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Study Population and Recruitment
Eligible were patients followed in the Harlem Hospital Infectious Diseases Clinic (New York City) with documented HIV/AIDS who were >18 years old with no recent (<1 month) use of antichlamydial antimicrobials and willing to answer a questionnaire and provide urine for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) testing. The Harlem Hospital institutional review board approved [...]

High-risk sexual behaviors among HIV-infected individuals significantly impact individual partnerships but may have greater implications when individuals’ social and sexual networks are considered. Most HIV prevention efforts have focused on primary prevention of HIV transmission among high-risk uninfected populations. Despite these efforts, annual cases of HIV (Generic Retrovir еreating HIV infection when used along with [...]

Lymphedema is a pathologic condition characterized by regional accumulation of an excessive amount of interstitial protein-rich fluid as a result of an imbalance between the demand for lymphatic flow and the capacity of the lymphatic circulation.
The most widely accepted classification of lymphedema divides this condition into primary and secondary types. Primary lymphedema is further classified [...]

An 88-year-old African-American male was referred from the outpatient clinic for evaluation of isolated swelling of the left upper extremity. The swelling of the arm had been progressively increasing over the last two weeks with no previous similar episodes. There was no associated history of fever, rash, pain, weight loss, preceding trauma or surgery. Apart [...]

BACKGROUND
Lymphedema is a pathologic condition broadly classified into primary and secondary types. Lymphedema is characterized by regional accumulation of excessive amounts of interstitial protein-rich fluid. Primary lymphedema is further classified into congenital, precox and tarda. Lymphedema tarda is considered to be a congenital disease, although the clinical manifestations may not become evident until 30 years [...]

This study confirms our previous data in which we documented the overrepresentation of minority children in published research. One possible explanation for the over representation of minority children is the location of the academic medical centers in poor urban sites with a large minority population from which the majority of subjects for pediatric research are [...]

Overall, 692 studies were examined and 228 studies qualified for further study. At least one author of each qualified study was contacted, and we received complete or partial survey responses regarding 157 (69%) of the studies. Response rates were similar between those studies in which race/ethnicity data were and were not reported.