| psychological impact of medical equipment on patients. | this study involves the analysis of interviews with patients who are using complex medical machines. in particular, personal interviews were conducted with twenty-six patients who have undergone cardiac catheterization, ten patients utilizing a cardiac monitor, and ten people currently receiving renal dialysis treatments. the variables selected for this study fit into five general categories: 1) environment; 2) patient's personal anxiety; 3) staff interaction; 4) approach to machine; and 5) mach ... | 1980 | 10248692 |
| community health centers after fifteen years. | | 1980 | 10249733 |
| the new professional--the human services worker--a survey of training needs. | | 1980 | 10250866 |
| social justice programs target discrimination, employment. | | 1983 | 10258663 |
| ethnocultural influences on variation in chronic pain perception. | in multiple studies cultural affiliation has been found to have an important influence on perception of and response to experimental and acute pain. despite that evidence little work has been directed to understanding the cultural dimensions of the chronic pain experience. we present the results of a quantitative study of reported chronic pain perception in 372 chronic pain patients in six ethnic groups, who were under treatment at a multidisciplinary pain-management center. the role of ethnic a ... | 1993 | 8446431 |
| elevated incidence of childhood leukemia in woburn, massachusetts: niehs superfund basic research program searches for causes. | between 1966 and 1986, the childhood leukemia rate in woburn, massachusetts, was 4-fold higher than the national average. a multidisciplinary research team from mit, which is being supported by the niehs superfund basic research program, has explored the possible importance of a temporal correlation between the period of elevated leukemia and a previously unrecognized mobilization of toxic metals from a waste disposal site in north woburn. residents of woburn may have been exposed to arsenic (70 ... | 1995 | 8549500 |
| chemistry, toxicology, and human health risk of cyanide compounds in soils at former manufactured gas plant sites. | cyanide-containing wastes are commonly found in soils at former manufactured gas plant (mgp) sites, also known as town gas sites. the complex forms of cyanide are responsible for the blue-stained soils and rocks found at these sites. most concentrations of cyanide at mgp sites are below 2000 ppm, although concentrations greater than 20,000 ppm have been observed. an understanding of the chemistry of the mgp cyanide-containing compounds, their fate, and transport as well as their toxicology is cr ... | 1996 | 8661329 |
| recent medical malpractice reform measures in eight key states. | over the course of the past quarter century, technological developments in medical science have made it possible for physicians to save the lives and preserve the health of countless patients. unfortunately, it must be remembered that medicine is still as much an art as it is a science. as such, due to this human element, there is always the risk of occasional errors or failures in treatment. when these problems occur in bunches, the stage is set for a medical malpractice crisis. in an attempt t ... | 1988 | 10287858 |
| emerging participatory approaches to ergonomic interventions in the construction industry. | the central artery/third harbor tunnel (ca/t) construction project in boston is the largest and most costly highway construction project ever undertaken in the united states. the construction occupational health project (cohp) of the work environment department at the university of massachusetts-lowell was established to conduct exposure assessment and to develop, introduce, and evaluate interventions in the areas of ergonomics and industrial hygiene on the ca/t project. for both political and p ... | 1996 | 8728154 |
| a child's fight for life: parents vs. doctors. | | 1978 | 10289142 |
| focus on: new england medical center medical engineering department. | the new england medical center can be traced back to 1796 when the boston dispensary opened the first hmo. now, the center complex covers four city blocks, offers 47 medical residency programs, has over $20 million in funded research, and includes a medical school, dental school, and the human nutrition research center. the medical engineering department began in 1971 as a joint venture between the center and tufts university. operated on a "fee-for-service" basis, the department consists of nin ... | 1988 | 10290856 |
| hospital payment coalition formed. | | 1984 | 10299721 |
| hhs antics trying courts' patience. | | 1988 | 10302777 |
| use of computational models to reconstruct and predict trichloroethylene exposure. | in this study, a type frequently encountered by atsdr, groundwater and surface-water contamination have occurred near the gratuity road site in the town of groton, massachusetts. a petitioned public health assessment for the gratuity road site identified the primary contaminants as trichloro-ethylene (tce), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (tca), hexavalent chromium (cr+6), chromium (cr), and lead (pb) (atsdr 1992). the health assessment also indicated that off-site residential groundwater wells had been c ... | 1996 | 8794528 |
