Vol. 1, Issue: 5, 8/31/09
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Cancer statistics, 2009 Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Hao Y, Xu J , Thun MJ. CA Cancer J Clin. 2009 Jul-Aug;59(4):225-49.
Navigating the sea of diabetes Albright A . Diabetes Spectrum. 2009 Winter;22(1):38-42.
Communicable Diseases
Donor-derived disease transmission events in the United States: data reviewed by the OPTN/UNOS disease transmission advisory committee Ison MG, Hager J, Blumberg E, Burdick J, Carney K, Cutler J, Dimaio JM, Hasz R, Kuehnert MJ , Ortiz-Rios E , Teperman L, Nalesnik M. Am J Transplant. 2009 Aug;9(8):1929-35.
Etiologies of bacterial meningitis in Bangladesh: results from a hospital-based study Gurley ES, Hossain MJ, Montgomery SP , Petersen LR , Sejvar JJ , Mayer LW , Whitney A , Dull P, Nahar N, Uddin AK, Rahman ME, Ekram AR, Luby SP, Breiman RF. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;81(3):475-83.
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus-associated hospitalizations among the American Indian and Alaska Native population Byrd KK , Holman RC , Bruce MG , Hennessy TW , Wenger JD , Bruden DL , Haberling DL , Steiner C, Cheek JE. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 2.
Estimates of the impact of a future influenza pandemic in China Yu HJ, Feng LZ, Peng ZB, Feng ZJ, Shay DK , Yang WZ. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2009 Sep;3(5):223-31.
The role of chronic hepatitis in isoniazid hepatotoxicity during treatment for latent tuberculosis infection Bliven EE , Podewils LJ . Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Sep;13(9):1054-60.
Tuberculosis services and treatment outcomes in private and public health care facilities in Thailand, 2004-2006 Chengsorn N, Bloss E , Anekvorapong R, Anuwatnonthakate A , Wattanaamornkiat W, Komsakorn S, Moolphate S, Limsomboon P, Kaewsa-ard S, Nateniyom S, Kanphukiew A , Varma JK . Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Jul;13(7):888-94.
Disparities in tuberculosis between Asian/Pacific Islanders and non-Hispanic Whites, United States, 1993-2006 Manangan L , Elmore K , Lewis B , Pratt R , Armstrong L , Davison J, Santibanez S , Heetderks A , Robison V , Lee V , Navin T . Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Sep;13(9):1077-85.
Tuberculosis epidemiology, diagnosis and infection control recommendations for dental settings: an update on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines Cleveland JL , Robison VA , Panlilio AL. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009 Sep;140(9):1092-9.
Resistance of Acanthamoeba cysts to disinfection in multiple contact lens solutions Johnston SP , Sriram R , Qvarnstrom Y , Roy S , Verani J , Yoder J , Lorick S , Roberts J , Beach MJ , Visvesvara G . J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2040-5.
Improvement in healing and reduction in HIV shedding with episodic acyclovir therapy as part of syndromic management among men: a randomized, controlled trial Paz-Bailey G , Sternberg M , Puren AJ, Markowitz LE , Ballard R , Delany S, Hawkes S, Nwanyanwu O , Ryan C , Lewis DA. J Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 1;200(7):1039-49.
Community Health Services
The integration of STD/HIV services with contraceptive services for young women in the United States Farr SL , Kraft JM , Warner L , Anderson JE , Jamieson DJ . Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug;201(2):142 e1-8.
Environmental Health
Exposure and effect assessment of aerosolized red tide toxins (brevetoxins) and asthma Fleming LE, Bean JA, Kirkpatrick B, Cheng YS, Pierce R, Naar J, Nierenberg K, Backer LC , Wanner A, Reich A, Zhou Y, Watkins S, Henry M, Zaias J, Abraham WM, Benson J, Cassedy A, Hollenbeck J, Kirkpatrick G, Clarke T, Baden DG. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jul;117(7):1095-100.
Prenatal phthalate exposure and performance on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in a multiethnic birth cohort Engel SM, Zhu C, Berkowitz GS, Calafat AM , Silva MJ , Miodovnik A, Wolff MS. NeuroToxicology. 2009 Jul;30(4):522-8.
