Publications

the san francisco men's health study: iii. reduction in human immunodeficiency virus transmission among homosexual/bisexual men, 1982-86.	the prevalence and incidence of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) has been under study in a cohort of 1,034 single men recruited by area probability sampling from a six kilometer square area of san francisco where the epidemic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) has been most severe. prevalence of infection among homosexual/bisexual study subjects increased from an estimated 22.8 per cent during the last half of 1982 to 48.6 per cent during the period july through dece ...	1987	3646848
the sexual history-taking and counseling practices of primary care physicians.	as part of a statewide survey of experiences related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and competencies of a random sample of primary care physicians in california done in early 1986, we interviewed 1,000 internists, family and general practitioners about their sexual history-taking and counseling practices. less than 4% have patients complete a history form that includes questions about sexual orientation or practices, and only 10% ask new patients questions specific enough to identify ...	1987	3660773
risk of aids for recipients of blood components from donors who subsequently developed aids.	reported cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) in san francisco as of march 31, 1986, include 92 individuals who had donated blood subsequent to 1978. their donated blood components had been transfused into 406 different recipients. the current status of 336 of these recipients was ascertained as of april 1, 1986. of these, 223 had died at the time of our first contact, almost all as a result of the condition for which they were transfused. seven had developed aids; five of these di ...	1987	3663947
a new threat to pregnant women's autonomy.	courts and legislatures are increasingly being called upon to restrict the autonomy of pregnant women by requiring them to behave in ways that others determine are best for the fetuses they carry. the state should not attempt to transform pregnant women into ideal baby-making machines. pregnant women make decisions about their behavior in the context of the rest of their lives, with all the attendant complexities and pressures. our interest in helping future children by improving prenatal care w ...	1987	3667248
factors influencing the transmission of western equine encephalomyelitis virus between its vertebrate maintenance hosts and from them to humans.	a simple model is used to explore the extent to which the uniquely comprehensive studies of western equine encephalomyelitis in kern county, california, by reeves and his colleagues over many years, explain the dynamics and epidemiology of the infection. it is concluded that not only does this series of integrated field and laboratory studies successfully account for these phenomena, to an extent which is unlikely to be substantially improved upon, not least because of the inherent difficulties ...	1987	3688320
sexual practices and risk of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus. the san francisco men's health study.	the san francisco men's health study is a prospective study of the epidemiology and natural history of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in a cohort of 1034 single men, 25 to 54 years of age, recruited by multistage probability sampling. at entry, june 1984 through january 1985, the seropositivity rate for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection among homosexual/bisexual study participants was 48.5%. no heterosexual participants were hiv seropositive. among homosexual/bisexual men repo ...	1987	3540327
human immunodeficiency virus infections in children: public health and public policy issues.		1987	3547286
envenomation by the sac spider chiracanthium mildei.	a 19-year-old man was abruptly awakened during the night by the painful bite of a female sac spider, later identified as chiracanthium mildei. an erythematous urticarial plaque formed immediately. later, punctate macules appeared, and the bite site became indurated. the clinical response was similar to those reported following bites by chiracanthium spiders in japan, australia, europe, massachusetts, georgia, indiana, california, and hawaii. the necrotic lesions associated with some of those bit ...	1987	3621996
benefits associated with wic supplemental feeding during the interpregnancy interval.	interpregnancy wic supplementation was evaluated by comparing maternal nutritional status indicators and subsequent birth outcomes of 703 wic participants divided into two groups. study group women received postpartum benefits for 5-7 mo while control group women received postpartum benefits for only 0-2 mo. both groups received prenatal benefits during each of two study pregnancies. infants born to study group women had a higher mean birthweight (131 g) and birthlength (0.3 cm) and a lower risk ...	1987	3799501
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in children: report of the centers for disease control national surveillance, 1982 to 1985.	since national surveillance for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) began in 1981, the centers for disease control (cdc) has received reports of more than 20,000 cases of aids in the united states. as of december 31, 1985, 307 of these cases had been diagnosed in children younger than 13 years of age. the number of cases is increasing rapidly. the number of cases reported in 1985 more than doubled those reported in 1984. the major risk factors in children for acquiring infection with the c ...	1987	3035476