| radioiodine and thyroid disease: the beginning. | in 1936, karl compton, then president of the massachusetts institute of technology (mit) and the thyroid group of the massachusetts general hospital (mgh), undertook a joint study that led to the production of small amounts of short-lived radioiodine (iodine 128, half-life, 25 min). the original intent was to use it for diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease, but in order to explore the underlying physiology, their first work was performed in rabbits and published in 1938. it clearly showed ... | 1996 | 8829276 |
| corporate compliance: critical to organizational success. | operation restore trust (ort) has focused increased governmental attention on health care fraud and abuse activities, making it more costly to be noncompliant, and thus has led to significant behavioral changes within the health care industry. initially five states (california, florida, illinois, new york, & texas) were included in the 1997 ort pilot program. this has been expanded to include arizona, colorado, georgia, louisiana, massachusetts, missouri, new jersey, ohio, pennsylvania, tennesse ... | 1999 | 10335217 |
| trials of 9-amino-20(s)-camptothecin in boston. | 9-amino-20(s)-camptothecin (9-ac) is an analog of camptothecin with limited water solubility which has shown significant preclinical activity in a variety of human solid tumor xenografts. a phase i trial using a soluble formulation of 9-ac, given as a 72-hour continuous infusion, has been completed. thirty-one patients with resistant cancers received 5-60 micrograms/m2/h at three week intervals. the maximum tolerated dose (mtd) was 45 micrograms/m2/hour. neutropenia was the dose limiting toxicit ... | 1996 | 8993518 |
| the cost of rabies postexposure prophylaxis: one state's experience. | this study was undertaken to evaluate trends in the use of rabies postexposure prophylaxis (pep) before, during, and following an epidemic of raccoon rabies in massachusetts. | 1998 | 9633871 |
| high breast milk levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) among four women living adjacent to a pcb-contaminated waste site. | as a consequence of contamination by effluents from local electronics manufacturing facilities, the new bedford harbor and estuary in southeastern massachusetts is among the sites in the united states that are considered the most highly contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs). since 1993, measures of intrauterine pcb exposure have been obtained for a sample of new bedford area infants. among 122 mother-infant pairs, we identified four milk samples with total pcb levels that were signifi ... | 1998 | 9681980 |
| trends in hiv-related sexual risk behaviors among high school students--selected u.s. cities, 1991-1997. | despite recent decreases in sexual risk behaviors among high school students nationwide, human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection was the seventh leading cause of death among persons aged 15-24 years in the united states during 1997. to determine whether the prevalence of hiv-related sexual risk behaviors among high school students also has decreased in certain urban areas heavily affected by the epidemic, cdc analyzed data from youth risk behavior surveys (yrbs) conducted in 1991, 1993, 199 ... | 1999 | 10372501 |
| interactions between metals and microbial communities in new bedford harbor, massachusetts. | the fate of toxic metals in marine sediments depends on a combination of the physical, chemical, and biologic conditions encountered in any given environment. these conditions may vary dramatically, both spatially and temporally, in response to factors ranging from seasonal changes and storm events to human activities such as dredging or remediation efforts. this paper describes a program designed to evaluate the interrelationships between the microbial community and pollutants in the new bedfor ... | 1998 | 9703489 |
| dermatologic manifestations in hiv-infected patients: a primary care perspective. | to document the prevalence of dermatologic manifestations in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) on presentation to primary medical care. | 1999 | 10405693 |
| smoking policies and practices in a state-supported residential system for people with mental retardation. | smoking policies and smoking practices of residents and employees in a state-supported residential system were investigated. smoking policies existed in almost every agency, although state- and vendor-operated programs had vastly different policies. state-operated programs prohibited employees from smoking in residences and restricted residents who smoked to designated areas. one third of vendor-operated agencies allowed residents and staff members to smoke in designated areas, whereas one quart ... | 1999 | 10207576 |
| breastfeeding: volunteer counselors enter an age-old scenario. | | 1979 | 10240736 |
| elevated plasma eotaxin levels in patients with acute asthma. | the eosinophil chemotactic and activating effects of eotaxin and the known association of eosinophils with asthma suggest that eotaxin expression is increased during asthma exacerbations. | 1999 | 10518822 |
