Issue 10, March 08, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 10, 3/8/10

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC’s new weekly digest!

The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Colorectal Cancer and Drug Safety – Pediatric Patients)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. CDC Authored Publications

   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Acute myocardial infarction hospitalization in the United States, 1979 to 2005
        Fang J, Alderman MH, Keenan NL, Ayala C.
        Am J Med. 2010 Mar;123(3):259-66.
        
     2. Differences in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival between young adults and children
        Tai E, Pollack LA, Townsend J, Li J, Steele CB, Richardson LC.
        Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Mar;164(3):218-24.
        
     3. Characterization of individual radiographic features of hip osteoarthritis in African American and white women and men: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
        Nelson AE, Braga L, Renner JB, Atashili J, Woodard J, Hochberg MC, Helmick CG, Jordan JM.
        Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Feb;62(2):190-7.
        
     4. Evolution of a precursor
        Caporaso NE, Marti GE, Vogt Jr RF, Shim YK, Middleton D, Landgren O.
        Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2010 ;78(1):1-2.
        
     5. Prevalence and trends in low femur bone density among older US adults: NHANES 2005-2006 compared with NHANES III
        Looker AC, Melton LJ, Harris TB, Borrud LG, Shepherd JA.
        J Bone Miner Res. 2010 ;25(1):64-71.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     6. Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among refugees entering the United States between 2006 and 2008
        Rein DB, Lesesne SB, O’Fallon A, Weinbaum CM.
        Hepatology. 2010 Feb;51(2):431-4.
        
     7. Household transmission of 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus after a school-based outbreak in New York City, April-May 2009
        France AM, Jackson M, Schrag S, Lynch M, Zimmerman C, Biggerstaff M, Hadler J.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 1;201(7):984-92.
        
     8. Current challenges in the risk assessment of neuraminidase inhibitor-resistant influenza viruses
        Gubareva LV, Fry AM.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;201(5):656-8.
        
     9. Neurologic complications of 2009 influenza A (H1N1). Heightened attention on an ongoing question
        Sejvar JJ, Uyeki T.
        Neurology. 2010 Mar 3.
        
     10. Influenza is a major contributor to childhood pneumonia in a tropical developing country
         Brooks WA, Goswami D, Rahman M, Nahar K, Fry AM, Balish A, Iftekharuddin N, Azim T, Xu X, Klimov A, Bresee J, Bridges C, Luby S.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar;29(3):216-21.
         
     11. Corrected 2007 rotavirus hospitalization rates
         Payne DC, Szilagyi PG, Staat MA, Edwards KM, Gentsch JR, Weinberg GA, Hall CB, Curns AT, Clayton H, Griffin MR, Fairbrother G, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar;29(3):287-288.
         

   • Drug Safety

     12. Antiretroviral drug use during pregnancy and risk of premature delivery: is there a connection?
         Kourtis AP.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 1;201(7):978-80.
         

   • Entomology

     13. Age-grading the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis using near-infrared spectroscopy
         Reeves WK, Peiris KH, Scholte EJ, Wirtz RA, Dowell FE.
         Med Vet Entomol. 2010 Mar;24(1):32-37.
         

   • Environmental Health

     14. Does background postnatal methyl mercury exposure in toddlers affect cognition and behavior?
         Cao Y, Chen A, Jones RL, Radcliffe J, Caldwell KL, Dietrich KN, Rogan WJ.
         NeuroToxicology. 2010 Jan;31(1):1-9.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     15. Non-genetic risk factors for holoprosencephaly
         Johnson CY, Rasmussen SA.
         Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2010 Feb 15;154C(1):73-85.
         
     16. Concurrent silicosis and pulmonary mycosis at death
         Iossifova Y, Bailey R, Wood J, Kreiss K.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):318-20.
         

   • Food Safety

     17. Acute selenium toxicity associated with a dietary supplement
         MacFarquhar JK, Broussard DL, Melstrom P, Hutchinson R, Wolkin A, Martin C, Burk RF, Dunn JR, Green AL, Hammond R, Schaffner W, Jones TF.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Feb 8;170(3):256-61.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     18. Glen or Glenda: reported gender of sex partners in two statewide HIV databases
         Torrone EA, Thomas JC, Kaufman JS, Pettifor AE, Leone PA, Hightow-Wiedman LB.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar;100(3):525-30.
         

