Publications
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| segregation, civil rights, and health disparities: the legacy of african american physicians and organized medicine, 1910-1968. | between 1910 and 1968, the national medical association (nma) repeatedly clashed with the american medical association (ama) over the latter organization's racial bars to membership and other health policy issues. the nma, founded in 1895 as a nonexclusionary medical society to provide a voice for disenfranchised black physicians and patients, struggled in its early years, during which ama leadership took scant notice of it. but skirmishes ensued over such actions as stigmatizing racial labels i ... | 2009 | 19585919 |
| the connection: schooling, youth development, and community building-the futures academy case. | universities, because of their vast human and fiscal resources, can play the central role in assisting in the development of school-centered community development programs that make youth development their top priority. the futures academy, a k-8 public school in the fruit belt, an inner-city neighborhood in buffalo, new york, offers a useful model of community development in partnership with the center for urban studies at the state university of new york at buffalo. the goal of the project is ... | 2009 | 19593811 |
| the free condom initiative: promoting condom availability and use in new york city. | in 2005, the new york city department of health and mental hygiene (dohmh) made free condoms available to organizations through a web-based ordering system. in 2006, we interviewed managers and patrons about free condom availability, acquisition, and use in venues where people at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus congregate. dohmh condom distribution increased from 5.8 million in 2004 to 17.3 million in 2006. overall, managers reported making condoms available at 76% (309/409) of high-p ... | 2009 | 19618784 |
| novel quantitative trait locus is mapped to chromosome 12p11 for left ventricular mass in dominican families: the family study of stroke risk and carotid atherosclerosis. | left ventricular mass (lvm) is an important risk factor for stroke and vascular disease. the genetic basis of lvm is unclear although a high heritability has been suggested. we sought to map quantitative trait loci (qtl) for lvm using large dominican families. | 2009 | 19627612 |
| substance use and sexual risk behaviors in perinatally human immunodeficiency virus-exposed youth: roles of caregivers, peers and hiv status. | to examine the association between sexual risk behaviors and substance use, as well as the impact of caregiver characteristics and perceived peer norms among perinatally hiv-exposed but uninfected and perinatally hiv-infected youth. | 2009 | 19628139 |
| modern anti-semitism and anti-israeli attitudes. | anti-semitism is resurgent throughout much of the world. a new theoretical model of anti-semitism is presented and tested in 3 experiments. the model proposes that mortality salience increases anti-semitism and that anti-semitism often manifests as hostility toward israel. study 1 showed that mortality salience led to greater levels of anti-semitism and lowered support for israel. this effect occurred only in a bogus pipeline condition, indicating that social desirability masks hostility toward ... | 2009 | 19634976 |
| student volunteers screen drug users for viral hepatitis. | 2009 | 19422501 | |
| failure of aedes albopictus to overwinter following introduction and seasonal establishment at a tire recycling plant in the northeastern usa. | in july 2006, an introduction of the asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus, was documented for the first time at a commercial tire recycling plant in northeastern connecticut, usa. the introduction likely occurred via transport of infested tires originating from northern new jersey or metropolitan new york city. efforts were made to determine seasonal establishment and overwintering success by assessing adult biting and oviposition activity in the surrounding woodlands. the first adult female w ... | 2009 | 19432065 |
| cervical cytology in vulnerable pregnant women. | to identify the prevalence of abnormal papanicolau (pap) smears in pregnancy in a vulnerable urban family practice, determine the percentage of abnormal pap smears that persist into the postpartum period, and identify associated risk factors. | 2009 | 19432913 |
| diluting the dilution effect: a spatial lyme model provides evidence for the importance of habitat fragmentation with regard to the risk of infection. | this paper aims to construct a spatially-explicit model of ixodes scapularis infection in the state of new york, usa, based on climate traits, high-resolution landscape features and patch-connectivity according to graph theory. the degree of risk for infection is calculated based on empirical data of host abundance, previous studies on host infectivity rates and tick preferences towards a given host. the outcome signifies what is called the "recruitment of infection", i.e. an index representing ... | 2009 | 19440959 |
| swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) virus infections in a school - new york city, april 2009. | on april 24, 2009, cdc reported eight confirmed cases of swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) virus (s-oiv) infection in texas and california. the strain identified in u.s. patients was confirmed by cdc as genetically similar to viruses subsequently isolated from patients in mexico. since april 24, the number of cases in the united states and elsewhere has continued to rise. as of april 28, approximately half (45) of all u.s. cases of s-oiv infection had been confirmed among students and staff member ... | 2009 | 19444151 |
| the effect of west nile virus perceptions and knowledge on protective behavior and mosquito breeding in residential yards in upstate new york. | a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (kap) questionnaire combined with entomological surveys of residential mosquito-breeding sites were conducted in two upstate new york neighborhoods. we tested the hypothesis that "correct" west nile virus (wnv) knowledge and perceptions correspond with the use of practices that prevent mosquitoes from breeding and biting. our results demonstrate that perceptions of wnv relate to the number of positive containers in yards and the use of mosquito preventive me ... | 2009 | 19452223 |