| annual summary of vital statistics--1998. | most vital statistics indicators of the health of americans were stable or showed modest improvements between 1997 and 1998. the preliminary birth rate in 1998 was 14.6 births per 1000 population, up slightly from the record low reported for 1997 (14.5). the fertility rate, births per 1000 women aged 15 to 44 years, increased 1% to 65.6 in 1998, compared with 65.0 in 1997. the 1998 increases, although modest, were the first since 1990, halting the steady decline in the number of births and birth ... | 1999 | 10585972 |
| toward the incrimination of epidemic vectors of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in massachusetts: abundance of mosquito populations at epidemic foci. | putative epidemic/epizootic eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus (eee) vector populations were compared at 15 recent (1982-90) human and horse case sites in bristol and plymouth counties in southeastern massachusetts. carbon dioxide-baited american biophysics corporation light traps were used for trapping adult mosquitoes to estimate biting risk in these foci of known transmission. population data suggest that coquillettidia perturbans, aedes canadensis, and culex salinarius are more likely ve ... | 1999 | 10612612 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1998. | during 1998, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,961 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being to the centers for disease control and prevention, a decrease of 6.5% from 8,509 cases in nonhuman animals and 4 cases in human beings reported in 1997. more than 92% (7,358 cases) were in wild animals, whereas > 7.5% (603 cases) were in domestic species (compared with 93% in wild animals and 7% in domestic species in 1997). decreases were evident in al ... | 1999 | 10613210 |
| boston md leads drive to help jewish physicians leave russia. | | 1979 | 10240768 |
| u and the 4 r's: uniform reporting, rate review and regulation. | | 1978 | 10243290 |
| youth perceptions of comprehensive adolescent health services through the boston happens program. | the boston happens (hiv adolescent provider and peer education network for services) program is a collaborative network of care made up of 8 organizations that serve youth and provide coordinated care for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-positive, homeless, and at-risk youth aged 12 to 24 years. learning youth perceptions about the program is essential to determine if the program is meeting their needs. | 2000 | 10736140 |
| human rights and psychiatry: report on a teaching model. | | 2000 | 10749392 |
| animal care and use: an issue now and in the future. | animal rights proponents equate human and animal rights or capacity to suffer pain. animal welfare is a philosophy that centers on animal well-being, a stewardship role that producers view as affecting profitability but the general public may view as having additional components. the agenda of some animal rights proponents may be positioned under the guise of animal welfare to gain acceptability for portions of their work. currently, guidelines and accreditation programs targeted at ensuring pro ... | 1996 | 8778107 |
| differential narrow focusing of immunodominant human immunodeficiency virus gag-specific cytotoxic t-lymphocyte responses in infected african and caucasoid adults and children. | cytotoxic t-lymphocyte (ctl) activity plays a central role in control of viral replication and in determining outcome in cases of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) infection. incorporation of important ctl epitope sequences into candidate vaccines is, therefore, vital. most ctl studies have focused upon small numbers of adult caucasoid subjects infected with clade-b virus, whereas the global epidemic is most severe in sub-saharan african populations and predominantly involves clade-c i ... | 2000 | 10823876 |
| mortality associated with an influenza outbreak on a dementia care unit. | the purpose of this study was to describe an episode of increased mortality, whose cause was initially unknown. this retrospective cohort investigation was conducted on a dementia special care unit of a department of veterans affairs facility, with more than 75% of residents clinically diagnosed with dementia of the alzheimer type. one hundred five residents residing in the facility during february 1995 were included as subjects. a cluster of deaths occurred, triggering the investigation. ultima ... | 1998 | 9772015 |
| health of children adopted from china. | since 1989, american parents have adopted 18 846 chinese children. this study assesses the health and developmental status of these children after their arrival in the united states. | 2000 | 10835089 |
| physical and sexual abuse in women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus: increased illness and health care utilization. | a history of physical or sexual abuse is associated with increased health care utilization and possibly an increase in illness based largely on self-reported data. | 2000 | 10847259 |
