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■ In This Issue
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Public Health News
- Fewer teens become smokers where smoking bans enacted
- Quitting smoking produces quick health benefits in women
- Two drinks a day raises mouth cancer risk by 75 percent
- Ibuprofen linked to reduced Alzheimer's risk
- High-normal blood sugar tied to pregnancy complications
- Child seats safest when centered in car's rear seat
- Firefighters show higher risks of certain cancers
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Reportable Disease Statistics
Public Health Snapshot
- Mississippi birth defects
Environmental Health Update
- Food facility inspections
- Water system alerts
Upcoming events
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■ Public Health News
Fewer teens become smokers in towns with restaurant smoking bans
Teenagers who lived in towns that adopted early bans on smoking in restaurants were 40 percent less likely to become smokers than those in towns without smoking laws, an effect on behavior that rivals parental and peer influence.
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Quitting smoking produces quick health benefits in women
The risk of dying from smoking-related causes drops significantly within just a few years of giving up cigarettes, even for longtime smokers, with heart health leading the improvements.
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Just two drinks a day raises mouth cancer risk by 75 percent
A new Australian study has found that drinking just two standard alcoholic drinks a day significantly increases the risks of developing breast, bowel, throat and mouth cancer, and higher consumption further raises these risks.
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Ibuprofen linked to reduced Alzheimer's risk
People who use the painkiller ibuprofen regularly for five years may be up to 40 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as they age.
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High-normal blood sugar tied to pregnancy complications
Women with high blood sugar levels during pregnancy face an increased risk of complications, even if the high blood sugar readings don't meet the criteria for gestational diabetes.
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Child seats safest when centered in car's rear seat
Positioning child safety seats in the center of the back seat could cut infants' and toddlers' injury risks by nearly half, a new study suggests.
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Firefighters show higher risks of certain cancers
A new study suggests that firefighters face higher-than-average risks of colon cancer and brain cancer, possibly from exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in burning substances.
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■ Reportable Disease Statistics
Mississippi's reportable disease statistics are updated monthly with the latest figures and yearly totals of reportable diseases in the state. The current and past months' statistics, with details by public health district, can be viewed on-line.
Disease statistics on-line »
■ Public Health Snapshot
Birth defects can be caused by genetic factors present from conception, or by developmental factors that the mother can influence during
pregnancy by nutrition and lifestyle choices. This week's Snapshot charts the number of reported birth defects in the last six years in live births to both white and non-white mothers.
Based on figures from the past three years, the two most common type of birth defects in Mississippi children are those of the muscular and skeletal systems,
and in the proper formation of fingers and toes (poly-, syn- or adactylism).
Number of Birth Defects by Year and Race, Mississippi 2001-2006
Reported on birth certificates for live births
Source: MSDH Vital Statistics
For up-to-date public health statistics, visit MSDH online:
Reportable Disease Statistics »
Mississippi Vital Statistics »
■ Environmental Health Update
Food Facility Inspection "C" Results
Inspection reports for the week ending May 8, 2008
Mississippi food facilities are graded A, B or C, reflecting whether critical violations were found during
inspections and how quickly they were corrected. The facilities below received a grade of C for
a critical violation that could not be immediately corrected, or a critical violation repeated from their last inspection.
Understanding food facility inspection grades »
Detailed on-line inspection reports »
Boil-Water Notices
Notices listed by MSDH for the week ending May 8, 2008
| Water System | County | Reason |
| Arlington Water Assn |
Perry |
Pressure loss |
| FCWA-Hamburg |
Franklin |
Pressure loss |
| Fannin Water Assn - N |
Rankin |
Pressure loss |
| Marydell Water Assn |
Leake |
Pressure loss |
View current water system alerts on-line »
■ Upcoming Events
| May 21 - 23 | Healthy Mississippi Summit
Jackson, MS. The third annual Summit supplies the resources to engage people where they live, work and play to embrace healthy lifestyles for themselves and those they care about.
Information and registration »
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| May 21 - 23 | Disaster Mental Health Conference
Natchez, MS. Essential information and education regarding issues relating to disaster response in the mental health context will be presented at this conference.
Information and registration »
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| May 28 | Free BodyWorks Training
Jackson, MS. BodyWorks is a new program designed to help parents and caregivers of girls age 9 to 13 to improve family eating and activity habits.
Information and registration »
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| June 26 | Men's Health and Healthcare Conference
Jackson, MS. A free one-day forum to educate and empower men to take a proactive approach to improving the quality of their lives.
Information and registration »
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