Issue 23, June 11, 2012
Vol. 4, Issue: 23, 6/11/12
Welcome to Science Clips, CDC’s weekly digest!
The report consists of four components:
- Top Ten Articles of the Week
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Genetics and Genomics)
- Public health articles noted in the media
Tuberculosis and HIV infection have been described as “friends without benefits”. TO Abimbolaexternal icon and collaborators, using a decision analysis model, conclude that either culture or use of the Xpert test were cost-effective at reducing TB-related mortality during the first six months of antiretroviral treatment for HIV. AS Dharmadhikariexternal icon, writing with others in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, uses an animal model to document reduction of transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from patients wearing surgical masks. KM Littleexternal icon is the lead author for a review of Child-to-Breastfeeding-Woman Transmission (CBWT) of HIV, which finds that poor infection control practices resulting in nosocomial transmission to infants can put breastfeeding women at risk for CBWT.
Additional global health studies showcased this week include a review of Uganda’s experience with Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). The analysis, led by L Lukwagoexternal icon, finds that IDSR resulted in broad improvements in surveillance at all system levels; however progress may be imperiled by decreased funding. In a study conducted in Malawi, J Skarbinskiexternal icon and others report significant reductions in malaria parasitemia and anemia prevalence in an area of intense malaria transmission following indoor residual spraying.
Two domestic studies featured this week focus on broadly defined environmental factors in maternal and child health. A Busacker and L Kasehagenexternal icon, in an analysis from the National Survey of Children’s Health, report that children who have moved three or more times are more likely to have poorer health status and to lack health insurance and a medical home. Writing in Pediatrics, CG Perrineexternal icon et al found that two-thirds of surveyed mothers were not breastfeeding as long as they intended to; increasing “Baby-Friendly” hospital practices would likely help improve this situation.
The broad scope of occupational health is represented by two featured articles this week. National Health Interview Survey data compiled by SE Luckhauptexternal icon and colleagues estimates that dermatitis affects more than 15 million U.S. workers, as well as finding a much higher prevalence compared to an occupational illness and injury survey. Protection from vaccine-preventable diseases remains an important occupational issue for healthcare workers. A group led by PR Spradlingexternal icon studied more than 2,500 health science students, concluding that almost all had evidence of protection against Hepatitis B on the basis of prior vaccination. Most apparent non-responders reached protective antibody thresholds with one or more additional vaccine doses.
In a study co-authored by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, MM Seltzerexternal icon and colleagues report the first population-based U.S. study of the prevalence of the fragile X syndrome premutation not using clinical samples. Prevalence was found to be 1 in 151 females for premutation and 1 in 468 males for premutation. Additional findings on psychiatric and behavioral disorders in premutation carriers are presented.
John Iskander
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Communicable Diseases
- Surgical face masks worn by patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: impact on infectivity of air on a hospital wardexternal icon
Dharmadhikari AS, Mphahlele M, Stoltz A, Venter K, Mathebula R, Masotla T, Lubbe W, Pagano M, First M, Jensen PA, van der Walt M, Nardell EA.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 May 15;185(10):1104-9.
- Cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis diagnostic strategies to reduce early mortality among persons with advanced HIV infection initiating antiretroviral therapyexternal icon
Abimbola TO, Marston BJ, Date AA, Blandford JM, Sangrujee N, Wiktor SZ.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 May 1;60(1):e1-7.
- A review of evidence for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus from children to breastfeeding women and implications for preventionexternal icon
Little KM, Kilmarx PH, Taylor AW, Rose CE, Rivadeneira ED, Nesheim SR.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Jun 4.
- Surgical face masks worn by patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: impact on infectivity of air on a hospital wardexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- The implementation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Uganda: a review of progress and challenges between 2001 and 2007external icon
Lukwago L, Nanyunja M, Ndayimirije N, Wamala J, Malimbo M, Mbabazi W, Gasasira A, Nabukenya IN, Musenero M, Alemu W, Perry H, Nsubuga P, Talisuna A.
Health Policy Plan. 2012 Jun 4.
- The implementation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Uganda: a review of progress and challenges between 2001 and 2007external icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- Prevalence of CGG expansions of the FMR1 gene in a US population-based sampleexternal icon
Seltzer MM, Baker MW, Hong J, Maenner M, Greenberg J, Mandel D.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2012 May 22.