| rates and types of psychiatric disorders in perinatally human immunodeficiency virus-infected youth and seroreverters. | the purpose of this study was to examine 1) the prevalence of psychiatric and substance use disorders in perinatally hiv-infected (hiv+) adolescents and 2) the association between hiv infection and these mental health outcomes by comparing hiv+ youths to hiv exposed but uninfected youths (hiv-) from similar communities. | 2009 | 19298479 |
| adolescent comprehension of emergency contraception in new york city. | to estimate comprehension of the over-the-counter emergency contraception label among female adolescents aged 12 through 17 years, and to compare the results with a similar study that focused on adults. | 2009 | 19305328 |
| deliberative democracy and stem cell research in new york state: the good, the bad, and the ugly. | many states in the u.s. have adopted policies regarding human embryonic stem cell (hesc) research in the last few years. some have arrived at these policies through legislative debate, some by referendum, and some by executive order. new york has chosen a unique structure for addressing policy decisions regarding this morally controversial issue by creating the empire state stem cell board with two committees--an ethics committee and a funding committee. this essay explores the pros and cons of ... | 2009 | 19306697 |
| clinical features, adenovirus types, and local production of inflammatory mediators in adenovirus infections. | adenovirus infection manifests in many ways, with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms predominating. | 2009 | 19319023 |
| influenza antiviral resistance testing in new york and wisconsin, 2006 to 2008: methodology and surveillance data. | the need for effective influenza antiviral susceptibility surveillance methods has increased due to the emergence of near-universal adamantane resistance in influenza a/h3n2 viruses during the 2005-2006 season and the appearance of oseltamivir resistance in the influenza a/h1n1 virus subtype during the 2007-2008 season. the two classes of influenza antivirals, the neuraminidase inhibitors (nais) and the adamantanes, are well characterized, as are many mutations that can confer resistance to thes ... | 2009 | 19321726 |
| a collaborative exercise between graduate and undergraduate nursing students using a computer-assisted simulator in a mock cardiac arrest. | faculty at the university at buffalo designed and implemented a mock cardiac arrest that involved joint participation by both undergraduate and graduate students. various instruments were developed to evaluate the effectiveness of this teaching modality, including scales that measured pre- and postsimulation knowledge and confidence. students were also asked to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the experience especially regarding teamwork during an emergency situation. management of the a ... | 2009 | 19331035 |
| distribution and abundance of host-seeking culex species at three proximate locations with different levels of west nile virus activity. | culex species were monitored at three proximate sites with historically different west nile virus (wnv) activities. the site with human wnv transmission (epidemic) had the lowest abundance of the putative bridge vectors, culex pipiens and cx. salinarius. the site with horse cases but not human cases (epizootic) had the highest percent composition of cx. salinarius, whereas the site with wnv-positive birds only (enzootic) had the highest cx. pipiens abundance and percent composition. a total of 2 ... | 2009 | 19346396 |
| an assessment of sources and pathways of human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the united states. | polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) are ubiquitous in the indoor environment, owing to their use in consumer products ranging from electronics to mattresses, furniture, and carpets. people are exposed to pbdes through inhalation of indoor air and ingestion, and dermal absorption of dust particles present in the air. in this study, concentrations of pbdes were determined in indoor air and house dust collected from homes in albany, new york, usa. based on the measured concentrations of pbdes in ... | 2009 | 19349061 |
| a multi-institutional experience of autologous stem cell transplantation in north american patients with human t-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 adult t-cell leukemia/lymphoma suggests ineffective salvage of relapsed patients. | 2009 | 19373596 | |
| anal human papillomavirus infection is associated with hiv acquisition in men who have sex with men. | human papillomavirus (hpv) is a common sexually transmitted agent that causes anogenital cancer and precancer lesions that have an inflammatory infiltrate, may be friable and bleed. our aim was to determine the association between anal hpv infection and hiv acquisition. | 2009 | 19390418 |
| implementation of hiv testing at 2 new york city bathhouses: from pilot to clinical service. | commercial sex venues (e.g., bathhouses) that cater to men who have sex with men (msm) continue to function in most urban areas. these venues present a challenge to developing strategies to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), but they also provide opportunities for interventions to reduce the risk and rate of disease transmission. several cities in the united states have developed programs that offer hiv testing in these venues. similar programs have not existed before ... | 2009 | 19400690 |
| update: infections with a swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) virus--united states and other countries, april 28, 2009. | since april 21, 2009, cdc has reported cases of respiratory infection with a swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) virus (s-oiv) transmitted through human-to-human contact. this report updates cases identified in u.s. states and highlights certain control measures taken by cdc. as of april 28, the total number of confirmed cases of s-oiv infection in the united states had increased to 64, with cases in california (10 cases), kansas (two), new york (45), ohio (one), and texas (six). cdc and state and l ... | 2009 | 19407737 |
| update: drug susceptibility of swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) viruses, april 2009. | since april 21, 2009, cdc has reported cases of respiratory infection with a swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) virus (s-oiv) that is being spread via human-to-human transmission. as of april 28, the total number of confirmed s-oiv cases in the united states was 64; these cases occurred in california (10 cases), kansas (two), new york (45), ohio (one), and texas (six). the viruses contain a unique combination of gene segments that had not been reported previously among swine or human influenza viru ... | 2009 | 19407738 |
