Issue 48, December 6, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 48, 12/6/10

Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's new 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 and Public Health Ethics)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Dietary sodium reduction in the United States: its importance for women
       Lee JM, Gunn JP.
       J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Dec;19(12):2149-52.
       

   • Community Health Services

     • Variation in school health policies and programs by demographic characteristics of US schools, 2006
       Balaji AB, Brener ND, McManus T.
       J Sch Health. 2010 Dec;80(12):599-613.
       

   • Environmental Health

     • Association between children's blood lead levels, lead service lines, and water disinfection, Washington, DC, 1998-2006
       Brown MJ, Raymond J, Homa D, Kennedy C, Sinks T.
       Environ Res. 2010 Nov 25.
       
     • Determinants of use of household-level water chlorination products in rural Kenya, 2003-2005
       DuBois AE, Crump JA, Keswick BH, Slutsker L, Quick RE, Vulule JM, Luby SP.
       Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 ;7(10):3842-3852.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • The distribution of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis cases across states and counties in the USA, 2007
       Chesson HW, Sternberg M, Leichliter JS, Aral SO.
       Sex Transm Infect. 2010 Dec;86 Suppl 3:iii52-57.
       

   • Genetics and Genomics

     • Mammographic surveillance in women younger than 50 years who have a family history of breast cancer: tumour characteristics and projected effect on mortality in the prospective, single-arm, FH01 study
       FH01 Collaborative Teams.
       Lancet Oncol. 2010 Dec;11(12):1127-34.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Interpreting screening questionnaires: specific respiratory symptoms and their relationship to objective test results
       Petsonk EL, Wang ML.
       J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Nov 30.
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • Health workers' use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to guide clinical decision making in rural dispensaries, Tanzania
       Masanja MI, McMorrow M, Kahigwa E, Kachur SP, McElroy PD.
       Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1238-41.
       

   • Physical Activity

     • Correlates of children and parents being physically active together
       Lee SM, Nihiser A, Strouse D, Das B, Michael S, Huhman M.
       J Phys Act Health. 2010 Nov;7(6):776-83.
       

   • Public Health Ethics

     • Data governance and stewardship: designing data stewardship entities and advancing data access
       Rosenbaum S.
       Health Serv Res. 2010 Oct;45(5 Pt 2):1442-55.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Serum alpha-carotene concentrations and risk of death among US adults: the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Follow-up Study
        Li C, Ford ES, Zhao G, Balluz LS, Giles WH, Liu S.
        Arch Intern Med. 2010 Nov 22.
        
     2. Associations between intracranial haemorrhage and prescribed prophylaxis in a large cohort of haemophilia patients in the United States
        Witmer C, Presley R, Kulkarni R, Soucie JM, Manno CS, Raffini L.
        Br J Haematol. 2010 Nov 29.
        
     3. Mortality resulting from congenital heart disease among children and adults in the United States, 1999 to 2006
        Gilboa SM, Salemi JL, Nembhard WN, Fixler DE, Correa A.
        Circulation. 2010 Nov 22.
        
     4. The relationship between periodontitis and alcohol use is not clear
        Dye BA.
        J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2010 Dec;10(4):225-7.
        
     5. Gynecological history in chronic fatigue syndrome: a population-based case-control study
        Boneva RS, Maloney EM, Lin JM, Jones JF, Wieser F, Nater UM, Heim CM, Reeves WC.
        J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Nov 20.
        
     6. Treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in resource-constrained settings: expert panel consensus
        Wiersma ST, McMahon B, Pawlotsky JM, Thio CL, Thursz M, Lim SG, Ocama P, Esmat G, Maimuna M, Bell D, Vitoria M, Eramova I, Lavanchy D, Dusheiko G.
        Liver Int. 2010 Nov 28.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     7. Special issue: AIDS in Asia
        Abdul-Quader A, Atun R, Detels R, Wu ZY, Sullivan S, van Griensven F.
        AIDS. 2010 Sep;24(Supplement 3):S1-S100.
        
