Issue 38, September 20, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 38, 9/20/10
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- Top Ten Articles of the Week
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Genetics and Genomics and Occupational Safety and Health – Worker Fatigue)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Coronary mortality declines in the U.S. between 1980 and 2000 quantifying the contributions from primary and secondary preventionexternal icon
Young F, Capewell S, Ford ES, Critchley JA.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Sep;39(3):228-34.
- Coronary mortality declines in the U.S. between 1980 and 2000 quantifying the contributions from primary and secondary preventionexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Low CD4+ T cell count is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease events in the HIV outpatient studyexternal icon
Lichtenstein KA, Armon C, Buchacz K, Chmiel JS, Buckner K, Tedaldi EM, Wood K, Holmberg SD, Brooks JT.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 15;51(4):435-47.
- Low CD4+ T cell count is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease events in the HIV outpatient studyexternal icon
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Drug Safety
- Utah clinical guidelines on prescribing opioids for treatment of painexternal icon
Rolfs RT, Johnson E, Williams NJ, Sundwall DN.
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2010 Sep;24(3):219-35.
- Utah clinical guidelines on prescribing opioids for treatment of painexternal icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- Association of risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers with cancer risk and mortalityexternal icon
Domchek SM, Friebel TM, Singer CF, Evans DG, Lynch HT, Isaacs C, Garber JE, et al.
JAMA. 2010 Sep 1;304(9):967-75.
- Physical activity attenuates the genetic predisposition to obesity in 20,000 men and women from EPIC-Norfolk prospective population studyexternal icon
Li S, Zhao JH, Luan J, Ekelund U, Luben RN, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, et al.
PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(8).
- Association of risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers with cancer risk and mortalityexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- Cultural adaptation of a U.S. evidence-based parenting intervention for rural Western Kenya: From parents matter! To families matter!external icon
Poulsen MN, Vandenhoudt H, Wyckoff SC, Obong’o CO, Ochura J, Njika G, Otwoma NJ, Miller KS.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Aug;22(4):273-85.
- Cultural adaptation of a U.S. evidence-based parenting intervention for rural Western Kenya: From parents matter! To families matter!external icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Quantification of cyanuric acid residue in human urine using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryexternal icon
Panuwet P, Wade EL, Nguyen JV, Montesano MA, Needham LL, Barr DB.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2010 Aug 21.
- Quantification of cyanuric acid residue in human urine using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Prenatal and infant exposure to thimerosal from vaccines and immunoglobulins and risk of autismexternal icon
Price CS, Thompson WW, Goodson B, Weintraub ES, Croen LA, Hinrichsen VL, Marcy M, Robertson A, Eriksen E, Lewis E, Bernal P, Shay D, Davis RL, Destefano F.
Pediatrics. 2010 Sep 13.
- Prenatal and infant exposure to thimerosal from vaccines and immunoglobulins and risk of autismexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health – Worker Fatigue
- Worksite-induced morbidities among truck drivers in the United Statesexternal icon
Apostolopoulos Y, Sonmez S, Shattell MM, Belzer M.
AAOHN J. 2010 Jul;58(7):285-96.
- Worksite-induced morbidities among truck drivers in the United Statesexternal icon
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Physical Activity
- Comparing physical activity patterns of hypertensive and nonhypertensive US adultsexternal icon
Churilla JR, Ford ES.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Sep;23(9):987-93.
- Comparing physical activity patterns of hypertensive and nonhypertensive US adultsexternal icon
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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
- Prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome based on a harmonious definition among adults in the US
Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G.
J Diabetes. 2010 September;2 (3):180-193.
- Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration is associated with the metabolic syndrome among US youth aged 12-19 yearsexternal icon
Li C, Ford ES, McBride PE, Kwiterovich PO, McCrindle BW, Gidding SS.
J Pediatr. 2010 Sep 7.
- Prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome based on a harmonious definition among adults in the US
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Communicable Diseases
- Entry and retention in medical care among HIV-diagnosed persons: a meta-analysisexternal icon
Marks G, Gardner LI, Craw J, Crepaz N.
AIDS. 2010 Sep 14.
- Uptake of regular chlamydia testing by U.S. women: a longitudinal studyexternal icon
Heijne JC, Tao G, Kent CK, Low N.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Sep;39(3):243-50.
