| west nile virus activity--united states, june 9-15, 2004. | as of june 15, a total of 14 human cases of west nile virus (wnv) illness had been reported to cdc through arbonet from five states. ten cases were reported from arizona, and one case each from california, new mexico, south dakota, and wyoming (figure). ten (71%) of the cases occurred in males; the median age of patients was 53 years (range: 9-69 years), and dates of illness onset ranged from may 8 to june 1. | 2004 | 15201846 |
| hiv testing upheld for man convicted of child sexual abuse. | | 2004 | 15202414 |
| meeting requirements of the california cholinesterase monitoring program. | california (ca) has a long-standing formal blood cholinesterase (che) monitoring program for mixers, loaders, and applicators of pesticides. when the authors found commercial clinical kits were not optimal for assaying blood ches, ca regulations were revised to specify use of the ellman che assay or to demonstrate a conversion factor with a correlation (r(2)) of 0.9 or better. the authors were enlisted to work with the clinical laboratories. only two of seven participating laboratories generated ... | 2004 | 15204728 |
| sars and common viral infections. | in california, molecular testing was useful in decreasing suspicion for severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars), by detecting common respiratory pathogens (influenza a/b, human metapneumovirus, picornavirus, mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydia spp., parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus) in 23 (45%) of 51 patients with suspected sars and 9 (47%) of 19 patients with probable sars. | 2004 | 15207072 |
| first moore, then hecht: isn't it time we recognize a property interest in tissues, cells, and gametes? | recognizing the issues created in dealing with human body parts because of medical advances, the authors examine how the law has treated and currently treats tissues, cells, and gametes. in this examination, the authors discuss why the law should recognize property interests in tissues, cells, and gametes and how it might do so. | 2002 | 15212039 |
| cloning californians? report of the california advisory committee on human cloning and recent cloning-related legislation. | | 2002 | 15212073 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, june 16-22, 2004. | as of june 22, 2004, seven states reported a total of 32 human cases of west nile virus (wnv) illness to cdc through arbonet. twenty cases were reported from arizona, six cases from california, two cases from florida, and one case each from nebraska, new mexico, south dakota, and wyoming. twenty-three (72%) of the cases occurred in males; the median age of patients was 52 years (range: 9-78 years), and dates of illness onset ranged from may 8 to june 7. sixteen (50%) of the patients had neuroinv ... | 2004 | 15215743 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, june 23-29, 2004. | as of june 29, eight states had reported a total of 57 human cases of west nile virus (wnv) illness to cdc through arbonet in 2004. a total of 38 cases had been reported from arizona, 10 from california, three from new mexico, two from florida, and one each from michigan, nebraska, south dakota, and wyoming. thirty-six (64%) of the cases occurred in males; the median age of patients was 53 years (range: 9-84 years), and dates of illness onset ranged from april 23 to june 15. of the 57 cases, one ... | 2004 | 15229416 |
| hepatitis a in hispanic children who live along the united states-mexico border: the role of international travel and food-borne exposures. | hispanic children who live along the united states-mexico border historically have had among the highest hepatitis a rates in the united states, but risk factors have not been well characterized. the objective of this study was to examine risk factors associated with acute hepatitis a virus (hav) infection in hispanic children who live along the united states-mexico border in san diego county, california. | 2004 | 15231975 |
| trends in primary and secondary syphilis and hiv infections in men who have sex with men--san francisco and los angeles, california, 1998-2002. | because syphilis infection facilitates acquisition and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), recent outbreaks of syphilis among men who have sex with men (msm) in major u.s. cities, including san francisco and los angeles, and reported increases in sexual risk behavior have raised concerns about potential increases in hiv transmission. in 2002, msm accounted for the majority of primary and secondary (p&s) syphilis cases in men reported in san francisco (93%) and los angeles (81%). ... | 2004 | 15241298 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, june 30-july 6, 2004. | during june 30-july 6, a total of 21 human cases of west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from two states (arizona and california). during 2004, eight states have reported a total of 78 human cases of wnv illness to cdc through arbonet. of these, 57 (73%) were reported from arizona. forty-seven (61%) of the 78 cases occurred in males; the median age of patients was 53 years (range: 1-84 years); the dates of illness onset ranged from april 23 to june 28; and one case was fatal. | 2004 | 15241302 |
| associations among irs1, irs2, igf1, and igfbp3 genetic polymorphisms and colorectal cancer. | insulin, insulin-like growth factor (igf), and igf binding protein (igfbp) are involved in cell growth and proliferation and are thought to be important in the etiology of colorectal cancer. we hypothesize that genetic polymorphisms of insulin receptor substrates (irs-1 and irs-2), igf-i, and igfbp-3 alter colorectal cancer risk because of their roles in the insulin-related signaling pathway. | 2004 | 15247132 |