| nitrogen and amino acid requirements: : the massachusetts institute of technology amino acid requirement pattern. | we review the current international recommendations concerning the protein (nitrogen) and amino acid requirements of healthy individuals, from infancy to the later years of adult life and describe the changes in the recommendations for protein that have been made, since those issued in 1985 by food and agriculture organization/world health organization/united nations university (fao/who/unu), by the international dietary energy consultative group. the current international requirements for the s ... | 2000 | 10867061 |
| pumps for peanuts: leveling the field in the neonatal intensive care unit. | | 2000 | 10879339 |
| computer assisted neonatal parenteral nutrition order formatting. | neonatal parenteral nutrition solutions are a vital part of the treatment regimen for premature infants. protocols that dictate the formulation of these expensive intravenous solutions must assure absolute safety for the neonate. the procedure for the initiation, calculation, and compounding of parenteral nutrition solutions involves both physician and pharmacist. simplified physician ordering forms with printed guidelines for solution ingredients assists in error free ingredient prescribing. ph ... | 1990 | 10113379 |
| achieving a multicultural service orientation. adaptive models in service delivery and race and culture training. | human beings cannot be tossed together under the assumption that well-intentioned care will create a harmonious union. a multicultural service orientation does not eliminate all problems, but it does help reduce the likelihood of racial and cultural conflict between caregiver and client. | 1992 | 10117714 |
| hiv-risk practices among homeless and low-income housed mothers. | knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and its risk behaviors have not been systematically studied in homeless mothers. the identification of the factors associated with hiv-risk practices will guide interventions for low-income housed and homeless women. | 1999 | 10907622 |
| predictors of change in the functional status of children with human immunodeficiency virus infection. | the purpose of this study was to identify important clinical predictors of change in the functional status of children with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. | 2000 | 10920180 |
| new england medical center integrates data into human resources decisions. | | 1992 | 10135793 |
| prevalence of hypogonadism among men with weight loss related to human immunodeficiency virus infection who were receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. | previous studies have indicated that there is a significant prevalence (50%) of hypogonadism among men with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids)-associated wasting, and for these patients testosterone administration has been shown to increase lean body mass and improve quality of life. however, the prevalence of hypogonadism is not known among men with weight loss related to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection who are receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart). from 199 ... | 2000 | 11073758 |
| human resources executives help employees balance professional and family needs. | | 1992 | 10135818 |
| update: west nile virus activity--eastern united states, 2000. | data reported to cdc through the west nile virus (wnv) surveillance system have shown an increase in the geographic range of wnv activity in 2000 compared with 1999, the first year that wnv was reported in the western hemisphere. in response to this occurrence of wnv, 17 states along the atlantic and gulf coasts, new york city, and the district of columbia conducted wnv surveillance, which included monitoring mosquitoes, sentinel chicken flocks, wild birds, and potentially susceptible mammals (e ... | 2000 | 11105767 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1999. | during 1999, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,067 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals to the centers for disease control and prevention, a decrease of 11.2% from 7,961 cases in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being reported in 1998. more than 91% (6,466 cases) were in wild animals, whereas 8.5% (601 cases) were in domestic species (compared with 92.4% in wild animals and 7.6% in domestic species in 1998). no cases of rabies were reported in human beings in 1 ... | 2000 | 11132881 |
| emergence of domestically acquired ceftriaxone-resistant salmonella infections associated with ampc beta-lactamase. | ceftriaxone, an expanded-spectrum cephalosporin, is an antimicrobial agent commonly used to treat severe salmonella infections, especially in children. ceftriaxone-resistant salmonella infections have recently been reported in the united states, but the extent of the problem is unknown. | 2000 | 11135779 |
| building a better human. | | 2000 | 11147306 |
| new england medical center creates new community service role for human resources. | | 1993 | 10135853 |