- Assessing the relationship between HIV infection and cervical cancer in Cote d’Ivoire: a case-control studyexternal icon
Adjorlolo-Johnson G, Unger ER, Boni-Ouattara E, Toure-Coulibaly K, Maurice C, Vernon SD, Sissoko M, Greenberg AE, Wiktor SZ, Chorba TL.
BMC Infect Dis. 2010 ;10:242.
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in HIV-infected outpatients is common and detection is enhanced by groin cultureexternal icon
Peters PJ, Brooks JT, Limbago B, Lowery HK, McAllister SK, Mindley R, Fosheim G, Gorwitz RJ, Guest JL, Hageman J, Fridge J, Rimland D.
Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Sep 15:1-11.
- South Carolina tuberculosis genotype cluster investigation: a tale of substance abuse and recurrent diseaseexternal icon
Buff AM, Moonan PK, Desai MA, McKenna TL, Harris DA, Rogers BJ, Rabley SS, Oeltmann JE.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Oct;14(10):1347-1349.
- Tuberculosis in humans and its epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment in the United Statesexternal icon
Lobue PA, Enarson DA, Thoen TC.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Oct;14(10):1226-1232.
- Barriers to intravenous penicillin use for treatment of nonmeningitis pneumococcal diseaseexternal icon
Rosen J, Beekmann S, Polgreen P, Moore M.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3372-4.
- Entry and retention in medical care among HIV-diagnosed persons: a meta-analysisexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Anti-folate drug resistance in Africa: meta-analysis of reported dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) mutant genotype frequencies in African Plasmodium falciparum parasite populationsexternal icon
Sridaran S, McClintock SK, Syphard LM, Herman KM, Barnwell JW, Udhayakumar V.
Malar J. 2010 Aug 30;9(1):247.
- Anti-folate drug resistance in Africa: meta-analysis of reported dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) mutant genotype frequencies in African Plasmodium falciparum parasite populationsexternal icon
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Drug Safety
- Increase in unintentional medication overdose deaths Oklahoma, 1994-2006external icon
Piercefield E, Archer P, Kemp P, Mallonee S.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):357-63.
- Increase in unintentional medication overdose deaths Oklahoma, 1994-2006external icon
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Entomology
- Nuclear polyhedrosis virus as a biological control agent for Malacosoma americanum (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
Progar RA, Rinella MJ, Fekedulegn D, Butler L.
J Appl Entomol. 2010 Sep;134(8):641-646.
- A comparison of aboveground and belowground populations of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes in Chicago, Illinois, and New York City, New York, using microsatellites
Kothera L, Godsey M, Mutebi JP, Savage HM.
J Med Entomol. 2010 ;47(5):805-813.
- Nuclear polyhedrosis virus as a biological control agent for Malacosoma americanum (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
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Environmental Health
- Urine concentrations of a tobacco-specific nitrosamine carcinogen in the U.S. population from secondhand smoke exposureexternal icon
Bernert JT, Pirkle JL, Xia Y, Jain RB, Ashley DL, Sampson EJ.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Sep 10.
- An estimate of phthalate exposure among pregnant women living in Trujillo, Peruexternal icon
Irvin EA, Calafat AM, Silva MJ, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Needham LL, Hall DB, Cassidy B, Naeher LP.
Chemosphere. 2010 Sep;80(11):1301-7.
- Urine concentrations of a tobacco-specific nitrosamine carcinogen in the U.S. population from secondhand smoke exposureexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Public health surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: comparison of methods for classifying health care- and community-associated infectionsexternal icon
Sievert DM, Wilson ML, Wilkins MJ, Gillespie BW, Boulton ML.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Sep;100(9):1777-83.
- Racial/ethnic differences in the incidence of Kawasaki Syndrome among children in Hawaiiexternal icon
Holman RC, Christensen KY, Belay ED, Steiner CA, Effler PV, Miyamura J, Forbes S, Schonberger LB, Melish M.
Hawaii Med J. 2010 Aug;69(8):194-197.
- Population-based monitoring of HIV drug resistance in Namibia with early warning indicatorsexternal icon
Hong SY, Jonas A, Dumeni E, Badi A, Pereko D, Blom A, Muthiani VS, Shiningavamwe AN, Mukamba J, Andemichael G, Barbara R, Bennett DE, Jordan MR.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Sep 10.
- Evolving with the times, the new National Toxic Substance Incidents Programexternal icon
Duncan MA, Orr MF.