| t-cell lymphoma in hiv-infected patients. | linkage of aids and cancer registries has indicated an increase in t-cell lymphomas among individuals infected with the hiv. the characteristics of t-cell versus b-cell lymphoma in hiv-infected patients are not well described. retrospectively, 11 cases of t-cell lymphoma were identified from the aids-lymphoma registry at the university of southern california. these patients were compared with 418 consecutive hiv-seropositive patients with b-cell lymphoma diagnosed and treated within the same tim ... | 2004 | 15247554 |
| in science's name, lucrative trade in body parts. | | 2004 | 15250086 |
| heavy metals in sediments and lobster (panulirus gracilis) from the discharge area of the submarine sewage outfall in mazatlán bay (se gulf of california). | concentrations of selected heavy metals in lobster (panulirus gracilis) tissues and sediments (bulk and bioavailable fractions) from an area influenced by sewage discharge in mazatlán bay were determined. cd, cu, fe, pb, and zn in the sediments showed enrichment factors higher than one related to the discharge and were higher than the lower values of the sediment quality guidelines proposed by noaa and ccme. in addition to the high levels, relatively high bioavailability in the sediments was est ... | 2004 | 15253046 |
| the extraordinary vulnerability of people with disabilities: guidelines for oral health professionals. | in the last 40 years, there has been a dramatic shift in living arrangements for people with disabilities from large state institutions to community-based care. this shift has required communities to increase their clinical capacity including oral health care systems. oral health professionals must be cognizant that the rate of abuse and neglect experienced by people with developmental disabilities and other special needs is at least four times the rate experienced by the general population. the ... | 2004 | 15253459 |
| forensic odontology: a global activity. | forensic odontology is an important and expanding field of dentistry. the application of these forensic techniques in identification, criminal justice and dental liability are being practiced worldwide. in some mass disaster events, notably large commercial aircraft crashes, the traumatic forces are such that fragmentation and conflagration result in only the most durable of human tissues-dentition survive and become a potential source of identification. | 2004 | 15253463 |
| west nile virus activity united states, july 7-13, 2004. | during the week of july 7-13, a total of 30 human west nile virus illness cases were reported from four states (arizona, california, colorado, and iowa). during 2004, a total of 10 states have reported a total of 108 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness to cdc through arbonet. of these, 66 (61%) were reported from arizona. sixty-one (58%) of the 108 cases occurred in males; median age of patients was 52 years (range: 1-84 years); dates of illness onset ranged from april 23 to july 5; and ... | 2004 | 15254454 |
| contact investigation for cases of pulmonary mycobacterium bovis. | a local tuberculosis control program in san diego county, california. | 2004 | 15260279 |
| environment-dependent admixture dynamics in a tiger salamander hybrid zone. | after an estimated five million years of independent evolution, the barred tiger salamander (ambystoma tigrinum mavortium) was introduced by bait dealers into the native range of the california tiger salamander (a. californiense). hybridization and backcrossing have been occurring in central california for 50-60 years, or an estimated 15-30 generations. we studied genetic and ecological factors influencing admixture of these two divergent gene pools by analyzing frequencies of hybrid genotypes i ... | 2004 | 15266977 |
| the health of the california region bordering mexico. | healthy border (hb) 2010 is the health promotion and disease prevention agenda through the year 2010 of the united states-mexico border health commission (bhc). on the united states side, it draws from the healthy people (hp) 2010 objectives, identifying those most important and relevant for the border. the bhc has harmonized the list of objectives from both countries into a set of 19 that will be monitored and addressed in a collaborative manner. hb provides a framework for describing the borde ... | 2004 | 15269517 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, july 14-20, 2004. | during the week of july 14-20, a total of 74 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from seven states (arizona, california, florida, new mexico, new york, south dakota, and texas). | 2004 | 15269701 |
| believing is seeing: the effects of racial labels and implicit beliefs on face perception. | two studies tested whether racial category labels and lay beliefs about human traits have a combined effect on people's perception of, and memory for, racially ambiguous faces. participants saw a morphed target face accompanied by a racial label (black or white). later, they were asked to identify the face from a set of two new morphed faces, one more black and the other more white than the target. as predicted, entity theorists, who believe traits are immutable, perceived and remembered the tar ... | 2003 | 15273013 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, july 21-27, 2004. | during july 21-27, a total of 83 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 13 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, florida, illinois, iowa, missouri, new mexico, ohio, pennsylvania, and south dakota). | 2004 | 15282450 |