     8. Human tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean
        de Kantor IN, LoBue PA, Thoen CO.
        Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Nov;14(11):1369-73.
        
     9. Transmitted drug resistance and type of infection in newly diagnosed HIV-1 individuals in Honduras
        Murillo W, Paz-Bailey G, Morales S, Monterroso E, Paredes M, Dobbs T, Parekh BS, Albert J, Rivera IL.
        J Clin Virol. 2010 Dec;49(4):239-44.
        
     10. Exposure science for viral diseases: 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus
         Cox N, Donis R, Barr JR.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2010 Nov 24.
         
     11. Intravenous streptomycin for treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis in an infant
         Courter JD, Girotto JE, Lobato MN, Orcutt D, Burke M, Feder Jr HM, Krause PJ, Cohen-Abbo A, Salazar JC.
         Pharmacotherapy. 2010 November;30 (11):481e-484e.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     12. Hospital capacity during an influenza pandemic - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009
         Meites E, Farias D, Raffo L, Albalak R, Carlino OL, McDonald LC, Widdowson MA.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Nov 18.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     13. Reassortant group A rotavirus from straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum)
         Esona MD, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Conrardy C, Tong S, Kuzmin IV, Agwanda B, Breiman RF, Banyai K, Niezgoda M, Rupprecht CE, Gentsch JR, Bowen MD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):1844-1852.
         
     14. Bartonella spp. in bats, Kenya
         Kosoy M, Bai Y, Lynch T, Kuzmin IV, Niezgoda M, Franka R, Agwanda B, Breiman RF, Rupprecht CE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):1875-1881.
         

   • Drug Safety

     15. National estimates of emergency department visits for hemorrhage-related adverse events from clopidogrel plus aspirin and from warfarin
         Shehab N, Sperling LS, Kegler SR, Budnitz DS.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Nov 22;170(21):1926-33.
         
     16. Use of clomiphene citrate and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2005
         Reefhuis J, Honein MA, Schieve LA, Rasmussen SA.
         Hum Reprod. 2010 Nov 26.
         

   • Environmental Health

     17. Transportation noise and exposed population of an urban area in the Republic of Korea
         Ko JH, Chang SI, Kim M, Holt JB, Seong JC.
         Environ Int. 2010 Nov 4.
         
     18. Perchlorate, nitrate, and iodide intake through tap water
         Blount BC, Alwis KU, Jain RB, Solomon BL, Morrow JC, Jackson WA.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Nov 19.
         
     19. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) tool kit for environmental pollutants - metals
         Ruiz P, Fowler BA, Osterloh JD, Fisher J, Mumtaz M.
         SAR QSAR Environ Res. 2010 Oct;21(7):603-18.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     20. Health risk profile for older adults with blindness: an application of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health framework
         Jones GC, Crews JE, Danielson ML.
         Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;17(6):400-10.
         
     21. The methodology of visual field testing with frequency doubling technology in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006
         Terry AL, Paulose-Ram R, Tilert TJ, Johnson CA, Zhang X, Lee PP, Saaddine JB.
         Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;17(6):411-21.
         
     22. Varicella seroprevalence in the U.S.: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004
         Reynolds MA, Kruszon-Moran D, Jumaan A, Schmid DS, McQuillan GM.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Nov-Dec;125(6):860-9.
         
     23. Global surveillance of oral tobacco products: total nicotine, unionised nicotine and tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines
         Stanfill SB, Connolly GN, Zhang L, Jia LT, Henningfield JE, Richter P, Lawler TS, Ayo-Yusuf OA, Ashley DL, Watson CH.
         Tob Control. 2010 Nov 25.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     24. Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes in different geographical regions and transmission cycles based on a microsatellite motif of the intergenic spacer of spliced-leader genes
         Cura CI, Mejia-Jaramillo AM, Duffy T, Burgos JM, Rodriguero M, Cardinal MV, Kjos S, Gurgel-Goncalves R, Blanchet D, De Pablos LM, Tomasini N, da Silva A, Russomando G, Cuba CA, Aznar C, Abate T, Levin MJ, Osuna A, Gurtler RE, Diosque P, Solari A, Triana-Chavez O, Schijman AG.
         Int J Parasitol. 2010 Dec;40(14):1599-607.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     25. HIV prevalence, risk behavior, hormone use and surgical history among transgender persons in Thailand
         Guadamuz TE, Wimonsate W, Varangrat A, Phanuphak P, Jommaroeng R, McNicholl JM, Mock PA, Tappero JW, van Griensven F.
         AIDS Behav. 2010 Nov 20.
         
