Cluster of five children with acute encephalopathy associated with cat-scratch disease in south Florida.

Between August 12 and September 27, 1994, five children in South Florida were hospitalized at a single hospital because of encephalopathy, presenting as status epilepticus, associated with cat-scratch disease (CSD). Diagnoses were confirmed by using an indirect fluorescent antibody test to detect antibody to Bartonella henselae, the causative agent of CSD. These cases represent the first cluster of CSD encephalopathy cases to be recognized in the United States.

Epidemiology of cancer in the United States.

Malignant neoplasms are responsible for more than half a million deaths annually and 22.5% of all deaths in the United States. Cancer is the second leading cause of death overall and the leading cause of death among Americans aged 35-64.

Cardiovascular health promotion in children: "Heart Smart" and the changing role of physicians.

Despite encouraging reductions in mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD), it remains a major public health problem and the leading cause of death in the United States. Although various explanations have been proposed for declining death rates, a consensus exists regarding the importance of lifestyle alterations for risk factor reduction. Because cardiovascular (CV) risk-related behavioral patterns are acquired during childhood, numerous school-based CV health promotion programs have been implemented.

Cardiovascular risk in parents of children with extreme lipoprotein cholesterol levels: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

Fasting serum lipids, lipoprotein cholesterol, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors were examined in 321 natural parents of children with low and/or high levels of beta- and pre-beta-lipoprotein cholesterol. Parents of children from low pre-beta-lipoprotein groups had elevated alpha- and lower pre-beta-lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Parents whose children had high beta-lipoprotein cholesterol levels also had high serum total and beta-lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

Trends in fatty acid intakes of 10-year-old children, 1973 to 1982.

Diets of four groups of 10-year-old children (no. = 871, 30% black, 70% white) were examined over 10 years with 24-hour dietary recalls to study temporal trends in cholesterol, fat, and fatty acid intakes in a community. Boys had higher intakes per day and per kilogram body weight than girls for all nutrients (p less than .