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

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   • Communicable Diseases
     • Increased mortality among publicly insured participants in the HIV Outpatient Study despite HAART treatment
       Palella FJ, Baker RK, Buchacz K, Chmiel JS, Tedaldi EM, Novak RM, Durham MD, Brooks JT.
       AIDS. 2011 Sep 24;25(15):1865-1876.
       
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     • Lessons from the 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey
       Stone GS, Henderson AK, Davis SI, Lewin M, Shimizu I, Krishnamurthy R, Bisgard K, Lee R, Jumaan A, Marziale E, Bryant M, Williams C, Mason K, Sirois M, Hori M, Chapman J, Bowman DJ.
       Disasters. 2011 Oct 13.
       
     • Economic feasibility of a new method to estimate mortality in crisis-affected and resource-poor settings
       Roberts B, Morgan OW, Sultani MG, Nyasulu P, Rwebangila S, Sondorp E, Chandramohan D, Checchi F.
       PLoS One. 2011 ;6(9):e25175.
       
   • Health Disparities
     • An analysis of language as a barrier to receiving influenza vaccinations among an elderly Hispanic population in the United States
       Pearson WS, Zhao G, Ford ES.
       Adv Prev Med. 2011 ;2011:298787.
       
     • Health disparities between Muslim and non-Muslim countries
       Razzak JA, Khan UR, Azam I, Nasrullah M, Pasha O, Malik M, Ghaffar A.
       East Mediterr Health J. 2011 September;17 (9):654-664.
       
     • Place, not race: disparities dissipate in Southwest Baltimore when blacks and whites live under similiar conditions
       LaVeist T, Pollack K, Thorpe R, Fesahazion R, Gaskin D.
       Health Aff. 2011 Oct;30(10):1880-1887.
       
   • Nutritional Sciences
     • Dietary supplements and mortality rate in older women: the Iowa Women's Health Study
       Mursu J, Robien K, Harnack LJ, Park K, Jacobs DR.
       Arch Intern Med. 2011 Oct 10;171(18):1625-33.
       
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     • Silicosis mortality with respiratory tuberculosis in the United States, 1968-2006
       Nasrullah M, Mazurek JM, Wood JM, Bang KM, Kreiss K.
       Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 1;174(7):839-48.
       
   • Parasitic Diseases
     • Adherence to treatment with artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated malaria in rural Malawi
       Mace KE, Mwandama D, Jafali J, Luka M, Filler SJ, Sande J, Ali D, Kachur SP, Mathanga DP, Skarbinski J.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;53(8):772-9.
       
   • Public Health, General
     • Exploring the context: contemporary public health
       Monroe JA.
       Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4 Suppl 3):S155-9.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. The ACE I/D polymorphism in US adults: limited evidence of association with hypertension-related traits and sex-specific effects by race/ethnicity
        Ned RM, Yesupriya A, Imperatore G, Smelser DT, Moonesinghe R, Chang MH, Dowling NF.
        Am J Hypertens. 2011 Oct 13.
        
     2. Risk of cardiovascular mortality in relation to optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol combined with hypertriglyceridemia: is there a difference by gender?
        Kuklina EV, Keenan NL, Callaghan WM, Hong Y.
        Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;21(11):807-14.
        
     3. How are symptoms of ovarian cancer managed? A study of primary care physicians
        Goff BA, Matthews B, Andrilla CH, Miller JW, Trivers KF, Berry D, Lishner DM, Baldwin LM.
        Cancer. 2011 Oct 1;117(19):4414-23.
        
     4. Dissemination and translation: a frontier for cancer survivorship research
        Pollack LA, Hawkins NA, Peaker BL, Buchanan N, Risendal BC.
        Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Oct;20(10):2093-8.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     5. Human infection with novel G3P[25] rotavirus strain in Taiwan
        Wu FT, Banyai K, Huang JC, Wu HS, Chang FY, Hsiung CA, Huang YC, Lin JS, Hwang KP, Jiang B, Gentsch JR.
        Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Oct;17(10):1570-1573.
        
     6. Establishing the diagnosis of HIV infection: new tests and a new algorithm for the United States
        Branson BM, Mermin J.
        J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 10.
        