sex differences in addict careers. 1. initiation of use.	five-hundred-sixty-seven heroin addicts admitted to methadone maintenance treatment programs in southern california were included in the present analysis. systematic comparisons were made between women and men for anglo and chicano subpopulations. the behaviors compared focused on initial drug use and other antecedent behaviors during the year prior to initiation of heroin use including interpersonal relationships, other substance use, drug dealing, legal income, and various criminal behaviors. ...	1987	3318399
the ecology of western equine encephalomyelitis virus in the central valley of california, 1945-1985.	reeves' concept of the summer transmission cycle of western equine encephalomyelitis virus in 1945 was that the virus was amplified in a silent transmission cycle involving mosquitoes, domestic chickens, and possibly wild birds, from which it could be transmitted tangentially to and cause disease in human and equine populations. extensive field and laboratory studies done since 1945 in the central valley of california have more clearly defined the specific invertebrate and vertebrate hosts invol ...	1987	3318522
clinical and serologic studies of canine borreliosis.	during 1984 and 1985, blood samples were obtained from 271 dogs that were suspected of having borreliosis. the dogs lived in areas known to be infested with ticks and had been examined because of limb/joint disorders or for unknown illnesses marked by fever, anorexia, or fatigue. lameness had been the most frequently reported clinical manifestation. analyses of serum specimens, by an indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) method or by an elisa, detected antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi, the etiol ...	1987	3319989
amphetamine detection during toxicology screening of a university medical center patient population.	the frequency of detection of "amphetamines" (amphetamine and/or methamphetamine) in the toxicology tests of a university medical center patient population was evaluated by retrospective review of the results of 2,900 toxicology test profiles performed on urine during the year 1986-87. ten percent of these (291 cases) were positive for either amphetamine alone or amphetamine in conjunction with methamphetamine--a substantial increase from the 3% noted in 1978 at this medical center. amphetamines ...	1987	3323543
the response of state agencies to aids, addiction, and alcoholism.	state agencies have been profoundly impacted by the aids epidemic. in the absence of a vaccine that would prevent aids or of medicines that would cure it, the primary strategies of such agencies have focused on reducing the spread of aids by promoting cessation of high risk behaviors and thus preventing or slowing its transmission. recent research indicates that the primary route of aids transmission into the general heterosexual population is by intravenous (iv) drug abusers, who directly accou ...	1987	3329446
epidemic non-a, non-b hepatitis in patients from pakistan.	epidemic non-a, non-b hepatitis was diagnosed in three young pakistani men during a 10-month period at the los angeles county-university of southern california medical center. all three patients had recently visited or lived in karachi, pakistan. none had serologic markers of hepatitis b virus infection or igm antibody (acute-phase) to hepatitis a virus. a liver biopsy from one patient showed marked cholestasis and cholangiolar transformation of hepatocytes, a pattern previously described in pat ...	1987	3099621
capillary gas chromatography of cotton dusts associated with human pulmonary function studies.	the effects of geographical area of growth and cotton variety on pulmonary activity have been evaluated through human volunteer exposure studies conducted by niosh and usda at the cotton quality research station, clemson, s.c. these studies demonstrate that carding california cottons releases dust with less human pulmonary activity than dust released from the corresponding mississippi cottons. dust released from texas cottons grown in 1982 was considerably less active than the dust from texas co ...	1987	3105302
phenotypic and functional deficiency of natural killer cells in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.	natural killer (nk)3 cells are large granular lymphocytes that appear to play a significant role in the host's defense against viral infection. we performed an extensive phenotypic and functional characterization of nk cells on 41 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome (cfs), or "chronic active epstein-barr virus infection" syndrome, and on 23 age- and sex-matched asymptomatic control subjects in an attempt to further characterize this illness. these studies demonstrated that a majority of p ...	1987	2824604
epidemiology and ecology of the california serogroup viruses.	the california serogroup viruses are important human pathogens, originally discovered in the united states, but now recognized to occur and cause disease in many parts of the world. in addition to their significance to public health, study of their natural history has resulted in a better understanding of the way in which arboviruses are maintained in nature. viruses of the california serogroup have also been carefully investigated on the molecular level, resulting in a better appreciation of ho ...	1987	2891311
serological survey of prospect hill virus infection in indigenous wild rodents in the usa.	we found serological evidence of infection with prospect hill virus, a hantaan-like virus isolated from meadow voles (microtus pennsylvanicus), in microtine and cricetid rodents trapped in maryland, west virginia, minnesota and california, usa. fluorescent antibodies were detected in sera from m. pennsylvanicus (74/277), m. californicus (39/185), clethrionomys gapperi (5/51), peromyscus maniculatus (4/22) and p. truei (1/11). sera from seropositive p. maniculatus contained neutralizing antibodie ...	1987	2895510
new policy adopted on the use of babies as donors of organs.		1987	11647839
let no one split asunder: controversy in human genetic engineering.		1987	11650017