J Med Toxicol. 2010 Sep 14.
- Public health surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: comparison of methods for classifying health care- and community-associated infectionsexternal icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- The associations of voluntary counseling and testing acceptance and the perceived likelihood of being HIV-infected among men with multiple sex partners in a South African townshipexternal icon
Johnston L, O’Bra H, Chopra M, Mathews C, Townsend L, Sabin K, Tomlinson M, Kendall C.
AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):922-31.
- Prevalence of HIV infection and prior HIV testing among young men who have sex with men. The Baltimore young men’s surveyexternal icon
Sifakis F, Hylton JB, Flynn C, Solomon L, MacKellar DA, Valleroy LA, Celentano DD.
AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):904-12.
- Examining HIV infection among male sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand: a comparison of participants recruited at entertainment and street venuesexternal icon
Toledo CA, Varangrat A, Wimolsate W, Chemnasiri T, Phanuphak P, Kalayil EJ, McNicholl J, Karuchit S, Kengkarnrua K, van Griensven F.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Aug;22(4):299-311.
- Duck hunters’ perceptions of risk for avian influenza, Georgia, USAexternal icon
Dishman H, Stallknecht D, Cole D.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Aug;16(8):1279-81.
- Racial and ethnic differences in weight management behavior by weight perception statusexternal icon
Dorsey RR, Eberhardt MS, Ogden CL.
Ethn Dis. 2010 Summer;20(3):244-50.
- Travel characteristics and risk-taking attitudes in youths traveling to nonindustrialized countries
Han P, Balaban V, Marano C.
J Travel Med. 2010 ;17(5):316-321.
- The associations of voluntary counseling and testing acceptance and the perceived likelihood of being HIV-infected among men with multiple sex partners in a South African townshipexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- Racial disparities in access to health care and preventive services between Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Non-Hispanic Whitesexternal icon
Wen XJ, Balluz L.
Ethn Dis. 2010 Summer;20(3):290-5.
- Racial disparities in diarrhea-associated hospitalizations among children in five US States, before and after introduction of rotavirus vaccineexternal icon
Yen C, Steiner CA, Barrett M, Curns AT, Hunter K, Wilson E, Parashar UD.
Vaccine. 2010 Sep 10.
- Racial disparities in access to health care and preventive services between Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Non-Hispanic Whitesexternal icon
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Healthcare Economics
- Medical expenditures associated with diabetes acute complications in privately-insured U.S. youthexternal icon
Shrestha SS, Zhang P, Barker L, Imperatore G.
Diabetes care. 2010 Sep 15.
- Medical expenditures associated with diabetes acute complications in privately-insured U.S. youthexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination among adults aged 65 years and older, U.S., 1989-2008external icon
Lu PJ, Pekka Nuorti J.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):287-95.
- Efficacy of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialexternal icon
Armah GE, Sow SO, Breiman RF, Dallas MJ, Tapia MD, Feikin DR, Binka FN, Steele AD, Laserson KF, Ansah NA, Levine MM, Lewis K, Coia ML, Attah-Poku M, Ojwando J, Rivers SB, Victor JC, Nyambane G, Hodgson A, Schodel F, Ciarlet M, Neuzil KM.
Lancet. 2010 Aug 21;376(9741):606-14.
- Statewide HPV vaccine initiation among adolescent females in North Carolinaexternal icon
Reiter PL, Cates JR, McRee AL, Gottlieb SL, Shafer A, Smith JS, Brewer NT.
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Sep;37(9):549-56.
- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination among adults aged 65 years and older, U.S., 1989-2008external icon
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Informatics
- Spirometry Longitudinal Data Analysis Software (SPIROLA) for analysis of spirometry data in workplace prevention or COPD treatmentexternal icon
Hnizdo E, Yan T, Hakobyan A, Enright P, Beeckman-Wagner LA, Hankinson J, Fleming J, Petsonk E.
Open Med Inform J. 2010 ;4:94-102.
- Spirometry Longitudinal Data Analysis Software (SPIROLA) for analysis of spirometry data in workplace prevention or COPD treatmentexternal icon
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Injury and Violence
- Screening and brief intervention for substance misuse among patients with traumatic brain injuryexternal icon
Corrigan JD, Bogner J, Hungerford DW, Schomer K.
J Trauma. 2010 Sep;69(3):722-6.