     7. Host genetic risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease progression
        Bigham AW, Buckingham KJ, Husain S, Emond MJ, Bofferding KM, Gildersleeve H, Rutherford A, Astakhova NM, Perelygin AA, Busch MP, Murray KO, Sejvar JJ, Green S, Kriesel J, Brinton MA, Bamshad M.
        PLoS One. 2011 ;6(9):e24745.
        
     8. The cost and cost-effectiveness of expedited partner therapy compared with standard partner referral for the treatment of chlamydia or gonorrhea
        Gift TL, Kissinger P, Mohammed H, Leichliter JS, Hogben M, Golden MR.
        Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):1067-73.
        
     9. A prospective study of the psychosocial impact of a positive Chlamydia trachomatis laboratory test
        Gottlieb SL, Stoner BP, Zaidi AA, Buckel C, Tran M, Leichliter JS, Berman SM, Markowitz LE.
        Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):1004-11.
        
     10. Prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection, human immunodeficiency virus/herpes simplex virus type 2 coinfection, and associated risk factors in a national, population-based survey in Kenya
         Mugo N, Dadabhai SS, Bunnell R, Williamson J, Bennett E, Baya I, Akinyi N, Mohamed I, Kaiser R.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):1059-1066.
         
     11. Cost-effectiveness of a dual non-treponemal/treponemal syphilis point-of-care test to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
         Owusu-Edusei K, Gift TL, Ballard RC.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):997-1003.
         
     12. Chlamydia positivity trends among women attending family planning clinics: United States, 2004-2008
         Satterwhite CL, Grier L, Patzer R, Weinstock H, Howards PP, Kleinbaum D.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov;38(11):989-94.
         
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     13. First global consensus for evidence-based management of the hematopoietic syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation
         Dainiak N, Gent RN, Carr Z, Schneider R, Bader J, Buglova E, Chao N, Coleman CN, Ganser A, Gorin C, Hauer-Jensen M, Huff LA, Lillis-Hearne P, Maekawa K, Nemhauser J, Powles R, Schunemann H, Shapiro A, Stenke L, Valverde N, Weinstock D, White D, Albanese J, Meineke V.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Oct 10.
         
     14. Literature review and global consensus on management of acute radiation syndrome affecting nonhematopoietic organ systems
         Dainiak N, Gent RN, Carr Z, Schneider R, Bader J, Buglova E, Chao N, Coleman CN, Ganser A, Gorin C, Hauer-Jensen M, Huff LA, Lillis-Hearne P, Maekawa K, Nemhauser J, Powles R, Schunemann H, Shapiro A, Stenke L, Valverde N, Weinstock D, White D, Albanese J, Meineke V.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Oct 10.
         
     15. Communications, terrorism, and homeland security: new approaches, projects, and initiatives
         Miller CW.
         Health Phys. 2011 Nov;101(5):543-4.
         
     16. Federal interagency communication strategies for addressing radiation emergencies and other public health crises
         Miller CW, McCurley MC.
         Health Phys. 2011 Nov;101(5):559-61.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     17. Ancient ancestry of KFDV and AHFV revealed by complete genome analyses of viruses isolated from ticks and mammalian hosts
         Dodd KA, Bird BH, Khristova ML, Albarino CG, Carroll SA, Comer JA, Erickson BR, Rollin PE, Nichol ST.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Oct;5(10):e1352.
         
   • Environmental Health
     18. Integrating environmental health into medical education
         Gehle KS, Crawford JL, Hatcher MT.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4 Suppl 3):S296-301.
         
     19. Outbreak of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with rodeo attendance, Utah and Idaho, 2009
         Lanier WA, Hall JM, Herlihy RK, Rolfs RT, Wagner JM, Smith LH, Hyytia-Trees EK.
         Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Oct;8(10):1131-3.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     20. Differentiating cause-of-death terminology for deaths coded as sudden infant death syndrome, accidental suffocation, and unknown cause: an investigation using US death certificates, 2003-2004
         Kim SY, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Chu SY, Camperlengo LT, Anderson RN.
         J Forensic Sci. 2011 Oct 7.
         