wife's employment status and marital duration in a population filing for divorce.	this study analyzes data from a 2% random sample of all couples who filed for divorce/dissolution in california in each of the 6 years, 1966-1971, in order to examine the relationship between wife's employment status and marital duration to separation. using exchange theory, anomie theory, and role conflict as basic theoretical perspectives, the elaboration analysis of the zero order relationship is discussed vis a vis the findings that housewives are likely to be married longer before separati ...	1987	12269160
migration tradeoffs: men's experiences with seasonal lifestyles.	this study examines changes in work, health, and family patterns among men who migrate seasonally between mexico and the us. a representative sample of 219 mexican seasonal migrants to california was obtained in jalisco, mexico, in 1984. the data were generated through a household survey and in-depth follow-up interviews. the findings indicate that migrants experience marked changes and tradeoffs in roles and life styles which are reflected in the workplace and the family. in contrast, chang ...	1987	12314902
the determinants of breastfeeding for mexican migrant women.	this article develops an economic model for assessing mexican agricultural migrants' decision to breastfeed in a sample of 137 women in 3 agricultural communities in california. the resulting hypotheses from the model are linked to health care and welfare program access, cultural factors, and employment. using a probit analysis of the variables, a major finding is that non-traditional practices such as out-of-home child care, birth control, and alcohol use have a negative impact on the probabi ...	1987	12314903
california federal savings and loan association v. guerra, 13 january 1987.	the plaintiff employer and other similar employers challenged the constitutionality of a california law that required employers to provide female employees with up to four months unpaid pregnancy leave with reinstatement in the same or a substantially similar job. they claimed that the law was preempted by title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 because the 1964 act, as amended by the pregnancy discrimination act of 1978, required absolute neutrality in the treatment of pregnant employees wit ...	1987	12346800
the distribution of population and employment in a polycentric city: the case of los angeles.	"the distribution of population and employment in metropolitan los angeles in 1970 and 1980 is examined in this paper. population continued to disperse in the 1970s, whereas the geographical distribution of employment combined job clustering around a few major employment centers with a high degree of general job dispersion. in los angeles polycentrism has been associated with shorter work trips, particularly intracounty trips in the more peripheral counties." population data are for 2,403 com ...	1986	12340568
md. panel backs insurers on testing for aids virus.	in maryland, the governor's task force on aids (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) has recommended that insurance companies be permitted to require applicants for insurance to be tested for aids exposure and to ask applicants whether they have been tested previously for the virus. the task force also voted to advise the state insurance commissioner to prohibit companies from keeping records of those who test positive or passing their names on to the insurance industry's centralized computer ba ...	1986	12267775
central american and mexican immigrant characteristics and economic incorporation in california.	"data compiled from the 1980 u.s. census and other sources are used in this article to demonstrate the distinctiveness of central american immigration.... comparisons between central american and mexican immigrants in california reveal substantial differences between the two groups in their age structure, sex ratio, and human capital characteristics." the emphasis of the study is on the differences concerning incorporation of these migrant groups into the californian economy.	1986	12268144
adolescent interest in human sexuality: the questions kids ask.	this study demonstrates a method for obtaining data on developmental changes in adolescents' interest in human sexuality. a content analysis was done on a sample of 874 student-generated questions. question boxes were placed in classrooms so students could anonymously submit questions. in deference to perceived community pressure, questions on abortion, homosexuality, and masturbation were not allowed. students who wrote the questions are 7th, 8th, and 10th graders enrolled in 13 different p ...	1986	12143680
legislative guidelines to govern in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.		1986	11651873
if it's research, it must be reviewed: an nih reprimand.		1986	11643913
surgeons want the organs of babies 'born brainless'		1986	11655800
understanding abortion via different scholarly methodologies: book review essay.	erde review three works that in his opinion have made important contributions to the abortion debate: abortion policy: an evaluation of the consequences for maternal and infant health, by jerome s. legge, jr. (albany: state university of new york press; 1985); abortion and the politics of motherhood, by kristen luker (berkeley: university of california press; 1984); and abortion: moral and legal perspective, edited by j.l. garfield and p. hennessey (amherst: university of massachusetts press; ...	1986	11655806
toward the right of commerciality: recognizing property rights in the commercial value of human tissue.		1986	11659048