| adding sexual orientation to new york state's human rights law: initial information about implementation and effectiveness. | while previous research has focused on measuring employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and establishing the need for laws that protect against such discrimination, very little research has evaluated the effectiveness of current nondiscrimination laws. this exploratory research considers the addition of sexual orientation to new york state's human rights law as it relates to employment. in an effort to better understand the implementation and overall effectiveness of the law, atto ... | 2009 | 19418336 |
| staphylococcus aureus st398, new york city and dominican republic. | closely related staphylococcus aureus strains of st398, an animal-associated strain, were identified in samples collected from humans in northern manhattan, new york, ny, usa, and in the dominican republic. a large population in northern manhattan has close ties to the dominican republic, suggesting international transmission. | 2009 | 19193274 |
| wendell richard garner (1921-2008). | wendell richard garner was born on january 21, 1921, in buffalo, new york, and died quietly on august 14, 2008, in redding, connecticut. he was an experimental psychologist who changed the way researchers study human perception and cognition. he provided new knowledge about how people process information and structure and about how to ask scientific questions. three classes of his contributions are particularly noteworthy. his concept of converging operations, that outcomes of different studies ... | 2009 | 19203147 |
| harry sands (1917-2007). | to everyone who knew and had worked with him, the death of harry sands on january 3, 2007, three days before his 90th birthday, resounded as though a mighty oak had fallen. harry was a giant of a man, both as a human being and as a psychologist. harry was born january 6, 1917, on the lower east side of manhattan to russian immigrant parents who ran a laundry. his bachelor's degree in psychology (1941) and his doctoral degree (1952) were both earned at new york university. harry became a member o ... | 2009 | 19203149 |
| analysis of perchlorate in human saliva by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. | perchlorate is both a naturally occurring anion and the disassociated anion of manufactured perchlorate salts. because perchlorate has the abilityto blockthe uptake of iodide bythe thyroid gland, it is considered a potent thyroid hormone disruptor in humans. methods for the analysis of perchlorate in biological matrices are needed to enable assessment of exposures and to elucidate adverse health outcomes. this study describes a method for the analysis of perchlorate in human saliva samples, usin ... | 2009 | 19209597 |
| costs of voluntary rapid hiv testing and counseling in jails in 4 states--advancing hiv prevention demonstration project, 2003-2006. | to assess the costs of rapid human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing and counseling to identify new diagnoses of hiv infection among jail inmates. | 2009 | 19222142 |
| loose-coupling an air dispersion model and a geographic information system (gis) for studying air pollution and asthma in the bronx, new york city. | this study developed new procedures to loosely integrate an air dispersion model, aermod, and a geographic information system (gis) package, arcgis, to simulate air dispersion from stationary sources in the bronx, new york city, for five pollutants: pm(10), pm(2.5), no(x), co, and so(2). plume buffers created from the model results were used as proxies of human exposure to the pollution from the sources and they modified the commonly used fixed-distance proximity buffers by considering the reali ... | 2009 | 19241247 |
| prematurity in twin pregnancies. | preterm birth (ptb) is a leading cause of adverse perinatal outcome, including both neonatal morbidity and mortality. this condition has been directly associated with the consistently rising incidence of multiple gestations over the past three decades. twin gestation, the most common form of multiple gestation, represents a unique subgroup of fetuses at high risk for prematurity. extensive research has been dedicated to understanding the pathophysiological pathways leading to preterm birth as we ... | 2009 | 19255559 |
| genetic variation associated with mammalian feeding in culex pipiens from a west nile virus epidemic region in chicago, illinois. | mosquitoes of the culex pipiens complex are important vectors of west nile virus in the united states. we examined the genetic variations of cx. pipiens mosquitoes from chicago, illinois that were determined to be principally ornithophilic but exhibited a relatively higher inclination for mammalian hosts including humans. microsatellite analysis of 10 polymorphic markers was performed on 346 engorged cx. pipiens specimens with identified avian or mammalian blood meals. our results indicated that ... | 2009 | 19281434 |
| simian malaria in a u.s. traveler--new york, 2008. | four species of intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus plasmodium (p. falciparum, p. vivax, p. ovale, and p. malariae) are known to cause malaria in humans. however, recent reports from asia suggest the possibility that a fifth malaria species, plasmodium knowlesi, is emerging as an important zoonotic human pathogen. although more than 20 species of plasmodium can infect nonhuman primates, until recently, naturally acquired human infections of simian malaria were viewed as rare events lacking p ... | 2009 | 19282815 |
| dna hypermethylation and clinicopathological features in breast cancer: the western new york exposures and breast cancer (web) study. | aberrant dna hypermethylation of gene promoter regions has been increasingly recognized as a common molecular alteration in carcinogenesis. we evaluated the association between major clinicopathological features and hypermethylation of genes in tumors among 803 incidence breast cancer cases from a large population-based case-control study conducted in western new york state. dna samples were isolated from archive paraffin embedded tumor tissue and were analyzed for hypermethylation status of the ... | 2009 | 18463976 |
| summary of the development of a signature for detection of residual dust from collapse of the world trade center buildings. | the collapse of the world trade center (wtc) towers on september 11, 2001, caused lower manhattan and adjacent areas to be covered in millimeters to centimeters of dust. wtc dust penetrated into indoor spaces, and public health concerns remain regarding exposure to possible residual dust in the affected areas. the goal of the studies outlined in this review was to determine which, if any, components of the bulk wtc dust are sufficiently above typical background dust levels in new york city to de ... | 2009 | 18478046 |
