Publications

poe v. gerstein. 18 aug 1975.		1975	11646046
lying hopelessly ill, infant tests new law of hospital survival.		1983	11646338
man convicted of killing wife who begged to die.		1985	11646473
patients paying to be subjects in brain study.		1992	11646930
ray v. school district of desoto county.	the parents of three hemophiliac school children who tested seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) established "irreparable injury" arising from the continued denial of access to a classroom for the children and were granted an injunction by the u.s. district court in tampa, florida, admitting the children to a regular classroom setting unless and until it could be established that the children posed a real and valid threat to the school population. the potential harm to the school ...	1987	11648180
stanley v. united states.	a former soldier, who allegedly had been given lsd without his knowledge as part of an army experiment for which he had volunteered in 1958, brought suit charging a violation of his civil rights. the u.s. court of appeals had reversed a prior dismissal order of the district court, and this district court opinion was issued on remand to clarify issues in the case. it found that the united states could be liable on a tort theory for injuries to soldiers where the injuries arose from active servi ...	1983	11648207
doe v. ball.	after a long career in the navy, most recently in its canvasser recruiter program, plaintiff doe tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus antibody. despite excellent performance records and recommendations that he be continued on active reserve, the navy released doe from active duty on 30 september 1986. the district court held that because doe was a uniformed member of the armed services, he had no cause of action under title vii of the rehabilitation act. further, doe stated no ...	1989	11648248
mclaughlin v. williams.	the u.s. district court, southern district of florida, ordered the florida department of health and rehabilitative services (hrs) to fund a university hospital's organ search for an infant suffering from terminal liver disease. the hrs had refused to provide medicaid funding for the liver-small bowel transplant, claiming that the procedure was "experimental." the infant had sued the hrs on this matter, but the urgency of the transplant necessitated initiating the procedure before the litigation ...	1992	11648278
florida women's medical clinic v. smith.	the defendants moved for relief from a 1982 decision by the u.s. district court, s.d. florida, n.d., which held that certain florida statutes that regulated first trimester abortions violated a pregnant woman's constitutional right of privacy in the abortion decision. the defendants asked for relief following the u.s. supreme court's decision in webster v. reproductive health services which held that the state has an interest in protecting potential human life throughout the pregnancy. the u.s ...	1990	11648397
experimentation on prisoners' remains.		1986	11649811
the use of anencephalic organ donors: lesson of baby theresa ann.		1992	11651399
personhood and death -- the proper treatment of anencephalic organ donors under the law: in re t.a.c.p., 609 so. 2d 588 (fla. 1992)		1994	11653119
self-selection factors in the participation of mental health professionals in competency for execution evaluations.		1991	11654262
the constitutionality of pregnancy clauses in living will statutes.		1990	11656069
the anencephalic baby theresa: a prognosticator of future bioethics.		1992	11659588
abortion: questions and answers guidelines for pastors and parishes on lobbying and electioneering.		1990	11659853
theoretical questions and ethical issues in a family caregiving relationship.		1988	11660135
environmental public health surveillance: possible estuary-associated syndrome.	public health surveillance involves the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data for use in public health practice. a surveillance system includes the capacity to collect and analyze data as well as the ability to disseminate the data to public health agencies that can undertake effective prevention and control activities. an emerging issue in environmental public health surveillance involves human exposure to the toxins produced by microorganisms present in oceans and estuaries. one of t ...	2001	11677192
case studies of violations of workers' freedom of association: service sector workers.	workers' rights violations in the united states are widespread and growing. the bulk of the national labor relations board's work now involves unfair labor practices, most related to employers' violations of workers' rights. numerous research studies document these violations. as part of its report "unfair advantage: workers' freedom of association in the united states under international human rights standards," human rights watch conducted a series of case studies in a dozen states, covering a ...	2001	11809009
tracing sources of sulfur in the florida everglades.	we examined concentrations and sulfur isotopic ratios (34s/32s, expressed as delta34s in parts per thousand [/1000] units) of sulfate in surface water, ground water, and rain water from sites throughout the northern everglades to establish the sources of sulfur to the ecosystem. the geochemistry of sulfur is of particular interest in the everglades because of its link, through processes mediated by sulfate-reducing bacteria, to the production of toxic methylmercury in this wetland ecosystem. met ...	2002	11837434
