• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Cancer and Cancer Screening and Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Cancer and Cancer Screening
     • American Cancer Society guideline for the early detection of prostate cancer: update 2010
       Wolf AM, Wender RC, Etzioni RB, Thompson IM, D'Amico AV, Volk RJ, Brooks DD, et al.
       CA Cancer J Clin. 2010 Mar-Apr;60(2):70-98.
       
     • Utility of influenza vaccination for oncology patients
       Pollyea DA, Brown JM, Horning SJ.
       J Clin Oncol. 2010 May 10;28(14):2481-90.
       
   • Communicable Diseases
     • Clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a cohort chronically infected with hepatitis B virus
       Simonetti J, Bulkow L, McMahon BJ, Homan C, Snowball M, Negus S, Williams J, Livingston SE.
       Hepatology. 2010 May;51(5):1531-7.
       
     • The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States in the era of vaccination
       Wasley A, Kruszon-Moran D, Kuhnert W, Simard EP, Finelli L, McQuillan G, Bell B.
       J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 9.
       
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     • Sex, menopause, metabolic syndrome, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality--cohort analysis from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
       Lin JW, Caffrey JL, Chang MH, Lin YS.
       J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jun 9.
       
   • Health Disparities
     • Racial disparities in primary and reactivation tuberculosis in a rural community in the southeastern United States
       O'Donnell MR, Chamblee S, von Reyn CF, Ellerbrock TV, Johnson J, Marsh BJ, Moreland JD, Narita M, Pedrosa M, Johnson LS, Horsburgh Jr. CR.
       Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Jun;14(6):733-40.
       
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     • Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers
       Schaefer MK, Jhung M, Dahl M, Schillie S, Simpson C, Llata E, Link-Gelles R, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Patel P, Bolyard E, Sehulster L, Srinivasan A, Perz JF.
       JAMA. 2010 Jun 9;303(22):2273-9.
       
   • Immunity and Immunization
     • Rotavirus vaccines for global use: what are the remaining issues and challenges?
       Jiang B, Patel M, Parashar U.
       Hum Vaccin. 2010 May 12;6(5).
       
   • Public Health, General
     • Deaths preventable in the U.S. by improvements in use of clinical preventive services
       Farley TA, Dalal MA, Mostashari F, Frieden TR.
       Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jun;38(6):600-9.
       
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     • Objectively assessed secondhand smoke exposure and mental health in adults: cross-sectional and prospective evidence from the Scottish Health Survey
       Hamer M, Stamatakis E, Batty GD.
       Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Jun 7.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Communicable Diseases
     1. Partner concurrency and the STD/HIV epidemic
        Aral SO.
        Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2010 ;12(2):134-139.
        
     2. New measles virus genotype associated with outbreak, China
        Zhang Y, Ding Z, Wang H, Li L, Pang Y, Brown KE, Xu S, Zhu Z, Rota PA, Featherstone D, Xu W.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jun;16(6):943-7.
        
     3. Prevention of community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection among Asian/Pacific Islanders: a qualitative assessment
        Ciccarone RM, Kim M, Tice AD, Nakata M, Effler P, Jernigan DB, Cardo DM, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL.
        Hawaii Med J. 2010 Jun;69(6):142-4.
        
     4. Outbreak of pneumonia associated with emergent human adenovirus serotype 14 - Southeast Alaska, 2008
        Esposito DH, Gardner TJ, Schneider E, Stockman LJ, Tate JE, Panozzo CA, Robbins CL, Jenkerson SA, Thomas L, Watson CM, Curns AT, Erdman DD, Lu X, Cromeans T, Westcott M, Humphries C, Ballantyne J, Fischer GE, McLaughlin JB, Armstrong G, Anderson LJ.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 9.
        
     5. Detection of rotavirus antigenemia in routinely obtained serum specimens to augment surveillance and vaccine effectiveness evaluations
        Patel M, Rench MA, Boom JA, Tate JE, Sahni LC, Hull JA, Gentsch JR, Parashar UD, Baker CJ.
        Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jun 4.
        