| knowledge and misconceptions regarding upper respiratory infections and influenza among urban hispanic households: need for targeted messaging. | to characterize knowledge and misconceptions regarding viral upper respiratory infections (uri) among urban hispanics and identify correlates of greater knowledge. | 2009 | 18506622 |
| residual oil combustion: a major source of airborne nickel in new york city. | on the basis of previous observations that: (1) both the nickel (ni) concentration in ambient air fine particulate matter (pm(2.5)) and daily mortality rates in new york city (nyc) were much higher than in any other us city; and (2) that peaks in ni concentration was strongly associated with cardiac function in a mouse model of atherosclerosis, we initiated a study of the spatial and seasonal distributions of ni in nyc and vicinity to determine the feasibility of productive human population-base ... | 2009 | 18841166 |
| changes in maternal serum chlorinated pesticide concentrations across critical windows of human reproduction and development. | investigators often employ a single cross-sectional measure of in utero exposure when evaluating associations between organochlorine (ocs) pesticides/metabolites and adverse reproductive outcomes. few data are available on the stability of exposures to ocs over critical windows of human reproduction and development inclusive of the periconception window. our objective was to measures changes in oc concentrations prior to conception and throughout pregnancy or after 12 unsuccessful months attempt ... | 2009 | 18973878 |
| increased risk of suicide attempt in mood disorders and tph1 genotype. | the tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (tph1) gene is reported to be associated with suicidal behavior. this has not been confirmed by prospective studies of suicide and clinical or biological mediators of this genetic risk have not been identified. | 2009 | 18977032 |
| perioperating nurses and technicians' perceptions of ergonomic risk factors in the surgical environment. | the aim of this study was to identify the magnitude and characteristics of work-related musculoskeletal complaints among perioperative nurses and technicians (pnt) and determine the associated ergonomic risk factors in the operating room (or) environment based on self-report and focus group discussion. the 50 pnts who participated in the study completed a self-report survey for musculoskeletal symptoms, job description questionnaire, and psychometric evaluation questionnaire, and participated in ... | 2009 | 19027099 |
| a novel group of rhinoviruses is associated with asthma hospitalizations. | although recent studies have identified new group c human rhinoviruses (hrvcs), their spectrum of pediatric disease is unknown. | 2009 | 19027147 |
| outcome of dialysis in children with human immunodeficiency virus infection. | human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection accounts for an unknown percentage of children with end-stage kidney disease (eskd). our objective was to compare the outcome of renal replacement therapy (rrt) in subjects with eskd due to hiv and other diagnoses and to examine the prevalence of eskd due to hiv. we analyzed kt/v, morbidity, mortality, echocardiography, nutritional, and transplant status in 12 dialysis patients with hiv and 32 without hiv followed at our center between february 2002 a ... | 2009 | 18810503 |
| analysis of 30 genes (355 snps) related to energy homeostasis for association with adiposity in european-american and yup'ik eskimo populations. | human adiposity is highly heritable, but few of the genes that predispose to obesity in most humans are known. we tested candidate genes in pathways related to food intake and energy expenditure for association with measures of adiposity. | 2009 | 19077438 |
| polychlorinated naphthalenes in human adipose tissue from new york, usa. | polychlorinated naphthalenes (pcns) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic contaminants. prior to this study, the occurrence of pcns in human adipose tissues from the usa has not been analyzed. here, we have measured concentrations of pcns in human adipose tissue samples collected in new york city during 2003-2005. concentrations of pcns were in the range of 61-2500pg/g lipid wt. in males and 21-910pg/g lipid wt. in females. pcn congeners 52/60 (1,2,3,5,7/1,2,4,6,7) and 66/67 (1,2,3,4,6,7/1, ... | 2009 | 19084307 |
| outbreak of parainfluenza virus type 3 in a neonatal intensive care unit. | parainfluenza virus (piv) causes > 30% of all acute respiratory infections in infants and children and is second only to respiratory syncytial virus as a cause of lower respiratory tract infection. however in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu), piv outbreaks are highly uncommon. this case report describes an outbreak of 3 cases of piv type 3 in a regional nicu. | 2009 | 19085679 |
| using hepatitis c virus and herpes simplex virus-2 to track hiv among injecting drug users in new york city. | to explore the potential utility of hepatitis c virus (hcv) seroprevalence as a biomarker for injection risk, and herpes simplex virus-2 (hsv-2) as a biomarker for sexual risk among injecting drug users (idus). we examined the relationships between hcv and hiv and between hsv-2 and hiv among injecting drug users in new york city relative to the large-scale implementation of syringe exchange in the mid-1990s. | 2009 | 19108958 |
| human factors in giscience laboratory at the pennsylvania state university. | the human factors in giscience laboratory (human factors lab) of the pennsylvania state university's department of geography is located in university park, pa (usa). university park and bordering state college, pa are found in the heart of pa between the cities of new york city, ny, philadelphia, pa, and pittsburgh, pa. the laboratory is directed by dr. alexander klippel and is part of the geovista center. the human factors lab contributes to penn state geography's strong tradition as a leader i ... | 2009 | 19137344 |
| gender, race/ethnicity, personality, and interleukin-6 in urban primary care patients. | gender, race/ethnicity, and personality are markers of significant psychosocial and biological variability. each may have implications for allostatic load and resulting inflammatory processes, yet findings have been largely mixed. we investigated whether women, minorities, and those higher in neuroticism and lower in extraversion were at risk for elevated circulating levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (il)-6 in a sample of 103 middle aged and older urban primary care patients. r ... | 2009 | 19162168 |