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Fecal incontinence in US adults: epidemiology and risk factors Whitehead WE, Borrud L , Goode PS, Meikle S, Mueller ER, Tuteja A, Weidner A, Weinstein M, Ye W, Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Gastroenterology. 2009 Aug;137(2):512-7, 517 e1-2.
Evaluation of sliding baseline methods for spatial estimation for cluster detection in the biosurveillance system Xing J , Burkom H, Moniz L, Edgerton J, Leuze M, Tokars J . Int J Health Geogr. 2009 ;8:45.
Seroprevalence of human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16, and 18 in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004 Markowitz LE , Sternberg M , Dunne EF , McQuillan G , Unger ER . J Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 31.
Assessment of self-report measures for predicting population prevalence of periodontitis Eke PI , Dye B . J Periodontol. 2009 Sep;80(9):1371-9.
Comparison of national malaria surveillance system with the national notifiable diseases surveillance system in the United States Hwang J , McClintock S , Kachur SP , Slutsker L , Arguin P . J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(4):345-51.
Food Safety
Tomato handling practices in restaurants Kirkland E, Green LR, Stone C, Reimann D, Nicholas D , Mason R, Frick R, Coleman S, Bushnell L, Blade H, Radke V , Selman C , E. HS-Net Working Group. J Food Prot. 2009 Aug;72(8):1692-8.
Genetics and Genomics
Genome-wide association studies, field synopses, and the development of the knowledge base on genetic variation and human diseases Khoury MJ , Bertram L, Boffetta P, Butterworth AS, Chanock SJ, Dolan SM, Fortier I, Garcia-Closas M, Gwinn M , Higgins JP, Janssens AC, Ostell J, Owen RP, Pagon RA, Rebbeck TR, Rothman N, Bernstein JL, Burton PR, Campbell H, Chockalingam A, Furberg H, Little J, O'Brien TR, Seminara D, Vineis P, Winn DM, Yu W , Ioannidis JP. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Aug 1;170(3):269-79.
Genetic relationships deduced from emm and multilocus sequence typing of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis and S. canis recovered from isolates collected in the United States Ahmad Y , Gertz RE , Li Z , Sakota V , Broyles LN, Van Beneden C , Facklam R , Shewmaker PL , Reingold A, Farley MM, Beall BW . J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2046-54.
Global Health
Global health surveillance and travelers' health Marano C , Freedman DO. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 1.
Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: the Galway consensus conference statement Allegrante JP, Barry MM, Airhihenbuwa CO, Auld ME, Collins JL , Lamarre MC, Magnusson G, McQueen DV , Mittelmark MB, Galway Consensus Conference. Health Educ Behav. 2009 Jun;36(3):476-82.
Comments from the field on the Galway Consensus Conference Statement Burke DS, Russell J, Cerqueira MT, Conley KM, Eggleston MM, Koo D , Lewis AL, Lee AF, Pearson CE, Pestronk RM, Schwartz B, Smith WA. Health Educ Behav. 2009 Jun;36(3):483-6.
Health Behavior and Risk
Social stigma and knowledge of tuberculosis and HIV among patients with both diseases in Thailand Jittimanee SX, Nateniyom S, Kittikraisak W , Burapat C , Akksilp S, Chumpathat N, Sirinak C, Sattayawuthipong W, Varma JK . PLoS ONE. 2009 ;4(7):e6360.
The influence of needle exchange programs on injection risk behaviors and infection with hepatitis C virus among young injection drug users in select cities in the United States, 1994-2004 Holtzman D , Barry V , Ouellet LJ, Des Jarlais DC, Vlahov D, Golub ET, Hudson SM, Garfein RS. Prev Med. 2009 Aug;49(1):68-73.
Health Communication and Education
Exploring implementation and fidelity of evidence-based behavioral interventions for HIV prevention: lessons learned from the focus on kids diffusion case study Galbraith JS , Stanton B, Boekeloo B, King W , Desmond S, Howard D, Black MM, Carey JW . Health Educ Behav. 2009 Jun;36(3):532-49.
