Issue 16, April 19, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 16, 4/19/10
Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC’s new weekly digest!
The report consists of three components:
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Obesity, and Laboratory Sciences – Disease Models)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Cancers of the breast, uterus, ovary and cervix among Alaska Native women, 1974-2003external icon
Day GE, Lanier AP, Bulkow L, Kelly JJ, Murphy N.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2010 Feb;69(1):72-86.
- Preventing complications from 2009 influenza A (H1N1) in persons with underlying lung diseases: a formidable challenge for 2010 Year of the Lungexternal icon
Castro KG, Bell BP, Schuchat A.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Feb;14(2):127-9.
- A response to Jason et al. (2009), “evaluating the Centers for Disease Control’s empirical chronic fatigue syndrome case definition”
Reeves WC, Gurbaxani BM, Lin JS, Unger ER.
J Disabil Policy Stud. 2010 ;20(4):229-232.
- Fecal occult blood testing beliefs and practices of U.S. primary care physicians: serious deviations from evidence-based recommendationsexternal icon
Nadel MR, Berkowitz Z, Klabunde CN, Smith RA, Coughlin SS, White MC.
J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Apr 10.
- Vision, hearing, balance, and sensory impairment in Americans aged 70 years and over: United States, 1999-2006external icon
Dillon CF, Gu Q, Hoffman HJ, Ko CW.
NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Apr(31):1-8.
- Cancers of the breast, uterus, ovary and cervix among Alaska Native women, 1974-2003external icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Staphylococcus aureus community-onset pneumonia in patients admitted to children’s hospitals during autumn and winter of 2006-2007external icon
Kallen AJ, Reed C, Patton M, Arnold KE, Finelli L, Hageman J.
Epidemiol Infect. 2010 May;138(5):666-72.
- Staphylococcus aureus community-onset pneumonia in patients admitted to children’s hospitals during autumn and winter of 2006-2007external icon
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Environmental Health
- Sea-level-rise disaster in Micronesia: sentinel event for climate change?external icon
Keim ME.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2010 Mar;4(1):81-7.
- Sea-level-rise disaster in Micronesia: sentinel event for climate change?external icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Differences in birth weight for gestational age distributions according to the measures used to assign gestational ageexternal icon
Callaghan WM, Dietz PM.
Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Apr 1;171(7):826-36.
- Regression models to predict corrected weight, height and obesity prevalence from self-reported data: data from BRFSS 1999-2007external icon
Jain RB.
Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Apr 13.
- Differences in birth weight for gestational age distributions according to the measures used to assign gestational ageexternal icon
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Global Health
- First report worldwide of an infant botulism case due to Clostridium botulinum type E (Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2010) 48, 1, (326-328))
Luquez C, Dykes JK, Yu PA, Raphael BH, Maslanka SE.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2010 March;48(3):1017.
- First report worldwide of an infant botulism case due to Clostridium botulinum type E (Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2010) 48, 1, (326-328))
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Inconsistent condom use among young men who have sex with men, male sex workers, and transgenders in Thailandexternal icon
Chemnasiri T, Netwong T, Visarutratana S, Varangrat A, Li A, Phanuphak P, Jommaroeng R, Akarasewi P, van Griensven F.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Apr;22(2):100-9.
- Inconsistent condom use among young men who have sex with men, male sex workers, and transgenders in Thailandexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- Sexuality education policies and sexually transmitted disease rates in the United States of Americaexternal icon
Hogben M, Chesson H, Aral SO.
Int J STD AIDS. 2010 Apr;21(4):293-7.
- Socioeconomic influences on the effects of a genetic testing direct-to-consumer marketing campaignexternal icon
Bowen DJ, Harris J, Jorgensen CM, Myers MF, Kuniyuki A.
Public Health Genomics. 2010 ;13(3):131-42.
- Sexuality education policies and sexually transmitted disease rates in the United States of Americaexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- Trends in paediatric dental caries by poverty status in the United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004external icon
Dye BA, Arevalo O, Vargas CM.
Int J Paediatr Dent. 2010 Mar;20(2):132-43.
- Trends in paediatric dental caries by poverty status in the United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004external icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Comparing film and digital radiographs for reliability of pneumoconiosis classifications: a modeling approachexternal icon
Sen A, Lee SY, Gillespie BW, Kazerooni EA, Goodsitt MM, Rosenman KD, Lockey JE, Meyer CA, Petsonk EL, Wang ML, Franzblau A.
