade
West Nile Disease In New Mexico: The Quest For Nucleic Acid, Randin Nelson, Robert Nofchissey, Diane Goade
Undergraduate Medical Student Research
West Nile virus (WNV) was first detected in New Mexico in 2002, with the first human cases appearing in 2003. Since that time it has become endemic in the region, and as of year-end 2005, 330 New Mexicans had been diagnosed with West Nile Fever or the more severe neuroinvasive disease as reported by the New Mexico Department of Health. An ongoing study at the University of New Mexico has collected interview and physical exam data for these individuals as well as collecting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum from their period of acute and convalescent illness. While all of these …
Native American Juvenile Detainees In New Mexico: A Descriptive Study Of Gender Differences, Mental And Behavioral Health Conditions, And Social Risk Factors, Aaron Price
Undergraduate Medical Student Research
Risk factors for juvenile detention vary by gender but, in general, include low household income, individual and family histories of mental and behavioral disorders, sexual and physical abuse, low academic achievement/academic difficulty, and ethnic/racial minority status. In New Mexico, a number of these risk factors characterize the lives of Native American youth. However, the prevalence of and relationships among risk factors for detained Native American juveniles is unknown. Moreover the lack of data has impeded community-based mental and behavioral health treatment and prevention efforts meant to decrease destructive behavior and prevent initial or subsequent detention or incarceration.
Smokeless Tobacco Prevalence In Roswell, New Mexico, Marianne Berwick, Willie Nunez, Josh Raiten
Smokeless Tobacco Prevalence In Roswell, New Mexico, Marianne Berwick, Willie Nunez, Josh Raiten
Undergraduate Medical Student Research
The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of smoking and smokeless tobacco use in an un-surveyed region of New Mexico. The reason for doing this is because the recent information of smoking and smokeless tobacco use in the state of New Mexico is incomplete, specifically in the Roswell area. This information is needed in order to understand the association between smokeless tobacco use and oral cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. There are also questions of whether people are stopping smoking and switching to smokeless tobacco as well as the possibility that using smokeless tobacco could lead to …
Predictors Of Preterm Birth In New Mexico: Outcomes From 377,770 Pregnancies Over Fifteen Years, Kara Gwin, Ronald Schrader, Kimberley Peters, Armida Moreno, Kimberly Leslie
Predictors Of Preterm Birth In New Mexico: Outcomes From 377,770 Pregnancies Over Fifteen Years, Kara Gwin, Ronald Schrader, Kimberley Peters, Armida Moreno, Kimberly Leslie
Undergraduate Medical Student Research
Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is a significant health problem both in New Mexico and nationally. It accounts for significant infant morbidity and mortality and it poses an economic burden to both individuals and the state. The goal of this study is to elucidate maternal risk factors for PTB in New Mexico, a poor state with a unique ethnic background. By doing this we hope to be able to identify women at increased risk and invite further study into targeted interventions among these high risk populations. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis of 377,770 singleton live births in the state of …
Abortion-Related Attitudes And Practice Among Physicians In New Mexico: Has Medical Abortion Increased Access?, Eve Espey, Tony Ogburn, Larry Leeman, Candace Eyman, Michelle Diaz
Abortion-Related Attitudes And Practice Among Physicians In New Mexico: Has Medical Abortion Increased Access?, Eve Espey, Tony Ogburn, Larry Leeman, Candace Eyman, Michelle Diaz
Undergraduate Medical Student Research
Abortion-related attitudes and practice among physicians in New Mexico: has medical abortion increased access? Objective: Although New Mexico does not have some of the harsh restrictions imposed on abortion found in other states, but access is still limited due to the lack of providers. Another study was conducted in 2001, just after FDA approval of medical abortion with mifepristone. This follow-up study aims to examine whether access to abortion in New Mexico has changed since the approval and to identify the current demographics of abortion providers, attitudes about abortion, and barriers to providing terminations. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was mailed …
The Sad State Of Healthcare In New Mexico: Healthcare Worker Suicide In New Mexico 2004-2005, Kierst Bradley, Kara Martinez, Michelle Barry, Sarah Lathrop, Kathryn Fraser, Kimberley Peters
The Sad State Of Healthcare In New Mexico: Healthcare Worker Suicide In New Mexico 2004-2005, Kierst Bradley, Kara Martinez, Michelle Barry, Sarah Lathrop, Kathryn Fraser, Kimberley Peters
Undergraduate Medical Student Research
THE SAD STATE OF HEALTH CARE IN NEW MEXICO: HEATHCARE WORKER SUICIDE IN NEW MEXICO 2004-2005. KL Bradley*, KD Martinez*, MB Barry**, S Lathrop**, K Fraser***, and K Peters**** * University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, ** New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, Albuquerque, NM, *** University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Albuquerque, NM, **** New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe, NM PURPOSE. To determine if there is a statistically significant relationship between suicide and the healthcare occupations in New Mexico for the years 2004-2005. METHODS. We …
Novel Strains Of Limestone Canyon Virus Detected In Peromyscus Boylii From Southwestern New Mexico, Kathryn Coan, Jerry Dragoo
Novel Strains Of Limestone Canyon Virus Detected In Peromyscus Boylii From Southwestern New Mexico, Kathryn Coan, Jerry Dragoo
Undergraduate Medical Student Research
Peromyscus bolyii is a dominant species in rodent communities in southwestern New Mexico and is a known carrier of Limestone Canyon virus (LSCV) in Arizona. Five species of Peromyscus were collected from Hidalgo and Grant County, most of which were P. boylii. All mice were serologically tested for antibodies to Sin Nombre virus and Rio Mamore virus. Lung tissue from all seropositive and negative mice was used for RNA extraction, amplification, and sequencing using newly designed primers specific to LSCV for both the S and M segments. A phylogenetic analysis of the virus was performed and showed a about a …