evaluation of state-provided postexposure prophylaxis against rabies in florida.	one key component of human rabies prevention is the use of postexposure prophylaxis (pep). no information is routinely available to evaluate the appropriateness of this intervention.	2002	11846250
reduction of high-risk behaviors among incarcerated youths: a challenge in prevention.	the adolescent population in america is at increasing risk for acquiring the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) that causes aids (cdc, 1998; 1996; 1994; 1993). although the total number of reported aids cases among adolescents 12 to 19 years of age is, thus far, fairly small, the identified caseload in this age group has increased by over 40% during one year alone. in fact, one-fifth of all reported aids cases occur among persons 20 to 29 years of age. many of these young adults contracted hiv i ...	2000	11854950
tuberculosis skin testing among hiv-infected pregnant women in miami, 1995 to 1996.	approximately 6000 women deliver annually at jackson memorial hospital in miami, where 2.4% of women has human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and 60% is foreign-born. we conducted a retrospective review of prenatal records among hiv-infected women to evaluate tuberculin skin testing (tst).	2002	11896523
breast cancer and human immunodeficiency virus: a report of 20 cases.	carcinoma of the breast is the most common malignancy in women in the united states. more than 40% of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection develop cancer during their illness, but breast cancer has seldom been reported. twenty patients with breast cancer and hiv infection seen at the university of miami/jackson memorial hospital between january 1988 and august 2000 were retrospectively analyzed. seventeen patients had a previous or concurrent diagnosis of hiv at the time of ...	2001	11899415
from a to z on cpg.		2002	11929127
prevalence of the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in ixodes scapularis (acari: ixodidae) in the coastal southeastern united states.	human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (hge) is an emerging tick-borne disease recently recognized in the united states. the blacklegged tick, ixodes scapularis say, is the principle vector in the eastern united states. the disease has been commonly reported in the northeastern and upper midwestern states; however, suitable vectors and reservoir hosts exist in the southeast. to assay the prevalence of the hge agent in vector ticks, we screened 818 individual i. scapularis from 15 locations in south car ...	2002	11931023
can we prevent recurrences of herpes infections without antiviral drugs? the weisenfeld lecture.		2002	11980842
neurologic illness associated with eating florida pufferfish, 2002.	since january 1, 2002, human illness after eating pufferfish caught in waters near titusville, florida, has been reported (figure 1). the illnesses were manifested by neurologic symptoms consistent with exposure to paralytic shellfish toxins. laboratory analysis in early april confirmed the presence of saxitoxin in uneaten pufferfish. this report presents selected case examples and summarizes all cases reported to the toxic exposure surveillance system of the american association of poison contr ...	2002	11990235
institute of medicine report: to err is human: building a safer health care system.		2000	11995167
criminal charges. woman in landmark aids case could return to prison.		2002	12004868
measurement of arsenic bioavailability in soil using a primate model.	several studies have shown limited absorption of arsenic from soils. this has led to increased interest in including measurements of arsenic relative bioavailability from soils in the calculation of risks to human health posed by arsenic-contaminated sites. most of the information in the literature regarding arsenic bioavailability from soils comes from studies of mining and smelter sites in the western united states. it is unclear whether these observations are relevant to other types of arseni ...	2002	12011490
do public neighborhood centers have the capacity to be instruments of change in human services?	this article examines the capacity of public neighborhood centers to be instruments of change in human services. the authors focus specifically on the centers' ability to perform critical leadership functions in social planning and locality development. data presented in the article were gathered through an independent study of 45 public neighborhood centers in central florida. study findings indicate that public neighborhood centers tend to reflect the characteristics of static rather than dyna ...	2002	12019801
drought-induced amplification of saint louis encephalitis virus, florida.	we used a dynamic hydrology model to simulate water table depth (wtd) and quantify the relationship between saint louis encephalitis virus (slev) transmission and hydrologic conditions in indian river county, florida, from 1986 through 1991, a period with an slev epidemic. virus transmission followed periods of modeled drought (specifically low wtds 12 to 17 weeks before virus transmission, followed by a rising of the water table 1 to 2 weeks before virus transmission). further evidence from col ...	2002	12023912