     21. Trends in emergency department visits among Medicaid patients
         Sonnenfeld N, Decker SL, Schappert SM.
         JAMA. 2011 Sep 21;306(11):1202-3; author reply 1203.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     22. Current practice in Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization
         Diekema D, Johannsson B, Herwaldt L, Beekmann S, Jernigan J, Kallen A, Berrios-Torres S, Polgreen P.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;32(10):1042-4.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     23. Rotavirus vaccine and health care utilization for diarrhea in U.S. children
         Cortes JE, Curns AT, Tate JE, Cortese MM, Patel MM, Zhou F, Parashar UD.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 22;365(12):1108-17.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     24. Global phospholipidomics analysis reveals selective pulmonary peroxidation profiles upon inhalation of single-walled carbon nanotubes
         Tyurina YY, Kisin ER, Murray A, Tyurin VA, Kapralova VI, Sparvero LJ, Amoscato AA, Samhan-Arias AK, Swedin L, Lahesmaa R, Fadeel B, Shvedova AA, Kagan VE.
         ACS Nano. 2011 Sep 27;5(9):7342-53.
         
     25. Evaluation of the performance of the Abbott ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo Assay
         Chavez P, Wesolowski L, Patel P, Delaney K, Owen SM.
         J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 7.
         
     26. Comparison of alternative interpretive criteria for the HIV-1 Western blot and results of the Multispot HIV-1/HIV-2 Rapid Test for classifying HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections
         Nasrullah M, Ethridge SF, Delaney KP, Wesolowski LG, Granade TC, Schwendemann J, Boromisa RD, Heffelfinger JD, Owen SM, Branson BM.
         J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 11.
         
     27. A naturally occurring human adenovirus type 7 variant with a 1743 bp deletion in the E3 cassette
         Marinheiro JC, Dos Santos TG, Siqueira-Silva J, Lu X, Carvalho D, da Camara AA, Arruda E, Arruda K, Erdman DD, Harsi CM.
         J Gen Virol. 2011 Oct;92(Pt 10):2399-404.
         
     28. Development of multiplexed species specific polymerase chain reaction assays for identification of the Culex (Melanoconion) species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the southeastern United States based on rDNA
         Williams MR, Savage HM.
         J Med Entomol. 2011 Sep;48(5):961-6.
         
     29. Pubertal delay in male nonhuman primates (Macaca mulatta) treated with methylphenidate
         Mattison DR, Plant TM, Lin HM, Chen HC, Chen JJ, Twaddle NC, Doerge D, Slikker W, Patton RE, Hotchkiss CE, Callicott RJ, Schrader SM, Turner TW, Kesner JS, Vitiello B, Petibone DM, Morris SM.
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Sep 27;108(39):16301-6.
         
     30. Utility of antimicrobial susceptibility testing in Trichomonas vaginalis-infected women with clinical treatment failure
         Bosserman EA, Helms DJ, Mosure DJ, Secor WE, Workowski KA.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):983-7.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     31. Cause-specific mortality among a cohort of U.S. flight attendants
         Pinkerton LE, Waters MA, Hein MJ, Zivkovich Z, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Grajewski B.
         Am J Ind Med. 2011 Oct 10.
         
     32. Performance evaluation of 26 combinations of chemical protective clothing materials and chemicals after repeated exposures and decontaminations
         Gao P, Tomasovic B, Stein L.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011 Nov;8(11):625-35.
         
     33. Beryllium: a paradigm for occupational lung disease and its prevention
         Kreiss K.
         Occup Environ Med. 2011 Nov;68(11):787-8.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     34. Relationship of the job tenure of nursing home top management to the prevalence of pressure ulcers, pain, and physical restraint use
         Decker FH, Castle NG.
         J Appl Gerontol. 2011 October;30 (5):539-561.
         
   • Public Health, General
     35. Integration of public health into medical education: an introduction to the supplement
         Maeshiro R, Koo D, Keck CW.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4 Suppl 3):S145-8.
         
   • Statistics as Topic
     36. Propensity score methods for creating covariate balance in observational studies
         Pattanayak CW, Rubin DB, Zell ER.
         Rev Esp Cardiol. 2011 Oct;64(10):897-903.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Breast Cancer
     37. Telephone counseling and attendance in a national mammography-screening program a randomized controlled trial
         Hegenscheid K, Hoffmann W, Fochler S, Domin M, Weiss S, Hartmann B, Bick U, et al.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4):421-7.
         
