Issue 37, September 13, 2010

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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 Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity and Communicable Diseases - Influenza)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Higher cardiovascular disease prevalence and mortality among younger blacks compared to whites
       Jolly S, Vittinghoff E, Chattopadhyay A, Bibbins-Domingo K.
       Am J Med. 2010 Sep;123(9):811-8.
       
     • Prevalence and correlates of elevated blood pressure in youth with diabetes mellitus: the SEARCH for diabetes in youth study
       Rodriguez BL, Dabelea D, Liese AD, Fujimoto W, Waitzfelder B, Liu L, Bell R, Talton J, Snively BM, Kershnar A, Urbina E, Daniels S, Imperatore G.
       J Pediatr. 2010 Aug;157(2):245-251 e1.
       
     • Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment is higher in men: The Mayo Clinic Study of Aging
       Petersen RC, Roberts RO, Knopman DS, Geda YE, Cha RH, Pankratz VS, Boeve BF, Tangalos EG, Ivnik RJ, Rocca WA.
       Neurology. 2010 Sep 7;75(10):889-97.
       

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity

     • Shortened nighttime sleep duration in early life and subsequent childhood obesity
       Bell JF, Zimmerman FJ.
       Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Sep;164(9):840-5.
       

   • Communicable Diseases - Influenza

     • Clinical characteristics and 30-day outcomes for influenza A 2009 (H1N1), 2008-2009 (H1N1), and 2007-2008 (H3N2) infections
       Belongia EA, Irving SA, Waring SC, Coleman LA, Meece JK, Vandermause M, Lindstrom S, Kempf D, Shay DK.
       JAMA. 2010 Sep 8;304(10):1091-8.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Factors associated with effectiveness of the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine in China: 1992-2005
       Cui F, Li L, Hadler SC, Wang F, Zheng H, Chen Y, Gong X, Hutin YJ, Cairns KL, Liang X, Yang W.
       Vaccine. 2010 Aug 23;28(37):5973-8.
       

   • Informatics

     • Piloting the use of personal digital assistants for tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus surveillance, Kenya, 2007
       Auld AF, Wambua N, Onyango J, Marston B, Namulanda G, Ackers M, Oluoch T, Karisa A, Hightower A, Shiraishi RW, Nakashima A, Sitienei J.
       Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Sep;14(9):1140-6.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Mice lacking both TNF and IL-1 receptors exhibit reduced lung inflammation and delay in onset of death following infection with a highly virulent H5N1 virus
       Perrone LA, Szretter KJ, Katz JM, Mizgerd JP, Tumpey TM.
       J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 3.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Use of screening dried blood spots for estimation of prevalence, risk factors, and birth outcomes of congenital cytomegalovirus infection
       Kharrazi M, Hyde T, Young S, Amin MM, Cannon MJ, Dollard SC.
       J Pediatr. 2010 Aug;157(2):191-7.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Mental health research with Latino farmworkers: a systematic evaluation of the short CES-D
       Grzywacz JG, Alterman T, Muntaner C, Shen R, Li J, Gabbard S, Nakamoto J, Carroll DJ.
       J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Oct;12(5):652-8.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Trends in obesity and abdominal obesity among adults in the United States from 1999-2008
        Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G, Tsai J.
        Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Sep 7.
        
     2. Independent associations of serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone with blood pressure among US adults
        Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Kris-Etherton PM, Etherton TD, Balluz LS.
        J Hypertens. 2010 Sep;28(9):1821-8.
        
     3. Prevalence of urinary incontinence in men: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
        Markland AD, Goode PS, Redden DT, Borrud LG, Burgio KL.
        J Urol. 2010 Sep;184(3):1022-7.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     4. Comparison of incidence of bloodstream infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between England and United States, 2006-2007
        Lessa FC, Mu Y, Davies J, Murray M, Lillie M, Pearson A, Fridkin SK.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 3.
        
     5. A primary school outbreak of pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) in China
        Huai Y, Lin J, Varma JK, Peng Z, He J, Cheng C, Zhong H, Chen Y, Zheng Y, Luo Y, Liang W, Wu X, Huang Z, McFarland J, Feng Z, Uyeki TM, Yu H.
        Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2010 Sep;4(5):259-66.
        
     6. Tuberculosis in humans and animals: an overview
        Lobue PA, Enarson DA, Thoen CO.
        Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Sep;14(9):1075-8.
        