krischer v. mciver.	the florida supreme court reversed a lower court's decision, and upheld a state statute that prohibits assisted suicide. the court cited recent u.s. supreme court cases that had found that assisted suicide statutes do not conflict with either the due process or equal protection clauses of the fourteenth amendment. moreover, florida's assisted suicide statute does not violate an individual's right to privacy under the florida constitution. in reaching its conclusions, the florida supreme court ma ...	1997	12041299
termination of pregnancies.		1983	12041438
detection, quantitation and identification of enteroviruses from surface waters and sponge tissue from the florida keys using real-time rt-pcr.	a method was developed for the quantitative detection of pathogenic human enteroviruses from surface waters in the florida keys using taqman (r) one-step reverse transcription (rt)-pcr with the model 7700 abi prism (r) sequence detection system. viruses were directly extracted from unconcentrated grab samples of seawater, from seawater concentrated by vortex flow filtration using a 100 kd filter and from sponge tissue. total rna was extracted from the samples, purified and concentrated using spi ...	2002	12153016
florida: judge rules man may let wife die.		2001	12154830
assisted suicide. florida man with aids asks court for right to die.		1997	12162258
introduction of the exotic tick amblyomma hebraeum into florida on a human host.	a resident of florida returned from a short visit to southern africa to find a male amblyomma hebraeum tick attached to the skin behind her knee. amblyomma hebraeum is a major vector of 2 pathogens that cause important diseases in southern africa, heartwater of ruminants and african tick-bite fever of humans. the tick was tested by polymerase chain reaction assay for evidence of infection with cowdria ruminantium and rickettsia africae (the causative agents of heart-water and african tick-bite f ...	2002	12197136
preliminary evidence for human fecal contamination in corals of the florida keys, usa.	corals and reef environments are under increased stress from anthropogenic activities, particularly those in the vicinity of heavily populated areas such as the florida keys. the potential adverse impacts of wastewater can affect both the environment and human health; however, because of the high decay rate of bacterial indicators in coral reef waters it has been difficult to document the presence of microbial contaminants and to assign risks in these environments. here we show initial evidence ...	2002	12222890
epizootiology of eustrongylides ignotus in florida: distribution, density, and natural infections in intermediate hosts.	a total of 63,451 fish, representing 39 species, was collected from 176 foraging sites used by ciconiiform wading birds in peninsular florida (usa) and examined for larvae of eustrongylides ignotus. infected fish were identified from 30 (17%) of the sites, all of which had been altered by human disturbance such as removal of sediment to construct ditches and dikes, improve water flow, or increase storage capacity and had a history of receiving anthropogenic nutrients such as sewage effluent, urb ...	2002	12238365
migration, remittances and development: a study of caribbean cane cutters in florida.	the results of a 1981 survey of 302 caribbean sugarcane cutters who were temporary immigrants in florida are presented. the focus is on remittances to the islands of origin. the results provide "no evidence that seasonal stateside employment expands agricultural output, or enhances the productive capacity of small farmers in the caribbean."	1985	12280257
[american policy (1986-1989): results and limits].	although the american program to legalize illegal immigrants succeeded in giving legal status to over 3 million foreigners between 1987-88, the experience contributes to understanding of the limitations in a state's ability to control illegal immigration. some part of the illegal population entitled to legalization failed to apply to 1 of the 110 offices opened for the purpose, but the proportion is debatable because in the us as elsewhere the exact numbers and characteristics of the illegal po ...	1990	12283120
supreme court unanimously okays use of rico to combat antiabortion violence.	the recent us supreme court decision that abortion clinics can use a federal antiracketeering law to sue anti-abortion picketers and blockaders provides the abortion rights movement with an important tool for combating escalating violence. the january 24, 1994, decision was issued only 6 weeks after the national organization for women vs. scheidler case was argued. the case stated that groups such as operation rescue had conspired to conduct a "nationwide campaign of terror" aimed at depriving ...	1994	12287617
abortion foes get turn to ask supreme court for constitutional protection.	the us supreme court began hearing arguments on the constitutionality of a florida judge's order which placed limits on anti-abortion protesting. this case will be the last abortion--related decision for justice harry a. blackmun, who was the author of the original decision granting the right to abortion in roe vs. wade, before retiring from the court in september 1994. anti-abortion activists claim 1st amendment protection, much the same as dr. martin luther king's marches in advancing blacks' ...	1994	12287661
akron center for reproductive health v. slaby, 12 august 1988.	in a challenge to the constitutionality of parental notification provisions of ohio's abortion statute, the appeals court held certain provisions of the statute unconstitutional. this ruling was reversed by the us supreme court in 1990. in minnesota in 1988, the appeals court held constitutional parental notification provisions requiring that a minor give both parents 48 hours' notice before undergoing an abortion unless a judicial waiver is obtained. this ruling was upheld by the us supreme ...	1988	12289574