| dangshen (codonopsis pilosula) and bai guo (gingko biloba) enhance learning and memory. | an exploration of the usefulness of several common chinese herbs used for acquisition and retention singly or in combination is required. | 2004 | 15285274 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, july 28-august 3, 2004. | during july 28-august 3, a total of 141 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 11 states (alabama, arizona, california, colorado, florida, illinois, nevada, new york, north dakota, south dakota, and texas). during 2004, a total of 20 states have reported a total of 406 cases of human wnv illness to cdc through arbonet. of these, 247 (61%) were reported from arizona. a total of 226 (57%) of the 406 cases occurred in males; the median age of patients was 51 years (range: 1 ... | 2004 | 15295314 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, august 4-10, 2004. | during august 4-10, a total of 89 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 14 states (alabama, arizona, california, florida, illinois, kentucky, louisiana, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, new mexico, north dakota, south dakota, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15306758 |
| effectiveness of influenza vaccine during pregnancy in preventing hospitalizations and outpatient visits for respiratory illness in pregnant women and their infants. | the advisory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease control and prevention recommends influenza vaccination for women who will be in the second or third trimester of pregnancy during the influenza season. we analyzed hospital admissions with principal diagnoses of influenza or pneumonia and influenza-like illness (ili) outpatient visits to study the effectiveness of influenza vaccine during pregnancy in protecting women and infants from influenza-related morbidity. estima ... | 2004 | 15311370 |
| detection and characterization of borrelia bissettii in rodents from the central california coast. | this is the first report of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in rodents from san luis obispo county, with most isolates obtained from a previously unreported host, neotoma lepida thomas. b. burgdorferi sensu lato was identified in seven rodent species, including the california vole, microtus californicus peale; dusky-footed woodrat, neotoma fuscipes baird; desert woodrat, neotoma lepida thomas; brush mouse, peromyscus boylii baird; california mouse, peromyscus californicus gambel; deer mouse, per ... | 2004 | 15311469 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, august 11-17, 2004. | during august 11-17, a total of 194 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 17 states (alabama, arizona, california, colorado, florida, illinois, louisiana, maryland, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, new mexico, ohio, south dakota, texas, utah, and virginia). | 2004 | 15318160 |
| understanding the challenges in recruiting blacks to a longitudinal cohort study: the adventist health study. | this paper presents findings from formative research exploring black seventh-day adventist church members' attitudes about black non-participation in past studies, and suggestions for recruiting 45,000 blacks to an upcoming longitudinal cohort study. data were collected in california and pennsylvania, using 15 key informant interviews and 6 focus groups. key findings supported and elucidated existing literature on the barriers to minority recruitment, and included: a general mistrust of the medi ... | 2004 | 15328945 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, august 18-24, 2004. | during august 18-24, a total of 154 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (alabama, arizona, california, colorado, connecticut, florida, georgia, illinois, kentucky, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, south dakota, tennessee, and wisconsin). | 2004 | 15329654 |
| synergism of alcohol, diabetes, and viral hepatitis on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in blacks and whites in the u.s. | heavy alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, and diabetes are risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). however, to the authors' knowledge, the information concerning their interaction effect in patients with risk of hcc is sparse. | 2004 | 15329910 |
| the diversification of psychology: a multicultural revolution. | the national multicultural conference and summit was held in january 1999 in newport beach, california. hosted by divisions 17 (counseling psychology), 35 (society for the psychology of women), and 45 (society for the psychological study of ethnic minority issues), the event drew support from many american psychological association (apa) divisions and other major organizations and sponsors. approximately 550 psychologists and graduate students attended the conference, which was intended to (a) e ... | 1999 | 15332527 |
| antineoplastic agents. 510. isolation and structure of dolastatin 19 from the gulf of california sea hare dolabella auricularia. | the gulf of california shell-less mollusc dolabella auricularia has been found to contain a new 14-membered macrocyclic lactone linked to a 2,4-di-o-methyl-l-alpha-rhamnopyranoside, designated dolastatin 19 (1). the new cancer cell growth inhibitor (1, 8.33 x 10(-8)% yield) was obtained by bioassay (p388 lymphocytic leukemia and human cancer cell lines) directed isolation, accompanied by debromoaplysiatoxin (9.17 x 10(-7)% yield) and anhydrodebromoaplysiatoxin (2.0 x 10(-7)% yield). the structur ... | 2004 | 15332837 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, august 25-31, 2004. | during august 25-31, a total of 210 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 14 states (arizona, california, florida, illinois, indiana, kansas, maryland, minnesota, montana, nevada, new mexico, north dakota, oklahoma, and pennsylvania). | 2004 | 15343148 |
| decrease in hospitalization and mortality rates among children with perinatally acquired hiv type 1 infection receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. | the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) disease progression in perinatally infected children is not well documented. this study aims to identify the effect of evolving antiretroviral therapy on the immunologic and virologic status of and hospitalization and mortality rates among perinatally infected children. | 2004 | 15356789 |
