Vol. 2, Issue: 26, 6/28/10
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
Communicable Diseases
Communicable Diseases - Influenza
Drug Safety
Hormone therapy and fatal breast cancer Norman SA, Weber AL, Localio AR, Marchbanks PA , Ursin G, Strom BL, Weiss LK, Burkman RT, Bernstein L, Deapen DM, Folger SG , Simon MS, Nadel MR . Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2010 May;19(5):440-7.
Environmental Health
Health Behavior and Risk
Immunity and Immunization
Laboratory Sciences
Seven direct methods for measuring HDL and LDL cholesterol compared with ultracentrifugation reference measurement procedures Miller WG, Myers GL , Sakurabayashi I, Bachmann LM, Caudill SP , Dziekonski A, Edwards S , Kimberly MM , Korzun WJ, Leary ET, Nakajima K, Nakamura M, Nilsson G, Shamburek RD, Vetrovec GW, Warnick GR, Remaley AT. Clin Chem. 2010 Jun;56(6):977-86.
Maternal and Child Health
Occupational Safety and Health
Public Health Leadership and Management
CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Dr R Shiffmann's Asthmador: relevant to our times, or a snake oil remedy? Fedan JS , Piedimonte G. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2010 Jun 17.
Years of potential life lost and productivity losses from male urogenital cancer deaths-United States, 2004 Li C , Ekwueme DU , Rim SH , Tangka FK . Urology. 2010 Jun 21.
Communicable Diseases
Viral hepatitis: continuing the dialogue Holtzman D . Am J Public Health. 2010 Jun 17.
Performance of abdominal ultrasound for diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons living in Cambodia Sculier D, Vannarith C, Pe R, Thai S, Kanara N , Borann S, Cain KP , Lynen L, Varma JK . J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jun 22.
1918 and 2009: a tale of two pandemics Redd SC , Frieden TR , Schuchat A , Briss PA . Public Health Rep. 2010 Apr;125 Suppl 3:3-5.
The 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in the United States: lessons learned and challenges exposed Stern AM, Cetron MS , Markel H. Public Health Rep. 2010 Apr;125 Suppl 3:6-8.
"Better off in school": school medical inspection as a public health strategy during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in the United States Stern AM, Reilly MB, Cetron MS , Markel H. Public Health Rep. 2010 Apr;125 Suppl 3:63-70.
Review of cytomegalovirus seroprevalence and demographic characteristics associated with infection Cannon MJ , Schmid DS , Hyde TB . Rev Med Virol. 2010 Jun 18.
Community Health Services
Obesity prevention and diabetes screening at local health departments Zhang X , Luo H, Gregg EW , Mukhtar Q , Rivera M , Barker L , Albright A . Am J Public Health. 2010 Jun 17.
Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
Identification of Bartonella infections in febrile human patients from Thailand and their potential animal reservoirs Kosoy M , Bai Y , Sheff K , Morway C , Baggett H, Maloney SA, Boonmar S, Bhengsri S, Dowell SF , Sitdhirasdr A, Lerdthusnee K, Richardson J, Peruski LF. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jun;82(6):1140-5.
Survival of bacteriophage MS2 on filtering facepiece respirator coupons Fisher E , Shaffer R . Appl Biosafety. 2010 Apr-Jun;15(2):71-76.
Environmental Health
Source drinking water quality effects on chlorine disinfection of adenovirus, coxsackievirus, echovirus, and murine norovirus Kahler AM , Cromeans TL , Roberts JM , Hill VR . Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jun 18.
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Household-based sero-epidemiologic survey after a yellow fever epidemic, Sudan, 2005 Farnon EC , Gould LH , Griffith KS , Osman MS, Kholy AE, Brair ME, Panella AJ , Kosoy O , Laven JJ , Godsey MS , Perea W, Hayes EB. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jun;82(6):1146-52.