- Prevalence of CGG expansions of the FMR1 gene in a US population-based sampleexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Serologic testing for protection against hepatitis B virus infection among students at a health sciences university in the United Statesexternal icon
Spradling PR, Williams RE, Xing J, Soyemi K, Towers J.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Jul;33(7):732-6.
- Serologic testing for protection against hepatitis B virus infection among students at a health sciences university in the United Statesexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Association of residential mobility with child health: an analysis of the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Healthexternal icon
Busacker A, Kasehagen L.
Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr;16 Suppl 1:78-87.
- Baby-Friendly hospital practices and meeting exclusive breastfeeding intentionexternal icon
Perrine CG, Scanlon KS, Li R, Odom E, Grummer-Strawn LM.
Pediatrics. 2012 Jun 4.
- Association of residential mobility with child health: an analysis of the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Healthexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Prevalence of dermatitis in the working population, United States, 2010 National Health Interview Surveyexternal icon
Luckhaupt SE, Dahlhamer JM, Ward BW, Sussell AL, Sweeney MH, Sestito JP, Calvert GM.
Am J Ind Med. 2012 Jun 5.
- Prevalence of dermatitis in the working population, United States, 2010 National Health Interview Surveyexternal icon
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Parasitic Diseases
- Impact of indoor residual spraying with lambda-cyhalothrin on malaria parasitemia and anemia prevalence among children less than five years of age in an area of intense, year-round transmission in Malawiexternal icon
Skarbinski J, Mwandama D, Wolkon A, Luka M, Jafali J, Smith A, Mzilahowa T, Gimnig J, Campbell C, Chiphwanya J, Ali D, Mathanga DP.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jun;86(6):997-1004.
- Impact of indoor residual spraying with lambda-cyhalothrin on malaria parasitemia and anemia prevalence among children less than five years of age in an area of intense, year-round transmission in Malawiexternal 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
- Referrals for suspected hematologic malignancy: a survey of primary care physiciansexternal icon
Abel GA, Friese CR, Neville BA, Wilson KM, Hastings BT, Earle CC, Keating NL, Richardson LC.
Am J Hematol. 2012 Jun;87(6):634-6.
- Prevalence of human papillomavirus types in invasive vulvar cancers and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia 3 in the United States before vaccine introductionexternal icon
Gargano JW, Wilkinson EJ, Unger ER, Steinau M, Watson M, Huang Y, Copeland G, Cozen W, Goodman MT, Hopenhayn C, Lynch CF, Hernandez BY, Peters ES, Saber MS, Lyu CW, Sands LA, Saraiya M.
J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2012 May 30.
- The effect of body mass index and weight change on epithelial ovarian cancer survival in younger women: a long-term follow-up studyexternal icon
Tyler CP, Whiteman MK, Zapata LB, Hillis SD, Curtis KM, McDonald J, Wingo PA, Kulkarni A, Marchbanks PA.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Jun 4.
- Secular trends in BMI and blood pressure among children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Studyexternal icon
Freedman DS, Goodman A, Contreras OA, Dasmahapatra P, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS.
Pediatrics. 2012 Jun 4.
- Referrals for suspected hematologic malignancy: a survey of primary care physiciansexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Intensive care unit patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1pdm09) virus infection – United States, 2009external icon
Bramley AM, Dasgupta S, Skarbinski J, Kamimoto L, Fry AM, Finelli L, Jain S.
Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2012 Jun 6.
- Chlamydia trachomatis infections among women attending prenatal clinics: United States, 2004-2009external icon
Satterwhite CL, Gray AM, Berman S, Weinstock H, Kleinbaum D, Howards PP.
Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Jun;39(6):416-20.
- Intensive care unit patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1pdm09) virus infection – United States, 2009external icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Geographic variation in the relationship between human lyme disease incidence and density of infected host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs in the eastern United Statesexternal icon
Pepin KM, Eisen RJ, Mead PS, Piesman J, Fish D, Hoen AG, Barbour AG, Hamer S, Diuk-Wasser MA.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jun;86(6):1062-1071.
- Prediction of Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse) population dynamics in Montana, USA, using satellite-driven vegetation productivity and weather dataexternal icon
Loehman RA, Elias J, Douglass RJ, Kuenzi AJ, Mills JN, Wagoner K.
J Wildl Dis. 2012 Apr;48(2):348-60.
- Ecology of rodent-associated hantaviruses in the Southern Cone of South America: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguayexternal icon
Palma RE, Polop JJ, Owen RD, Mills JN.
