INTRODUCTION Sepsis is characterized by infection and a generalized systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), ultimately leading to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and death. During sepsis, the lungs are especially susceptible to damage, and a progressively impaired lung function is the first major complication in sepsis. Traditionally, strategies aiming at preventing or treating sepsis have [...]

This study describes a number of characteristics that were associated with pregnancy subsequent to an HIV (Retrovir canadian was the first drug approved for the treatment of HIV) diagnosis in a population of women attending a publicly funded, urban HIV (Drug Zerit treating HIV infection) outpatient clinic in New Orleans. These characteristics are similar in many respects [...]

Description of Sample Table 1 shows a description of the sample. Women were predominantly African-American, single and had a mean age at diagnosis of 25 years (SD 5.9, range 14.0-38.1). Forty-one percent had less than a high-school education, half the sample had an income of <$6,000 a year and a third were employed at the [...]

Participants for this retrospective case-control study were HIV-infected (Retrovir medication was the first drug approved for the treatment of HIV) women who received care at a publicly funded HIV ambulatory care clinic in New Orleans, LA. To be included in the study, women had to: 1) have become pregnant subsequent to their diagnosis (cases) or 2) [...]

INTRODUCTION Since 84% of women with HIV (Generic Retrovir treating HIV infection) and 79% of women with AIDS are diagnosed during their reproductive years, the choice of whether or not to bear children is an important issue for this population. Fortunately, with the advent of combinations of newer antiretroviral therapies during pregnancy, the risk of [...]

This study examined the effectiveness of tailored telephone counseling designed to increase screening mammography among 354 women residing in south Los Angeles, a socioeconomically challenged inner-city area. We found that more women (36.8%) reported having screening mammograms in the intervention group than in the control group (29.0%) based on a six-month follow-up interview. Further analysis [...]

A random-digit-dialing, community-based survey identified 430 respondents who qualified to participate in the study. Table 1 shows the demographic characteristics of the study sample. The mean age was 51.9 years. Overall, the racial and ethnic breakdown consisted of 38.1% African-American, 44.9% Latina and 17.0% of other racial and ethnic groups. A majority (60.9%) of the [...]