   • Health Disparities

     19. Access to and utilization of medical care for young adults ages 20-29 years: United States, 2008
         Cohen RA, Bloom B.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Feb(29):1-8.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     20. Acute hepatitis B outbreaks related to fingerstick blood glucose monitoring in two assisted living facilities
         Counard CA, Perz JF, Linchangco PC, Christiansen D, Ganova-Raeva L, Xia G, Jones S, Vernon MO.
         J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Jan 8.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     21. Estimates of state-level health-care expenditures associated with disability
         Anderson WL, Armour BS, Finkelstein EA, Wiener JM.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 January-February;125(1):44-51.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     22. Effectiveness of monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix) against severe diarrhea caused by serotypically unrelated G2P[4] strains in Brazil
         Correia JB, Patel MM, Nakagomi O, Montenegro FM, Germano EM, Correia NB, Cuevas LE, Parashar UD, Cunliffe NA, Nakagomi T.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 1;201(3):363-9.
         
     23. Effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in a large urban population in the United States
         Boom JA, Tate JE, Sahni LC, Rench MA, Hull JJ, Gentsch JR, Patel MM, Baker CJ, Parashar UD.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):e199-207.
         
     24. Epidemiological, antigenic and genetic characteristics of seasonal influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses: basis for the WHO recommendation on the composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2009-2010 Northern Hemisphere season
         Barr IG, McCauley J, Cox N, Daniels R, Engelhardt OG, Fukuda K, Grohmann G, Hay A, Kelso A, Klimov A, Odagiri T, Smith D, Russell C, Tashiro M, Webby R, Wood J, Ye Z, Zhang W.
         Vaccine. 2010 Feb 3;28(5):1156-67.
         
     25. Post-licensure monitoring of HPV vaccine in the United States
         Markowitz LE, Hariri S, Unger ER, Saraiya M, Datta SD, Dunne EF.
         Vaccine. 2010 Feb 24.
         

   • Informatics

     26. OIDs: how can I express you? Let me count the ways
         Steindel SJ.
         J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010 Mar 1;17(2):144-7.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     27. Relationship of work injury severity to family member hospitalization
         Asfaw AG, Bushnell PT, Ray TK.
         Am J Ind Med. 2010 Feb 24.
         
     28. Injury-prevention practices as depicted in G- and PG-rated movies, 2003-2007
         Tongren JE, Sites A, Zwicker K, Pelletier A.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):290-4.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     29. Detection E119V and E119I mutations in influenza A (H3N2) viruses isolated from an immunocompromised patient: challenges in diagnosis of oseltamivir-resistance
         Okomo-Adhiambo M, Demmler-Harrison GJ, Deyde VM, Sheu TG, Xu X, Klimov AI, Gubareva LV.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Mar 1.
         
     30. Nanoparticle inhalation impairs coronary microvascular reactivity via a local reactive oxygen species-dependent mechanism
         LeBlanc AJ, Moseley AM, Chen BT, Frazer D, Castranova V, Nurkiewicz TR.
         Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2010 Mar;10(1):27-36.
         
     31. Regression models to estimate total polychlorinated biphenyls in the general US population: 2001-2002 and 2003-2004
         Jain RB, Wang RY.
         Chemosphere. 2010 Feb 25.
         
     32. Dual detection of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella species by real-time PCR targeting the 23S-5S rRNA gene spacer region
         Yang G, Benson R, Pelish T, Brown E, Winchell JM, Fields B.
         Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 ;16(3):255-261.
         
     33. Multiantigen print immunoassay for comparison of diagnostic antigens for Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis
         Handali S, Klarman M, Gaspard AN, Noh J, Lee YM, Rodriguez S, Gonzalez AE, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Tsang VC, Wilkins PP.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Jan;17(1):68-72.
         
     34. MLST analysis reveals both clonality and recombination in populations of Candida glabrata bloodstream isolates from US surveillance
         Lott TJ, Frade JP, Lockhart SR.
         Eukaryot Cell. 2010 Feb 26.
         
     35. Population structure and capsular switching of invasive neisseria meningitidis isolates in the pre-meningococcal conjugate vaccine era-United States, 2000-2005
         Harrison LH, Shutt KA, Schmink SE, Marsh JW, Harcourt BH, Wang X, Whitney AM, Stephens DS, Cohn AA, Messonnier NE, Mayer LW.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 3.
         
     36. National validation study of a swab protocol for the recovery of bacillus anthracis spores from surfaces
         Hodges LR, Rose LJ, O’Connell H, Arduino MJ.
         J Microbiol Methods. 2010 Feb 26.
         
     37. Comparison of free radical generation by pre- and post-sintered cemented carbide particles
         Stefaniak AB, Harvey CJ, Bukowski VC, Leonard SS.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Jan;7(1):23-34.
         
     38. Promoting quality of genetic testing with guidelines for good laboratory practices
         Chen B, Greene C.
         Mol Genet Metab. 2010 Mar;99(3):238-43.
         