| education of garment workers: prevention of work related musculoskeletal disorders. | this educational intervention was designed as part of a garment worker occupational health and safety initiative, with the goal to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in this monolingual cantonese speaking population. using risk communication and the chinese concepts of yin and yang, the class curriculum was designed to be participatory. it focused on linking symptoms to high risk work activities; explaining the nature of musculoskeletal injury; and encouraging compliance with self care measures of ... | 2004 | 15357372 |
| identification of novel and rare mutations in california hispanic and african american cystic fibrosis patients. | in ethnic heterogeneous california, complete genetic information is currently lacking to build solid population-based cystic fibrosis (cf) screening programs because a large proportion of mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (cftr/abcc7) are still unknown, especially in non-caucasian patients. a total of 402 [46 african american+356 hispanic] hispanic and african american patients from california cf patient registry were included in this study. patients with ... | 2004 | 15365999 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 8-14, 2004. | during september 8-14, a total of 195 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 26 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, florida, georgia, idaho, illinois, iowa, kansas, maryland, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, new york, north dakota, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, south dakota, tennessee, texas, and wisconsin). | 2004 | 15371969 |
| associations between particle number and gaseous co-pollutant concentrations in the los angeles basin. | continuous measurements of particle number (pn), particle mass (pm10), and gaseous pollutants [carbon monoxide (co), nitric oxide (no), oxides of nitrogen (nox), and ozone (o3)] were performed at five urban sites in the los angeles basin to support the university of southern california children's health study in 2002. the degree of correlation between hourly pn and concentrations of co, no, and nitrogen dioxide (no2) at each site over the entire year was generally low to moderate (r values in th ... | 2004 | 15373367 |
| evaluation of microbial source tracking methods using mixed fecal sources in aqueous test samples. | microbiological source tracking (mst) methods are increasingly being used to identify fecal contamination sources in surface waters, but these methods have been subjected to limited comparative testing. in this study, 22 researchers employing 12 different methods were provided sets of identically prepared blind water samples. each sample contained one to three of five possible fecal sources (human, dog, cattle, seagull or sewage). researchers were also provided with portions of the fecal materia ... | 2003 | 15382720 |
| phenotypic library-based microbial source tracking methods: efficacy in the california collaborative study. | as part of a larger microbial source tracking (mst) study, several laboratories used library-based, phenotypic subtyping techniques to analyse fecal samples from known sources (human, sewage, cattle, dogs and gulls) and blinded water samples that were contaminated with the fecal sources. the methods used included antibiotic resistance analysis (ara) of fecal streptococci, enterococci, fecal coliforms and e. coli; multiple antibiotic resistance (mar) and kirby-bauer antibiotic susceptibility test ... | 2003 | 15382721 |
| polymorphism and transcription at the p44-1/p44-18 genomic locus in anaplasma phagocytophilum strains from diverse geographic regions. | a polymorphic multigene family (p44) of anaplasma phagocytophilum encodes the immunodominant 44-kda major outer membrane proteins. with p44-specific pcr and gene-specific probes, p44-1 was found in all human isolates from new york state but not in isolates from minnesota, whereas p44-18 and two other p44 species were found in isolates from both regions. we therefore sequenced the genomic locus corresponding to the p44-1/p44-18 tandem locus of a. phagocytophilum hz in 14 other geographically dive ... | 2004 | 15385454 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 15-21, 2004. | during september 15-21, a total of 218 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 21 states (arizona, california, florida, illinois, indiana, kansas, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, north dakota, oklahoma, south dakota, texas, utah, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15385920 |
| use of high-dose human intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in sensitized patients awaiting transplantation: the cedars-sinai experience. | cedars sinai medical center has developed a protocol using high-dose (2 mg/kg) ivig to desensitize and transplant patients who are broadly sensitized to hla antigens. since 2000, we have evaluated and transplanted 57 broadly sensitized patients (19 with deceased donor and 38 with living donor kidneys) following ivig treatment. the incidence of allograft rejection was 38.5% and 4-year patient and graft survival rates were 96.5% and 82.5%, respectively. we have also used ivig in combination with p ... | 2003 | 15387111 |
| 12-month prevalence of dsm-iii-r psychiatric disorders among mexican americans: nativity, social assimilation, and age determinants. | the burden of disease attributable to mental illnesses has major costs and human services implications in the united states. mexican americans compose two thirds of the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority group, latinos. we report 12-month dsm-iii-r psychiatric disorder rates among mexican americans derived from a population survey of immigrants and us-born adults of mexican origin conducted in rural and urban areas of central california. rates of 12-month total mood, anxiety, and subs ... | 2004 | 15387155 |