focus on: watsonville community hospital biomedical engineering department.	the journal of clinical engineering is pleased to present this focus on the biomedical engineering department of watsonville community hospital (watsonville, ca). since the department's inception in 1983, the growth of the hospital and the surrounding area has resulted in the expansion of the department and its duties. this paper describes the responsibilities of the two-man biomedical engineering department, which serves this 130-bed hospital and oversees the preventive maintenance and repair o ...	1986	10275912
medicare sanctions--do providers have a right to a pre-termination hearing?		1986	10301235
administration of ribavirin to neonatal and pediatric patients during mechanical ventilation.	we have modified the circuits of pressure-preset and volume-preset ventilators to permit the administration of ribavirin to mechanically ventilated infants suffering from respiratory syncytial virus. the modifications isolate the ventilator itself and permit continuous aerosolization for as long as seven days without ventilator malfunction from the effects of crystallized medication. excessive spilling of ribavirin into the environment is also avoided. each institution must devise its own experi ...	1986	10315718
a new man at the helm.		1986	10316115
health risks of pcb spills from electrical equipment.	the southern california edison company (sce) has instituted a series of control strategies designed to minimize human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) in electrical equipment used on its system. this paper describes a method of analyzing pcb risks using conservative estimates of human intake of pcbs originating from accidental spills from electrical equipment. the pcb releases from the edison system were determined. the fate of these releases in soil, air, and water was analyzed to d ...	1986	3112870
virus-neutralizing activity, serologic heterogeneity, and retrovirus isolation from homosexual men in the los angeles area.	human retroviruses have been causally associated with the development of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) in groups of individuals at high risk including intravenous drug users, hemophiliacs, and homosexual men. aside from classic aids, homosexual men also develop persistent generalized lymphadenopathy (pgl) which is considered a part of the aids-related complex (arc). we have isolated 70 strains of retroviruses related to human t-lymphotropic viruses type iii (htlv-iii) from patie ...	1986	3006329
association of human t lymphotropic virus type iii antibodies with sexual and other behaviors in a cohort of homosexual men from boston with and without generalized lymphadenopathy.	forty asymptomatic homosexually active men seen at a boston community health center and 39 men with generalized lymphadenopathy were interviewed and filled out detailed epidemiologic questionnaires. twenty percent of the asymptomatic men and 92 percent of those with lymphadenopathy had antibodies to human t lymphotropic virus type iii (htlv-iii). none of the men have subsequently had the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids). seropositivity was associated with receptive anal intercourse and ...	1986	3006486
genetic analysis of cleft lip with or without cleft palate in chinese kindreds.	cleft lip with or without cleft palate (cl +/- p) affects 1 in 500-1,000 newborns worldwide; the cause remains unclear. for cl +/- p, asians are at higher risk than caucasians or blacks. this report presents the results of a genetic analysis of 163 cl +/- p proband families ascertained in shanghai, china. based on statistical tests of several predictions from the classical multifactorial/threshold model, no evidence could be found to support it. further, goodness-of-fit (pgoodfit) tests of this ...	1986	3146289
tuberculosis--united states, 1985--and the possible impact of human t-lymphotropic virus type iii/lymphadenopathy-associated virus infection.	data on the number of reported cases of tuberculosis in the us in 1985 support the hypothesis that human t-lymphotropic virus type iii/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (htlv-iii/lav) infection of persons infected with the tubercle bacillus has caused an increase in tuberculosis in some areas. the 21,801 tuberculosis cases reported in 1985 represented a 2% decline from the 1984 total of 22,255 cases. however, the average decline in the 1982-84 period was 6.7%, indicating a slowing of the downwa ...	1986	3080659
elizabeth bouvia: whose space is this anyway?	elizabeth bouvia, a quadriplegic victim of cerebral palsy, sued riverside hospital in california two years ago for the right to refuse feeding via a nasogastric tube. bouvia fled to mexico when she lost the case, but later returned to california and again sought hospital care without force feedings, though this time she agreed to eat voluntarily. in september 1985 she was transferred from los angeles county-usc medical center to high desert hospital, which instituted a policy of force feeding ...	1986	3084400
pregnant women as fetal containers.	when mrs. pamela monson was charged under a california child support statute following the death of her newborn son, she became the first woman to be criminally prosecuted for acts and omissions during pregnancy. as a result of her not having followed her doctor's advice, her son was born with massive brain damage and died a few weeks later. annas contends that the crime of "fetal neglect" has serious implications for pregnant women who may lose their rights, suffer invasion of privacy, and ev ...	1986	3804722
your signature is valuable; watch where you put it.		1986	3641604
the life-cycle research productivity of mathematicians and scientists.	declining research productivity with age is implied by economic models of life-cycle human capital investment but is denied by some recent empirical studies. the purpose of the present study is to provide new evidence on whether a scientist's output generally declines with advancing age. a longitudinal data set has been compiled for scientists and mathematicians at six major departments, including data on age, salaries, annual citations (stock of human capital), citations to current output (flow ...	1986	3722738