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     6. EHTER: where does it go from here?
        Kalis MA, Miller MD.
        J Environ Health. 2010 ;72(10):38-39.
        
   • Environmental Health
     7. Relationships between polybrominated diphenyl ether concentrations in house dust and serum
        Johnson PI, Stapleton HM, Sjodin A, Meeker JD.
        Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Jun 3.
        
     8. The BEACHES Study: health effects and exposures from non-point source microbial contaminants in subtropical recreational marine waters
        Fleisher JM, Fleming LE, Solo-Gabriele HM, Kish JK, Sinigalliano CD, Plano L, Elmir SM, Wang JD, Withum K, Shibata T, Gidley ML, Abdelzaher A, He G, Ortega C, Zhu X, Wright M, Hollenbeck J, Backer LC.
        Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Jun 3.
        
     9. Recreational exposure to microcystins during algal blooms in two California lakes
        Backer LC, McNeel SV, Barber T, Kirkpatrick B, Williams C, Irvin M, Zhou Y, Johnson TB, Nierenberg K, Aubel M, LePrell R, Chapman A, Foss A, Corum S, Hill VR, Kieszak SM, Cheng YS.
        Toxicon. 2010 May;55(5):909-21.
        
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     10. Trends in frequency of reporting improper diabetes-related cause-of-death statements on death certificates, 1985-2005: an algorithm to identify incorrect causal sequences
         Lu TH, Anderson RN, Kawachi I.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2010 May 15;171(10):1069-78.
         
     11. Reliance on self-reporting underestimates pregnancy smoking rates in Scotland, with more than 2400 pregnant smokers estimated to be missed each year
         Tong VT, Dietz PM, England LJ.
         Evid Based Med. 2010 Jun;15(3):94-5.
         
     12. Prevalence of antimicrobial use among United States nursing home residents: results from a national survey
         Pakyz AL, Dwyer LL.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Jun;31(6):661-2.
         
     13. A comparison of mail and telephone administration of district-level questionnaires for the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006: effects on estimates and data quality
         Denniston M, Brener N.
         J Sch Health. 2010 ;80(6):304-311.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     14. Women who have sex with women in the United States: prevalence, sexual behavior and prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection-: results from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2006
         Xu F, Sternberg MR, Markowitz LE.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jun 4.
         
     15. Prevalent high-risk respiratory hygiene practices in urban and rural Bangladesh
         Nasreen S, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Gurley ES, Winch PJ, Unicomb L, Sharker MA, Southern D, Luby SP.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2010 June;15(6):762-771.
         
   • Health Communication and Education
     16. Postdisaster health communication and information sources: the Iowa flood scenario
         Murphy MW, Iqbal S, Sanchez CA, Quinlisk MP.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2010 Jun;4(2):129-34.
         
     17. Building on partnerships: reconnecting kids with nature for health benefits
         Kruger J, Nelson K, Klein P, McCurdy LE, Pride P, Carrier Ady J.
         Health Promot Pract. 2010 May;11(3):340-6.
         
   • Health Disparities
     18. The US perspective: lessons learned from the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program
         Giles WH.
         J R Soc Med. 2010 Jun 3.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     19. Preventing infections in patients undergoing hemodialysis
         Kallen AJ, Arduino MJ, Patel PR.
         Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2010 Jun;8(6):643-55.
         
     20. Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers
         Schaefer MK, Jhung M, Dahl M, Schillie S, Simpson C, Llata E, Link-Gelles R, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Patel P, Bolyard E, Sehulster L, Srinivasan A, Perz JF.
         JAMA. 2010 Jun 9;303(22):2273-9.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     21. Invasive pneumococcal disease a decade after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use in an American Indian population at high risk for disease
         Weatherholtz R, Millar EV, Moulton LH, Reid R, Rudolph K, Santosham M, O'Brien KL.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2010 May 1;50(9):1238-46.
         