| collaboration versus competition: results of an academic practice alliance. | in 2002, a community academic practice alliance (capa) was forged between marin county, department of health and human services (dhhs), and local bachelor of science in nursing (bsn) nursing programs. this alliance has increased opportunities for dhhs to recruit new baccalaureate registered nurses, eliminated competition among universities for community health nursing (chn) placements, enriched experiences for bsn students, and enhanced service to the community. this article describes the develo ... | 2004 | 15388394 |
| the use of the male california toad in the diagnosis of pregnancy. | the california male toad, readily available in most areas of the state, and for many other reasons a better subject for test purposes than the frog, was used in 237 tests to determine the presence or absence of pregnancy in humans. human urine was injected into the toads, and the cloacal discharge then was examined for the presence of sperm. there were only two false reactions in the series-both false negative. in subsequent tests in both these cases, the result was positive. | 1950 | 15414442 |
| age and sex dependent variations in the normal magnetocardiogram compared with changes associated with ischemia. | magnetocardiography is the measurement of the magnetic fields of the heart. human studies performed in magnetically shielded laboratories have demonstrated that magnetocardiograms (mcgs) can detect ischemia. the aim of this study was to obtain clinically useful mcgs in an unshielded hospital room. other objectives included understanding the normal variations in mcg during repolarization and determining the mcg parameters that best discriminate patients with ischemia from healthy controls. we mea ... | 2004 | 15446505 |
| acute toxicity and cancer risk assessment values for tert-butyl acetate. | tert-butyl acetate (tbac) is an industrial chemical with potential uses as a degreaser and in architectural coatings. limited chronic toxicity data exist for tbac. however, acute inhalation exposure data are available for tbac. additionally, tbac has been demonstrated to be substantially metabolized to tert-butanol (tba) in rats, and a positive tba genotoxicity study suggests that tba may cause oxidative dna damage. tba has been shown to induce tumors in both rats and mice, and the office of env ... | 2004 | 15450719 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 22-28, 2004. | during september 22-28, a total of 180 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported in the district of columbia (dc) and 24 states (alabama, arizona, california, georgia, illinois, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, ohio, pennsylvania, texas, utah, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15457147 |
| cremation weights in east tennessee. | in spite of increasing number of cremations in the u.s., little is known about weights of cremated remains. this research was undertaken in order to add to the limited literature on cremains weights and to explore variation. weights of cremated remains were obtained from the east tennessee crematorium. the sample consists of 151 males and 155 females. age, sex, and race were obtained for each individual. males are about 1000 g heavier than females. both sexes lose weight with age, but females lo ... | 2004 | 15461087 |
| the use of cda best management practices and amalgam separators to improve the management of dental wastewater. | concerns over the persistence and effects of mercury in the environment, particularly in wastewater, have increased significantly over the past decade. because mercury is a component of dental amalgam, comprising about 50 percent of amalgam among other metals, in recent years the concern has affected dental practices and even educational curricula in the dental schools. while numbers vary widely from area to area, on average, it is estimated dentistry contributes less than 1 percent of the mercu ... | 2004 | 15468540 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 29-october 5, 2004. | during september 29-october 5, a total of 81 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, florida, georgia, illinois, iowa, kansas, kentucky, minnesota, missouri, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south dakota, texas, and virginia). | 2004 | 15470326 |
| testing order remanded for man who groped granddaughters. | | 2004 | 15473029 |
| criminal exposure. man who infected wife with hiv must submit to discovery. | | 2004 | 15478232 |
| the fruits of ill-health: pesticides and workers' bodies in post-world war ii california. | in the postwar period, modernist frameworks of the human body, which described the body as both cosmopolitan and separated from its environment, competed with ecological frameworks that constructed the body as inherently porous and tightly linked to the surrounding world. the history of pesticide-related illness among farmworkers, and the gradual recognition that pesticides posed a new kind of public health problem, illustrates how these competing understandings were adopted, mobilized, and appl ... | 2004 | 15478280 |
| adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in the homeless population in san francisco: a prospective study. | we examined adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) in the homeless population, a population thought to be at high risk for poor adherence to therapy and for development of drug-resistant strains of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). | 2004 | 15486844 |
| reducing medical service utilization by encouraging vaccines: randomized controlled trial. | vaccination against influenza is associated with reductions in hospitalizations for heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, pneumonia, or influenza, and the risk of death from all causes during the influenza season. | 2004 | 15488357 |