benzene levels in ambient air and breath of smokers and nonsmokers in urban and pristine environments.	benzene levels in human breath and in ambient air were compared in the urban area of san francisco (sf) and in a more remote coastal pristine setting of stinson beach, calif. (sb). benzene analysis was done by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (gc-ms). ambient benzene levels were sevenfold higher in sf (2.6 +/- 1.3 ppb, n = 25) than sb (0.38 +/- 0.39 ppb, n = 21). in sf, benzene in smokers' breath (6.8 +/- 3.0 ppb) was greater than in nonsmokers' breath (2.5 +/- 0.8 ppb) and smokers' ambient ...	1986	3735457
academic senate members' knowledge of federal requirements for the protection of human subjects in research.		1986	3737814
stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios in bone collagen as indices of prehistoric dietary dependence on marine and terrestrial resources in southern california.	the ratios of 15n to 14n and 13c to 12c tend to be higher in marine than in terrestrial organisms. the concentrations of these isotopes in human bone collagen consequently can be used to make inferences about the contribution of marine and terrestrial resources to prehistoric diets. the utility of studying 15n/14n and 13c/12c ratios in conjunction with each other is illustrated by our analysis of 40 human burials from archaeological sites in the santa barbara channel area of southern california. ...	1986	3777147
proficiency testing materials for ph and blood gases. the california thoracic society experience.	the california thoracic society blood gas proficiency testing program distributed ampules from three separate lots of quality control products every three months as unknowns to participating clinical (survey) laboratories and ten selected reference laboratories. for eight quarters, aqueous buffers were distributed. for each lot, pco2 and ph measurements varied within narrow ranges between laboratories. concurrently, the po2 measurements varied widely between reference laboratories as well as sur ...	1986	3943381
who should have rights to a patient's cells?		1986	3945799
human ventilatory response to washed and unwashed cottons from different growing areas.	thirty volunteer subjects were exposed to controlled amounts of respirable dust generated by the carding of cotton in an experimental cardroom. eighteen exposures each lasting six hours were performed while carding unwashed and washed cottons from the three major growing regions of the united states. elutriated dust was analysed gravimetrically and was comparable (0.59 mg/m3 +/- 0.04) for all exposures. spirometry was recorded before and after each exposure. california cotton resulted in a signi ...	1986	3947581
planning and integrating a behavioural sciences curriculum.	this paper describes methods of planning and integrating an introductory course in human behaviour for first-year medical students, from a primary care perspective. the conceptual model is based on a synthesis of the literature on stress, stress responses and human development. an experiential component integrates didactic material and clinical experience. the teaching methods are based on formats, such as grand-rounds, used by postgraduate doctors. specific techniques are described to integrate ...	1986	3951377
jamestown canyon virus (california serogroup) is the etiologic agent of widespread infection in michigan humans.	in a sample population of 780 michigan residents tested for neutralizing antibodies to california serogroup viruses, 216 (27.7%) had specific neutralizing antibody to jamestown canyon virus. an additional eight (1.0%) had specific neutralizing to trivittatus virus; none had specific neutralizing antibody to la crosse virus. significantly more male residents than female residents of the lower peninsula had antibody to jamestown canyon virus. the frequency of neutralizing antibody titers fits the ...	1986	3953951
on dying more than one death.	death (with a capital d) can best be understood as a series of distinct but related deaths. for example, a pregnant woman was found to be brain-dead but her vital functions were artificially sustained for nine weeks until her fetus could be delivered, after which the machines were removed and she died a second, conceptually distinct death. this procedure is probably justifiable, but any legislation or policy regarding such cases should be flexible and should require consent.	1986	3957650
aedes canadensis, a vector of la crosse virus (california serogroup) in ohio.	aedes canadensis was shown to be a vector of la crosse (lac) virus in ohio through isolation of lac virus from field-collected specimens, infection of 54 of 72 (75%) individuals when fed on viremic suckling mice and transmission of lac virus by 29 (54%) of infected individuals. frequent identification of ae. canadensis as a human biting species implicates it as an auxiliary vector of lac virus to man. a possible regional association in ohio of ae. canadensis and type c lac virus is discussed.	1986	3507473
influenza in the elderly: report of an outbreak and a review of vaccine effectiveness reports.	an outbreak of influenza a in nursing home residents is reported and other studies of influenza vaccine effectiveness in elderly populations are reviewed. the outbreak occurred in a los angeles nursing home between february and march 1983. of the 87 residents, 46 (53%) were affected with influenza-like illness. attack rates were similar between immunized and unimmunized residents (52% versus 58%), and yielded a vaccine effectiveness estimate of 10%. no additional protection could be demonstrated ...	1986	3515797
jarvis edwin seegmiller: his contribution to research on purine metabolism, a background to the fifth international symposium on human purine and pyrimidine metabolism--july 28th to august 1st, 1985, san diego, california, u.s.a.		1986	3524130