     39. Evaluation of dicarbonyls generated in a simulated indoor air environment using an in vitro exposure system
         Anderson SE, Jackson LG, Franko J, Wells JR.
         Toxicol Sci. 2010 Mar 3.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     40. Survival of children with mosaic Down syndrome
         Shin M, Siffel C, Correa A.
         Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Mar;152A(3):800-1.
         
     41. Validity of childhood autism in the Danish Psychiatric Central Register: findings from a cohort sample born 1990-1999
         Lauritsen MB, Jorgensen M, Madsen KM, Lemcke S, Toft S, Grove J, Schendel DE, Thorsen P.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Feb;40(2):139-48.
         
     42. Maternal dengue and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review
         Pouliot SH, Xiong X, Harville E, Paz-Soldan V, Tomashek KM, Breart G, Buekens P.
         Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2010 Feb;65(2):107-18.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     43. Total folate and folic acid intake from foods and dietary supplements in the United States: 2003-2006
         Bailey RL, Dodd KW, Gahche JJ, Dwyer JT, McDowell MA, Yetley EA, Sempos CA, Burt VL, Radimer KL, Picciano MF.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jan;91(1):231-7.
         
     44. We can reduce dietary sodium, save money, and save lives
         Frieden TR, Briss PA.
         Ann Intern Med. 2010 Mar 1.
         
     45. The prevalence and correlates of taking folic acid and vitamin supplements among adults aged >/=45 years with CVD
         Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Mokdad AH.
         Public Health Nutr. 2010 Mar 3:1-8.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     46. Reusable elastomeric air-purifying respirators: physiologic impact on health care workers
         Roberge RJ, Coca A, Williams WJ, Powell JB, Palmiero AJ.
         Am J Infect Control. 2010 Feb 26.
         
     47. Nanoparticles and potential human health implications: past and future directions – Preface
         Gulumian M, Vallyanthan V.
         J Toxicol Env Health Part A. 2010 ;73(5-6):339-340.
         

   • Program Evaluation

     48. A review of positive youth development programs that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health
         Gavin LE, Catalano RF, David-Ferdon C, Gloppen KM, Markham CM.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S75-91.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     49. Recent advances in public health systems research in the United States
         Van Wave TW, Scutchfield FD, Honore PA.
         Annu Rev Public Health. 2010 Jan 14.
         
     50. Roles and contributions of pharmacists in regulatory affairs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for public health emergency preparedness and response
         Bhavsar TR, Kim HJ, Yu Y.
         J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2010 Mar-Apr 1;50(2):165-8.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     51. Infertility service use among U.S. women: 1995 and 2002
         Chandra A, Stephen EH.
         Fertil Steril. 2010 Feb;93(3):725-36.
         
     52. Confidence as a predictor of sexual and reproductive health outcomes for youth
         Gloppen KM, David-Ferdon C, Bates J.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S42-58.
         
     53. Competence as a predictor of sexual and reproductive health outcomes for youth: a systematic review
         House LD, Bates J, Markham CM, Lesesne C.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S7-22.
         
     54. Character as a predictor of reproductive health outcomes for youth: a systematic review
         House LD, Mueller T, Reininger B, Brown K, Markham CM.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S59-74.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     55. Undertreatment of mental health problems in adults with diagnosed diabetes and serious psychological distress: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007
         Li C, Ford ES, Zhao G, Balluz LS, Berry JT, Mokdad AH.
         Diabetes Care. 2010 Feb 25.
         
     56. Prevalence and correlates of internalizing mental health symptoms among CSHCN
         Ghandour RM, Kogan MD, Blumberg SJ, Perry DF.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):e269-77.
         

   • Zoonoses

     57. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus meningitis, New York, NY, USA, 2009
         Asnis DS, Muana O, Kim do G, Garcia M, Rollin PE, Slavinski S.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):328-30.
         
     58. Seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Czech Republic
         Sak B, Kucerova Z, Kvac M, Kvetonova D, Rost M, Secor EW.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):335-7.
         
     59. Cavitary pulmonary zygomycosis caused by Rhizopus homothallicus
         Chakrabarti A, Marak RS, Shivaprakash MR, Gupta S, Garg R, Sakhuja V, Kumar S, Baghela A, Dixit A, Garg MK, Padhye AA.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar 3.
         
     60. Flea-associated zoonotic diseases of cats in the USA: bartonellosis, flea-borne rickettsioses, and plague
         McElroy KM, Blagburn BL, Breitschwerdt EB, Mead PS, McQuiston JH.
         Trends Parasitol. 2010 Feb 23.
         

2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions – Colorectal Cancer

     61. A trial of 3 interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening in African Americans
         Blumenthal DS, Smith SA, Majett CD, Alema-Mensah E.
         Cancer. 2010 Feb 15;116(4):922-9.
         