| linkage analysis in familial alzheimer disease: description of the duke and boston data sets. | familial alzheimer diseases is a neurological disorder of adult onset. three research centers have each contributed their families and genetic linkage data for combined analyses. the data from the duke and boston centers, comprising 73 pedigrees for whom numerous markers on chromosomes 19 and 21 were typed are described. | 1993 | 8314027 |
| evolution of depressive symptoms in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients entering primary care. | our purpose was to examine among hiv-infected patients a) characteristics associated with depressive symptoms at initial primary care presentation and b) factors associated with improvement in depressive symptoms. we interviewed hiv-infected patients at initial presentation and reassessed them 6 months later. at baseline and follow-up, we collected data on depressive symptoms (ces-d) and other characteristics. using multiple linear regression, we examined associations between ces-d score and bas ... | 2001 | 11225690 |
| the perfect fit. computerized patient scheduling requires the right mix of software, hardware, and human components. | as the arena of care widens beyond the hospital and begins to rely on moving patients around a scattered and diverse healthcare system, managers and clinicians will need a well-orchestrated method of keeping track of it all. for providers such as lahey clinical medical center, computerized patient scheduling is the key to a seamless system. | 1996 | 10157463 |
| john m. kinney international awards. looking back: a human reason for studying the effects of glutamine in patients with aids. | | 2001 | 11312061 |
| how to organize and implement health care ergonomics teams. | using a systems approach to safety and health management through a comprehensive ergonomic program addresses workplace processes, operations and conditions as interdependent systems in order to identify and eliminate or reduce all types of ergonomic hazards to employees. this document examines the way one health care facility improved its ergonomic program using this approach, from early data collection to implementation of the new plan. by creating several teams with different areas of concern, ... | 1996 | 10172694 |
| enzootic transmission of deer tick virus in new england and wisconsin sites. | to determine whether rodents that are intensely exposed to the deer tick-transmitted agents of lyme disease, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, and human babesiosis are also exposed to deer tick virus (dtv), we assayed serum samples from white-footed mice (peromyscus leucopus) and meadow voles (microtus pennsylvanicus) in sites densely infested by deer ticks. to conduct serosurveys, we developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and western blot assay by cloning, expressing, and purifyi ... | 2000 | 11357992 |
| an investigation of why eligible patients do not receive haart. | treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) decreases morbidity and mortality for persons with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (hiv/aids) and reduces costs of care. yet many patients for whom haart is indicated do not receive it. this study investigated the reasons why certain patients of a community health center with hiv/aids did not receive haart between 1997 and 1998. medical record reviews were performed to determine which patients for whom ha ... | 2001 | 11359660 |
| a mobile hiv education and testing program: bringing services to hard-to-reach populations. | few programs exist that offer a range of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) services to multiple populations (i.e., substance abusers, individuals on probation, sex workers and their clients, court-mandated perpetrators of domestic violence) in multiple settings (i.e., courts, methadone maintenance clinics, residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs). the purpose of this article is to describe a model mobile hiv program, highlighting its flexibility in providing services to cl ... | 1998 | 11362065 |
| maternal pregnancy hormone levels in an area with a high incidence (boston, usa) and in an area with a low incidence (shanghai, china) of breast cancer. | characteristics probably associated with the fetal hormonal milieu have recently been shown to increase (birth size indicators, prematurity, neonatal jaundice) or decrease (pregnancy toxaemia) breast cancer risk in the female offspring. however, it is unknown whether differences in pregnancy hormone levels may contribute to the marked geographical variation in breast cancer incidence. we have compared, in a highly standardized manner, pregnancy hormone levels in a population with high incidence ... | 1999 | 10408685 |
| court upholds voiding of insurance policy based on fraud. | a federal appeals court has determined that an insurer acted properly in refusing to pay life insurance benefits to the survivor of a man with aids who fraudulently obtained the insurance. the eleventh u.s. circuit court of appeals said the late anthony c. fioretti fraudulently obtained the policy from massachusetts general life insurance company in 1986 when he applied for an $1.9 million policy. to qualify for the coverage, fioretti used an hiv-negative individual to pass an hiv-antibody test. ... | 1995 | 11362709 |