| spatial spreading of west nile virus described by traveling waves. | in this work, we propose a spatial model to analyze the west nile virus propagation across the usa, from east to west. west nile virus is an arthropod-borne flavivirus that appeared for the first time in new york city in the summer of 1999 and then spread prolifically among birds. mammals, such as humans and horses, do not develop sufficiently high bloodstream titers to play a significant role in the transmission, which is the reason to consider the mosquito-bird cycle. the model aims to study t ... | 2009 | 19167405 |
| retention and protocol adherence of hispanic volunteers in a longitudinal trial. | to compare hispanic research volunteers with high and low levels of study retention and adherence. | 2009 | 19182988 |
| voluntary rapid human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing in jails. | to provide human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) rapid testing to persons in jails, identify previously undiagnosed cases of hiv infection, and refer hiv-infected inmates to care, treatment, and prevention services. | 2009 | 17724428 |
| prenatal phthalate exposure and performance on the neonatal behavioral assessment scale in a multiethnic birth cohort. | we investigated the relationship between prenatal maternal urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites and neonatal behavior in their 295 children enrolled in a multiethnic birth cohort between 1998 and 2002 at the mount sinai school of medicine in new york city. trained examiners administered the brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale (bnbas) to children within 5 days of delivery. we measured metabolites of 7 phthalate esters in maternal urine that was collected between 25 and 40 we ... | 2009 | 19375452 |
| hypospadias rates in new york state are not increasing. | the testicular dysgenesis syndrome describes urogenital abnormalities associated with exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors such as phthalates, specifically decreased semen quality, and increased rates of testis cancer and hypospadias. recently there has been concern that these abnormalities described in animal studies may also be present in humans. to determine if hypospadias rates are increasing, we retrospectively reviewed the total prevalence of hypospadias in new york state from 19 ... | 2009 | 19303092 |
| evidence of an age-related threshold effect of polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) on neuropsychological functioning in a native american population. | polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) have been suspected for some time of having adverse effects on neuropsychological functioning in humans. while there is evidence of slowing of cognitive function in children associated with exposure to pcbs, the evidence of comparable effects on adults is far less well understood. we report here on the neuropsychological evaluation of 277 native american adults, ranging in age from 18 to 79, who were exposed to pcbs by way of environmental contamination in the st ... | 2009 | 19041090 |
| reconstructing influenza incidence by deconvolution of daily mortality time series. | we propose a mathematically straightforward method to infer the incidence curve of an epidemic from a recorded daily death curve and time-to-death distribution; the method is based on the richardson-lucy deconvolution scheme from optics. we apply the method to reconstruct the incidence curves for the 1918 influenza epidemic in philadelphia and new york state. the incidence curves are then used to estimate epidemiological quantities, such as daily reproductive numbers and infectivity ratios. we f ... | 2009 | 20080801 |
| twenty-first century brain banking: practical prerequisites and lessons from the past: the experience of new york brain bank, taub institute, columbia university. | generally accepted methods for processing postmortem brains are lacking, despite the efforts of pioneers in the field, and the growing awareness of the importance of brain banking for investigating the pathogenesis of illnesses unique to humans. standardizing methods requires compromises, institutional or departmental mindset promoting collaboration, and the willingness to share ideas, information, and samples. a sound balance between competition and institutional interests is needed to best ful ... | 2008 | 18581261 |
| the role of home in hiv/aids: a visual approach to understanding human-environment interactions in the context of long-term illness. | to better understand the human-environment experience, particularly within the context of chronic illness, eight hiv-positive participants provided a guided tour of the interior and exterior spaces of their residence. a video camera recorded all visual and verbal elements of the tours so that the interviewer could more accurately represent each individual's story of illness as it pertained to his or her home. four primary roles of the home were identified which include self-expression, control, ... | 2008 | 17855152 |
| depleted uranium contamination by inhalation exposure and its detection after approximately 20 years: implications for human health assessment. | inhaled depleted uranium (du) aerosols are recognised as a distinct human health hazard and du has been suggested to be responsible in part for illness in both military and civilian populations that may have been exposed. this study aimed to develop and use a testing procedure capable of detecting an individual's historic milligram-quantity aerosol exposure to du up to 20 years after the event. this method was applied to individuals associated with or living proximal to a du munitions plant in c ... | 2008 | 17976690 |
| population vulnerabilities and capacities related to health: a test of a model. | variability in the health of human populations is greater in economically vulnerable areas. we tested whether this variability reflects and can be explained by: (1) underlying vulnerabilities and capacities of populations and/or (2) differences in the distribution of individual socioeconomic status between populations. health outcomes were rates of mortality from 12 causes (cardiovascular disease, malignant neoplasms, accidents, chronic lower respiratory disease, cerebrovascular disease, pneumon ... | 2008 | 18022302 |