J Wildl Dis. 2012 Apr;48(2):267-81.
- Borrelia burgdorferi visualized in Ixodes scapularis tick excrement by immunofluorescenceexternal icon
Patton TG, Brandt KS, Gilmore RD.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2012 May 31.
- Geographic variation in the relationship between human lyme disease incidence and density of infected host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs in the eastern United Statesexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Variability of urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A concentrations before and during pregnancyexternal icon
Braun JM, Smith KW, Williams PL, Calafat AM, Berry K, Ehrlich S, Hauser R.
Environ Health Perspect. 2012 May;120(5):739-45.
- Comparison of trihalomethanes in tap water and blood: a case study in the United Statesexternal icon
Rivera-Nunez Z, Wright JM, Blount BC, Silva LK, Jones E, Chan RL, Pegram RA, Singer PC, Savitz DA.
Environ Health Perspect. 2012 May;120(5):661-7.
- Variability of urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A concentrations before and during pregnancyexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Epidemiology, policy, and racial/ethnic minority health disparitiesexternal icon
Carter-Pokras OD, Offutt-Powell TN, Kaufman JS, Giles WH, Mays VM.
Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Jun;22(6):446-55.
- Stroke in South Asia: a systematic review of epidemiologic literature from 1980 to 2010external icon
Kulshreshtha A, Anderson LM, Goyal A, Keenan NL.
Neuroepidemiology. 2012 ;38(3):123-9.
- Hospital-based mortality in Federal Capital Territory hospitals-Nigeria, 2005 – 2008external icon
Preacely N, Biya O, Gidado S, Ayanleke H, Kida M, Akhimien M, Abubakar A, Kurmi I, Ajayi I, Nguku P, Akpan H.
Pan Afr Med J. 2012 ;11:66.
- Epidemiology, policy, and racial/ethnic minority health disparitiesexternal icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- Mutation analysis of the cross-reactive epitopes of Japanese encephalitis virus envelope glycoproteinexternal icon
Chiou SS, Fan YC, Crill WD, Chang RY, Chang GJ.
J Gen Virol. 2012 Jun;93(Pt 6):1185-92.
- Mutation analysis of the cross-reactive epitopes of Japanese encephalitis virus envelope glycoproteinexternal icon
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Global Health
- The economic impact of non-communicable diseases on households in Indiaexternal icon
Engelgau MM, Karan A, Mahal A.
Global Health. 2012 Apr 25;8(1):9.
- The cover. Dimensions of global health, 2012external icon
Frieden TR, Garfield RM.
JAMA. 2012 May 16;307(19):2006.
- The economic impact of non-communicable diseases on households in Indiaexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- Health-related quality of life among US veterans and civilians by race and ethnicityexternal icon
Luncheon C, Zack M.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2012 May;9:E108.
- Health-related quality of life among US veterans and civilians by race and ethnicityexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Timing of hepatitis B vaccination and impact of non-simultaneous vaccination with DTP vaccine following introduction of a hepatitis B birth dose in the Philippinesexternal icon
Wallace AS, Sobel H, Ryman TK, Mantaring Iii JB, Silvestre M, Thorley M, Ducusin J, Nyunt US.
J Public Health Policy. 2012 Jun 7.
- Single-dose immunization with virus replicon particles confers rapid robust protection against Rift Valley fever virus challengeexternal icon
Dodd KA, Bird BH, Metcalfe MG, Nichol ST, Albarino CG.
J Virol. 2012 Apr;86(8):4204-12.
- Effectively introducing a new meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in Africa: the Burkina Faso experienceexternal icon
Djingarey MH, Barry R, Bonkoungou M, Tiendrebeogo S, Sebgo R, Kandolo D, Lingani C, Preziosi MP, Zuber PL, Perea W, Hugonnet S, Dellepiane de Rey Tolve N, Tevi-Benissan C, Clark TA, Mayer LW, Novak R, Messonier NE, Berlier M, Toboe D, Nshimirimana D, Mihigo R, Aguado T, Diomande F, Kristiansen PA, Caugant DA, Laforce FM.
Vaccine. 2012 Apr 30;30 Suppl 2:B40-5.
- Measles outbreak in Burkina Faso, 2009: a case-control study to determine risk factors and estimate vaccine effectivenessexternal icon
Kidd S, Ouedraogo B, Kambire C, Kambou JL, McLean H, Kutty PK, Ndiaye S, Fall A, Alleman M, Wannemuehler K, Masresha B, Goodson JL, Uzicanin A.