| a 15-year experience with varicella infections in a pediatric burn unit. | because of their well described global immunosuppression, varicella infection may be hazardous in burned children. it is therefore important to prevent cross-infections within pediatric burn units. we describe a 15-year experience with varicella in a pediatric burn unit, focusing on the morbidity associated with the infection and measures that have been effective in the prevention of cross-infection. we found that varicella infection in acutely burned children is associated with pneumonitis, but ... | 1999 | 10431985 |
| tradition of basic and applied pigment cell research in marseilles. | melanogenesis, thyroid hormones and catecholamines synthesis share the same amino acid, free l-tyrosine for melanogenesis and catecholamines synthesis, l-tyrosine residues for thyroid hormones synthesis. the author describes basic and applied research on melanogenesis and thyroid hormones metabolism in biochemistry laboratory, school of medicine, marseilles since his arrival in 1962. he gives a short review of his participation in these two areas during his career in marseilles, yaoundé and bost ... | 1999 | 10643992 |
| research. studies at harvard. | | 2000 | 10712756 |
| court sees no basis to void policy issued to man with hiv. | the massachusetts supreme judicial court found that protective life insurance company cannot rescind a policy if it failed to detect fraud within a two-year contestability period. the court ruled that the insurer should have exercised reasonable diligence when conducting the medical exam of dennis j. sullivan one year after he tested positive for hiv-antibodies. sullivan lied about his health on the insurance application and omitted the names of the doctors who had been treating him for hiv. sul ... | 1997 | 11364602 |
| the jim interview. edward m. kennedy, united states senator. | senator edward m. kennedy has represented massachusetts in the united states senate for thirty-six years. he was first elected in 1962 to finish the term of his brother, president john f. kennedy. since then, he has been elected to six full terms, and he is now the third most senior member of the senate. the efforts to bring quality health care to every american is a battle that kennedy has been waging ever since he arrived in the senate. recent achievements include the health insurance portabil ... | 2000 | 10822894 |
| criminal exposure. | in august, an hiv-positive man plead guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy. the sleeping boy awoke to find james muise sexually assaulting him, while watching a pornographic video. muise plead guilty to the assault with intent to rape a child. in addition, muise received three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, and exposure of pornographic material to a minor. muise will remain on probation for five years, although the prosecution had recommended sentencing muise to fou ... | 1999 | 11366904 |
| developing leadership in healthcare administration: a competency assessment tool. | despite the many graduate programs that specialize in health administration, healthcare leaders and practitioners have expressed concern about the quality of preparation of health administration graduates. the purpose of this study was to facilitate one part of an integrated approach to leadership development that spans academic and practitioner settings. the approach was to design a competency assessment tool for early careerists who have two to five years of postgraduate experience and who asp ... | 2001 | 11372221 |
| recognizing the human potential. | | 1984 | 10265322 |
| design of a new medical record department: a case study. | | 1985 | 10274703 |
| the neurological information network. | the neurological information network (nin) of the national institute of neurological and communicative disorders and stroke (nincds) was a loosely structured assemblage of a variety of information-transfer activities that existed for approximately 20 years, starting in the early 1960s. these activities included the neurosciences research program at the massachusetts institute of technology, the parkinson's disease information center at columbia university, the brain information service at ucla, ... | 1987 | 10280918 |
| association of the ala54-thr polymorphism in the intestinal fatty acid-binding protein with 2-h postchallenge insulin levels in the framingham offspring study. | to investigate the association of variants of the intestinal fatty acid-binding protein gene (fabp2) with fasting and postchallenge glucose and insulin levels, hba(1c), and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in a separate sample of men and women. | 2001 | 11423496 |
| judges at the bedside: the case of joseph saikewicz. | | 1978 | 10289106 |
| robley evans and what physics can do for medicine. | when asked, in 1936 by j. howard means, chief of medicine at massachusetts general hospital, whether radioiodine could be produced for thyroid studies, karl t. compton, president of the massachusetts institute of technology, referred the question to robley evans of the physics department. in response, evans formed a team from the fields of physics and medicine that produced 128i for animal studies and, subsequently on a cyclotron dedicated to medical purposes, 130i for human uptake measurements ... | 2001 | 11471483 |
