Cities In Mississippi

Bay Saint Louis	Hattiesburg	Pascagoula
Biloxi	Hernando	Pass Christian
Booneville	Holly Springs	Pearl
Brandon	Horn Lake	Petal
Byhalia	Jackson	Picayune
Clarksdale	Laurel	Pontotoc
Clinton	Lucedale	Ridgeland
Columbus	Mccomb	Southaven
Corinth	Meridian	Starkville
Gautier	Moss Point	Tupelo
Greenville	Natchez	Vicksburg
Greenwood	Ocean Springs	West Point
Grenada	Olive Branch	Yazoo City
Gulfport	Oxford

Featured Articles

Diabetes Treatment Jackson MS

A progressively more complex and expensive array of treatments for Type 2 diabetes is being prescribed to an increasing number of adults in Jackson, according to a report in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Read more...

Women with Osteoporosis Jackson MS

Vertebral fractures in Jackson are the most common osteoporotic fracture, with prevalence estimates of 35 percent to 50 percent among women older than 50 years. About 700,000 vertebral fractures occur each year in the United States. Read more...

Inner Ear Anomalies in Children Jackson MS

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), physicians can identify soft-tissue defects that contribute to hearing loss in children. Read more...

Skin Cancer Prevention Jackson MS

Skin cancer accounts for almost half of all cancers diagnosed in the United States, and there is both direct and indirect evidence that sun exposure can cause skin cancer," according to background information in the article. Outdoor lifeguards and aquatic instructors are particularly at high risk for overexposure to the sun because they are young and because they work outdoors. Read more...

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Hereditary Factors Contribute to Aneurysm Formation in Twins Jackson MS

A study in the January issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery® in 2010, published by the Society for Vascular Surgery®, reveals robust epidemiological evidence that hereditary factors contribute to aneurysm formation in twins. Read on to find the detail of this study. Read more...

Long-term Depression Treatment for Teens Jackson MS

According to the analysis of follow-up data from the NIMH-funded Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS), long-term treatment of adolescents with major depression is associated with continuous and persistent improvement of depression symptoms in most cases. Read more...

Size Matters-Obesity Leading Risk Factor in Atrial Enlargement Jackson MS

According to findings published in the November 17th 2009 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement (LAE), upping one’s risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia (Dictionary/Medical-Dictionary/Arrhythmia/)), stroke and death. Read more...

Particle Beam Radiation Therapy Jackson MS

Particle beam radiation therapy, a technology used to treat several types of cancer, is considered by some clinicians to be better than traditional radiation in Jackson, but there is limited evidence about its safety compared with other types of radiation therapy. Read more...

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Baseball-MMI at East Miss. CC at Scooba, MS
Dates: 2/13/2010 - 2/13/2010
Location: East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS
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Baseball-MMI at East Central Miss. CC at Decatur, MS
Dates: 2/9/2010 - 2/9/2010
Location: East Central Community College
Decatur, MS
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Mississippi International Auto Show
Dates: 1/22/2010 - 1/24/2010
Location: Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson
Jackson, MS
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OCEANS 2009
Dates: 10/27/2009 - 10/29/2009
Location: Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center
Biloxi, MS
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Natchez Fall Gem Jewelry & Bead Show
Dates: 10/16/2009 - 10/18/2009
Location: Natchez Convention Center, Natchez
Natchez, MS
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