     26. HIV risk among young African American men who have sex with men: a case-control study in Mississippi
         Oster AM, Dorell CG, Mena LA, Thomas PE, Toledo CA, Heffelfinger JD.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov 18.
         
     27. The association between cervical abnormalities and attitudes toward cervical cancer prevention
         Salz T, Gottlieb SL, Smith JS, Brewer NT.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Nov;19(11):2011-6.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     28. Impact of the integration of water treatment and handwashing incentives with antenatal services on hygiene practices of pregnant women in Malawi
         Sheth AN, Russo ET, Menon M, Wannemuehler K, Weinger M, Kudzala AC, Tauzie B, Masuku HD, Msowoya TE, Quick R.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1315-21.
         
     29. Google it: obtaining information about local STD/HIV testing services online
         Habel MA, Hood J, Desai S, Kachur R, Buhi ER, Liddon N.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Nov 19.
         

   • Health Disparities

     30. Trends in oral health by poverty status as measured by Healthy People 2010 objectives
         Dye BA, Thornton-Evans G.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Nov-Dec;125(6):817-30.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     31. Fungal pigments inhibit the MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analysis of darkly pigmented fungi
         Buskirk AD, Hettick JM, Chipinda I, Law BF, Siegel PD, Slaven JE, Green BJ, Beezhold DH.
         Anal Biochem. 2010 Nov 18.
         
     32. Effect of specimen storage conditions on newborn dried blood spots used to assess Toxoplasma gondii Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
         Mei JV, Li L, Rasmussen SA, Collier S, Frias JL, Honein MA, Shaw GM, Lorey F, Meyer R, Chaing S, Canfield MA, Jones J, Hannon WH.
         Clin Chim Acta. 2010 Nov 26.
         
     33. Lipopolysaccharide increases Na(+),K(+)-pump, but not ENaC, expression in guinea-pig airway epithelium
         Dodrill MW, Beezhold DH, Meighan T, Kashon ML, Fedan JS.
         Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Nov 26.
         
     34. Pathogenesis and transmission of triple-reassortant swine H1N1 influenza viruses isolated before the 2009 H1N1 pandemic
         Belser JA, Gustin KM, Maines TR, Blau DM, Zaki SR, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         J Virol. 2010 Dec 1.
         
     35. Pregnancy does not affect HIV incidence test results obtained using the BED capture enzyme immunoassay or an antibody avidity assay
         Laeyendecker O, Church JD, Oliver AE, Mwatha A, Owen SM, Donnell D, Brookmeyer R, Musoke P, Jackson JB, Guay L, Nakabiito C, Quinn TC, Eshleman SH.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(10):e13259.
         
     36. Determinants of glycan receptor specificity of H2N2 influenza A virus hemagglutinin
         Viswanathan K, Koh X, Chandrasekaran A, Pappas C, Raman R, Srinivasan A, Shriver Z, Tumpey TM, Sasisekharan R.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(10):e13768.
         
     37. Neuraminidase inhibitor susceptibility testing in human influenza viruses: a laboratory surveillance perspective
         Okomo-Adhiambo M, Sleeman K, Ballenger K, Nguyen HT, Mishin VP, Sheu TG, Smagala J, Li Y, Klimov AI, Gubareva LV.
         Viruses. 2010 ;2(10):2269-2289.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     38. Perinatal periods of risk: a community approach for using data to improve women and infants' health
         Peck MG, Sappenfield WM, Skala J.
         Matern Child Health J. 2010 Nov;14(6):864-74.
         