| baby-friendly hospital initiative improves breastfeeding initiation rates in a us hospital setting. | breastfeeding initiation rates were compared at boston medical center before (1995), during (1998), and after (1999) baby-friendly policies were in place. boston medical center, an inner-city teaching hospital that provides care primarily to poor, minority, and immigrant families, achieved baby-friendly status in 1999. | 2001 | 11533335 |
| the motor unit and electromyography--the legacy of derek denny-brown. | with the development of the concept of the motor unit and new recording instruments, single motor unit action potentials (muaps) were recorded in 1929 in man by adrian and bronk and in the experimental animal by denny-brown. studies of muaps in patients with neuromuscular disease followed, and in 1938, denny-brown and pennybacker laid the foundation for clinical electromyography (emg). action potentials of single contracting or spontaneously firing motor units, termed fasciculations, were record ... | 2001 | 11535228 |
| muscle power of the ankle flexors predicts functional performance in community-dwelling older women. | to test the hypothesis that peak power of the ankle flexors is related to physical functioning in older women with functional limitations. | 2001 | 11559374 |
| sample exchange to compare insulin measurements between the san antonio heart study and the framingham offspring study. | lack of assay standardization has precluded cross-study comparison of insulin levels. we exchanged blood samples between the san antonio heart and framingham offspring studies to compare insulin measurements. two randomly selected specimens were chosen for each non-diabetic man and woman in each of the bottom four quintiles and top two deciles of the originally assayed fasting and 2-hour post-challenge insulin distributions: 48 plasma samples from framingham, and after further stratification by ... | 2001 | 11576815 |
| developing a successful recruitment/retention plan for hospital pharmacy personnel. | due to various external factors, recruitment through traditional methods, such as newspaper ads, failed to produce the pool of applicants for hospital pharmacy staff positions it had in the past. as a result of this and other factors specific to university hospital, the number of staff pharmacists decreased from 11 to four full-time equivalents (ftes). the number of technicians dropped to the point where per diem nurses had to be hired to help make iv admixtures. through some short-term measures ... | 1988 | 10302944 |
| surgeon scientist. | the origins and development of the renal transplant program at the peter bent brigham hospital (now the brigham and women's hospital) from the late 1940s to the present are reviewed. the program was initiated as a effort to understand hypertension as a cause of renal failure. the initial transplants were unmodified allogeneic grafts placed in the thigh, followed by extensive laboratory experiments on dogs. this research culminated with the first successful human transplant of a kidney between id ... | 2000 | 10833241 |
| the dissenting opinions: biting the hands that won't feed. | the three dissenting opinions in brophy focus on concerns about the majority's decision to allow the withdrawal of food and water from a comatose patient. according to justice joseph nolan, who disagrees that food and liquids should be considered medical treatment, the decision "affronts logic, ethics, and the dignity of the human person." justice neil lynch, basing his argument on the state's interest in preserving life, says that the decision flouts the common law prohibition of suicide. justi ... | 1986 | 10311790 |
| the role of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody in the pathogenesis of human glomerulonephritis. | | 1999 | 10361879 |
| gaining and sustaining minority participation in longitudinal research projects. | african-americans are often not enthusiastic about participating in alzheimer disease research due to past exploitation from medical and public health studies. to assure adequate representation from the african-american community, and to investigate the health needs of this population, strategies to recognize the problems and address the issues have been developed. the recruitment approach used existing connections in an urban community using culturally sensitive strategies. these strategies rec ... | 1999 | 10369515 |
| conducting research with urban elders: issues of recruitment, data collection, and home visits. | the national institutes of health 1994 guidelines require inclusion of minorities in research. people seeking grants need to be aware of techniques for recruitment of minority populations. the boston university alzheimer's disease center addresses difficult recruitment issues that arise from a skeptical minority population. the approach uses home visits to circumvent many of the barriers to recruitment and retention of participants in research studies. | 1999 | 10369516 |