Vaccine. 2012 May 28.
- Association between obesity and vulnerability and serologic response to influenza vaccination in older adultsexternal icon
Talbot HK, Coleman LA, Crimin K, Zhu Y, Rock MT, Meece J, Shay DK, Belongia EA, Griffin MR.
Vaccine. 2012 Jun 6;30(26):3937-43.
- Timing of hepatitis B vaccination and impact of non-simultaneous vaccination with DTP vaccine following introduction of a hepatitis B birth dose in the Philippinesexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex: an international study of wild-type susceptibility endpoint distributions and epidemiological cutoff values for amphotericin B and flucytosineexternal icon
Espinel-Ingroff A, Chowdhary A, Cuenca-Estrella M, Fothergill A, Fuller J, Hagen F, Govender N, Guarro J, Johnson E, Lass-Florl C, Lockhart SR, Martins MA, Meis JF, Melhem MS, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Pelaez T, Pfaller MA, Schell WA, Trilles L, Kidd S, Turnidge J.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Jun;56(6):3107-13.
- Oxidative stress and dermal toxicity of iron oxide nanoparticles in vitroexternal icon
Murray AR, Kisin E, Inman A, Young SH, Muhammed M, Burks T, Uheida A, Tkach A, Waltz M, Castranova V, Fadeel B, Kagan VE, Riviere JE, Monteiro-Riviere N, Shvedova AA.
Cell Biochem Biophys. 2012 Jun 5.
- Surveillance of transmitted HIV drug resistance using matched plasma and dried blood spot specimens from voluntary counseling and testing sites in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2007-2008external icon
Duc NB, Hien BT, Wagar N, Tram TH, Giang le T, Yang C, Wolfe MI, Hien NT, Tuan NA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May;54 Suppl 4:S343-7.
- Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzo[a]pyrene-DNA adducts, and genomic DNA methylation in cord bloodexternal icon
Herbstman JB, Tang D, Zhu D, Qu L, Sjodin A, Li Z, Camann D, Perera FP.
Environ Health Perspect. 2012 May;120(5):733-8.
- Susceptibility of inbred mice to Rickettsia parkeriexternal icon
Grasperge BJ, Reif KE, Morgan TD, Sunyakumthorn P, Bynog J, Paddock CD, Macaluso KR.
Infect Immun. 2012 May;80(5):1846-52.
- Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction assays for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in Russiaexternal icon
Shipitsyna E, Zolotoverkhaya E, Chen CY, Chi KH, Grigoryev A, Savicheva A, Ballard R, Domeika M, Unemo M.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2012 Jun 1.
- Quantity and size distribution of cough-generated aerosol particles produced by influenza patients during and after illnessexternal icon
Lindsley WG, Pearce TA, Hudnall JB, Davis KA, Davis SM, Fisher MA, Khakoo R, Palmer JE, Clark KE, Celik I, Coffey CC, Blachere FM, Beezhold DH.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012 Jul;9(7):443-9.
- Structure and receptor complexes of the hemagglutinin from a highly pathogenic H7N7 influenza virusexternal icon
Yang H, Carney PJ, Donis RO, Stevens J.
J Virol. 2012 Jun 6.
- Temporal trends of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) drug-resistance molecular markers in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from pregnant women in western Kenyaexternal icon
Iriemenam NC, Shah M, Gatei W, van Eijk AM, Ayisi J, Kariuki S, Vanden Eng J, Owino SO, Lal AA, Omosun YO, Otieno K, Desai M, Ter Kuile FO, Nahlen B, Moore J, Hamel MJ, Ouma P, Slutsker L, Shi YP.
Malar J. 2012 Apr 27;11(1):134.
- Thermoregulation of capsule production by Streptococcus pyogenesexternal icon
Kang SO, Wright JO, Tesorero RA, Lee H, Beall B, Cho KH.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(5):e37367.
- Multifunctional role of Bcl-2 in malignant transformation and tumorigenesis of Cr(VI)-transformed lung cellsexternal icon
Medan D, Luanpitpong S, Azad N, Wang L, Jiang BH, Davis ME, Barnett JB, Guo L, Rojanasakul Y.
PLoS One. 2012 ;7(5):e37045.
- Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex: an international study of wild-type susceptibility endpoint distributions and epidemiological cutoff values for amphotericin B and flucytosineexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Factors associated with bowel resection among infants with intussusception in the United Statesexternal icon
Johnson B, Gargiullo P, Murphy TV, Parashar UD, Patel MM.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Jun;28(6):529-32.
- Factors associated with bowel resection among infants with intussusception in the United Statesexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- The management of work-related asthma guidelines: a broader perspectiveexternal icon
Baur X, Aasen TB, Burge PS, Heederik D, Henneberger PK, Maestrelli P, Schlunssen V, Vandenplas O, Wilken D.
Eur Respir Rev. 2012 Jun 1;21(124):125-139.
- Primary prevention: exposure reduction, skin exposure and respiratory protectionexternal icon
Heederik D, Henneberger PK, Redlich CA.
Eur Respir Rev. 2012 Jun 1;21(124):112-124.
- Health-related quality of life among adults with work-related asthma in the United Statesexternal icon
Knoeller GE, Mazurek JM, Moorman JE.
Qual Life Res. 2012 Jun 4.
- The management of work-related asthma guidelines: a broader perspectiveexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health – Mining
- The effect of cap lamp lighting on postural control and stability
Sammarco JJ, Pollard JP, Porter WL, Dempsey PG, Moore CT.
Int J Ind Ergon. 2012 ;42(4):377-383.
- The effect of cap lamp lighting on postural control and stability
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Parasitic Diseases
- Spatial and temporal dynamics of malaria transmission in rural Western Kenyaexternal icon
Amek N, Bayoh N, Hamel M, Lindblade KA, Gimnig J, Odhiambo F, Laserson KF, Slutsker L, Smith T, Vounatsou P.
Parasit Vectors. 2012 Apr 28;5(1):86.
- Spatial and temporal dynamics of malaria transmission in rural Western Kenyaexternal icon
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Physical Activity
- Built environment and mobility of older adults: important policy and practice effortsexternal icon
Yen IH, Anderson LA.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 May;60(5):951-6.
- Built environment and mobility of older adults: important policy and practice effortsexternal icon
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Program Evaluation
- Assessing sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP)external icon
Saunders RP, Pate RR, Dowda M, Ward DS, Epping JN, Dishman RK.
Health Educ Res. 2012 Apr;27(2):319-30.
- Assessing sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP)external icon
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Evaluative thinking: a tool to inform policy development and policy impact evaluationsexternal icon
Dunet DO, Gase LN, Oliver ML, Schooley MW.
Am J Health Promot. 2012 Mar-Apr;26(4):201-3.
- Educating for the future: another important benefit of data sharingexternal icon
Feldman L, Patel D, Ortmann L, Robinson K, Popovic T.
Lancet. 2012 May 19;379(9829):1877-8.
- Evaluative thinking: a tool to inform policy development and policy impact evaluationsexternal icon
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Reproductive Health
- Complications of common gynecologic surgeries among HIV-infected women in the United Statesexternal icon
Penman-Aguilar A, Whiteman MK, Cox S, Posner SF, Meikle SF, Kourtis AP, Jamieson DJ.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2012 ;2012:610876.
- Complications of common gynecologic surgeries among HIV-infected women in the United Statesexternal icon
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Measuring availability of healthy foods: agreement between directly measured and self-reported dataexternal icon
Moore LV, Diez Roux AV, Franco M.
Am J Epidemiol. 2012 May 15;175(10):1037-44.
- Factors associated with parent report of access to care and the quality of care received by children 4 to 17 years of age in Georgiaexternal icon
Ogbuanu C, Goodman D, Kahn K, Noggle B, Long C, Bagchi S, Barradas D, Castrucci B.
Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr;16 Suppl 1:129-42.
- Measuring availability of healthy foods: agreement between directly measured and self-reported dataexternal icon
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Zoonoses
- Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Guatemala and Costa Ricaexternal icon
Troyo A, Alvarez D, Taylor L, Abdalla G, Calderon-Arguedas O, Zambrano ML, Dasch GA, Lindblade K, Hun L, Eremeeva ME, Estevez A.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jun;86(6):1054-1056.
- Alkhurma virus, subtype of Kyasanur Forest disease virus, was described for the first time in 1995 in Saudi Arabia – response to Dr. Madani’s letterexternal icon
Alzahrani AG, Al Shaiban HM, Al Mazroa MA, Al-Hayani O, MacNeil A, Rollin PE, Memish ZA.