     39. Establishing the baseline height and weight status of New Hampshire Head Start children, 2007-2008
         Blaney DD, Flynn RT, Martin NR, Anderson L.
         NHSA Dialog. 2010 ;13(4):217-224.
         
     40. Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, 1998 to 2005
         Berg CJ, Callaghan WM, Syverson C, Henderson Z.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec;116(6):1302-9.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     41. The Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study 2008: opportunities to assess parental, cultural, and environmental influences on dietary behaviors and obesity prevention among young children
         May AL, Dietz WH.
         J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Dec;110(12 Suppl):S11-5.
         
     42. NHANES monitoring of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D: a roundtable summary
         Yetley EA, Pfeiffer CM, Schleicher RL, Phinney KW, Lacher DA, Christakos S, Eckfeldt JH, Fleet JC, Howard G, Hoofnagle AN, Hui SL, Lensmeyer GL, Massaro J, Peacock M, Rosner B, Wiebe D, Bailey RL, Coates PM, Looker AC, Sempos C, Johnson CL, Picciano MF.
         J Nutr. 2010 Nov;140(11):2030S-45S.
         

   • Obituary

     43. In memoriam: Jocelyn Anne Rankin (1946-2010)
         Popovic T.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):2023.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     44. Associations of workplace aggression with work-related well-being among nurses in the Philippines
         Fujishiro K, Gee GC, de Castro AB.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov 18.
         
     45. Detection of airborne Lactococcal bacteriophages in cheese plants
         Verreault D, Gendron L, Rousseau GM, Veillette M, Masse D, Lindsley WG, Moineau S, Duchaine C.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Nov 29.
         
     46. Occupational distribution of persons with confirmed 2009 H1N1 influenza
         Suarthana E, McFadden JD, Laney AS, Kreiss K, Anderson HA, Hunt DC, Neises D, Goodin K, Thomas A, Vandermeer M, Storey E.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Nov 30.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     47. Emergence of Onchocerca volvulus from skin mimicking Dracunculiasis medinensis
         Eberhard ML, Ruiz-Tiben E, Korkor AS, Roy SL, Downs P.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1348-51.
         
     48. Shrinking the malaria map: progress and prospects
         Feachem RG, Phillips AA, Hwang J, Cotter C, Wielgosz B, Greenwood BM, Sabot O, Rodriguez MH, Abeyasinghe RR, Ghebreyesus TA, Snow RW.
         Lancet. 2010 Nov 6;376(9752):1566-78.
         
     49. Operational strategies to achieve and maintain malaria elimination
         Moonen B, Cohen JM, Snow RW, Slutsker L, Drakeley C, Smith DL, Abeyasinghe RR, Rodriguez MH, Maharaj R, Tanner M, Targett G.
         Lancet. 2010 Nov 6;376(9752):1592-603.
         

   • Public Health Law

     50. Prescription drug laws, drug overdoses, and drug sales in New York and Pennsylvania
         Paulozzi LJ, Stier DD.
         J Public Health Policy. 2010 Dec;31(4):422-32.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     51. Stronger national public health institutes for global health
         Frieden TR, Koplan JP.
         Lancet. 2010 Nov 20;376(9754):1721-2.
         
     52. Common abnormal results of pap and human papillomavirus cotesting: what physicians are recommending for management
         Berkowitz Z, Saraiya M, Benard V, Yabroff KR.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec;116(6):1332-40.
         

   • Public Health, General

     53. National hospital discharge survey: 2007 summary
         Hall MJ, DeFrances CJ, Williams SN, Golosinskiy A, Schwartzman A.
         Natl Health Stat Report. 2010 Oct 26(29):1-20, 24.
         
     54. National ambulatory medical care survey: 2007 summary
         Hsiao CJ, Cherry DK, Beatty PC, Rechtsteiner EA.
         Natl Health Stat Report. 2010 Nov 3(27):1-32.
         