human and experimental anisakiasis in the united states.	in the past 13 years, 24 cases of anisakiasis have been reported in the united states. of these, 14 were infections by phocanema sp. and found in california and alaska, and most were of the tissue non-invasive type. the remaining 10 cases were infections by larvae of anisakis type i (l3 and l4). of these 10 cases, 4 were found on the west coast, 5 were on the east coast and one was in hawaii. in 3 of the 10 cases, the parasite invaded the digestive tract. a characteristic symptom of the throat n ...	1986	3527918
air conditioning and television as protective factors in arboviral encephalitis risk.	in california, the advent of television and air conditioned housing has coincided with a general decrease in mosquito-borne viral encephalitis cases in humans in the past 25 years. during this same period, levels of vector populations, virus activity in vectors, birds, and horses has been high at times. air conditioning and television encourage persons to remain indoors during summer evenings, the primary time when infected culex tarsalis transmit western equine encephalomyelitis and st. louis e ...	1986	3486605
mptp toxicity: clinical features.	mptp causes acute irreversible parkinsonism in man that mimics the idiopathic condition exactly. it is therefore a better model of the naturally occurring disease than previously described cases secondary to other chemicals or viruses.	1986	3489070
antifluoridationists persist: the constitutional basis for fluoridation.	the controversy surrounding fluoridation persists. in recent years opponents of fluoridation have resorted to the courts with increasing frequency and have achieved a few victories in the trial courts. to date, however, no appellate court has ruled against fluoridation. this article discusses the constitutional basis for the court decisions upholding fluoridation and the main arguments put forth by the antifluoridationists. five of the more recent cases are summarized, as is the first fluoridati ...	1986	3465958
studies of kissing bug-sensitive patients: evidence for the lack of cross-reactivity between triatoma protracta and triatoma rubida salivary gland extracts.	in the southern and western sections of the united states, bites from the reduviid bug, commonly known as the kissing bug, genus triatoma, may induce serious life-threatening allergic reactions. this study was undertaken to identify the allergens responsible for patient sensitization and to determine the extent of cross-reactivity of these allergens. the triatoma spp. most commonly encountered in california and arizona, t. protracta and t. rubida, were obtained, maintained in the laboratory, and ...	1986	2418092
north american brugian filariasis: report of nine infections of humans.	nine people living in rhode island, new york, pennsylvania, florida, or california acquired autochthonous brugian filariasis. each patient had an enlarged lymph node containing a single worm or, in one patient, a pair of worms. most worms were in lymphatic vessels within the node, but two worms were in the substance of the node. ten worms were studied, seven female and three male. female worms contained paired uteri that occupied most of the body cavity of the worm, and male worms contained a si ...	1986	3789271
the people vote on abortion funding: colorado and washington.	on election day 1984, colorado voters narrowly approved an amendment to the state constitution cutting off all public funds for abortion. that same election day saw an effort to end abortion funding in the state of washington fail decisively. in both states, the effort to terminate funding was led by antiabortion activists who sought to characterize the issue as an economic one. failure of the colorado taxpayers for choice to emphasize the economic impact of the amendment appears to have been ...	1985	3842805
development of a breast milk banking program at a university medical center "nursing at a distance".		1985	3849669
[large staff of volunteers in california milk bank].		1985	3852831
[ethics investigating committee: does the individual's responsibility disappear?. interview by bjørn arild ostby].		1985	3854566
[albert müller-deham--an unjustly forgotten austrian pioneer in geriatrics].	albert mueller-deham played a role of great importance in the history of american and general geriatrics. he was born in 1881 in vienna where he studied medicine. after graduation he was an intern, and later assistant professor at the first university department of medicine in vienna. among his teachers were such famous names as von nothnagel, von noorden und wenckebach. in 1925 he was appointed chief of the medical department in the large, renowned "versorgungsheim lainz" in vienna and became d ...	1985	3887766
an analysis of a prehistoric homicide from northern california.	an analysis was performed on a prehistoric human vertebral column recovered during an archaeological excavation in the sierra of northern california. fifteen burials believed to represent the maidu culture of 400 to 700 years ago were recovered. the vertebral column from one of the individuals is particularly significant because of three embedded projectile points. the analysis attempts to recreate the trajectory of each point; to determine the possible extent of damage done by each with emphasi ...	1985	3897450
human and sylvatic trypanosoma cruzi infection in california.	in august 1982, a 56-year-old woman from lake don pedro, california, developed acute chagas' disease (american trypanosomiasis). she had not traveled to areas outside the united states with endemic chagas' disease, she had never received blood transfusions, and she did not use intravenous drugs. trypanosoma cruzi cultured from the patient's blood had isoenzyme patterns and growth characteristics similar to t. cruzi belonging to zymodeme z1. triatoma protracta (a vector of trypanosoma cruzi) infe ...	1985	3919598