milton v. cary medical center, 22 february 1988.	in maine, the parents of a viable fetus brought a wrongful death action charging a hospital and physician with negligence resulting in the death of the fetus. the court held that, for the purposes of the state's wrongful death statute, a fetus is not a person and that the action could not be maintained. in 1988, other us courts reached the following decisions: 1) a viable fetus is not a human being as defined by the aggravated vehicular homicide statute of kansas (state vs. trudell); 2) there ...	1988	12289582
sharing the earth: case studies on population, wildlife, and the environment.	in 1988 the national audubon society's population program began to develop a joint project on the issues of human population growth and wildlife management by comparing sites in the united states and overseas to identify actions necessary for a sustainable ecosystem. eight us sites were matched with eight sites in other countries. the audubon wildlife managers visited their partners' international settings and then hosted their counterparts at their own sanctuaries in the us. all sites involv ...	1994	12290864
"from the world beyond washington".	in the us, various anti-abortion groups have committed violent attacks against abortion providers and seekers, harassed them, destroyed property, and disrupted abortion services, leading to an unsurpassed amount of state and local legislation and litigation to make these acts illegal or to broaden the reach of existing laws to protect abortion seekers and providers. in october 1993, a federal appeals court panel repealed a lower court judge's april injunction setting up a 36-foot buffer zone ar ...	1993	12318482
internal migration patterns for u.s. foreign-born, 1985-1990.	"using 1990 census data, this paper calculates the flow [of the foreign-born population in the united states] between states and from abroad; also, a multinomial logistic regression model of destination choice is estimated for resettlers and for migrants from abroad. there are three major findings. firstly, florida and california are the largest recipients of foreign-born resettlers; new york is the biggest loser of secondary migrants. secondly, the presence of large communities of mexicans in c ...	1997	12321146
mariel refugees: six years after.	in 1983, the economic situation of mariel cubans could be summarized as abysmal. those without a job represented close to 1/2 of the sample; the unemployment rate amounted to 27%. a study conducted by johns hopkins university in collaboration with miami-dade community college and florida international university has investigated whether mariels remain a group apart within the broader cuban community or whether they have melted into the rest of the community. the study followed a large sample ...	1987	12341948
clamping down on clinic violence.	the editorial remarked that anti abortion groups using violence must be stopped through legislation currently under consideration by the house and senate of the us congress. an important distinction is made between expressing freedom of speech on a deeply held belief and intimidation and violence that directly impacts on the rights of others. women's health clinics where abortions are performed have repeatedly been the setting for intimidation and violence. there have been over 1000 reports o ...	1993	12345222
impact of immigration on health and human services: florida's experience.	florida has been the destination for large numbers of immigrants fleeing political persecution or economic hardships. cubans and haitians have been two of the largest immigrant groups arriving and settling in florida. both have received national and local attention. this article describes the immigration experience of haitians and cubans in florida. the descriptions emphasize the differences between these two groups in their adjustment to life in south florida. the article also addresses florida ...	2002	12365756
first case of bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax, florida, 2001: north carolina investigation.	the index case of inhalational anthrax in october 2001 was in a man who lived and worked in florida. however, during the 3 days before illness onset, the patient had traveled through north carolina, raising the possibility that exposure to bacillus anthracis spores could have occurred there. the rapid response in north carolina included surveillance among hospital intensive-care units, microbiology laboratories, medical examiners, and veterinarians, and site investigations at locations visited b ...	2002	12396911
identification of the sources of fecal coliforms in an urban watershed using antibiotic resistance analysis.	bacteria such as fecal coliforms are used as indicators of fecal pollution in natural waters. these bacteria are found in the feces of most wild and domestic animals and thus provide no information as to the source of fecal contamination, yet identification of indicator bacteria sources allows improved risk assessment, remediation, and total daily maximum load (tdml) assessment of environmental waters. this bacterial source tracking study was initiated in order to identify the dominant source(s) ...	2002	12420932