     55. Comparison of home health and hospice care agencies by organizational characteristics and services provided: United States, 2007
         Park-Lee EY, Decker FH.
         Natl Health Stat Report. 2010 Nov 9(30):1-23.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     56. Chronic heart disease and severe obstetric morbidity among hospitalisations for pregnancy in the USA: 1995-2006
         Kuklina E, Callaghan W.
         BJOG. 2010 Nov 22.
         
     57. 2009 cervical cytology guidelines and Chlamydia testing among sexually active young women
         Tao G, Hoover KW, Kent CK.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec;116(6):1319-23.
         

   • Statistics as Topic

     58. Multiple imputation of missing dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry data in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
         Schenker N, Borrud LG, Burt VL, Curtin LR, Flegal KM, Hughes J, Johnson CL, Looker AC, Mirel L.
         Stat Med. 2010 Nov 30.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     59. Tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) in smokers in the United States: NHANES 2007-2008
         Xia Y, Bernert JT, Jain RB, Ashley DL, Pirkle JL.
         Biomarkers. 2010 Nov 29.
         

   • Zoonoses

     60. Seoul virus infection in a Wisconsin patient with recent travel to China, March 2009: first documented case in the midwestern United States
         Nielsen CF, Sethi V, Petroll AE, Kazmierczak J, Erickson BR, Nichol ST, Rollin PE, Davis JP.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1266-8.
         
     61. Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever in humans, Najran, Saudi Arabia
         Alzahrani AG, Al Shaiban HM, Al Mazroa MA, Al-Hayani O, Macneil A, Rollin PE, Memish ZA.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):1882-1888.
         
     62. Proportion of deaths and clinical features in Bundibugyo Ebola virus infection, Uganda
         Macneil A, Farnon EC, Wamala J, Okware S, Cannon DL, Reed Z, Towner JS, Tappero JW, Lutwama J, Downing R, Nichol ST, Ksiazek TG, Rollin PE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):1969-1972.
         
     63. Alphaviruses
         Powers AM, Roehrig JT.
         Methods Mol Biol. 2011 ;665:17-38.
         
     64. Tularemia outbreak associated with outdoor exposure along the western side of Utah Lake, Utah, 2007
         Calanan RM, Rolfs RT, Summers J, Coombs J, Amadio J, Holbrook J, Mead PS.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Nov-Dec;125(6):870-6.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Genetics and Genomics

     65. The genetics of type 2 diabetes: what have we learned from GWAS?
         Billings LK, Florez JC.
         Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Nov;1212(1):59-77.
         
     66. Health benefits and cost-effectiveness of primary genetic screening for Lynch syndrome in the general population
         Dinh TA, Rosner BI, Atwood JC, Boland CR, Syngal S, Vasen HF, Gruber SB, et al.
         Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2010 Nov 18.
         
     67. The impact of positive cancer family history on the clinical features and outcome of patients with non-small cell lung cancer
         Li N, Shao K, Chen Z, Qiu B, Wang Z, Tan F, Wang J, et al.
         Fam Cancer. 2010 Nov 21.
         
     68. An epidemiological perspective on the future of direct-to-consumer personal genome testing
         Janssens AC, van Duijn CM.
         Investig Genet. 2010 ;1(1):10.
         
     69. The impact of family history of breast cancer on knowledge, attitudes, and early detection practices of Mexican women along the Mexico-US border
         Bird Y, Banegas MP, Moraros J, King S, Prapasiri S, Thompson B.
         J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Nov 21.
         
     70. Family history of cancer and cancer risks in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations
         Metcalfe K, Lubinski J, Lynch HT, Ghadirian P, Foulkes WD, Kim-Sing C, Neuhausen S, et al.
         J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Nov 23.
         
     71. Pharmacogenomics: will the promise be fulfilled?
         Altman RB, Kroemer HK, McCarty CA, Ratain MJ, Roden D.
         Nat Rev Genet. 2010 Nov 30.
         