     38. Potential impact of USPSTF recommendations on early diagnosis of breast cancer
         Aragon R, Morgan J, Wong JH, Lum S.
         Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct;18(11):3137-42.
         
     39. Mammography in 40-year-old women: what difference does it make? The potential impact of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) mammography guidelines
         Shen N, Hammonds LS, Madsen D, Dale P.
         Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct;18(11):3066-71.
         
     40. Five-year patterns of adjuvant hormonal therapy use, persistence, and adherence among insured women with early-stage breast cancer
         Nekhlyudov L, Li L, Ross-Degnan D, Wagner AK.
         Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Aug 13.
         
     41. Breast cancer risk assessment in women aged 70 and older
         Vacek PM, Skelly JM, Geller BM.
         Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Nov;130(1):291-9.
         
     42. Annual screening strategies in BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation carriers: a comparative effectiveness analysis
         Lowry KP, Lee JM, Kong CY, McMahon PM, Gilmore ME, Cott Chubiz JE, Pisano ED, et al.
         Cancer. 2011 Sep 20.
         
     43. Cancer stage comparison between dual Medicare-Medicaid eligibles using Medicaid as a supplemental health insurance program and low-income nonduals
         Koroukian SM, Bakaki PM, Beaird H, Earle CC, Cooper GS.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 Nov;17(6):479-491.
         
     44. Unequal distribution of screening mammography services by race/ethnicity and health insurance
         Rauscher GH, Allgood KL, Whitman S, Conant E.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Sep 23.
         
     45. Timeliness of follow-up after abnormal screening mammogram: variability of facilities
         Rosenberg RD, Haneuse SJ, Geller BM, Buist DS, Miglioretti DL, Brenner RJ, Smith-Bindman R, et al.
         Radiology. 2011 Sep 7.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     46. Prevalence of coronary heart disease - United States, 2006 - 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 14;60:1377-81.
         
     47. Progress toward implementation of human papillomavirus vaccination - the Americas, 2006 - 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 14;60:1382-4.
         
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     48. Vitamin E and the risk of prostate cancer: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)
         Klein EA, Thompson IM, Tangen CM, Crowley JJ, Lucia MS, Goodman PJ, Minasian LM, Ford LG, Parnes HL, Gaziano JM, Karp DD, Lieber MM, Walther PJ, Klotz L, Parsons JK, Chin JL, Darke AK, Lippman SM, Goodman GE, Meyskens FL, Baker LH.
         JAMA. 2011 Oct 12;306(14):1549-56.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     49. The introduction of solid food and growth in the first 2 y of life in formula-fed children: analysis of data from a European cohort study
         Grote V, Schiess SA, Closa-Monasterolo R, Escribano J, Giovannini M, Scaglioni S, Stolarczyk A, Gruszfeld D, Hoyos J, Poncelet P, Xhonneux A, Langhendries JP, Koletzko B.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep 14.
         
     50. Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (dde) and birth weight: a metaanalysis within 12 European birth cohorts
         Govarts E, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Schoeters G, Ballester F, Bloemen K, de Boer M, Chevrier C, Eggesbo M, Guxens M, Kramer U, Legler J, Martinez D, Palkovicova L, Patelarou E, Ranft U, Rautio A, Petersen M, Slama R, Stigum H, Toft G, Trnovec T, Vandentorren S, Weihe P, Kuperus N, Wilhelm M, Wittsiepe J, Bonde J.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2011 .
         
     51. Folic acid supplements in pregnancy and severe language delay in children
         Roth C, Magnus P, Schjolberg S, Stoltenberg C, Suren P, McKeague IW, Davey Smith G, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Susser E.
         JAMA. 2011 Oct 12;306(14):1566-73.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     52. Dietary supplement use is associated with higher intakes of minerals from food sources
         Bailey RL, Fulgoni VL, Keast DR, Dwyer JT.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep 28.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     53. Stress and workplace productivity loss in the Heart of New Ulm Project
         VanWormer JJ, Fyfe-Johnson AL, Boucher JL, Johnson PJ, Britt HR, Thygeson NM, Dusek JA.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Oct;53(10):1106-9.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     54. Marijuana use and motor vehicle crashes
         Li MC, Brady JE, Dimaggio CJ, Lusardi AR, Tzong KY, Li G.
         Epidemiol Rev. 2011 Oct 4.
         
   
   

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