these reports focus on the 'people' side of healthcare. designers find effective ways to portray the human angle.	because we received so many entries in the "healthcare system" category, judges agreed to divide the category in half according to the total budget as stated on the entry form. first place winner is baptist health south florida, coral gables, fla. second is alegent health, omaha, neb. a tie was declared for third place, with the honors going to spectrum health, grand rapids, mich.; and stamford health system, stamford, conn.	2002	12467171
brevetoxin concentrations in marine aerosol: human exposure levels during a karenia brevis harmful algal bloom.		2003	12478439
repellency of ir3535, kbr3023, para-menthane-3,8-diol, and deet to black salt marsh mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in the everglades national park.	ir3535, kbr3023, para-menthane-3,8-diol (pmd), and deet were evaluated in controlled studies with human subjects (n = 5) for repellency to black salt marsh mosquitoes (ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus wiedemann), in the everglades national park, fl. in tests of 6-h duration, with an average mosquito biting pressure on exposed forearm skin of 19.5 (+/- 13.7) bites per minute, the mean percent repellencies (se) for ir3535, kbr3023, pdm, and deet was 88.6 (3.2), 97.5 (1.7), 89.2 (2.9), and 94.8 (2.5), r ...	2002	12495189
geographical variation in ribotype profiles of escherichia coli isolates from humans, swine, poultry, beef, and dairy cattle in florida.	waters impacted by fecal pollution can exact high risks to human health and can result in financial losses due to closures of water systems used for recreation and for harvesting seafood. identifying the sources of fecal pollution in water is paramount in assessing the potential human health risks involved as well as in assessing necessary remedial action. recently, various researchers have used the ribotyping method to identify sources of bacterial indicators (escherichia coli and enterococci) ...	2003	12571033
adenovirus infection in pediatric liver and intestinal transplant recipients: utility of dna detection by pcr.	to evaluate the incidence of adenovirus (adv) infection in pediatric liver and intestinal transplant recipients, the records of patients with possible adv infection were reviewed for demographic data, symptomatology, methods of diagnosis, treatment and outcome. to evaluate the impact of polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification and identification of adv dna as a diagnostic test, the incidence and outcome of adv before and after the introduction of pcr were compared. adenovirus infection was ...	2003	12603217
pits and foxes in ocular genetics: the cogan lecture.		2003	12657570
first detection of microsporidia in dairy calves in north america.	fecal specimens were obtained from a total of 413 dairy calves from farms in vermont, new york, pennsylvania, maryland, virginia, north carolina, and florida. after removal of fecal debris by sieving and density gradient centrifugation, specimens were examined by fluorescence microscopy, polymerase chain reaction (pcr), and dna sequencing analysis for the presence of microsporidia. microscopic examination revealed no spores. pcr using generic primers for microsporidia revealed 70 positive calves ...	2003	12739131
life stress and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions in women with human papillomavirus and human immunodeficiency virus.	human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected women are at risk for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (cin) and cancer due to impaired immunosurveillance over human papillomavirus (hpv) infection. life stress has been implicated in immune decrements in hiv-infected individuals and therefore may contribute to cin progression over time. the purpose of this study was to determine whether life stress was associated with progression and/or persistence of squamous intraepithelial lesions (sil), the cyt ...	2003	12764216
implementing a voluntary, nonregulatory approach to nitrogen management in tampa bay, fl: a public/private partnership.	participants in the tampa bay estuary program have agreed to adopt nitrogen-loading targets for tampa bay based on the water-quality and related light requirements of underwater seagrasses. based on modeling results, it appears that light levels can be maintained at necessary levels by "holding the line" at existing nitrogen loadings; however, this goal may be difficult to achieve given the 20% increase in the watershed"s human population and associated 7% increase in nitrogen loading that are p ...	2001	12805798
determining arsenic distribution in urban soils: a comparison with nonurban soils.	there are many challenges in the determination of arsenic background concentrations in soils. however, these challenges are magnified when those determinations are carried out on urban soils. irrespective of this, it is important to correctly identify and understand the extent of pollution in order to provide efficient preventative, remedial actions and cost-effective management of contaminated areas. this review paper discusses the factors that make the determination of arsenic background conce ...	2002	12805926
using simulation to design and integrate technology for safer and more efficient practice environments.		2003	12830127
number of unowned free-roaming cats in a college community in the southern united states and characteristics of community residents who feed them.	to estimate the number of unowned free-roaming cats in a college community in the southern united states and identify the characteristics of community residents who feed these cats.	2003	12875446