Acad Radiol. 2010 Apr;17(4):511-9.
- Lack of effect of compartmentalized drug resistance mutations on HIV-1 pol divergence in antiretroviral-experienced womenexternal icon
Kelley CF, Sullivan ST, Lennox JL, Evans-Strickfaden T, Hart CE.
AIDS. 2010 Apr 12.
- Investigation of an apparent outbreak of Rhodococcus equi bacteremiaexternal icon
Langer AJ, Feja K, Lasker BA, Hinrikson HP, Morey RE, Pellegrini GJ, Smith TL, Robertson C.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 May;67(1):95-100.
- Improving molecular detection of fungal DNA in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues: comparison of five tissue DNA extraction methods using panfungal PCRexternal icon
Munoz-Cadavid C, Rudd S, Zaki S, Patel M, Moser S, Brandt M, Gomez B.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Apr 14.
- Differences and changes of HPV16 variant status in HIV-positive adults are not uncommonexternal icon
Steinau M, Swan DC, Onyekwuluje JM, Brooks JT, Vellozzi C, Unger ER, Sun Study Investigators.
J Gen Virol. 2010 Apr 14.
- Development and evaluation of porcine cysticercosis QuickELISA in Triturus EIA analyzerexternal icon
Handali S, Pattabhi S, Lee YM, Silva-Ibanez M, Kovalenko VA, Levin AE, Gonzalez AE, Roberts JM, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Hancock K, Tsang VC.
J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2010 Jan;31(1):60-70.
- Viral shedding and clinical illness in naturally acquired influenza virus infectionsexternal icon
Lau LL, Cowling BJ, Fang VJ, Chan KH, Lau EH, Lipsitch M, Cheng CK, Houck PM, Uyeki TM, Peiris JS, Leung GM.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 31.
- Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in human microvascular endothelial cells: role in endothelial permeabilityexternal icon
Qian Y, Ducatman A, Ward R, Leonard S, Bukowski V, Lan Guo N, Shi X, Vallyathan V, Castranova V.
J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2010 Jan;73(12):819-36.
- Comparing film and digital radiographs for reliability of pneumoconiosis classifications: a modeling approachexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- A perspective on CDC’s efforts in Safe Motherhood: 2001 to the presentexternal icon
Brown-Bryant R, Brumbaugh K.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Apr 12.
- A perspective on CDC’s efforts in Safe Motherhood: 2001 to the presentexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Associations of job strain and occupation with subclinical atherosclerosis: The CARDIA Studyexternal icon
Greenlund KJ, Kiefe CI, Giles WH, Liu K.
Ann Epidemiol. 2010 May;20(5):323-31.
- Associations of job strain and occupation with subclinical atherosclerosis: The CARDIA Studyexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health – Mining
- Rapid detection and suppression of mining equipment cab fires
De Rosa MI, Litton CD.
Fire Technol. 2010 Apr;46(2):425-435.
- Postaccident mine communications and tracking systems
Novak T, Snyder DP, Kohler JL.
IEEE Trans Ind Appl. 2010 Mar-Apr;46(2):712-719.
- Whole-body vibration exposure comparison of seat designs for low- and mid-seam shuttle cars in underground coal mines
Mayton AG, Jobes CC, Ambrose DH, Kittusamy NK.
Trans Soc Min Metal Explor. 2010 Jan;326:132-142.
- Rapid detection and suppression of mining equipment cab fires
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Public Health Law
- The social distancing law project template: a method for jurisdictions to assess understanding of relevant legal authoritiesexternal icon
Leeb K, Chrysler D, Goodman RA.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2010 Mar;4(1):74-80.
- The social distancing law project template: a method for jurisdictions to assess understanding of relevant legal authoritiesexternal icon
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Reproductive Health
- Positive youth development as a strategy to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive healthexternal icon
Gavin LE, Catalano RF, Markham CM.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S1-6.
- Positive youth development as a strategy to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive healthexternal icon
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- High school completion rates among men with hemophiliaexternal icon
Drake JH, Soucie JM, Cutter SC, Forsberg AD, Baker JR, Riske B.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S489-94.