Building health promotion capacity in developing countries: strategies from 60 years of experience in the United States Howze EH , Auld ME, Woodhouse LD, Gershick J , Livingood WC. Health Educ Behav. 2009 Jun;36(3):464-75.
Healthcare Associated Infections
Contaminated product water as the source of Phialemonium curvatum bloodstream infection among patients undergoing hemodialysis Rao CY , Pachucki C, Cali S, Santhiraj M, Krankoski KL, Noble-Wang JA , Leehey D, Popli S, Brandt ME , Lindsley MD , Fridkin SK , Arduino MJ . Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Sep;30(9):840-7.
Immunity and Immunization
Shedding of vaccine viruses with increased antigenic and genetic divergence after vaccination of newborns with monovalent type 1 oral poliovirus vaccine van der Sanden S, Pallansch MA , van de Kassteele J, El-Sayed N, Sutter RW, Koopmans M, van der Avoort H. J Virol. 2009 Sep;83(17):8693-704.
Parents' health beliefs and HPV vaccination of their adolescent daughters Reiter PL, Brewer NT, Gottlieb SL , McRee AL, Smith JS. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Aug;69(3):475-80.
Trends in early childhood vaccination coverage: progress towards US Healthy People 2010 goals Zhao Z , Smith PJ , Luman ET . Vaccine. 2009 Aug 6;27(36):5008-12.
Injury and Violence
Acculturation and violence in minority adolescents: a review of the empirical literature Smokowski PR, David-Ferdon C , Stroupe N . J Prim Prev. 2009 Jul;30(3-4):215-63.
Laboratory Sciences
Yield of acid-fast smear and mycobacterial culture for tuberculosis diagnosis in people with HIV Monkongdee P, McCarthy KD , Cain KP , Tasaneeyapan T , Dung NH, Lan NT, Yen NT, Teeratakulpisarn N, Udomsantisuk N, Heilig C , Varma JK . Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jul 23.
Optimization of digestion parameters for protein quantification Norrgran J , Williams TL , Woolfitt AR , Solano MI , Pirkle JL , Barr JR . Anal Biochem. 2009 Oct 1;393(1):48-55.
Recovery efficiency and limit of detection of aerosolized Bacillus anthracis Sterne from environmental surface samples Estill CF , Baron PA , Beard JK, Hein MJ , Larsen LD, Rose L , Schaefer FW, Noble-Wang J , Hodges L , Lindquist HD, Deye GJ , Arduino MJ . Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Jul;75(13):4297-306.
Mass-spectrometric analysis of hydroperoxy- and hydroxy-derivatives of cardiolipin and phosphatidylserine in cells and tissues induced by pro-apoptotic and pro-inflammatory stimuli Tyurin VA, Tyurina YY, Jung MY, Tungekar MA, Wasserloos KJ, Bayir H, Greenberger JS, Kochanek PM, Shvedova AA , Pitt B, Kagan VE. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2009 Sep 15;877(26):2863-72.
Multi-site comparison of anti-HIV microbicide activity in explant assays using a novel endpoint analysis Richardson-Harman N, Lackman-Smith C, Fletcher PS, Anton PA, Bremer JW, Dezzutti CS, Elliott J, Grivel JC, Guenthner P , Gupta P, Jones M, Lurain NS, Margolis LB, Mohan S, Ratner D, Reichelderfer P, Roberts P, Shattock RJ, Cummins JE. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Sep 2.
A mass spectrometry-based method to measure dialkylphosphate degradation products of organophosphorous insecticides in dust and orange juice Weerasekera G , Smith KD , Quiros-Alcala L, Fernandez C , Bradman A, Eskenazi B, Needham LL , Barr DB . J Environ Monit. 2009 ;11(7):1345-51.
Maternal and Child Health
Maternal thyroid disease, thyroid medication use, and selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study Browne ML, Rasmussen SA , Hoyt AT, Waller DK, Druschel CM, Caton AR, Canfield MA, Lin AE, Carmichael SL, Romitti PA, National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Jul;85(7):621-8.
Anencephaly and spina bifida among Hispanics: maternal, sociodemographic, and acculturation factors in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study Canfield MA, Ramadhani TA, Shaw GM, Carmichael SL, Waller DK, Mosley BS, Royle MH, Olney RS , National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Jul;85(7):637-46.
Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac): a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths Froen JF, Pinar H, Flenady V, Bahrin S, Charles A, Chauke L, Day K, Duke CW , Facchinetti F, Fretts RC, Gardener G, Gilshenan K, Gordijn SJ, Gordon A, Guyon G, Harrison C, Koshy R, Pattinson RC, Petersson K, Russell L, Saastad E, Smith GC, Torabi R. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009 ;9:22.
Some indicators of nutritional status are associated with activity and exploration in infants at risk for vitamin and mineral deficiencies Aburto NJ , Ramirez-Zea M, Neufeld LM, Flores-Ayala R . J Nutr. 2009 Sep;139(9):1751-7.
Medicine
Organ and tissue safety workshop 2007: advances and challenges Fishman JA, Strong DM, Kuehnert MJ . Cell Tissue Bank. 2009 Aug;10(3):271-80.
Overcoming barriers to the use of osteopathic manipulation techniques in the emergency department Roberge RJ , Roberge MR. West J Emerg Med. 2009 Aug;10(3):184-9.
Occupational Safety and Health
Development of historical exposure estimates of cosmic radiation and circadian rhythm disruption for cohort studies of Pan Am flight attendants Waters MA , Grajewski B , Pinkerton LE , Hein MJ , Zivkovich Z. Am J Ind Med. 2009 Aug 31.
Justice at work, job stress, and employee health Fujishiro K , Heaney CA . Health Educ Behav. 2009 Jun;36(3):487-504.
Thermal imaging comparison of maximum surface temperatures achieved on N95 filtering facepiece respirators with and without exhalation valves at sedentary breathing volumes Monaghan WD , Roberge MR , Rengasamy M , Roberge RJ . J Int Soc Respir Prot. 2009 Mar;26(I-II):12-19.
Filtration performance of FDA-cleared surgical masks Rengasamy S , Miller A , Eimer BC , Shaffer RE . J Int Soc Respir Prot. 2009 Mar;26(I-II):54-70.
Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
Making the case for belt air Krog RB , Bise C. Coal USA Mag. 2009 Aug:26/28.
Simulating spon com Yuan L , Smith A . Coal USA Mag. 2009 Aug:32-3.
Reproductive Health
Timing of maturation and predictors of menarche in girls enrolled in a contemporary British cohort Rubin C , Maisonet M , Kieszak S , Monteilh C , Holmes A , Flanders D , Heron J, Golding J, McGeehin M , Marcus M . Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009 Sep;23(5):492-504.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Liminal identities: Caribbean men who have sex with men in London, UK Anderson M, Elam G, Gerver S, Solarin I, Fenton K , Easterbrook P. Cult Health Sex. 2009 Apr;11(3):315-30.
Brief counseling for reducing sexual risk and bacterial STIs among drug users-Results from project RESPECT Semaan S , Neumann MS , Hutchins K , D'Anna LH, Kamb ML , for the Project Respect Study Group. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 Aug 29.
Family mediators of acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior among Latino youth Guilamo-Ramos V, Bouris A, Jaccard J, Lesesne CA , Gonzalez B, Kalogerogiannis K. J Prim Prev. 2009 Jul;30(3-4):395-419.
Acculturation and adolescent health: moving the field forward Smokowski PR, David-Ferdon C , Bacallao ML. J Prim Prev. 2009 Jul;30(3-4):209-14.
Zoonoses
Adaptive strategies of Yersinia pestis to persist during inter-epizootic and epizootic periods Eisen RJ , Gage KL . Vet Res. 2009 Mar-Apr;40(2):1.
Francisella tularensis: an arthropod-borne pathogen Petersen JM , Mead PS , Schriefer ME . Vet Res. 2009 Mar-Apr;40(2):7.
Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
Virologically confirmed population-based burden of hospitalization caused by influenza A and B among children in Hong Kong Chiu SS, Chan KH, Chen H, Young BW, Lim W, Wong WH, Lau YL, Peiris JS. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 1: Epub ahead of print.