probable pulmonary anisakiasis accompanying pleural effusion.	the first probable human case of pulmonary anisakiasis is reported. a 37-year-old japanese person in california developed pleural effusion after consumption of raw salmon at a seafood restaurant in san francisco. a marked eosinophilia was noted in the blood and pleural exudate. the patient was tested for helminthic infections by intradermal, complement fixation, ouchterlony, and immunoelectrophoresis tests using antigens of various worm species. a specific precipitin band was recognized only wit ...	1985	3920926
pcb-containing transformer fires: decontamination guidelines based on health considerations.	realization that polychlorinated biphenyl-(pcb)-containing (askarel) transformer fires can produce toxic polychlorinated dibenzofuran (pcdf) and polychlorinated dibenzodioxin (pcdd) isomers has led to efforts to develop guidelines for cleanup of structures contaminated by soot from these fires. two such fires have occurred in the united states in recent years, one in 1981 in binghamton, n.y., the other in 1983 in san francisco. the phenomenon of pcb transformation to more toxic substances under ...	1985	3925096
reported changes in the sexual behavior of men at risk for aids, san francisco, 1982-84--the aids behavioral research project.	we surveyed 454 men in november 1983 and in may 1984 regarding their sexual practices during the month before the survey. in the 1983 survey, we also asked for reports about sexual behavior during the same month 1 year prior to the survey. the sample consisted of men recruited as they left bath-houses and bars, men who had not used bars or baths for meeting sexual partners for 2 months prior to the november 1983 survey, and men in committed primary relationships with another man. we found substa ...	1985	3934697
proximal femur articulation in pliocene hominids.	the supposed "nonhuman anthropoid"-type femur head articular surface described for the pliocene hominid specimen a.l.288-1 ("lucy") by stern and susman in 1983 is present in significant numbers of modern human femora. this nonmetric skeletal trait was also found to be sex-related in modern human samples examined.	1985	3936365
california encephalitis virus causes subacute encephalomyelitis in an adult.	a 24-year-old man from rural mississippi had a case of california encephalitis (ce) that evolved as a subacute encephalomyelitis. the incidence of ce in adults is low, especially in the southeastern united states, and to our knowledge the clinical profile of symptomatic disease in adults has not been established. the characteristics of ce and st louis encephalitis, the usual cause of arboviral illness affecting adults in the southeast, differ.	1985	3966890
self-reports predictive of mortality from ischemic heart disease: a nine-year follow-up of the human population laboratory cohort.	in order to assess the validity of self-reports of physical conditions, symptoms, and ailments, the nine-year mortality experience of a random population sample of 4590 adults, aged 35-94, in alameda county, california, was examined. consistently, increased risks of death from any cause and from ischemic heart disease were found for several self-reports. multiple logistic analyses of deaths from ischemic heart disease showed that the best predictors for men were reports of "high blood pressure," ...	1985	3972960
fleas on roof rats in six areas of los angeles county, california: their potential role in the transmission of plague and murine typhus to humans.	roof rats (rattus rattus) in southern california are rarely involved with plague epizootics and murine typhus. little evidence exists implicating these rodents as sources of human infection. this might be explained by the absence of fleas capable of transmitting these 2 diseases. from february 1981 through january 1982, roof rats were live-trapped and examined for fleas each month in 4 areas of los angeles county. two other areas were trapped for 9 and 3 months respectively. areas sampled were i ...	1985	3985278
what is wrong with 'wrongful life' cases?	'wrongful life' torts raise a number of interesting and perplexing philosophical issues. in a suit for 'wrongful life', the plaintiff (usually an infant) brings an action (usually against a physician) claiming that some negligent action has caused the plaintiff's life, say by not informing the parents of the likely prospect that their child would be born with severe defects. the most perplexing feature of this is that the plaintiff is claiming that he would have been better off if he had never b ...	1985	4009079
cell lines from human patients: who owns them? a case report.		1985	4053500
the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in a cohort of homosexual men. a six-year follow-up study.	a cohort of 6875 homosexual men, initially seen at the san francisco city clinic between 1978 and 1980, were studied to determine the incidence and prevalence of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, related conditions, and infection with the human t-lymphotropic virus, type iii/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (htlv-iii/lav). by december 1984, 2.4% of the men had the syndrome; mortality attributable to the syndrome in 1984 was 600/100 000. for each man with the syndrome in a representative sa ...	1985	2990275
a model animal therapy program for mental health settings.	this paper describes the structure and function of a program of animal therapy used with hospitalized psychiatric patients as part of a comprehensive therapy milieu. it begins with identification of some common psychological needs of psychiatric patients and continues with a discussion of ways in which therapeutic recreation programs such as this can address these common needs and facilitate their development in psychotherapy. in addition, potential modifications are explored as a means of adapt ...	1985	10272082