| conspicuous impacts of inconspicuous hosts on the lyme disease epidemic. | emerging zoonotic pathogens are a constant threat to human health throughout the world. control strategies to protect public health regularly fail, due in part to the tendency to focus on a single host species assumed to be the primary reservoir for a pathogen. here, we present evidence that a diverse set of species can play an important role in determining disease risk to humans using lyme disease as a model. host-targeted public health strategies to control the lyme disease epidemic in north a ... | 2008 | 18029304 |
| influenza-testing and antiviral-agent prescribing practices--connecticut, minnesota, new mexico, and new york, 2006-07 influenza season. | influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the united states, with an average of 36,000 deaths attributed to the disease annually. patients with influenza-like illness (ili) often are evaluated by their primary-care physicians (pcps). antiviral therapy initiated within 48 hours of ili symptom onset can shorten the course of influenza illness; antiviral therapy also is used as chemoprophylaxis for influenza, particularly in institutions and communities. early laboratory diagnosis an ... | 2008 | 18219266 |
| assessment of interactions between pah exposure and genetic polymorphisms on pah-dna adducts in african american, dominican, and caucasian mothers and newborns. | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pah) are widespread pollutants commonly found in air, food, and drinking water. benzo[a]pyrene is a well-studied representative pah found in air from fossil fuel combustion and a transplacental carcinogen experimentally. pahs bind covalently to dna to form dna adducts, an indicator of dna damage, and an informative biomarker of potential cancer risk. associations between pah-dna adduct levels and both cancer risk and developmental deficits have been seen in prev ... | 2008 | 18268125 |
| factors associated with the prevalence and incidence of trichomonas vaginalis infection among african american women in new york city who use drugs. | trichomoniasis vaginalis, the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted infection, is associated with negative reproductive outcomes and increased hiv transmission and may be overrepresented among african americans. | 2008 | 18275272 |
| evaluation of pathways for release of rift valley fever virus into domestic ruminant livestock, ruminant wildlife, and human populations in the continental united states. | to evaluate the feasibility for rift valley fever virus (rvfv) to enter the continental united states by various routes as well as to identify states in which domestic and wild ruminant and human populations would be most vulnerable to exposure to rvfv. | 2008 | 18279085 |
| breastfeeding and infant illness in low-income, minority women: a prospective cohort study of the dose-response relationship. | the authors' objective was to determine whether cumulative weekly breastfeeding duration by 13 weeks was associated with infant otitis media, respiratory and gastrointestinal illness, and total illness visits up to 12 months. the authors performed a secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial of low-income, primarily hispanic and black women enrolled from 2 medical center affiliated clinics. "breastfeeding sensitive" (bfs) outpatient and emergency room (er) visit data for the abo ... | 2008 | 18281352 |
| us civilian smallpox preparedness and response program, 2003. | variola virus, the cause of smallpox disease, has been deemed a possible bioterrorism agent. since november 2001, federal, state, and local public health partners implemented activities to prepare for a possible smallpox outbreak. the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) produced and delivered training and educational materials for smallpox preparedness in many formats, developed detailed smallpox vaccine information statements about vaccine contraindications and vaccination site car ... | 2008 | 18284355 |
| gender of pediatric recombinant human growth hormone recipients in the united states and globally. | gender disparities were found in reports of early pediatric recombinant human gh (rhgh) use in the united states. with rhgh entering its third decade, we sought to examine u.s. gender-based treatment patterns and how these patterns compare with that of other countries. | 2008 | 18334582 |
| markers for hepatitis a, b and c in methadone maintained patients: an unexpectedly high co-infection with silent hepatitis b. | to determine the prevalence of hepatitis a, b and c viruses in patients attending a methadone maintenance clinic in new york city. | 2008 | 18339114 |
| greater drug injecting risk for hiv, hbv, and hcv infection in a city where syringe exchange and pharmacy syringe distribution are illegal. | comparing drug-injecting risk between cities that differ in the legality of sterile syringe distribution for injection drug use provides a natural experiment to assess the efficacy of legalizing sterile syringe distribution as a structural intervention to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and other parenterally transmitted infections among injection drug users (idus). this study compares the parenteral risk for hiv and hepatitis b (hbv) and c (hcv) infection among idus in newark, nj, us ... | 2008 | 18340537 |
| voices from the battlefield: reports of the daily experiences of urban black mothers. | there are persistent disparities in maternal child health in the united states. in this study i used an ethnographic design to portray the everyday lives of 130 black, low-income, urban mothers. the women described daily battles related to a lack of material and human resources. to deal with these challenges, they assumed the role of soldiers, developed new tactical maneuvers, trusted in god for justice, shared their resources with their comrades, took short-lived breaks when they were wounded i ... | 2008 | 18350419 |
| polymorphisms in rad51, xrcc2, and xrcc3 are not related to breast cancer risk. | 2008 | 18398049 | |
| seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 and characteristics associated with undiagnosed infection: new york city, 2004. | herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) infection is associated with substantial morbidity and increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus acquisition. we describe hsv-2 seroprevalence in adult new yorkers, and examine the relationship between select characteristics, infection, and diagnosis. | 2008 | 18418295 |