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in New Zealand: the experience from April to August 2009 Baker MG, Wilson N, Huang QS, Paine S, Lopez L, Bandaranayake D, Tobias M, Mason K, Mackereth GF, Jacobs M, Thornley C, Roberts S, McArthur C. Euro Surveill. 2009 ;14(34):pii:19319.
Influenza A(H1N1)v in Germany: the first 10,000 cases Gilsdorf A, Poggensee G. Euro Surveill. 2009 ;14(34):pii:19318.
The importance of school and social activities in the transmission of influenza A(H1N1)v: England, April - June 2009 Kar-Purkayastha I, Ingram C, Maguire H, Roche A. Euro Surveill. 2009 ;14(33):pii:19311.
Injury and Violence - Motor Vehicle-Related Injury
'Race' or place? Explaining ethnic variations in childhood pedestrian injury rates in London Steinbach R, Green J, Edwards P, Grundy C. Health Place. 2009 Aug 21: Epub ahead of print.
Increasing seat belt use on a college campus: an evaluation of two prompting procedures Clayton MC, Helms BP. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009 Spring;42(1):161-4.
Knowledge and behaviors of physicians and caregivers about appropriate child passenger restraint use Brixey SN, Guse CE. J Community Health. 2009 Aug 28:Epub ahead of print.
Public Health Ethics
The social determinants of health: how can a radical agenda be mainstreamed? Hawe P. Can J Public Health. 2009 Jul-Aug;100(4):291-3.
Philosophy meets disability Louhiala P. J Med Ethics. 2009 Sep;35(9):570-2.
A note on Brock: prioritarianism, egalitarianism and the distribution of life years Norheim OF. J Med Ethics. 2009 Sep;35(9):565-9.
Nursing in asylum seeker detention in Australia: care, rights and witnessing Zion D, Briskman L, Loff B. J Med Ethics. 2009 Sep;35(9):546-51.
Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
MMWR in the Media
Inadvertent ingestion of marijuana --- Los Angeles, California, 2009 MMWR. 2009 2009 Sept 4;58(34):947-50.
2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infections --- Chicago, Illinois, April--July 2009 MMWR. 2009 2009 Aug 28;58(33):913-8.
Surveillance for pediatric deaths associated with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection --- United States, April--August 2009 MMWR. 2009 2009 Sept 4;58(34):941-7.
Use of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009 MMWR: Recommendations and Reports. 2009 2009 Aug 28;58(RR10):1-8.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Prevalence and predictors of breast and cervical cancer screening among Spanish women with diabetes. Jimenez-Garcia R, Hernandez-Barrera V, Carrasco-Garrido P, Gil A. Diabetes Care. 2009 2009 Aug;32(8):1470-2.
Communicable Diseases
Initial human transmission dynamics of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in North America. Pourbohloul B, Ahued A, Davoudi B, Meza R, Meyers L, Skowronski D, Villasenor I, Galvan F, Cravioto P, Earn D, Dushoff J, Fisman D, Edmunds W, Hupert N, Scarpino S, Trujillo J, Lutzow M, Morales J, Contreras A, Chavez C, Patrick D, Brunham RC. Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2009 2009 Sept;3(5):215-22.
Fitness of pandemic H1N1 and seasonal influenza A viruses during co-infection: evidence of competitive advantage of pandemic H1N1 influenza versus seasonal influenza. Perez D, Sorrell E, Angel M, Ye J, Hickman D, Pena L, Ramirez-Nieto G, Kimble B, Araya Y. PLoS Currents: Influenza. 2009 ;Version 2(RRN1011).
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Health behaviors from early to late midlife as predictors of cognitive function: The Whitehall II study. Sabia S, Nabi H, Kivimaki M, Shipley M, Marmot M, Singh-Manoux A. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 2009 Aug 15;170(4):428-37.
Laboratory Sciences
Determination of total lead in lipstick: Development and validation of a microwave-assisted digestion, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometric method. Hepp N, Mindak W, Cheng J. J Cosmet Sci. 2009 2009 Jul-Aug;60(4):405-14.
Maternal and Child Health
FACTS AT A GLANCE: A fact sheet reporting national, state, and city trends in teen childbirthing Ikramullah E, Cui C, Manlove J, Anderson Moore K. Child Trends. 2009 2009 Sept;2009-25.
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