     7. Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies
        Fischer TK, Aaby P, Molbak K, Rodrigues A.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S239-42.
        
     8. Rotavirus in Africa: shifting the focus to disease prevention
        Neuzil KM, Armah GE, Parashar UD, Steele AD.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S1-4.
        
     9. Characterization of human rotavirus strains from children with diarrhea in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya, between 2000 and 2002
        Nyangao J, Page N, Esona M, Peenze I, Gatheru Z, Tukei P, Steele AD.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S187-92.
        
     10. Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pediatric head and neck infections: results of a national survey of otolaryngologists in the United States
         Cohen AL, Naseri I, Pinell X, Sobol SE, Gorwitz R.
         J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Aug;39(4):468-73.
         

   • Community Health Services

     11. Sealants in schools
         Gooch BF.
         Dimens Dent Hyg. 2010 ;8(7):44-45.
         
     12. Changes in capacity among local coordinated community response coalitions (CCRs) supported by the DELTA program
         Cox PJ, Finkelstein DM, Perez VE, Rosenbach ML.
         J Fam Soc Work. 2010 ;13(4):375-392.
         

   • Drug Safety

     13. Levamisole: a dangerous new cocaine adulterant
         Chang A, Osterloh J, Thomas J.
         Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2010 Sep;88(3):408-11.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     14. Population-based surveillance for rare congenital and inherited disorders: models and challenges
         Jackson JM, Crider KS, Olney RS.
         Adv Exp Med Biol. 2010 ;686:133-50.
         
     15. The contribution of rare diseases to understanding the epidemiology of neurodevelopmental disabilities
         Schendel D, Rice C, Cunniff C.
         Adv Exp Med Biol. 2010 ;686:433-53.
         
     16. The value of national diabetes registries: SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study
         Dabelea D, Mayer-Davis EJ, Imperatore G.
         Curr Diab Rep. 2010 Oct;10(5):362-9.
         
     17. Burden and epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in selected African countries: preliminary results from the African Rotavirus Surveillance Network
         Mwenda JM, Ntoto KM, Abebe A, Enweronu-Laryea C, Amina I, McHomvu J, Kisakye A, Mpabalwani EM, Pazvakavambwa I, Armah GE, Seheri LM, Kiulia NM, Page N, Widdowson MA, Steele AD.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S5-S11.
         
     18. Incidence, prevalence, and time trends of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Northern California, 1996 to 2006
         Abramson O, Durant M, Mow W, Finley A, Kodali P, Wong A, Tavares V, McCroskey E, Liu L, Lewis JD, Allison JE, Flowers N, Hutfless S, Velayos FS, Perry GS, Cannon R, Herrinton LJ.
         J Pediatr. 2010 Aug;157(2):233-239 e1.
         
     19. State-based estimates of mammography screening rates based on information from two health surveys
         Davis WW, Parsons VL, Xie D, Schenker N, Town M, Raghunathan TE, Feuer EJ.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Jul-Aug;125(4):567-78.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     20. Evaluation of the validity and utility of genetic testing for rare diseases
         Grosse SD, Kalman L, Khoury MJ.
         Adv Exp Med Biol. 2010 ;686:115-31.
         
     21. Microdeletions of 3q29 confer high risk for schizophrenia
         Mulle JG, Dodd AF, McGrath JA, Wolyniec PS, Mitchell AA, Shetty AC, Sobreira NL, Valle D, Rudd MK, Satten G, Cutler DJ, Pulver AE, Warren ST.
         Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Aug 13;87(2):229-36.
         
     22. Molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases - expanding horizons for IJMEG
         Xiao L, Kehoe PG.
         Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2010 ;1 (3):245-247.
         
     23. Emergence and characterization of serotype G9 rotavirus strains from Africa
         Page N, Esona M, Armah G, Nyangao J, Mwenda J, Sebunya T, Basu G, Pyndiah N, Potgieter N, Geyer A, Steele AD.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S55-63.
         
     24. Hybrid models identified a 12-gene signature for lung cancer prognosis and chemoresponse prediction
         Wan YW, Sabbagh E, Raese R, Qian Y, Luo D, Denvir J, Vallyathan V, Castranova V, Guo NL.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(8).
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     25. Nurses, smoking, and immunity: a review
         Nakata A, Swanson NG, Caruso CC.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2010 Sep-Oct;35(5):198-205.
         