- The association of attendance at religious services and involvement in church/religious activities and youth assets, by gender, with youth’s engagement in sexual intercourse
Mueller T, Bensyl D, Vesely SK, Oman RF, Aspy CB.
Health Educ. 2010 ;110(2):125-134.
- High school completion rates among men with hemophiliaexternal icon
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Zoonoses
- Hookworms of dogs and cats as agents of cutaneous larva migransexternal icon
Bowman DD, Montgomery SP, Zajac AM, Eberhard ML, Kazacos KR.
Trends Parasitol. 2010 Apr;26(4):162-7.
- Public health issues concerning the widespread distribution of canine heartworm diseaseexternal icon
Lee AC, Montgomery SP, Theis JH, Blagburn BL, Eberhard ML.
Trends Parasitol. 2010 Apr;26(4):168-73.
- Epidemiologic and zoonotic aspects of ascarid infections in dogs and catsexternal icon
Lee AC, Schantz PM, Kazacos KR, Montgomery SP, Bowman DD.
Trends Parasitol. 2010 Apr;26(4):155-61.
- Lyme borreliosis in dogs and humans in the USAexternal icon
Little SE, Heise SR, Blagburn BL, Callister SM, Mead PS.
Trends Parasitol. 2010 Apr;26(4):213-8.
- Hookworms of dogs and cats as agents of cutaneous larva migransexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Obesity
- Vegetarian diets and childhood obesity preventionexternal icon
Sabate J, Wien M.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Mar 17.
- Comparing maternal and paternal intergenerational transmission of obesity risk in a large population-based sampleexternal icon
Whitaker KL, Jarvis MJ, Beeken RJ, Boniface D, Wardle J.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Apr 7.
- Soda taxes, soft drink consumption, and children’s body mass indexexternal icon
Sturm R, Powell LM, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Apr 1.
- Trends and racial/ethnic disparities in severe obesity among US children and adolescents, 1976-2006external icon
Wang YC, Gortmaker SL, Taveras EM.
Int J Pediatr Obes. 2010 Mar 17.
- Childhood obesity and schools: evidence from the national survey of children’s healthexternal icon
Li J, Hooker NH.
J Sch Health. 2010 Feb;80(2):96-103.
- Neighborhood socioeconomic status in relation to 10-year weight gain in the Black Women’s Health Studyexternal icon
Coogan PF, Cozier YC, Krishnan S, Wise LA, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L, Palmer JR.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Apr 1.
- Breakfast trends in children and adolescents: frequency and qualityexternal icon
Alexy U, Wicher M, Kersting M.
Public Health Nutr. 2010 Mar 18:1-8.
- Vegetarian diets and childhood obesity preventionexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences – Disease Models
- A review of data needed to parameterize a dynamic model of measles in developing countriesexternal icon
Szusz EK, Garrison LP, Bauch CT.
BMC Res Notes. 2010 ;3:75.
- Modeling optimal intervention strategies for choleraexternal icon
Miller Neilan RL, Schaefer E, Gaff H, Fister KR, Lenhart S.
Bull Math Biol. 2010 Mar 4.
- Emergence of viral diseases: mathematical modeling as a tool for infection control, policy and decision makingexternal icon
Louz D, Bergmans HE, Loos BP, Hoeben RC.
Crit Rev Microbiol. 2010 Mar 10.
- Mathematical models for assessing the role of airflow on the risk of airborne infection in hospital wardsexternal icon
Noakes CJ, Sleigh PA.
J R Soc Interface. 2009 Dec 6;6 Suppl 6:S791-800.
- FluTE, a publicly available stochastic influenza epidemic simulation modelexternal icon
Chao DL, Halloran ME, Obenchain VJ, Longini Jr. IM.
PLoS Comput Biol. 2010 ;6(1):e1000656.
- The shifting demographic landscape of influenzaexternal icon
Bansal S, Pourbohloul B, Grenfell B, Meyers LA.
PLoS Curr Influenza. 2009 :RRN1047.
- The impact of the demographic transition on dengue in Thailand: insights from a statistical analysis and mathematical modelingexternal icon
Cummings DA, Iamsirithaworn S, Lessler JT, McDermott A, Prasanthong R, Nisalak A, Jarman RG, et al.
PLoS Med. 2009 Sep;6(9):e1000139.