| the genomic and epidemiological dynamics of human influenza a virus. | the evolutionary interaction between influenza a virus and the human immune system, manifest as 'antigenic drift' of the viral haemagglutinin, is one of the best described patterns in molecular evolution. however, little is known about the genome-scale evolutionary dynamics of this pathogen. similarly, how genomic processes relate to global influenza epidemiology, in which the a/h3n2 and a/h1n1 subtypes co-circulate, is poorly understood. here through an analysis of 1,302 complete viral genomes ... | 2008 | 18418375 |
| primary vaccine failure after 1 dose of varicella vaccine in healthy children. | universal immunization of young children with 1 dose of varicella vaccine was recommended in the united states in 1995, and it has significantly decreased the incidence of chickenpox. outbreaks of varicella, however, are reported among vaccinated children. although vaccine effectiveness has usually been 85%, rates as low as 44% have been observed. whether this is from primary or secondary vaccine failure-or both-is unclear. we tested serum samples from 148 healthy children immunized against vari ... | 2008 | 18419532 |
| a new addition to the mosquito fauna of the suny oneonta biological field station, otsego county, new york. | an apparent natural introduction and establishment of a population of anopheles walkeri into an ecological research site is documented. likelihood of introduction by human activity is discussed. | 2008 | 18437821 |
| subcutaneous and omental fat expression of adiponectin and leptin in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. | to assess message expression of adiponectin and leptin in visceral and sc fat in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) and in control women. | 2008 | 17562334 |
| relative prevalence of different sexually transmitted infections in hiv-discordant sexual partnerships: data from a risk network study in a high-risk new york neighbourhood. | to determine infection patterns of sexually transmitted infections that facilitate hiv transmission among hiv-discordant couples. | 2008 | 17728340 |
| myron prinzmetal 1908-1987: the man behind the variant angina. | prinzmetal or variant angina refers to decrease in blood flow secondary to spontaneous spasm of the arterial wall usually without significant atherosclerotic plaques. these symptoms happen at rest and often may wake up the patient during the night. this angina is named after myron prinzmetal (1908-1987), who worked most of his life in los angeles and published 165 medical publications during his brilliant career. his interests ranged from disease of the lung, kidneys, and peripheral vascular dis ... | 2008 | 17379334 |
| design and implementation of an informed consent process before liver transplantation. | in the past, the content of patient education was designed at the discretion of each individual transplant center and could vary greatly from center to center. since the 2007 implementation of the guidelines from the department of health and human services, centers for medicare and medicaid services, transplant centers have had to standardize the educational material they give to patients while generating an informed consent form to incorporate this required information. this article describes t ... | 2008 | 19186580 |
| functional assessment of hospital laboratory packaging and shipping preparedness in new york state. | the 2006-2007 new york state (nys) hospital laboratory drill series was implemented in order to test notification, referral and packaging and shipping (p&s) procedures at acute care hospital facilities (statewide, excluding new york city) that submit suspect bioterrorism (bt), chemical terrorism (ct), and/or pandemic influenza (pan flu) clinical specimens to the nys department of health (doh) wadsworth center for confirmatory testing. results showed that 97% and 84% of hospital facilities had th ... | 2008 | 19174978 |
| rapid hiv testing in transgender communities by community-based organizations in three cities. | this article describes the demographic and behavioral characteristics, human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing history, and results of hiv testing of transgender (tg) people recruited for rapid hiv testing by community-based organizations (cbos) in three cities. | 2008 | 19166094 |
| [cycles of german yellow fever research in the first half of the 20th century: protagonists and interests]. | this article examines for the case of yellow fever research in germany in the first half of the 20th century how political and military conditions affected the interests of scientific research. as a tropical disease, yellow fever was unknown in germany and very rare in the german colonies and thus of little scientific or political interest. but this changed once the national socialists began pursuing their wars of conquest. in preparation for a new colonial empire and a military mission in afric ... | 2008 | 19137979 |
| association of adhd, tics, and anxiety with dopamine transporter (dat1) genotype in autism spectrum disorder. | autism spectrum disorder (asd) is associated with high rates of psychiatric disturbance to include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd), tic disorder, and anxiety disorders. the aim of the present study was to examine the association between a variable number tandem repeat (vntr) functional polymorphism located in the 3'-untranslated region of the dopamine transporter gene (dat1) and the severity of these symptoms as well as the association between the dat1 ddei polymorphism and sever ... | 2008 | 19120712 |
| prevalence of influenza vaccination and pneumococcal vaccination in elderly and high-risk patients seen in a university general medicine clinic. | charts of 240 unselected patients (149 women and 91 men), mean age 74 +/- 7 years (range, 64-95 years), seen in a university general medicine clinic at westchester medical center/new york medical college between april 2004 and april 2007 were reviewed for the use of influenza vaccination and pneumococcal vaccination. of the 240 patients, 108 (45%) had cardiovascular disease, 183 (76%) had hypertension, 70 (29%) had diabetes mellitus, 32 (13%) had chronic pulmonary disease, 30 (13%) had cancer, 2 ... | 2008 | 19127136 |
| enhancing accurate data collection in mass fatality kinship identifications: lessons learned from hurricane katrina. | a mass fatality dna identification effort is a complex process in which direct matching and kinship analysis is used for identifying human remains. kinship dna identification is an important tool in the identification process in which victim's dna profiles are compared to the profiles of "known" biologically related reference samples. experience from the 9/11 world trade center dna identification efforts showed that forms used to record biological relationships are important and that inaccuratel ... | 2008 | 19083848 |