| acute encephalitis hospitalizations, california, 1990-1999: unrecognized arboviral encephalitis? | historically, western equine encephalomyelitis and st. louis encephalitis caused substantial human and equine illness and death in california. this study describes the epidemiology of encephalitis with data from 13,807 patients hospitalized in california with acute encephalitis from 1990 through 1999. the incidence of encephalitis hospitalizations decreased over this period. the greatest proportion of case-patients was hospitalized in the winter. encephalitis of unspecified origin was the most c ... | 2004 | 15496246 |
| cyp1a1, cigarette smoking, and colon and rectal cancer. | cytochrome p-450 (cyp) is involved in the activation and metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tobacco products. the authors evaluated the association of two polymorphisms in the cyp1a1 gene--the noncoding msp i polymorphism in the 3'-untranslated region and the ile462val polymorphism in exon 7--with colon and rectal cancer. the authors used data from two incident case-control studies of colon cancer (1,026 cases and 1,185 controls) and rectal cancer (820 cases and 1,036 controls) co ... | 2004 | 15496536 |
| [integrated delivery systems in california--success and failure determining factors for the first 10 years and impetus for germany]. | since the coming into effect of the health care modernization act (gesundheitsmodernisierungsgesetz) the conditions for integrated health care delivery are favourable in germany. however, comprehensive approaches are a long time in coming. in contrast, integrated health care delivery as an integral part of the spreading of managed care entered a further stage of development, which enables health care decision makers to draw conclusions regarding the further development of integrated health care ... | 2004 | 15499508 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 13-19, 2004. | during october 13-19, a total of 200 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 20 states (arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, maryland, michigan, mississippi, missouri, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south dakota, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15499683 |
| what's in a name? "nuclear transplantation" and the ethics of stem cell research. | | 2002 | 15508213 |
| seeing double: the ethics of human cloning. | | 2002 | 15508215 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 20-26, 2004. | during october 20-26, a total of 80 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 16 states (arizona, california, florida, iowa, kentucky, louisiana, michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, new york, ohio, south dakota, texas, and utah). | 2004 | 15514584 |
| stricter ozone ambient air quality standard has beneficial effect on ponderosa pine in california. | ambient air quality standards and control strategies are implemented to protect humans and vegetation from adverse effects. we used a process-based tree-growth model (tregro) to show that over the past 37 years, changes in o(3) exposure, with accompanying variation in climate, are reflected in changes in the growth of pinus ponderosa dougl. ex laws. in the san bernardino mountains near los angeles, california, usa. despite variation in temperature and precipitation over the study period (1963-19 ... | 2004 | 15520896 |
| the santa monica crash: an urban multicasualty event. | mass casualty events provide dramatic challenges for trauma centers and trauma systems. we analyzed the management of victims and assessed the response of the ucla healthcare system to the santa monica multicasualty event of july 16, 2003, when an elderly man drove his car through a crowded outdoor market and injured 73 people, 10 of whom died (eight at the scene). of the victims, 26 were treated at ucla (n = 15) and santa monica (n = 11) medical centers. fourteen patients (54%) were female; ave ... | 2004 | 15529843 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, november 3-8, 2004. | during november 3-8, a total of 41 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from seven states (california, maryland, minnesota, new mexico, oregon, tennessee, and texas). | 2004 | 15538322 |
| manipulation of volume data to manufacture vascular replicas. | there are three reasons to create physical replicas of human anatomy: (1) to be able to better visualize the shape of a single organ, or a section of anatomy; (2) to be able to visualize the spatial relationships in three-dimensions; and (3) to use accurate replicas to practice or rehearse otherwise high-risk clinical procedures in the laboratory. this paper describes a project to fabricate a carotid artery. it discusses the gathering of data, the conversion to a volume, and the subsequent conve ... | 2004 | 15544234 |
| ownership and use of tissue specimens for research. | academic and industrial scientists have sharply increased their demand for properly prepared and clinically annotated tissue samples that yield valuable insights into the origins and expressions of human disease. historically, research on human tissue samples has been relatively unencumbered by federal regulations and occurred without delineation of ownership rights to the specimens, patient data, or research products. as regulations have become increasingly restrictive, and because clear owners ... | 2004 | 15562130 |
| human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing and false disclosures in heterosexual college students. | the authors assessed factors that motivate individuals to report negative human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) antibody test results, although they had never been tested. in particular, they investigated sexual intimacy motives associated with the needs for affiliation, sex, and dominance as contributing factors for faulty disclosures. participants were 246 sexually active heterosexual students. overall, 21% of the sample had been tested for hiv, and most individuals disclosed their results to int ... | 2004 | 15571113 |