- The impact of realistic age structure in simple models of tuberculosis transmissionexternal icon
Brooks-Pollock E, Cohen T, Murray M.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(1):e8479.
- Calculation of disease dynamics in a population of householdsexternal icon
Ross JV, House T, Keeling MJ.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(3):e9666.
- Identifying sub-optimal responses to ivermectin in the treatment of river blindnessexternal icon
Churcher TS, Pion SD, Osei-Atweneboana MY, Prichard RK, Awadzi K, Boussinesq M, Collins RC, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Sep 29;106(39):16716-21.
- The risk of transfusion-transmitted infections in sub-Saharan Africaexternal icon
Jayaraman S, Chalabi Z, Perel P, Guerriero C, Roberts I.
Transfusion. 2010 Feb;50(2):433-42.
- A review of data needed to parameterize a dynamic model of measles in developing countriesexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Preliminary foodnet data on the incidence of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food – 10 states, 2009
Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 April 16;59(14):418-422.
- Update: Influenza activity – United States, August 30, 2009-March 27, 2010, and composition of the 2010 – 11 influenza vaccine
Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 April 16;59(14):423-430.
- Preliminary foodnet data on the incidence of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food – 10 states, 2009
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Association of anti-smoking legislation with rates of hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory conditionsexternal icon
Naiman A, Glazier RH, Moineddin R.
CMAJ. 2010 Apr 12.
- Fecal occult blood testing beliefs and practices of U.S. primary care physicians: serious deviations from evidence-based recommendationsexternal icon
Nadel MR, Berkowitz Z, Klabunde CN, Smith RA, Coughlin SS, White MC.
J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Apr 10.
- The pediatric obesity epidemic continues unabated in Bogalusa, Louisianaexternal icon
Broyles S, Katzmarzyk PT, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Bouchard C, Freedman DS, Berenson GS.
Pediatrics. 2010 Apr 5.
- Association of anti-smoking legislation with rates of hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory conditionsexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Likely transmission of norovirus on an airplane, October 2008external icon
Kirking HL, Cortes J, Burrer S, Hall AJ, Cohen NJ, Lipman H, Kim C, Daly ER, Fishbein DB.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 May 1;50(9):1216-21.
- Reduced clearance of penile human papillomavirus infection in uncircumcised menexternal icon
Hernandez BY, Shvetsov YB, Goodman MT, Wilkens LR, Thompson P, Zhu X, Ning L.
J Infect Dis. 2010 May 1;201(9):1340-3.
- 2009 influenza A(H1N1) seroconversion rates and risk factors among distinct adult cohorts in Singaporeexternal icon
Chen MI, Lee VJ, Lim WY, Barr IG, Lin RT, Koh GC, Yap J, Cui L, Cook AR, Laurie K, Tan LW, Tan BH, Loh J, Shaw R, Durrant C, Chow VT, Kelso A, Chia KS, Leo YS.
JAMA. 2010 Apr 14;303(14):1383-91.
- Invasive pneumococcal disease in Alaskan children: impact of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the role of water supplyexternal icon
Wenger JD, Zulz T, Bruden D, Singleton R, Bruce MG, Bulkow L, Parks D, Rudolph K, Hurlburt D, Ritter T, Klejka J, Hennessy T.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar;29(3):251-6.
- Likely transmission of norovirus on an airplane, October 2008external icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Weight gain in pregnancy and childhood body composition: findings from the Southampton women’s surveyexternal icon
Crozier SR, Inskip HM, Godfrey KM, Cooper C, Harvey NC, Cole ZA, Robinson SM.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Apr 7.
- Impact of bariatric surgery on hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: retrospective analysis of insurance claims dataexternal icon
Bennett WL, Gilson MM, Jamshidi R, Burke AE, Segal JB, Steele KE, Makary MA, Clark JM.
BMJ. 2010 ;340:c1662.
- Increasing incidence of kidney stones in children evaluated in the emergency departmentexternal icon
Sas DJ, Hulsey TC, Shatat IF, Orak JK.
J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 31.
- Mothers’ spanking of 3-year-old children and subsequent risk of children’s aggressive behaviorexternal icon
Taylor CA, Manganello JA, Lee SJ, Rice JC.
Pediatrics. 2010 Apr 12.
- Weight gain in pregnancy and childhood body composition: findings from the Southampton women’s surveyexternal icon
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