   • Health Disparities

     26. Socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder: evidence from a U.S. cross-sectional study
         Durkin MS, Maenner MJ, Meaney FJ, Levy SE, DiGuiseppi C, Nicholas JS, Kirby RS, Pinto-Martin JA, Schieve LA.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(7):e11551.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     27. The rape prevention and education (RPE) theory model of community change: connecting individual and social change
         Cox PJ, Lang KS, Townsend SM, Campbell R.
         J Fam Soc Work. 2010 ;13(4):297-312.
         
     28. Strengthening systems for the primary prevention of intimate partner violence and sexual violence: CDC's DELTA and EMPOWER programs
         Cox PJ, Ortega S, Cook-Craig PG, Conway P.
         J Fam Soc Work. 2010 ;13(4):287-296.
         
     29. Effects of intimate partner violence on pregnancy trauma and placental abruption
         Leone JM, Lane SD, Koumans EH, DeMott K, Wojtowycz MA, Jensen J, Aubry RH.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Aug;19(8):1501-9.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     30. Vaginal swab specimen processing methods influence performance of rapid semen detection tests: a cautionary tale
         Hobbs MM, Steiner MJ, Rich KD, Gallo MF, Warner L, Macaluso M.
         Contraception. 2010 Sep;82(3):291-5.
         
     31. Stability of the tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol in urine samples stored at various temperatures
         Xia Y, Bernert JT.
         J Anal Toxicol. 2010 ;34(7):411-5.
         
     32. Comparative field performance and adherence to test results of four malaria rapid diagnostic tests among febrile patients more than five years of age in Blantyre, Malawi
         Chinkhumba J, Skarbinski J, Chilima B, Campbell C, Ewing V, San Joaquin M, Sande J, Ali D, Mathanga D.
         Malar J. 2010 ;9:209.
         
     33. Deoxygedunin, a natural product with potent neurotrophic activity in mice
         Jang SW, Liu X, Chan CB, France SA, Sayeed I, Tang W, Lin X, Xiao G, Andero R, Chang Q, Ressler KJ, Ye K.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(7):e11528.
         
     34. Structures of receptor complexes of a North American H7N2 influenza hemagglutinin with a loop deletion in the receptor binding site
         Yang H, Chen LM, Carney PJ, Donis RO, Stevens J.
         PLoS Pathog. 2010 ;6(9).
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     35. Job satisfaction, common cold, and sickness absence among white-collar employees: a cross-sectional survey
         Nakata A, Takahashi M, Irie M, Ray T, Swanson NG.
         Ind Health. 2010 Sep 1.
         
     36. Exposure science can increase protection of workers and their families from exposure to asbestos and inform on the effects of other elongate mineral particles
         Howard J, Middendorf P.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2010 Sep;20(6):485-6.
         
     37. Occupational health and safety for nurses benefits patients, too
         Caruso CC.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2010 ;35(5):176-+.
         
     38. Strategies for nurses to prevent sleep-related injuries and errors
         Caruso CC, Hitchcock EM.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2010 Sep-Oct;35(5):192-197.
         
     39. Risk factors associated with patient assaults of home healthcare workers
         Galinsky T, Feng HA, Streit J, Brightwell W, Pierson K, Parsons K, Proctor C.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2010 Sep-Oct;35(5):206-215.
         
     40. Introduction to ergonomics for healthcare workers
         Waters TR.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2010 Sep-Oct;35(5):185-191.
         
     41. Safe patient handling for rehabilitation professionals
         Waters TR, Rockefeller K.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2010 Sep-Oct;35(5):216-222.
         

   • Public Health, General

     42. Hot topic: medical tourism
         Reed CM.
         Plast Surg Nurs. 2010 Jul-Sep;30(3):187-90.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     43. Mental health and access to services among US women of reproductive age
         Farr SL, Bitsko RH, Hayes DK, Dietz PM.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep 1.
         
     44. Carraguard acceptability among men and women in a couples study in Thailand
         Martin S, Blanchard K, Manopaiboon C, Chaikummao S, Schaffer K, Friedland B, Kilmarx PH.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Aug;19(8):1561-7.
         
     45. Evaluation of Syracuse Healthy Start's program for abnormal flora management to reduce preterm birth among pregnant women
         Koumans EH, Lane SD, Aubry R, Demott K, Webster N, Levandowski BA, Berman S, Markowitz LE.
         Matern Child Health J. 2010 Sep 8.
         