| the "safer choices" intervention: its impact on the sexual behaviors of different subgroups of high school students. | to measure the relative impact of a school-based human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-, sexually transmitted disease (std)-, and pregnancy-prevention intervention on sexual risk-taking behaviors of different subgroups of students. | 2004 | 15581523 |
| garment workers in california: health outcomes of the asian immigrant women workers clinic. | in this cross sectional descriptive study, the demographics, risk factors, and health outcomes of a volunteer, symptomatic sample of monolingual cantonese garment workers in the oakland, california chinatown area are documented. methods included a questionnaire and clinical examination and treatment at the asian immigrant women workers clinic, a free clinic providing culturally focused occupational health consultation and treatment for painful musculoskeletal disorders. because garment work invo ... | 2004 | 15587459 |
| seasonal, interannual, and long-term variation in sport fish contamination, san francisco bay. | this study documents changes in contamination over time at seasonal, interannual, and decadal time scales for sport fish collected in san francisco bay. samples from seven fish species were prepared according to common consumption practices (muscle fillets either with or without skin) and analyzed for trace metals (mercury and selenium) and trace organochlorine contaminants (pcbs, ddts, chlordanes, and dieldrin). in 2000, sport fish samples exceeded human health screening values for mercury, pcb ... | 2005 | 15589247 |
| hla-drb1 and -dqb1 alleles in mestizo patients with vogt-koyanagi-harada's disease in southern california. | we evaluated human leukocyte antigen (hla)-drb1 and -dqb1 alleles as genetic markers for vogt-koyanagi-harada (vkh) disease in mestizo patients in southern california. mestizo individuals with vkh disease (n = 29) at two institutions were evaluated. typing of hla-drb1 and dqb1 genes was performed using dna-based techniques. gene frequencies were compared to mestizo individuals living in southern california. all patients had hla-drb1*01, drb1*04, dqb1*03 or dqb1*05, or a combination of these gene ... | 2004 | 15603876 |
| the ucsc proteome browser. | the university of california santa cruz (ucsc) proteome browser provides a wealth of protein information presented in graphical images and with links to other protein-related internet sites. the proteome browser is tightly integrated with the ucsc genome browser. for the first time, genome browser users have both the genome and proteome worlds at their fingertips simultaneously. the proteome browser displays tracks of protein and genomic sequences, exon structure, polarity, hydrophobicity, locat ... | 2005 | 15608236 |
| an analysis of wilderness water in kings canyon, sequoia, and yosemite national parks for coliform and pathologic bacteria. | to determine the prevalence of coliform and potentially pathogenic bacteria in remote backcountry alpine lakes and streams of national parks in the sierra nevada mountains. | 2004 | 15636373 |
| coliform and pathologic bacteria in sierra nevada national forest wilderness area lakes and streams. | to analyze backcountry-area water quality in us department of agriculture forest service-designated wilderness areas for the presence of coliform and potentially pathogenic bacteria. | 2004 | 15636374 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2003. | during 2003, 49 states and puerto rico reported 7,170 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the cdc. this represents a 10% decrease from the 7,967 cases in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings reported in 2002. more than 91 (n = 6,556) were in wild animals, and 8.6% (614) were in domestic species (compared with 92.5% in wild animals and 74% in domestic species in 2002). the relative contributions of the major groups of animals were as follows: 2,635 raccoons ... | 2004 | 15643834 |
| a risk assessment of atrazine use in california: human health and ecological aspects. | a risk assessment of the triazine herbicide atrazine has been conducted by first analyzing the toxicity database and subsequently estimating exposure. margins of safety (mos) were then calculated. toxicity was assessed in animal studies and exposure was estimated from occupational and dietary sources. in acute toxicity studies, atrazine caused developmental toxicity in the rabbit [no observed effect level (noel) 5 mg kg(-1) day(-1)] and cardiotoxicity in a dog chronic study (noel 0.5 mg kg(-1) d ... | 2005 | 15655806 |
| quality care for people with hiv/aids: patients' perspectives. | to explore patient preferences to aid in the development of quality measures to assess quality of health care for people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency disease (hiv/aids). | 2004 | 15682354 |
| topophilia and the quality of life. | with this research i tested the hypothesis that individual preferences for specific ecosystem components and restorative environments are significantly associated with quality of life (qol). a total of 379 human subjects responded to a structured 18-item questionnaire on topophilia and to the 26-item world health organization's quality of life (whoqol-bref) instrument. confirmatory factor analyses revealed four domains of topophilia (ecodiversity, synesthetic tendency, cognitive challenge, and f ... | 2005 | 15687050 |
| remote sensing (normalized difference vegetation index) classification of risk versus minimal risk habitats for human exposure to ixodes pacificus (acari: ixodidae) nymphs in mendocino county, california. | in california, ixodes pacificus cooley & kohls nymphs have been implicated as the primary bridging vectors to humans of the spirochetal bacterium causing lyme disease (borrelia burgdorferi). because the nymphs typically do not ascend emergent vegetation, risk of human exposure is minimal in grasslands, chaparral, and woodland-grass. instead, woodlands with a ground cover dominated by leaf litter (hereinafter referred to as woodland-leaf) have emerged as a primary risk habitat for exposure to b. ... | 2005 | 15691012 |
