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Common spider bitesJames H Diaz
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am Fam Physician 75:869-73. 2007..These bites usually progress to ulcerating dermonecrosis at the bite site. Spider bites can be prevented by simple measures. Early species identification and specific management can prevent most serious sequelae of spider bites...- Global climate changes, natural disasters, and travel health risksJames H Diaz
Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Travel Med 13:361-72. 2006.... - Carpal tunnel syndrome in female nurse anesthetists versus operating room nurses: prevalence, laterality, and impact of handednessJ H Diaz
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Anesth Analg 93:975-80. 2001..Female nurse anesthetists may face greater occupational risks for developing left hand and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome than female operating room nurses... - The epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of ectoparasitic diseases in travelersJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Travel Med 13:100-11. 2006..4,5)... 
Proportionate cancer mortality in methyl methacrylate-exposed orthopedic surgeons compared to general surgeonsJames Henry Diaz
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University, 1615 Poydras Street Suite 1400, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Med Toxicol 7:125-32. 2011..MMA-exposed healthcare workers may be at increased risks of untimely deaths from site-specific malignancies...- Should we be concerned about global warming?James H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, 70112, USA
J La State Med Soc 158:278, 280-7. 2006.... - Hymenopterid bites, stings, allergic reactions, and the impact of hurricanes on hymenopterid-inflicted injuriesJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 70112, USA
J La State Med Soc 159:149-57. 2007.... - The epidemiology, evaluation, and management of stingray injuriesJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 70122, USA
J La State Med Soc 159:198-204; quiz 204, 230. 2007..All stingray injuries should be managed initially with wound irrigation to dislodge retained spine fragments and envenoming tissues and warm water immersion to inactivate heat-labile toxins... - The evaluation, management, and prevention of stingray injuries in travelersJames H Diaz
Program in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA
J Travel Med 15:102-9. 2008 - A 60-year meta-analysis of tick paralysis in the United States: a predictable, preventable, and often misdiagnosed poisoningJames Henry Diaz
LSU School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, USA
J Med Toxicol 6:15-21. 2010..TP should be added to and quickly excluded from the differential diagnoses of acute ataxia and ascending flaccid paralysis, especially in children living in TP-endemic regions of the USA... - The evolving global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of caterpillar envenomingJames H Diaz
Program in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 72:347-57. 2005..Since the 1970s, there have been increasing reports of mass dermatolgic, pulmonary, and systemic reactions following caterpillar encounters throughout the world... - Syndromic diagnosis and management of confirmed mushroom poisoningsJames H Diaz
Programs in Community Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Crit Care Med 33:427-36. 2005.... - Permanent paraparesis and cauda equina syndrome after epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headacheJames H Diaz
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Multidisciplinary Pain Mastery Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Anesthesiology 96:1515-7. 2002 - Evolving global epidemiology, syndromic classification, general management, and prevention of unknown mushroom poisoningsJames H Diaz
Programs in Community Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Crit Care Med 33:419-26. 2005.... - The public health impact of global climate changeJames H Diaz
Program in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1600 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Fam Community Health 27:218-29. 2004..Only an enlightened public consciousness can muster the political will required to press for policy changes and to support new technologies to conserve energy and to protect the environment from manmade agents of destruction... - The global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of spider bitesJames H Diaz
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 71:239-50. 2004..Spider bites can usually be prevented by simple personal and domestic measures. Early species identification and specific management may help prevent serious sequelae of spider bites... - Chronic postoperative epidural abscess with ascending neuromyotoniaJames H Diaz
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 70112, USA
Anesth Analg 95:1770-1, table of contents. 2002.... - Epidemiology and outcome of postural headache management in spontaneous intracranial hypotensionJ H Diaz
Department of Public Health, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Reg Anesth Pain Med 26:582-7. 2001..Due to the apparent failure of epidural blood patch to relieve headache in spontaneous intracranial hypotension, we investigated the epidemiologic features and treatment outcomes of this condition... - The epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of caterpillar envenoming in the southern USJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
J La State Med Soc 157:153-7. 2005..Since the 1970s, there have been increasing reports of dermatolgic, pulmonary, and systemic reactions following caterpillar encounters throughout the South... - The influence of global warming on natural disasters and their public health outcomesJames H Diaz
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA
Am J Disaster Med 2:33-42. 2007.... - The impact of hurricanes and flooding disasters on hymenopterid-inflicted injuriesJames H Diaz
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Disaster Med 2:257-69. 2007.... - The epidemiology, syndromic diagnosis, management, and prevention of spider bites in the SouthJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
J La State Med Soc 157:32-8. 2005..Spider bites can usually be prevented by simple personal and domestic measures. Early species identification and specific management may help prevent serious sequelae of spider bites... - Recognizing and reducing the risks of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) in travelersJames H Diaz
Program in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA
J Travel Med 15:184-95. 2008 - The epidemiology, toxidromic classification, general management, and prevention of mushroom poisoning in the United StatesJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
J La State Med Soc 157:330-6. 2005.... - Endemic mite-transmitted dermatoses and infectious diseases in the SouthJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
J La State Med Soc 162:140-5, 147-9. 2010.... - Increasing pesticide-resistant ectoparasitic infections may increase pesticide poisoning risks in childrenJames H Diaz
School of Public Health and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
J La State Med Soc 160:210-2, 214-20. 2008.... - Prevention and treatment of toxic seafoodborne diseases in travelersHeather M Barbier
Louisiana State University, New Orleans 70112, USA
J Travel Med 10:29-37. 2003 - Chagas disease in the United States: a cause for concern in Louisiana?James H Diaz
School of Public Health and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 70112, USA
J La State Med Soc 159:21-3, 25-9. 2007.... - The public health impact of hurricanes and major floodingJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
J La State Med Soc 156:145-50. 2004.... - A regional human services authority's rapid needs assessment of evacuees following natural disastersDavid E Post
Department of Health and Hospitals, Capital Area Human Services District, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Am J Disaster Med 3:253-64. 2008.... - Is fish consumption safe?James H Diaz
School of Public Health at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
J La State Med Soc 156:42, 44-9. 2004.... - The diagnosis, management, and prevention of common ectoparasitic infectionsJames H Diaz
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
J La State Med Soc 158:90-8. 2006..Many of these ectoparasites are now developing increasing resistances to medical therapies, including the safest insecticides and repellants...