| the design and implementation of a multidisciplinary global health residency track at the mount sinai school of medicine. | the mount sinai global health center established a new multidisciplinary global health residency track (ghrt) in 2006. the goal of the ghrt is to provide participants with a foundation in global health issues and population-based health care, a chance to develop basic research and public health skills in the field, and guidance for career development. the authors describe how the ghrt was created, present its structure, and discuss their experience implementing this new program. other selected g ... | 2008 | 18820521 |
| do medical students know enough about smoking to help their future patients? assessment of new york city fourth-year medical students' knowledge of tobacco cessation and treatment for nicotine addiction. | practicing physicians underutilize u.s. department of health and human services evidence-based approaches to nicotine addiction and treatment. few studies have assessed medical student knowledge in this area. this study examined new york city fourth-year medical students' knowledge of tobacco cessation and treatment of nicotine addiction. | 2008 | 18820533 |
| clinical characterization of human metapneumovirus infection among patients with cancer. | human metapneumovirus is a recently discovered rna virus that typically causes respiratory disease in children. it has been linked to severe lower airway disease in hematopoietic stem cell and solid-organ transplant recipients. hmpv infection in a large population of patients with underlying cancer and varying degrees of immunosuppression has not been reported. we sought to characterize hmpv infection in patients with cancer. | 2008 | 19027169 |
| co-infection of hepatitis b and hepatitis c virus in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in new york city, united states. | to study the prevalence and risk factors associated with triple infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)/hepatitis b virus (hbv)/hepatitis c virus (hcv) in an urban clinic population. | 2008 | 19034972 |
| receptor status and ethnicity of indigent patients with breast cancer in new york city. | previous studies have suggested racial differences in breast cancer hormonal receptor status, reflecting possible differences in tumor biology. however, racial differences in socioeconomic status and reproductive risk factors may influence receptor status. we investigated this issue, studying a racially diverse but socioeconomically homogeneous cohort of 215 patients with breast cancer at a new york public hospital from january 1, 1999, through december 31, 2003. we analyzed positive findings fo ... | 2008 | 19075177 |
| preventing cervical cancer : overviews of the national breast and cervical cancer early detection program and 2 us immunization programs. | three federal programs with the potential to reduce cervical cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality, especially among underserved populations, are administered by the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc): the national breast and cervical cancer early detection program (nbccedp), the vaccines for children (vfc) program, and the section 317 immunization grant program. the nbccedp provides breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured wom ... | 2008 | 18980296 |
| attitudes toward menopause in hiv-infected and at-risk women. | to study attitudes toward menopause in women with or at risk of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) aged 35 to 60 in new york city, ny, usa. | 2008 | 18982926 |
| new technologies in radiation therapy: ensuring patient safety, radiation safety and regulatory issues in radiation oncology. | new technologies such as intensity modulated and image guided radiation therapy, computer controlled linear accelerators, record and verify systems, electronic charts, and digital imaging have revolutionized radiation therapy over the past 10-15 y. quality assurance (qa) as historically practiced and as recommended in reports such as american association of physicists in medicine task groups 40 and 53 needs to be updated to address the increasing complexity and computerization of radiotherapy eq ... | 2008 | 18849700 |
| salt marsh as culex salinarius larval habitat in coastal new york. | culex salinarius is considered one of the most likely bridge vectors involved in the human transmission cycle of west nile virus (wnv) and eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus (eeev) in the northeastern usa. the larval habitats of this species in the coastal region of new york state are currently poorly known. between 2005 and 2007, a larval survey was carried out to identify and characterize possible larval habitats in suffolk county, encompassing natural and man-made freshwater wetlands, art ... | 2008 | 18939687 |
| increased recognition of powassan encephalitis in the united states, 1999-2005. | powassan virus (powv) disease is a rare human disease caused by a tick-borne encephalitis group flavivirus maintained in a transmission cycle between ixodes cookei and other ixodid ticks and small and medium-sized mammals. during 1958-1998, only 27 powv disease cases (mostly powassan encephalitis) were reported from eastern canada and the northeastern united states (average, 0.7 cases per year). during 1999-2005, nine cases (described herein) of serologically confirmed powv disease were reported ... | 2008 | 18959500 |
| project viva: a multilevel community-based intervention to increase influenza vaccination rates among hard-to-reach populations in new york city. | we sought to determine whether the work of a community-based participatory research partnership increased interest in influenza vaccination among hard-to-reach individuals in urban settings. | 2008 | 18511725 |
| sensitivity and specificity of a single emergency department measurement of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for diagnosing acute kidney injury. | a single serum creatinine measurement cannot distinguish acute kidney injury from chronic kidney disease or prerenal azotemia. | 2008 | 18519927 |
| effect of timing of amantadine chemoprophylaxis on severity of outbreaks of influenza a in adult long-term care facilities. | long-term care facilities (ltcfs) are vulnerable to outbreaks of influenza. there are limited data on the impact of antiviral chemoprophylaxis on the duration of outbreaks of influenza. we investigated the association of timely initiation of amantadine chemoprophylaxis on the duration and severity of outbreaks of influenza a in ltcfs in new york, new york. | 2008 | 18484879 |