   • Zoonoses

     46. Epidemiologic and clinical aspects of a Rift Valley fever outbreak in humans in Tanzania, 2007
         Mohamed M, Mosha F, Mghamba J, Zaki SR, Shieh WJ, Paweska J, Omulo S, Gikundi S, Mmbuji P, Bloland P, Zeidner N, Kalinga R, Breiman RF, Njenga MK.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):22-7.
         
     47. Rift Valley fever outbreak in livestock in Kenya, 2006-2007
         Munyua P, Murithi RM, Wainwright S, Githinji J, Hightower A, Mutonga D, Macharia J, Ithondeka PM, Musaa J, Breiman RF, Bloland P, Njenga MK.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):58-64.
         
     48. Pathologic studies on suspect animal and human cases of Rift Valley fever from an outbreak in Eastern Africa, 2006-2007
         Shieh WJ, Paddock CD, Lederman E, Rao CY, Gould LH, Mohamed M, Mosha F, Mghamba J, Bloland P, Njenga MK, Mutonga D, Samuel AA, Guarner J, Breiman RF, Zaki SR.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):38-42.
         
     49. Transmission dynamics of rabies in China over the last 40 years: 1969-2009
         Meng S, Xu G, Wu X, Lei Y, Yan J, Nadin-Davis SA, Liu H, Wu J, Wang D, Dong G, Yang X, Rupprecht CE.
         J Clin Virol. 2010 Sep;49(1):47-52.
         
     50. Quantifying antigenic relationships among the Lyssaviruses
         Horton DL, McElhinney LM, Marston DA, Wood JL, Russell CA, Lewis N, Kuzmin IV, Fouchier RA, Osterhaus AD, Fooks AR, Smith DJ.
         J Virol. 2010 Sep 8.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity

     51. Parental socioeconomic position and development of overweight in adolescence: longitudinal study of Danish adolescents
         Morgen CS, Mortensen LH, Rasmussen M, Andersen AM, Sorensen TI, Due P.
         BMC Public Health. 2010 Aug 29;10(1):520.
         
     52. The beneficial effect of family meals on obesity differs by race, sex, and household education: the National Survey of Children's Health, 2003-2004
         Rollins BY, Belue RZ, Francis LA.
         J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Sep;110(9):1335-9.
         
     53. Global and national socioeconomic disparities in obesity, overweight, and underweight status
         Moore S, Hall JN, Harper S, Lynch JW.
         J Obes. 2010 ;2010.
         
     54. Association between household income and overweight of Korean and American children: trends and differences
         Kwon Y, Oh S, Park S, Park Y.
         Nutr Res. 2010 Jul;30(7):470-6.
         

   • Communicable Diseases - Influenza

     55. An evaluation of the UK National Pandemic Flu Service swine flu algorithm in hospitalised children, and comparison with the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence fever guideline
         Mann C, Wood D, Davies P.
         Emerg Med J. 2010 Sep 3.
         
     56. Neurologic manifestations of pediatric novel H1N1 influenza infection
         Rellosa N, Bloch KC, Shane AL, Debiasi RL.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Aug 31.
         
     57. Serological response in RT-PCR confirmed H1N1-2009 influenza A by hemagglutination inhibition and virus neutralization assays: an observational study
         Chen MI, Barr IG, Koh GC, Lee VJ, Lee CP, Shaw R, Lin C, et al.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(8).
         
     58. Enhanced immunogenicity of stabilized trimeric soluble influenza hemagglutinin
         Weldon WC, Wang BZ, Martin MP, Koutsonanos DG, Skountzou I, Compans RW.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5(9).
         
     59. Genetic divergence of influenza A NS1 gene in pandemic 2009 H1N1 isolates with respect to H1N1 and H3N2 isolates from previous seasonal epidemics
         Campanini G, Piralla A, Paolucci S, Rovida F, Percivalle E, Maga G, Baldanti F.
         Virol J. 2010 Sep 1;7(1):209.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     60. Parental attitudes and experiences during school dismissals related to 2009 influenza A (H1N1) - United States, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 10;59(35):1131-4.
         
     61. State-specific trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults - United States, 2000-2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 10;59(35):1125-30.
         
     62. Vital signs: current cigarette smoking among adults aged >/=18 years - United States, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 10;59(35):1135-40.
         
   
   

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