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Nayak SG, Shrestha S, Kinney PL, Ross Z, Sheridan SC, Pantea CI, Hsu WH, Muscatiello N, Hwang SA. Development of a heat vulnerability index for New York State. Public Health 2017; 161:127-137. [PMID: 29195682 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The frequency and intensity of extreme heat events are increasing in New York State (NYS) and have been linked with increased heat-related morbidity and mortality. But these effects are not uniform across the state and can vary across large regions due to regional sociodemographic and environmental factors which impact an individual's response or adaptive capacity to heat and in turn contribute to vulnerability among certain populations. We developed a heat vulnerability index (HVI) to identify heat-vulnerable populations and regions in NYS. STUDY DESIGN Census tract level environmental and sociodemographic heat-vulnerability variables were used to develop the HVI to identify heat-vulnerable populations and areas. METHODS Variables were identified from a comprehensive literature review and climate-health research in NYS. We obtained data from 2010 US Census Bureau and 2011 National Land Cover Database. We used principal component analysis to reduce correlated variables to fewer uncorrelated components, and then calculated the cumulative HVI for each census tract by summing up the scores across the components. The HVI was then mapped across NYS (excluding New York City) to display spatial vulnerability. The prevalence rates of heat stress were compared across HVI score categories. RESULTS Thirteen variables were reduced to four meaningful components representing 1) social/language vulnerability; 2) socioeconomic vulnerability; 3) environmental/urban vulnerability; and 4) elderly/ social isolation. Vulnerability to heat varied spatially in NYS with the HVI showing that metropolitan areas were most vulnerable, with language barriers and socioeconomic disadvantage contributing to the most vulnerability. Reliability of the HVI was supported by preliminary results where higher rates of heat stress were collocated in the regions with the highest HVI. CONCLUSIONS The NYS HVI showed spatial variability in heat vulnerability across the state. Mapping the HVI allows quick identification of regions in NYS that could benefit from targeted interventions. The HVI will be used as a planning tool to help allocate appropriate adaptation measures like cooling centers and issue heat alerts to mitigate effects of heat in vulnerable areas.
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- S G Nayak
- New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, USA.
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- New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, USA; University at Albany, SUNY, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany St, Talbot 4W, Boston MA 02118-02526, USA
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- ZevRoss Spatial Analysis, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Kent State University, Department of Geography, McGilvrey Hall 443, Kent, OH 44242, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, USA; University at Albany, SUNY, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, USA; University at Albany, SUNY, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
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Kielb C, Lin S, Muscatiello N, Hord W, Rogers-Harrington J, Healy J. Building-related health symptoms and classroom indoor air quality: a survey of school teachers in New York State. Indoor Air 2015; 25:371-380. [PMID: 25196499 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Most previous research on indoor environments and health has studied school children or occupants in non-school settings. This investigation assessed building-related health symptoms and classroom characteristics via telephone survey of New York State school teachers. Participants were asked about 14 building-related symptoms and 23 classroom characteristics potentially related to poor indoor air quality (IAQ). Poisson regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between these symptoms and each classroom characteristic, controlling for potential confounders. About 500 teachers completed the survey. The most frequently reported classroom characteristics included open shelving (70.7%), food eaten in class (65.5%), dust (59.1%), and carpeting (46.9%). The most commonly reported symptoms included sinus problems (16.8%), headache (15.0%), allergies/congestion (14.8%), and throat irritation (14.6%). Experiencing one or more symptoms was associated most strongly with reported dust (relative risk (RR) = 3.67; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.62-5.13), dust reservoirs (RR = 2.13; 95% CI: 1.72-2.65), paint odors (RR = 1.73; 95% CI: 1.40-2.13), mold (RR = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.39-2.11), and moldy odors (RR = 1.65 95% CI: 1.30-2.10). Stronger associations were found with increasing numbers of reported IAQ-related classroom characteristics. Similar results were found with having any building-related allergic/respiratory symptom. This research adds to the body of evidence underscoring the importance to occupant health of school IAQ. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Teachers play an important role in educating children, and teacher well-being is important to this role. Health symptoms among New York teachers while at work are common and appear to be associated with numerous characteristics related to poor classroom IAQ. Improving school Indoor Air Quality may reduce sickness and absenteeism and improve teacher performance.