blue cross of california: human resources in a changing world.	blue cross of california--a nonprofit corporation--is refocusing itself strategically to become competitive in the rapidly changing health field. it must improve its ability to manage the transition for several years to come. sustained effort's to ensure continuity will involve generating commitment to the vision of the "new" blue cross of california beyond a small, core group of executives at the top, down into middle management and lower level workers. a premium will be placed on developing pe ...	1985	10271080
application in continuing education for the health professions: chapter five of "andragogy in action".	although the threat of human obsolescence confronts all of humanity, given the accelerating pace of change in our society, it has a particularly strong impact on the professions--especially the health professions. the half-life of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values required by physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and pharmacists is shrinking with increasing speed. citizens worry about being treated by health practitioners who have not kept up to date and have reacted by pas ...	1985	10271191
california wants aids test on organs.		1985	11655691
regulating the sale of human organs.		1985	11649755
public policy symposium: the legal, ethical, and economic impact of patient material used for product development in the biomedical industry.		1985	11643828
how catholic hospitals in california see their obligations to the poor.	a task force of the california association of catholic hospitals surveyed its members to gather information about their goals and programs for the poor. reduction of federal and state funding has increased the population without access to adequate health care. supporting the american bishops' position that health care is a basic right, the task force maintains that catholic hospitals should increase their services to the indigent without regard to merit. the hospitals are urged both to make k ...	1984	11644160
policy and legislation affecting settlement of the pacific region: an historical comparison of the united states and the ussr.	this paper presents a history of policy and legislation affecting settlement of the far eastern economic region of the ussr, a similar history for the pacific division of the us, and compares the major differences and similarities between the policies and legislation of these 2 nations with respect to settlement of what are now the pacific territories of the 2 nations. by policy regarding settlement is meant legislation intentionally designed to acquire sovereignty and then populate a region wi ...	1984	12340266
one project and twenty-two reviews.		1984	10271845
transport of a ventilator-dependent patient from los angeles to athens by commercial airline.	when a young man with terminal cancer requested return to his native country to spend the remainder of his life with family and friends, the medical team assigned to take him home learned firsthand the challenges of caring for a ventilator-dependent patient during a long international flight on a commercial aircraft.	1984	10268824
federal district court remands medicaid suit in which hhs a party to state court for lack of federal question jurisdiction.		1984	10299429
courts diverge on medicare labor/delivery room matter.		1984	10299658
building departmental or unit power within human service organizations: empirical findings and theory building.		1984	10310794
evaluation of pesticides which pose carcinogenicity potential in animal testing. ii. consideration of human exposure conditions for regulatory decision making.	in reaching a regulatory decision on the use of pesticides with carcinogenic potential, it is of great importance to investigate the extent of dermal exposure and absorption of a pesticide to users and field workers. by applying this information, along with the appropriate carcinogenicity categorization of a pesticide, a reasonably sound regulatory decision can be derived. seven pesticides were selected, based on adequacy of tumor data, and were taken through the tumor evaluation system as repor ...	1984	6084262
prevalence of delta agent among chinese in taiwan and los angeles.	the prevalence of delta agent among 120 chinese patients with hbsag-positive chronic active and hepatocellular carcinoma from taiwan and los angeles were studied by serological assay for antibody to delta antigen and immunoperoxidase staining for delta antigen in the liver biopsies. of 120 patients, only four with chronic active hepatitis and one with hepatocellular carcinoma from taiwan had antibody to delta antigen in their sera, while none was detected in the patients from los angeles. indire ...	1984	6086830
possible heterogeneity in the phosphoglycolate phosphatase (pgp)-haptoglobin alpha (hpa) linkage.	previous investigators have reported loose linkage in both sexes for phosphoglycolate phosphatase (pgp) and haptoglobin alpha (hpa). we present results of linkage studies between pgp and hpa in two data sets, one from houston and the other an update of an earlier report from los angeles. using quadratic interpolation to estimate the male (theta m) and female (theta f) recombination values from bivariate lod tables, we found for the houston data that theta m = 0.43 and theta f = 0.03 at the maxim ...	1984	6089552
isolation of lymphocytopathic retroviruses from san francisco patients with aids.	infectious retroviruses have been detected in 22 of 45 randomly selected patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) and in other individuals from san francisco. the aids-associated retroviruses (arv) studied in detail had a type d morphology, mg2+-dependent reverse transcriptase, and cytopathic effects on lymphocytes. the viruses can be propagated in an established adult human t cell line, hut-78. they cross-react with antiserum to the lymphadenopathy-associated retrovirus isolated ...	1984	6206563