bioactive novel polyphenols from the fruit of manilkara zapota (sapodilla).	activity-guided fractionation of a methanol extract from the fruit of manilkara zapota cv. tikal resulted in the isolation of two new antioxidants, methyl 4-o-galloylchlorogenate (1) and 4-o-galloylchlorogenic acid (2), along with eight known polyphenolic antioxidants, namely, methyl chlorogenate (3), dihydromyricetin (4), quercitrin (5), myricitrin (6), (+)-catechin (7), (-)-epicatechin (8), (+)-gallocatechin (9), and gallic acid (10). of the 10 polyphenols, 1 showed the highest antioxidant act ...	2003	12880319
west nile virus infection rates in culex nigripalpus (diptera: culicidae) do not reflect transmission rates in florida.	we describe the first documented field transmission of west nile (wn) virus by a north american mosquito. wn was first detected in northern florida in 2001. an intensive mosquito trapping and surveillance program was conducted in this region for four nights to assess mosquito transmission of wn. four mosquito traps, each with a single sentinel chicken, were placed at five different locations on each of four nights. a total of 11,948 mosquitoes was collected, and 14 mosquito pools were found to c ...	2003	12943101
surveillance results from the first west nile virus transmission season in florida, 2001.	after west nile virus (wnv) was first detected in florida in july 2001, intensive surveillance efforts over the following five months uncovered virus activity in 65 of the state's 67 counties with 1,106 wild birds, 492 horses, 194 sentinel chickens, and 12 people found infected with the virus. thirteen of 28 mosquito isolations came from culex mosquitoes. as seen in the northeastern united states, wild bird mortality was the most sensitive surveillance method. however, unlike the predominantly u ...	2003	13677369
a continuing surveillance of enterovirus infections in healthy children in six united states cities. i. viruses isolated during 1960 and 1961.		1963	14071359
fetal maceration. 2. an analysis of 53 human stillborn infants.		1964	14104785
a normative study of the goodenough draw-a-man test on southeastern negro elementary school children.		1964	14128818
human botfly infestation in the united states.		1964	14149031
human hemoglobin gene linkage: report of a family with hemoglobin b2, hemoglobin s, and beta thalassemia, including a probable crossover between thalassemia and delta loci.		1965	14262130
antiretroviral drug resistance in human immunodeficiency virus-infected source patients for occupational exposures to healthcare workers.	to assess the prevalence of hiv antiretroviral resistance among source patients for occupational hiv exposures.	2003	14587931
a tribute to senator frank e. moss. the father of hospice & home care.	senator frank e. moss and congressman claude pepper were the keynote speakers at the first national association for home care & hospice (nahc) annual meeting, which took place in atlanta in 1982. this was very appropriate because senator moss developed the first legislation to cover home health and hospice in medicare. together, he and congressman pepper played the lead role in bringing about the enactment of these provisions. although many people gave the title to congressman pepper, he deferre ...	2003	14603856
trading places. vendors walk the floor while hospital executives man booths at unusual purchasing exhibit in florida hosted by nci.	vendors truly had a captive audience at the ninth annual idn summit & expo, as providers' cubicles were swarmed by company representatives offering powerful sales pitches on everything from high-tech fabrics to breast implants. nci's open forum provided a rare view of how healthcare supplies are bought in this country. elizabeth duncan-hawker, left, fielded pitches at sentara healthcare's booth.	2003	14618751
st. louis encephalitis virus in wild birds during the 1990 south florida epidemic: the importance of drought, wetting conditions, and the emergence of culex nigripalpus (diptera: culicidae) to arboviral amplification and transmission.	we analyzed the prevalence of hemagglutination inhibition (hi) antibodies to st. louis encephalitis (sle) virus in wild birds during the 1990 sle epidemic in indian river county. the initial presence of sle hi antibody was associated significantly with modeled drought 15 wk prior, wetting conditions 1 wk prior, and the emergence of the florida sle virus vector, culex nigripalpus, 5 wk prior. our findings indicated that three factors conspired to create the 1990 epidemic: (1) a large population o ...	2003	14680125
molecular characterization of enterocytozoon bieneusi in cattle indicates that only some isolates have zoonotic potential.	in this study, 338 fecal samples were analyzed for enterocytozoon bieneusi from cattle farms in florida, maryland, michigan, new york, north carolina, pennsylvania, virginia, and portugal. the internal transcribed spacer region (392 bp) of the rrna gene of e. bieneusi was amplified using a nested pcr protocol. thirty-two e. bieneusi-pcr positive samples were sequenced. a high degree of genetic polymorphism, represented by five distinct genotypes (beb1-beb5), was found among the e. bieneusi isola ...	2004	14727187