| the predictive value of endometrial stripe thickness in patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy who have an empty uterus at ultrasonography. | prior research suggests that, in patients with empty uteri at ultrasonography, endometrial stripe thickness may be predictive of ectopic pregnancy or the likelihood of obtaining chorionic villi after a dilatation and evacuation procedure (d+e). however, it is unclear whether the predictive value of endometrial stripe thickness is confined to patients with low beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hcg) values. | 1999 | 10386677 |
| court says feeding may stop for man in a vegetative state. | | 1986 | 11646483 |
| manufacturer admits selling untested devices for heart. | | 1993 | 11647008 |
| a sound way to curtail abortion. | | 1985 | 11647360 |
| inhibitors of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase and risk of fracture among older women. | inhibitors of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase (statins) increase new bone formation in rodents and in human cells in vitro. statin use is associated with increased bone mineral density of the femoral neck. we undertook a population-based case-control study at six health-maintenance organisations in the usa to investigate further the relation between statin use and fracture risk among older women. | 2000 | 10881890 |
| the social geography of aids and hepatitis risk: qualitative approaches for assessing local differences in sterile-syringe access among injection drug users. | while significant gains have been achieved in understanding and reducing aids and hepatitis risks among injection drug users (idus), it is necessary to move beyond individual-level characteristics to gain a fuller understanding of the impact of social context on risk. in this study, 6 qualitative methods were used in combination with more traditional epidemiologic survey approaches and laboratory bioassay procedures to examine neighborhood differences in access to sterile syringes among idus in ... | 2000 | 10897181 |
| judicial recognition of feticide: usurping the power of the legislature? | | 1986 | 11649213 |
| mother v. her unborn child: where should texas draw the line? | | 1987 | 11649225 |
| state constitutions: the new battlefield for abortion rights. | | 1987 | 11649953 |
| further trials stopped by ohrp. office for human research protections. | | 2000 | 10973291 |
| improving the readability of informed consent documents. | | 1993 | 11652152 |
| particle concentrations in urban microenvironments. | although ambient particulate matter has been associated with a range of health outcomes, the health risks for individuals depend in part on their daily activities. information about particle mass concentrations and size distributions in indoor and outdoor microenvironments can help identify high-risk individuals and the significant contributors to personal exposure. to address these issues in an urban setting, we measured particle count concentrations in four size ranges and particulate matter ( ... | 2000 | 11102296 |
| court lets stand ruling on condoms, insurance and azt. | in three aids-related cases, the u.s. supreme court has let the decisions stand. the three cases are: curtis v. school committee of falmouth, allowing the availability of condoms in a massachusetts public school; fioretti v. massachusetts general life insurance co., invalidating a life insurance policy issued to a man with aids who used a stand-in to pass an hiv-antibody test to qualify for coverage; and barr laboratories v. burroughs wellcome co., preventing generic drug manufacturers from ente ... | 1996 | 11363161 |
| lawsuit filed. | social service providers at a boston center for haitian immigrants filed a suit in a u.s. district court against the federal government. the suit claims that auditors from the inspector general's office in the u.s. department of health and human services demanded the names of clients with aids. the auditors explained that this process, conducted to determine whether agencies are properly spending ryan white care act funds, is appropriate and routine. attorneys for the social service providers co ... | 1996 | 11363287 |
| doctor withheld prenatal care to woman with hiv, suit says. | when vickie lesley's routine hiv test came back positive, her obstetrician/gynecologist said she must transfer to a high-risk clinic for her prenatal care. lesley filed suit against dr. hee man chie for discontinuing treatment and for refusing to provide azt. the refusal to provide prenatal care violates the americans with disabilities act (ada), the rehabilitation act, and chapter 272, section 98 of the massachusetts public accommodations law. under the statute, a doctor may not automatically t ... | 1997 | 11364309 |
| annual colposcopies and pap smears recommended for women with hiv. | a new study presented by annekathryn goodman of massachusetts general hospital indicates that hiv positive women should receive annual colposcopies, along with pap smears, to detect abnormal cell growth early. the recommendation is due to the fact that hiv positive women are more likely to have false-negative pap smears than hiv negative women. in a related development, the fda approved a new dna-based blood test to detect human papillomavirus, which is associated with cervical and anal cancer. ... | 1999 | 11366700 |