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- C Kielb
- NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Albany, NY, USA
- University at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY, USA
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- NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- New York State United Teachers, Latham, NY, USA
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- New York State United Teachers, Latham, NY, USA
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Muscatiello N, McCarthy A, Kielb C, Hsu WH, Hwang SA, Lin S. Classroom conditions and CO2 concentrations and teacher health symptom reporting in 10 New York State Schools. Indoor Air 2015; 25:157-167. [PMID: 24920413 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study assessed the relationship between teacher-reported symptoms and classroom carbon dioxide (CO2 ) concentrations. Previous studies have suggested that poor indoor ventilation can result in higher levels of indoor pollutants, which may affect student and teacher health. Ten schools (9 elementary, 1 combined middle/high school) in eight New York State school districts were visited over a 4-month period in 2010. Carbon dioxide concentrations were measured in classrooms over 48-h, and teachers completed surveys assessing demographic information and self-reported symptoms experienced during the current school year. Data from 64 classrooms (ranging from 1 to 9 per school) were linked with 68 teacher surveys (for four classrooms, two surveys were returned). Overall, approximately 20% of the measured classroom CO2 concentrations were above 1000 parts per million (ppm), ranging from 352 to 1591 ppm. In multivariate analyses, the odds of reporting neuro-physiologic (i.e., headache, fatigue, difficulty concentrating) symptoms among teachers significantly increased (OR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.02-1.64) for every 100 ppm increase in maximum classroom CO2 concentrations and were non-significantly increased in classrooms with above-median proportions of CO2 concentrations greater than 1000 ppm (OR = 2.26, 95% CI = 0.72-7.12).
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- N Muscatiello
- New York State Department of Health Empire State Plaza, Center for Environmental Health, Albany, NY, USA
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Facciorusso A, Muscatiello N, Barone M. Letter: prognostic scoring systems for hepatocellular carcinoma patients--the jury is still out. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2015; 41:596-7. [PMID: 25659216 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- A Facciorusso
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
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Muscatiello N, Nacchiero M, Della Valle N, Di Terlizzi F, Verderosa G, Salcuni A, Macarini L, Cignarelli M, Castriota M, D'Agnessa V, Ierardi E. Treatment of a pancreatic endocrine tumor by ethanol injection (PEI) guided by endoscopic ultrasound. Endoscopy 2008; 40 Suppl 2:E83. [PMID: 18633893 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- N Muscatiello
- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy.
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Muscatiello N, Salcuni A, Macarini L, Cignarelli M, Prencipe S, di Maso M, Castriota M, D'Agnessa V, Ierardi E, D'Agnessa V, Ierardi E. Treatment of a pancreatic endocrine tumor by ethanol injection guided by endoscopic ultrasound. Endoscopy 2008; 40 Suppl 2:E258-9. [PMID: 19090457 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- N Muscatiello
- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy.
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Muscatiello N, Nacchiero M, Della Valle N, Tarollo A, Diterlizzi F, Verderosa G, Nirchio V, Castriota M, D'Agnessa V, Panella C, Ierardi E. Ultrasonographic contrast medium improves the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. Endoscopy 2008; 40:540-1. [PMID: 18543143 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Muscatiello N, Pietrini L, Gentile M, Tonti P, Ricciardelli C, Sorrentini I, Ierardi E. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided ethanol lavage of a pancreatic fluid collection. Endoscopy 2006; 38:951. [PMID: 16981121 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- N Muscatiello
- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Ospedali Riuniti," Foggia, Italy.
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- N Muscatiello
- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy.
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De Francesco V, Della Valle N, Stoppino V, Amoruso A, Muscatiello N, Panella C, Ierardi E. Effectiveness and pharmaceutical cost of sequential treatment for Helicobacter pylori in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2004; 19:993-8. [PMID: 15113366 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01877.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND A novel 10-day sequential treatment regimen recently achieved a significantly higher eradication rate than standard 7-day therapy in both peptic ulcer disease and non-ulcer dyspepsia. Its higher performance has recently been confirmed using a halved clarithromycin dose in peptic ulcer disease. AIMS To evaluate whether an acceptable eradication rate could also be obtained by halving the clarithromycin dose in dyspeptic patients and to assess the role of possible factors affecting the outcome of therapy. METHODS In a prospective, open-label study, 162 patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori infection, assessed by rapid urease test and histology, were enrolled. Patients were randomized to receive either 10-day sequential therapy, comprising rabeprazole 20 mg b.d. plus amoxicillin 1 g b.d. for the first 5 days, followed by rabeprazole 20 mg b.d., clarithromycin 250 mg b.d. and tinidazole 500 mg b.d. for the remaining 5 days (low-dose therapy), or a similar schedule with clarithromycin 500 mg b.d. (high-dose therapy). Four to six weeks after therapy, H. pylori eradication was assessed by endoscopy/histology. RESULTS A similar H. pylori eradication rate was observed following low- and high-dose regimens for both per protocol (94% vs. 95%; P = N.S.) and intention-to-treat (93% vs. 94%; P = N.S.) analyses. No major side-effects were reported. Halving the clarithromycin dose leads to a per patient saving in pharmaceutical costs of 24.6 euros. None of the variables examined affected the effectiveness of eradication of the sequential regimen. CONCLUSION A reduction of the clarithromycin dose does not affect H. pylori eradication with the sequential regimen in non-ulcer dyspepsia and affords lower costs.