   • Informatics
     22. The next public health revolution: public health information fusion and social networks
         Khan AS, Fleischauer A, Casani J, Groseclose SL.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Jul;100(7):1237-42.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     23. Carbon nanotubes degraded by neutrophil myeloperoxidase induce less pulmonary inflammation
         Kagan VE, Konduru NV, Feng W, Allen BL, Conroy J, Volkov Y, Vlasova II, Belikova NA, Yanamala N, Kapralov A, Tyurina YY, Shi J, Kisin ER, Murray AR, Franks J, Stolz D, Gou P, Klein-Seetharaman J, Fadeel B, Star A, Shvedova AA.
         Nat Nanotechnol. 2010 May;5(5):354-9.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     24. Association of hospitalization for infection in childhood with diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: a Danish cohort study
         Atladottir HO, Thorsen P, Schendel DE, Ostergaard L, Lemcke S, Parner ET.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 May;164(5):470-7.
         
     25. Public health and laboratory considerations regarding newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus
         Dollard SC, Schleiss MR, Grosse SD.
         J Inherit Metab Dis. 2010 Jun 8.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     26. Total folate and folic acid intakes from foods and dietary supplements of US children aged 1-13 y
         Bailey RL, McDowell MA, Dodd KW, Gahche JJ, Dwyer JT, Picciano MF.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun 9.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     27. Effect of exhaled moisture on breathing resistance of N95 filtering facepiece respirators
         Roberge RJ, Bayer E, Powell JB, Coca A, Roberge MR, Benson SM.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Jun 3.
         
     28. Physician recognition of work-related asthma among US farm operators
         Mazurek JM, Schleiff PL.
         Fam Med. 2010 Jun;42(6):408-13.
         
     29. Associations between work schedule characteristics and occupational injury and illness
         de Castro A, Fujishiro K, Rue T, Tagalog E, Samaco-Paquiz L, Gee G.
         Int Nurs Rev. 2010 ;57(2):188-194.
         
     30. Characterization of frequency-dependent responses of the vascular system to repetitive vibration
         Krajnak K, Miller GR, Waugh S, Johnson C, Li S, Kashon ML.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Jun;52(6):584-94.
         
     31. Vermiculite worker mortality: estimated effects of occupational exposure to Libby amphibole
         Larson TC, Antao VC, Bove FJ.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2010 May;52(5):555-60.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     32. Rates and costs of respiratory illness in coal mining: a cross-industry comparative analysis
         Van Houtven G, Reed WR, Biddle EA, Volkwein JC, Clayton L, Finkelstein E.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Jun;52(6):610-7.
         
     33. Coal workers' pneumoconiosis and progressive massive fibrosis are increasingly more prevalent among workers in small underground coal mines in the United States
         Laney AS, Attfield MD.
         Occup Environ Med. 2010 Jun;67(6):428-31.
         
   • Physical Activity
     34. Built environment attributes and walking patterns among the elderly population in Bogota
         Gomez LF, Parra DC, Buchner D, Brownson RC, Sarmiento OL, Pinzon JD, Ardila M, Moreno J, Serrato M, Lobelo F.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jun;38(6):592-9.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     35. Binge drinking and suboptimal self-rated health among adult drinkers
         Tsai J, Ford ES, Li C, Pearson WS, Zhao G.
         Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010 Jun 1.
         
   • Zoonoses
     36. Sin Nombre virus-specific immunoglobulin M and G kinetics in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and the role played by serologic responses in predicting disease outcome
         Macneil A, Comer JA, Ksiazek TG, Rollin PE.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 3.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Cancer and Cancer Screening
     37. Dissemination and implementation research on community-based cancer prevention: a systematic review
         Rabin BA, Glasgow RE, Kerner JF, Klump MP, Brownson RC.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4):443-56.
         
     38. Understanding differences in the guidelines for colorectal cancer screening
         Imperiale TF, Ransohoff DF.
         Gastroenterology. 2010 May;138(5):1642-1647 e1.
         