international clones of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in two hospitals in miami, florida.	a total of 202 methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) single-patient isolates recovered between january and june 1998 in two hospitals in miami, florida, were characterized by a combination of several molecular typing techniques: multilocus sequence typing, spaa typing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and determination of the structure of the sccmec element. the overwhelming majority of the isolates-187 of 202, or 93%-belonged to one of three internationally spread epidemic clones ...	2004	14766814
the epidemic of pediatric traffic injuries in south florida: a review of the problem and initial results of a prospective surveillance strategy.	this study identified specific regional risk factors for the high rate of pediatric pedestrian trauma in florida. of the 29 cases studied prospectively, 3 (10%) occurred near ice cream trucks and 13 (45%) involved "dart-outs"; mean hospital charges were 24,478 +/- 43,939 us dollars. recommendations included an engineering change for a dangerous intersection, and a population-based recommendation was to equip ice cream trucks with extending stop signs.	2004	15054001
development, evaluation, and application of sediment quality targets for assessing and managing contaminated sediments in tampa bay, florida.	tampa bay is a large, urban estuary that is located in west central florida. although water quality conditions represent an important concern in this estuary, information from numerous sources indicates that sediment contamination also has the potential to adversely affect aquatic organisms, aquatic-dependent wildlife, and human health. as such, protecting relatively uncontaminated areas of the bay from contamination and reducing the amount of toxic chemicals in contaminated sediments have been ...	2004	15106665
biological and behavioral markers of alcohol sensitivity.	this article summarizes a symposium that was organized by dr. kim fromme and presented at the 2003 annual meeting of the research society on alcoholism in ft. lauderdale, florida. the four presentations illustrate the emerging technologies and methods that are now being used to investigate the genetic basis of differential sensitivity to alcohol and their behavioral manifestations. combining human genotyping with laboratory measures of behavior and subjective reports, these presentations represe ...	2004	15112932
integrative neurobiology of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome--from anxiety to seizures.	this article represents the proceedings of a symposium presented at the 2003 research society on alcoholism meeting in ft. lauderdale, florida, organized and chaired by carl l. faingold. the presentations were (1) overview, by carl l. faingold; (2) stress, multiple alcohol withdrawals, and anxiety, by darin knapp; (3) relationship between genetic differences in alcohol drinking and alcohol withdrawal, by julia chester; (4) neuronal mechanisms in the network for alcohol withdrawal seizures: modul ...	2004	15112934
are physicians and medical students prepared to educate patients about alcohol consumption?	given the tremendous financial and human costs of alcohol abuse and dependence, physician competency in alcohol related issues must be increased. alcohol competency is essential to evaluate the risks and to detect alcohol problems early in the course of alcohol abuse and dependence. but, are medical students and physicians adequately trained in alcohol-related issue to give appropriate advice about alcohol? are they trained to use an office visit to promote health, identify early abuse and depen ...	2004	15132339
rrm1 and pten as prognostic parameters for overall and disease-free survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.	rrm1 has important functions in the determination of the malignant phenotype. it controls cell proliferation through deoxynucleotide production and metastatic propensity through pten induction. it is located in a region of loss of heterozygosity in non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc), which is a predictor of poor survival. we hypothesized that rrm1 expression would be a significant predictor of outcome in nsclc.	2004	15143080
degranulation of eosinophilic granule cells in neurofibromas and gastrointestinal tract in the bicolor damselfish.	damselfish neurofibromatosis (dnf) is a neoplastic disease affecting bicolor damselfish (stegastes partitus poey) on florida reefs. previous studies have demonstrated high densities of eosinophilic granule containing cells (egc), the proposed equivalent of mast cells in fishes, in neurofibromas and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (mpnst) in dnf. these lesions are similar to those in the disease neurofibromatosis type 1 (nf1) in humans, which contain large numbers of mast cells. in the p ...	2004	15145417
evaluating ecosystem management capabilities at the local level in florida: identifying policy gaps using geographic information systems.	because ecosystem approaches to management adhere to ecological systems rather than human-defined boundaries, collaboration across jurisdiction, agencies, and land ownership is often necessary to achieve effective management of transboundary resources. local natural resource and land use planners increasingly recognize that while ecosystem management requires looking beyond specific jurisdictions and focusing on broad spatial scales, the approach will partly be implemented at the local level wit ...	2003	15160893