Intervirology. 2012 ;55(4):261-262.
- Ecology and geography of human monkeypox case occurrences across Africaexternal icon
Ellis CK, Carroll DS, Lash RR, Peterson AT, Damon IK, Malekani J, Formenty P.
J Wildl Dis. 2012 Apr;48(2):335-47.
- Genetic and anatomic determinants of enzootic Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection of Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopusexternal icon
Kenney JL, Adams AP, Gorchakov R, Leal G, Weaver SC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Apr;6(4):e1606.
- Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Guatemala and Costa Ricaexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Genetics and Genomics
- Inclusion of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions unlikely to dramatically improve risk prediction for complex diseasesexternal icon
Aschard H, Chen J, Cornelis MC, Chibnik LB, Karlson EW, Kraft P.
Am J Hum Genet. 2012 May 23.
- Influence of family history of colorectal cancer on health behavior and performance of early detection procedures: the SUN Projectexternal icon
Martinez-Ochoa E, Gomez-Acebo I, Beunza JJ, Rodriguez-Cundin P, Dierssen-Sotos T, Llorca J, Sun Project Investigators.
Ann Epidemiol. 2012 May 7.
- Family history differs between young women with myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: results from the RATIO case-control studyexternal icon
Siegerink B, Rosendaal FR, Algra A.
Atherosclerosis. 2012 May 7.
- Is the process of delivery of an individually tailored lifestyle intervention associated with improvements in LDL cholesterol and multiple lifestyle behaviours in people with Familial Hypercholesterolemia?external icon
Broekhuizen K, Jelsma JG, van Poppel MN, Koppes LL, Brug J, van Mechelen W.
BMC Public Health. 2012 May 14;12(1):348.
- Intragenic ATM methylation in peripheral blood DNA as a biomarker of breast cancer riskexternal icon
Brennan K, Garcia-Closas M, Orr N, Fletcher O, Jones M, Ashworth A, Swerdlow A, et al.
Cancer Res. 2012 May 1;72(9):2304-2313.
- Association between family history and coronary heart disease death across long-term follow-up in men: the Cooper Center Longitudinal Studyexternal icon
Bachmann JM, Willis BL, Ayers CR, Khera A, Berry JD.
Circulation. 2012 May 23.
- Does a screening questionnaire for familial and hereditary colorectal cancer risk work in a health insurance population?external icon
Pieper C, Kolankowska I, Jockel KH.
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2012 May 15.
- Recommendations for ethical approaches to genotype-driven research recruitmentexternal icon
Beskow LM, Fullerton SM, Namey EE, Nelson DK, Davis AM, Wilfond BS.
Hum Genet. 2012 May 24.
- Inclusion of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions unlikely to dramatically improve risk prediction for complex diseasesexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Methodologic changes in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2011 and potential effects on prevalence estimatesexternal icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 8;61(22):410-3.
- Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection following Jewish ritual circumcisions that included direct orogenital suction – New York City, 2000-2011external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 8;61(22):405-9.
- Update: influenza activity – United States, 2011-12 season and composition of the 2012-13 influenza vaccineexternal icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 8;61(22):414-20.
- Venous thromboembolism in adult hospitalizations – United States, 2007-2009external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 8;61(22):401-4.
- Youth risk behavior surveillance – United States, 2011external icon
Eaton DK, Kann L, Kinchen S, Shanklin S, Flint KH, Hawkins J, Harris WA, Lowry R, McManus T, Chyen D, Whittle L, Lim C, Wechsler H.
MMWR Surveill Summ. 2012 Jun 8;61(4):1-162.
- Methodologic changes in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2011 and potential effects on prevalence estimatesexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- Trends in the black-white life expectancy gap, 2003-2008
Harper S, Rushani D, Kaufman J.
JAMA. 2012 Jun 6;307(21):2257-59.
- Trends in the black-white life expectancy gap, 2003-2008
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Maternal and Child Health
- Adolescent pregnancy is associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal womenexternal icon
Cho GJ, Shin J, Yi KW, Park HT, Kim T, Hur JY, Kim SH.
Menopause. 2012 Apr;19(4):456-60.
- Adolescent pregnancy is associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal womenexternal icon
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Vital Statistics
- Deaths: leading causes for 2008pdf icon
Heron M.
Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2012 Jun 6;60(6):1-95.
- Deaths: leading causes for 2008pdf icon
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