| bioarchaeological evidence for trophy-taking in prehistoric central california. | fourteen adult burials in a large (n = 224) prehistoric central california cemetery (ca-scl-674) lack forearm bones. twelve of these otherwise well-articulated primary interments have distal humeri bearing cutmarks with a distribution like that seen in fur seals butchered by native californians. most of the burials with missing forearms are young adult males, a demographic profile that differs significantly from the full sample. three of these males show evidence of perimortem trauma in addition ... | 2005 | 15693027 |
| a proposed explanation for female predominance in alveolar soft part sarcoma. noninactivation of x; autosome translocation fusion gene? | alveolar soft-part sarcoma (asps) is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor with both clinically and morphologically distinct features. it often involves the extremities of adolescents and young adults and shows a predilection for females. recently, asps was found to have a nonreciprocal der(17)t(x;17) translocation with the corresponding fusion gene located in chromosome 17. because females have an extra x-chromosome, their likelihood of developing an x;autosome translocation is theoretically doubl ... | 2005 | 15693033 |
| description of campylobacter curvus and c. curvus-like strains associated with sporadic episodes of bloody gastroenteritis and brainerd's diarrhea. | campylobacter curvus is a rarely encountered campylobacter species in human, animal, and environmental samples. during the course of two investigations, one involving a search for possible bacterial agents causing bloody gastroenteritis and a second concerning a small outbreak of brainerd's diarrhea in northern california, 20 strains of c. curvus or c. curvus-like organisms were isolated by a microfiltration technique and prolonged incubation. the results suggest that c. curvus may be an underap ... | 2005 | 15695649 |
| exposure to childhood infections and risk of epstein-barr virus--defined hodgkin's lymphoma in women. | the role of epstein-barr virus (ebv) in hodgkin's lymphoma (hl) etiology remains unresolved as ebv is detected in only some hl tumors and few studies have tried to reconcile its presence with factors suggesting viral etiology (e.g., childhood social class, infection history). in a population-based case-control study of san francisco bay area women, we analyzed interview data by tumor ebv status. among 211 young adult cases, ebv-positive hl (11%) was associated with a single vs. shared bedroom at ... | 2005 | 15700307 |
| expression of the bcl-6 and mum1/irf4 proteins correlate with overall and disease-specific survival in patients with primary cutaneous large b-cell lymphoma: a tissue microarray study. | systemic b-cell lymphomas have been studied using microarrays, which has led to a better understanding of their molecular characteristics. initial microarray studies of these lymphomas have implicated several genes as important predictors of outcome. in this study, we used a tissue microarray (tma) to characterize primary cutaneous large b-cell lymphomas (pclbcl). | 2005 | 15701085 |
| owning the secret of life: biotechnology and property rights revisited. | | 2000 | 15709267 |
| prisons. hormone therapy order upheld for man with aids. | | 2005 | 15719474 |
| sex ratios in california following the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. | natural and man-made disasters as well as declining economies appear to coincide with reduced odds of male live births among humans (i.e. lower secondary sex ratio). this association has been attributed to excess death of males in gestation and to reduced conception of males. we attempt to empirically discriminate between these two attributions by testing the hypotheses that the attacks of september 11, 2001 were followed in california first by higher fetal death sex ratios and later by lower se ... | 2005 | 15734763 |
| moving stem cells front and center: researcher makes paralyzed rats walk and asks, why not people? | | 2005 | 15742513 |
| effect of a new diagnosis of barrett's esophagus on insurance status. | barrett's esophagus (be) is associated with an increased risk of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. despite this increased risk, most cohort studies demonstrate that the mean life expectancy of subjects with be is no different than age-matched controls. the indirect costs associated with a diagnosis of be are unclear. | 2005 | 15743354 |
| interventions to increase influenza vaccination of health-care workers--california and minnesota. | vaccination of health-care workers (hcws) has been shown to reduce influenza infection and absenteeism among hcws, prevent mortality in their patients, and result in financial savings to sponsoring health institutions. however, influenza vaccination coverage among hcws in the united states remains low; in 2003, coverage among hcws was 40.1%. this report describes strategies implemented in three clinical settings that increased the proportion of hcws who received influenza vaccination. the result ... | 2005 | 15744227 |
| who owns my body. | | 1996 | 15744899 |
| gray wolves as climate change buffers in yellowstone. | understanding the mechanisms by which climate and predation patterns by top predators co-vary to affect community structure accrues added importance as humans exert growing influence over both climate and regional predator assemblages. in yellowstone national park, winter conditions and reintroduced gray wolves (canis lupus) together determine the availability of winter carrion on which numerous scavenger species depend for survival and reproduction. as climate changes in yellowstone, therefore, ... | 2005 | 15757363 |
| hhs awards to help improve care and patient safety. | | 2005 | 15765799 |
| human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cancer: past, present, and future. | | 2005 | 15769998 |