- Developing sexual violence prevention strategies by bridging spheres of public healthexternal icon
Vivolo AM, Holland KM, Teten AL, Holt MK.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Sep 11.
- Screening and brief intervention for substance misuse among patients with traumatic brain injuryexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- FKS mutations and elevated echinocandin MIC values among Candida glabrata isolates from US population-based surveillanceexternal icon
Zimbeck AJ, Iqbal N, Ahlquist AM, Farley MM, Harrison LH, Chiller T, Lockhart SR.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Sep 13.
- Proceedings of the Modeling Evidence in HPV Pre-Conference Workshop in Malmo, Sweden, May 9-10, 2009external icon
Craig BM, Brisson M, Chesson H, Giuliano AR, Jit M.
Clin Ther. 2010 Aug;32(8):1546-64.
- P4 peptide therapy rescues aged mice from fatal pneumococcal sepsisexternal icon
Rajam G, Bangert M, Hammons GM, Melnick N, Carlone GM, Sampson JS, Ades EW.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Sep 15.
- Multilocus sequence typing identifies evidence for recombination and two distinct lineages within Corynebacterium diphtheriaeexternal icon
Bolt F, Cassiday P, Tondella ML, Dezoysa A, Efstratiou A, Sing A, Zasada A, Bernard K, Guiso N, Badell E, Rosso ML, Baldwin A, Dowson C.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep 15.
- Identification of an atypical strain of Toxoplasma gondii as the cause of a waterborne outbreak of toxoplasmosis in Santa Isabel do Ivai, Brazilexternal icon
Vaudaux JD, Muccioli C, James ER, Silveira C, Magargal SL, Jung C, Dubey JP, Jones JL, Doymaz MZ, Bruckner DA, Belfort Jr R, Holland GN, Grigg ME.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 25.
- Macaque proteome response to highly pathogenic avian influenza and 1918 reassortant influenza virus infectionsexternal icon
Brown JN, Palermo RE, Baskin CR, Gritsenko M, Sabourin PJ, Long JP, Sabourin CL, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, Garcia-Sastre A, Albrecht R, Tumpey TM, Jacobs JM, Smith RD, Katze MG.
J Virol. 2010 Sep 15.
- FKS mutations and elevated echinocandin MIC values among Candida glabrata isolates from US population-based surveillanceexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal body mass index as a risk factor for craniosynostosisexternal icon
Boulet SL, Rasmussen SA, Honein MA.
Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Sep 9.
- Maternal body mass index as a risk factor for craniosynostosisexternal icon
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Medicine
- Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 25-2010. A 24-year-old woman with abdominal pain and shockexternal icon
Klempner MS, Talbot EA, Lee SI, Zaki S, Ferraro MJ.
N Engl J Med. 2010 Aug 19;363(8):766-77.
- Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 25-2010. A 24-year-old woman with abdominal pain and shockexternal icon
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Mining
- In situ estimation of roof rock strength using sonic logging
Oyler DC, Mark C, Molinda GM.
Int J Coal Geol. 2010 ;83(4):484-490.
- In situ estimation of roof rock strength using sonic logging
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Fantastic voyage and opportunities of engineered nanomaterials: what are the potential risks of occupational exposures?external icon
Kagan VE, Shi J, Feng W, Shvedova AA, Fadeel B.
J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Sep;52(9):943-946.
- The potential impact of light emitting diode lighting on reducing mining injuries during operation and maintenance of lighting systems
Yenchek MR, Sammarco JJ.
Saf Sci. 2010 ;48(10):1380-1386.
- Fantastic voyage and opportunities of engineered nanomaterials: what are the potential risks of occupational exposures?external icon
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Physical Activity
- Trend and prevalence estimates based on the 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americansexternal icon
Carlson SA, Fulton JE, Schoenborn CA, Loustalot F.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):305-13.
- Trend and prevalence estimates based on the 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americansexternal icon
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Reproductive Health
- Progression through puberty in girls enrolled in a contemporary British cohortexternal icon
Christensen KY, Maisonet M, Rubin C, Holmes A, Flanders WD, Heron J, Ness A, Drews-Botsch C, Dominguez C, McGeehin MA, Marcus M.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Sep;47(3):282-9.
- Progression through puberty in girls enrolled in a contemporary British cohortexternal icon
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Zoonoses
- Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2009external icon
Blanton JD, Palmer D, Rupprecht CE.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2010 Sep 15;237(6):646-57.
- Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2009external icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Genetics and Genomics
- Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the CFH region associated with host susceptibility to meningococcal diseaseexternal icon
Davila S, Wright VJ, Khor CC, Sim KS, Binder A, Breunis WB, Inwald D, et al.
Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):772-6.
- Genome-wide association analyses identifies a susceptibility locus for tuberculosis on chromosome 18q11.2external icon
Thye T, Vannberg FO, Wong SH, Owusu-Dabo E, Osei I, Gyapong J, Sirugo G, et al.
Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):739-41.
- Genome-wide association study identifies 1p36.22 as a new susceptibility locus for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B virus carriersexternal icon
Zhang H, Zhai Y, Hu Z, Wu C, Qian J, Jia W, Ma F, et al.
Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):755-8.
- An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosisexternal icon
Berry MP, Graham CM, McNab FW, Xu Z, Bloch SA, Oni T, Wilkinson KA, et al.
Nature. 2010 Aug 19;466(7309):973-7.
- Longitudinal genome-wide association of cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Bogalusa Heart Studyexternal icon
Smith EN, Chen W, Kahonen M, Kettunen J, Lehtimaki T, Peltonen L, Raitakari OT, et al.
PLoS Genet. 2010 ;6(9).
- Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the CFH region associated with host susceptibility to meningococcal diseaseexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health – Worker Fatigue
- Oxidative stress increased in healthcare workers working 24-hour on-call shiftsexternal icon
Buyukhatipoglu H, Kirhan I, Vural M, Taskin A, Sezen Y, Dag OF, Turan MN, et al.
Am J Med Sci. 2010 Aug 31.
- Work hours, workload, sleep and fatigue in Australian rail industry employeesexternal icon
Dorrian J, Baulk SD, Dawson D.
Appl Ergon. 2010 Aug 4.
- Prior sleep, prior wake, and crew performance during normal flight operationsexternal icon
Thomas MJ, Ferguson SA.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2010 Jul;81(7):665-70.
- Staying safe in the jungles of Borneo: five studies of fatigue and cultural issues in remote mining projectsexternal icon
Fletcher A.
Ind Health. 2010 ;48(4):406-15.
- An interventional approach for patient and nurse safety: a fatigue countermeasures feasibility studyexternal icon
Scott LD, Hofmeister N, Rogness N, Rogers AE.
Nurs Res. 2010 Jul-Aug;59(4):250-8.
- Uncovering residual effects of chronic sleep loss on human performanceexternal icon
Cohen DA, Wang W, Wyatt JK, Kronauer RE, Dijk DJ, Czeisler CA, Klerman EB.
Sci Transl Med. 2010 Jan 13;2(14):14ra3.
- Oxidative stress increased in healthcare workers working 24-hour on-call shiftsexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation – Mississippi, 2009external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 17;59(36):1165-1170.
- National, state, and local area vaccination coverage among children aged 19-35 months – United States, 2009external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 17;59(36):1171-1177.
- Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation – Mississippi, 2009external icon
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival among women with early-stage breast cancer: The life after cancer epidemiology studyexternal icon
Kwan ML, Kushi LH, Weltzien E, Tam EK, Castillo A, Sweeney C, Caan BJ.
J Clin Oncol. 2010 Aug 30.
- Alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival among women with early-stage breast cancer: The life after cancer epidemiology studyexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Social network sensors for early detection of contagious outbreaksexternal icon
Christakis NA, Fowler JH.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(9):e12948.
- Social network sensors for early detection of contagious outbreaksexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Association of ambient fine particles with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York Cityexternal icon
Silverman RA, Ito K, Freese J, Kaufman BJ, De Claro D, Braun J, Prezant DJ.
Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug 20.
- Association of ambient fine particles with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York Cityexternal icon
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Injury and Violence
- Basketball-related injuries in school-aged children and adolescents in 1997-2007external icon
Randazzo C, Nelson NG, McKenzie LB.
Pediatrics. 2010 Sep 13.
- Basketball-related injuries in school-aged children and adolescents in 1997-2007external icon
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Physical Activity
- Frequently reported activities by intensity for U.S. adults. The American time use surveyexternal icon
Tudor-Locke C, Johnson WD, Katzmarzyk PT.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):e13-20.
- Frequently reported activities by intensity for U.S. adults. The American time use surveyexternal icon
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