   • Public Health Ethics

     72. Ethics and best practice guidelines for training experiences in global health
         Crump JA, Sugarman J.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1178-1182.
         
     73. Justice in international clinical research
         Pratt B, Loff B.
         Dev World Bioeth. 2010 Nov 30.
         
     74. Raising healthy children: moral and political responsibility for childhood obesity
         Purcell M.
         J Public Health Policy. 2010 Dec;31(4):433-46.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     75. Announcement: National influenza vaccination week - December 5-11, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 December 3;59(47):1556.
         
     76. Notifiable diseases and mortality tables
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 3;59(47):1558-1571.
         
     77. Racial disparities in smoking-attributable mortality and years of potential life lost - Missouri, 2003-2007
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 November 26;59(46):1518-1522.
         
     78. Seasonal influenza and 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women - 10 states, 2009-10 influenza season
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 3;59(47):1541-1545.
         
     79. Suicides in national parks - United States, 2003-2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 3;59(47):1546-1549.
         
     80. Vital signs: HIV testing and diagnosis among adults - United States, 2001-2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 3;59(47):1550-1555.
         
     81. Surveillance of screening-detected cancers (colon and rectum, breast, and cervix) - United States, 2004-2006
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2010 November 26;59(SS09):1-25.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     82. Hand pattern indicates prostate cancer risk
         Rahman AA, Lophatananon A, Brown SS, Harriss D, Anderson J, Parker T, Easton D, Kote-Jarai Z, Pocock R, Dearnaley D, Guy M, O'Brien L, Wilkinson RA, Hall AL, Sawyer E, Page E, Liu JF, The U K Genetic Prostate Cancer Study Collaborators, British Association of Urological Surgeons' Section of Oncology, Eeles RA, Muir K.
         Br J Cancer. 2010 Nov 30.
         
     83. Myocardial infarction and risk of suicide: a population-based case-control study
         Larsen KK, Agerbo E, Christensen B, Sondergaard J, Vestergaard M.
         Circulation. 2010 Nov 22.
         
     84. All-cause mortality trends in a large population-based cohort with long-standing childhood-onset type 1 diabetes: the Allegheny County type 1 diabetes registry
         Secrest AM, Becker DJ, Kelsey SF, Laporte RE, Orchard TJ.
         Diabetes Care. 2010 Dec;33(12):2573-9.
         

   • Environmental Health

     85. The impact of bisphenol A and triclosan on immune parameters in the US Population, NHANES 2003-2006
         Clayton EM, Todd M, Dowd JB, Aiello AE.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Nov 9.
         
     86. Residential air pollution and otitis media during the first two years of life
         Macintyre EA, Karr CJ, Koehoorn M, Demers PA, Tamburic L, Lencar C, Brauer M.
         Epidemiology. 2010 Oct 27.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     87. Clinical outcomes of health-care-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance in patients admitted to European intensive-care units: a cohort study
         Lambert ML, Suetens C, Savey A, Palomar M, Hiesmayr M, Morales I, Agodi A, Frank U, Mertens K, Schumacher M, Wolkewitz M.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 1.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     88. Pregnancy loss and risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective population-based cohort study (EPIC-Heidelberg)
         Kharazmi E, Dossus L, Rohrmann S, Kaaks R.
         Heart. 2010 Dec 1.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     89. Pediatric metabolic syndrome predicts adulthood metabolic syndrome, subclinical atherosclerosis, and type 2 diabetes mellitus but is no better than body mass index alone: the Bogalusa Heart Study and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
         Magnussen CG, Koskinen J, Chen W, Thomson R, Schmidt MD, Srinivasan SR, Kivimaki M, Mattsson N, Kahonen M, Laitinen T, Taittonen L, Ronnemaa T, Viikari JS, Berenson GS, Juonala M, Raitakari OT.
         Circulation. 2010 Oct 19;122(16):1604-11.
         
   
   

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