prevalence of enterocytozoon bieneusi in post-weaned dairy calves in the eastern united states.	fecal specimens were obtained from 3- to 8-month-old post-weaned dairy calves on farms in vermont, new york, pennsylvania, maryland, virginia, north carolina, and florida. after removal of fecal debris by sieving and density gradient centrifugation, 59 of 452 calves (13%) from 11 farms in six states were found positive for enterocytozoon bieneusi by pcr and dna sequence analysis. based on gene sequence data this genotype of e. bieneusi found in post-weaned calves was 100% identical to that found ...	2004	15170566
achievement of insulin independence via pancreatic islet transplantation using a remote isolation center: a first-year review.	owing to advances in both immunosuppressive protocols and pancreatic islet isolation techniques, insulin independence has recently been achieved in type 1 insulin-dependent diabetics (iddm) via pancreatic islet transplantation (pit). although the dissemination of immunosuppressive protocols is relatively easy, transferring the knowledge and expertise required to isolate a large number of quality human islets for transplantation is a far greater challenge. therefore, in an attempt to centralize t ...	2004	15194393
seasonal forecast of st. louis encephalitis virus transmission, florida.	disease transmission forecasts can help minimize human and domestic animal health risks by indicating where disease control and prevention efforts should be focused. for disease systems in which weather-related variables affect pathogen proliferation, dispersal, or transmission, the potential for disease forecasting exists. we present a seasonal forecast of st. louis encephalitis virus transmission in indian river county, florida. we derive an empiric relationship between modeled land surface we ...	2004	15200812
ada. accommodation claim fails for man replaced due to aids.		2004	15202401
metal and metalloid concentrations in the eggs of threatened florida scrub-jays in suburban habitat from south-central florida.	monitoring and assessing changes in contaminants in urban and suburban environments is essential to assessing ecosystem well-being in human-influenced landscapes. we analyzed metal and metalloid levels in the eggs of the threatened florida scrub-jay (aphelocoma coerulescens), an extremely sedentary and modestly long-lived passerine bird that is federally threatened and endemic only in florida. eggs that failed to hatch were collected in a suburban environment to compare with the long-term study ...	2004	15207583
academy of eating disorders international conference.	new information is being acquired and disseminated about eating disorders, particularly in terms of integrating the roles of genes and environment, and new treatment approaches. although evidence indicates that genes are not more important in the aetiology of anorexia nervosa (an) than bulimia nervosa, western culture does appear to be more important in the aetiology of bulimia nervosa than an. pathological fear conditioning offers a very useful and experimentally testable theory of the aetiolog ...	2004	15212626
west nile virus activity--united states, june 16-22, 2004.	as of june 22, 2004, seven states reported a total of 32 human cases of west nile virus (wnv) illness to cdc through arbonet. twenty cases were reported from arizona, six cases from california, two cases from florida, and one case each from nebraska, new mexico, south dakota, and wyoming. twenty-three (72%) of the cases occurred in males; the median age of patients was 52 years (range: 9-78 years), and dates of illness onset ranged from may 8 to june 7. sixteen (50%) of the patients had neuroinv ...	2004	15215743
west nile virus activity--united states, june 23-29, 2004.	as of june 29, eight states had reported a total of 57 human cases of west nile virus (wnv) illness to cdc through arbonet in 2004. a total of 38 cases had been reported from arizona, 10 from california, three from new mexico, two from florida, and one each from michigan, nebraska, south dakota, and wyoming. thirty-six (64%) of the cases occurred in males; the median age of patients was 53 years (range: 9-84 years), and dates of illness onset ranged from april 23 to june 15. of the 57 cases, one ...	2004	15229416
a case of recent long-distance dispersal in the piriqueta caroliniana complex.	we investigated restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) variation in the chloroplast dna regions trns and trnc in 53 populations of the herbaceous perennial piriqueta caroliniana complex, encompassing its known north american range. the goals of this study were to expand the geographic range of a previous study and to determine the origin of an apparently anomalous population, which possessed a phenotype that was incongruous with other populations in the region. the phylogeography of the ...	2004	15247317
monitoring marine recreational water quality using multiple microbial indicators in an urban tropical environment.	the microbial water quality at two beaches, hobie beach and crandon beach, in miami-dade county, florida, usa was measured using multiple microbial indicators for the purpose of evaluating correlations between microbes and for identifying possible sources of contamination. the indicator microbes chosen for this study (enterococci, escherichia coli, fecal coliform, total coliform and c. perfringens) were evaluated through three different sampling efforts. these efforts included daily measurements ...	2004	15261551
west nile virus activity--united states, july 14-20, 2004.	during the week of july 14-20, a total of 74 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from seven states (arizona, california, florida, new mexico, new york, south dakota, and texas).	2004	15269701