     62. Effectiveness of a patient- and practice-level colorectal cancer screening intervention in health plan members: design and baseline findings of the CHOICE trial
         Lewis C, Pignone M, Schild LA, Scott T, Winquist A, Rimer BK, Glanz K.
         Cancer. 2010 Feb 8.
         
     63. Improving the quality of colorectal cancer screening: assessment of familial risk
         Butterly LF, Goodrich M, Onega T, Greene MA, Srivastava A, Burt R, Dietrich A.
         Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Mar;55(3):754-60.
         
     64. Brief report: exploration of colorectal cancer risk perceptions among Latinos
         Diaz JA, Goldman R, Arellano N, Borkan J, Eaton CB.
         J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Jan 9.
         
     65. NIH state-of-the-science conference statement: enhancing use and quality of colorectal cancer screening
         Allen JD, Barlow WE, Duncan RP, Egede LE, Friedman LS, Keating NL, Kim P, et al.
         NIH Consens State Sci Statements. 2010 Feb 4;27(1).
         
     66. How equitable are colorectal cancer screening programs which include FOBTs? A review of qualitative and quantitative studies
         Javanparast S, Ward P, Young G, Wilson C, Carter S, Misan G, Cole S, et al.
         Prev Med. 2010 Feb 11.
         

   • Drug Safety – Pediatric Patients

     67. Parents’ medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy
         Yin HS, Mendelsohn AL, Wolf MS, Parker RM, Fierman A, van Schaick L, Bazan IS, et al.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Feb;164(2):181-6.
         
     68. Severe injury or death in young children from therapeutic errors: a summary of 238 cases from the American Association of Poison Control Centers
         Tzimenatos L, Bond GR.
         Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2009 Apr;47(4):348-54.
         
     69. Therapeutic errors among children in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes
         Mc DT, Robinson J, MacLeod D, MacBean CE, Braitberg G.
         J Paediatr Child Health. 2009 May;45(5):304-9.
         
     70. The role of advice in medication administration errors in the pediatric ambulatory setting
         Lemer C, Bates DW, Yoon C, Keohane C, Fitzmaurice G, Kaushal R.
         J Patient Saf. 2009 Sep;5(3):168-75.
         
     71. Pediatric adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis
         Bourgeois FT, Mandl KD, Valim C, Shannon MW.
         Pediatrics. 2009 Oct;124(4):e744-50.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     72. Identifying infants with hearing loss – United States, 1999-2007
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 March 5;59(08):220-223.
         
     73. Malaria acquired in Haiti – 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 March 4;59(8):217-219.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     74. Population strategies to decrease sodium intake and the burden of cardiovascular disease: A cost-effectiveness analysis
         Smith-Spangler CM, Juusola JL, Enns EA, Owens DK, Garber AM.
         Ann Intern Med. 2010 Mar 1.
         
     75. Overweight, obesity, and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
         Luppino FS, de Wit LM, Bouvy PF, Stijnen T, Cuijpers P, Penninx BW, Zitman FG.
         Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;67(3):220-9.
         
     76. Napping is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: the Guangzhou Biobank cohort study
         Lam KH, Jiang CQ, Thomas GT, Arora T, Zhang WS, Taheri S, Adab P, Lam TH, Cheng KK.
         Sleep. 2010 March 1;33(3):402-407.
         
     77. Racial disparities in awareness and treatment of atrial fibrillation. The reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) study
         Meschia JF, Merrill P, Soliman EZ, Howard VJ, Barrett KM, Zakai NA, Kleindorfer D, Safford M, Howard G.
         Stroke. 2010 Feb 26.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     78. Longitudinal study of human papillomavirus persistence and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3: critical role of duration of infection
         Rodriguez AC, Schiffman M, Herrero R, Hildesheim A, Bratti C, Sherman ME, Solomon D, Guillen D, Alfaro M, Morales J, Hutchinson M, Katki H, Cheung L, Wacholder S, Burk RD.
         J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Mar 3;102(5):315-24.
         

   • Community Health Services

     79. Sleep duration and five-year abdominal fat accumulation in a minority cohort: the IRAS family sudy
         Hairston KG, Bryer-Ash M, Norris JM, Haffner S, Bowden DW, Wagenknecht LE.
         Sleep. 2010 March;33(3):289-295.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     80. National, state, and local disparities in childhood obesity
         Bethell C, Simpson L, Stumbo S, Carle AC, Gombojav N.
         Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Mar-Apr;29(3):347-56.
         
     81. Injury patterns in obese versus nonobese children presenting to a pediatric emergency department
         Pomerantz WJ, Timm NL, Gittelman MA.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Mar 1;125(4).
         

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