     39. Patient education cards for skin cancer detection and treatment
         Kauffman RD, Shah MS, Kauffman RM.
         J Cancer Educ. 2010 Jun;25(2):184-7.
         
     40. Developing partnerships to reduce disparities in cancer screening
         Breslau ES, Rochester PW, Saslow D, Crocoll CE, Johnson LE, Vinson CA.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2010 May;7(3):A62.
         
     41. Compliance with Fleischner Society guidelines for management of small lung nodules: a survey of 834 radiologists
         Eisenberg RL, Bankier AA, Boiselle PM.
         Radiology. 2010 Apr;255(1):218-24.
         
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity
     42. Translating epidemiology into policy to prevent childhood obesity: the case for promoting physical activity in school settings
         Brownson RC, Chriqui JF, Burgeson CR, Fisher MC, Ness RB.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Jun;20(6):436-44.
         
     43. Maternal prepregnancy body mass index in relation to Hispanic preschooler overweight/obesity
         Kitsantas P, Pawloski LR, Gaffney KF.
         Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jun 8.
         
     44. Validity of childhood adiposity classification in predicting adolescent overweight and obesity
         Huerta M, Zarka S, Bibi H, Haviv J, Scharf S, Gdalevich M.
         Int J Pediatr Obes. 2010 May 3;5(3):250-5.
         
     45. The TOTS community intervention to prevent overweight in American Indian toddlers beginning at birth: a feasibility and efficacy study
         Karanja N, Lutz T, Ritenbaugh C, Maupome G, Jones J, Becker T, Aickin M.
         J Community Health. 2010 May 22.
         
     46. Effective multi-level, multi-sector, school-based obesity prevention programming improves weight, blood pressure, and academic performance, especially among low-income, minority children
         Hollar D, Lombardo M, Lopez-Mitnik G, Hollar TL, Almon M, Agatston AS, Messiah SE.
         J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 May;21(2 Suppl):93-108.
         
     47. Multi-site randomized controlled trial of a child-centered physical activity program, a parent-centered dietary-modification program, or both in overweight children: the HIKCUPS study
         Okely AD, Collins CE, Morgan PJ, Jones RA, Warren JM, Cliff DP, Burrows TL, et al.
         J Pediatr. 2010 May 5.
         
     48. Storing empty calories and chronic disease risk: snack-food products, nutritive content, and manufacturers in Philadelphia corner stores
         Lucan SC, Karpyn A, Sherman S.
         J Urban Health. 2010 May;87(3):394-409.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     49. Ecstasy overdoses at a New Year's Eve rave --- Los Angeles, California, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jun 11;59(22):677-81.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     50. Association between maternal intimate partner violence and incident obesity in preschool-aged children: results from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study
         Boynton-Jarrett R, Fargnoli J, Suglia SF, Zuckerman B, Wright RJ.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Jun;164(6):540-6.
         
     51. Risk of injury associated with body checking among youth ice hockey players
         Emery CA, Kang J, Shrier I, Goulet C, Hagel BE, Benson BW, Nettel-Aguirre A, McAllister JR, Hamilton GM, Meeuwisse WH.
         JAMA. 2010 Jun 9;303(22):2265-72.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     52. Childhood hardship, maternal smoking, and birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study
         Harville EW, Boynton-Jarrett R, Power C, Hypponen E.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Jun;164(6):533-9.
         
     53. Impact of extreme prematurity on family functioning and maternal health 20 years later
         Saigal S, Pinelli J, Streiner DL, Boyle M, Stoskopf B.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Jun 7.
         
   • Military Medicine and Health
     54. Prevalence of mental health problems and functional impairment among active component and National Guard soldiers 3 and 12 months following combat in Iraq
         Thomas JL, Wilk JE, Riviere LA, McGurk D, Castro CA, Hoge CW.
         Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Jun;67(6):614-23.
         
     55. Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of dementia among US veterans
         Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Lindquist K, Barnes D, Covinsky KE, Neylan T, Kluse M, Marmar C.
         Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Jun;67(6):608-13.
         
   
   

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