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Muscatiello N, Cuomo R, Gentile M, De Francesco V, Stoppino V, Contillo A, Salcuni A, Natale C, Panella C, Ierardi E. Endoscopic ultrasound localization of a solitary insulinoma of pancreatic tail misdiagnosed as epilepsy: case report. Abdom Imaging 2004; 28:859-61. [PMID: 14753607 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0039-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 17-year-old female patient with features of epilepsy was treated with valproic acid. Two years later, hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia appeared. Transabdominal ultrasonography, spiral computed tomography, and indium-111 Octreoscan were performed without positive results. Endoscopic ultrasonography identified an oval tumor in the pancreatic tail with a color Doppler hypervascular pattern. Surgical enucleation decreased levels of insulin and C-peptide within 20 min, and the patient became free of symptoms and medications.
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- N Muscatiello
- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti of Foggia, Viale L. Pinto, 71100 Foggia, Italy
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Ierardi E, Muscatiello N, Nacchiero M, Gentile M, Margiotta M, Marangi S, De Francesco V, Francavilla R, Barone M, Faleo D, Panella C, Francavilla A, Cuomo R. Second harmonic imaging improves trans-abdominal ultrasound detection of biliary sludge in 'idiopathic' pancreatitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2003; 17:473-7. [PMID: 12562463 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01435.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recently, biliary sludge has been strongly correlated with 'idiopathic pancreatitis'. It is often diagnosed by trans-abdominal ultrasonography, despite the low sensitivity of this investigation. New scanners, using second harmonic imaging, may improve the quality of the echographic picture. AIM To verify the impact of this methodology on the detection of biliary sludge in patients with 'idiopathic' pancreatitis. METHODS Fifty patients with 'idiopathic' pancreatitis observed over a 18-month period entered the study. Exclusion criteria were gall-bladder stones, polyps, clinical conditions related to biliary sludge development and haemolytic disorders. Patients were assessed blind by two operators using either conventional ultrasonography or second harmonic imaging. The parameters of diagnostic quality of both examinations were evaluated using, as the gold standard, microscopic examination of the gall-bladder content collected at endoscopy after cholecystokinin infusion. RESULTS An improvement in sensitivity, specificity, efficiency and negative predictive value was obtained by second harmonic imaging compared with conventional ultrasonography. CONCLUSIONS Second harmonic imaging, in our experience, is a reliable non-invasive tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of biliary sludge in the course of 'idiopathic' pancreatitis.
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- E Ierardi
- Gastroenterology Department, University of Foggia, Italy.
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Crucinio N, Palieri AP, Nacchiero MC, Cela EM, Muscatiello N, Sgarro C, Faleo D. [Radiofrequency ablation: a new approach in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma]. G Chir 2001; 22:89-92. [PMID: 11284172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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HCC is a tumor with increasing incidence that usually develops on cirrhotic liver; therefore the prognosis depends on both tumor size and liver function. HCC generally shows a slow growth and (not very important) symptoms; so, the periodic surveillance of cirrhotic patients, by using US examination and alpha-fetoprotein level, allows an early diagnosis of the tumor. Several techniques have proved useful in the treatment of HCC but, in comparison with other currently available percutaneous therapies, RF ablation appears to have several advantages. Authors' results suggest that RF ablation is an effective and safe procedure for the therapy of local hepatic neoplasms. However, further studies will be required to demonstrate that RF ablation is more effective than percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in the treatment of HCC.
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- N Crucinio
- Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Azienda Mista Ospedali, Università di Foggia
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