The two faces of Hepatitis E virus Teshale EH , Hu DJ , Holmberg SD . Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 23.
Evaluation of a records-review surveillance system used to determine the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders Avchen RN , Wiggins LD , Devine O , Van Naarden Braun K , Rice C , Hobson NC , Schendel D , Yeargin-Allsopp M . J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Jun 22.
Perinatal Periods of Risk: analytic preparation and phase 1 analytic methods for investigating feto-infant mortality Sappenfield WM , Peck MG, Gilbert CS, Haynatzka VR, Bryant T3. Matern Child Health J. 2010 Jun 20.
Perinatal Periods of Risk: phase 2 analytic methods for further investigating feto-infant mortality Sappenfield WM , Peck MG, Gilbert CS, Haynatzka VR, Bryant T3. Matern Child Health J. 2010 Jun 18.
A systematic review of measures used in studies of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine acceptability Allen JD, Coronado GD, Williams RS, Glenn B, Escoffery C, Fernandez M, Tuff RA , Wilson KM, Mullen PD. Vaccine. 2010 May 28;28(24):4027-37.
Genetics and Genomics
Microprocessor of microRNAs: regulation and potential for therapeutic intervention Beezhold KJ , Castranova V , Chen F . Mol Cancer. 2010 ;9:134.
Health Behavior and Risk
Health information-seeking behaviors, health indicators, and health risks Weaver JB , Mays D , Weaver SS , Hopkins GL, Eroglu D , Bernhardt JM . Am J Public Health. 2010 Jun 17.
Healthcare Associated Infections
Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections outside the intensive care unit: expanding prevention to new settings Kallen AJ , Patel PR , O'Grady NP. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 23.
Healthcare Economics
Cancer treatment cost in the United States: has the burden shifted over time? Tangka FK , Trogdon JG, Richardson LC , Howard D, Sabatino SA , Finkelstein EA. Cancer. 2010 May 10.
Immunity and Immunization
Increases in levels of schistosome-specific immunoglobulin E and CD23(+) B cells in a cohort of Kenyan children undergoing repeated treatment and reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni Black CL, Muok EM, Mwinzi PN, Carter JM, Karanja DM, Secor WE , Colley DG. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 18.
Injury and Violence
It wouldn't hurt to walk: promoting pedestrian injury research Sleet DA , Pollack K, Rivara F, Frattaroli S, Peek-Asa C. Inj Prev. 2010 Jun;16(3):211-2.
Laboratory Sciences
Close encounters of the small kind: adverse effects of man-made materials interfacing with the nano-cosmos of biological systems Shvedova AA , Kagan VE, Fadeel B. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2010 ;50:63-88.
Investigation of an apparent outbreak of Rhodococcus equi bacteremia Langer AJ , Feja K, Lasker BA , Hinrikson HP , Morey RE , Pellegrini GJ , Smith TL , Robertson C . Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 May;67(1):95-100.
Astrovirus encephalitis in boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia Quan PL, Wagner TA, Briese T, Torgerson TR, Hornig M, Tashmukhamedova A, Firth C, Palacios G, Baisre-De-Leon A, Paddock CD , Hutchison SK, Egholm M, Zaki SR , Goldman JE, Ochs HD, Lipkin WI. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jun;16(6):918-25.
Gamma/delta T cells promote the maturation of dendritic cells during West Nile virus infection Fang H, Welte T, Zheng X, Chang GJ , Holbrook MR, Soong L, Wang T. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2010 Jun 1;59(1):71-80.
Monoclonal antibodies against toluene diisocyanate haptenated proteins from vapor-exposed mice Ruwona TB , Johnson VJ , Schmechel D , Simoyi RH, Beezhold D , Siegel PD . Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2010 Jun;29(3):221-9.
TLR-2 independent recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by CD11c(+) pulmonary cells from old mice Rottinghaus EK , Vesosky B, Turner J. Mech Ageing Dev. 2010 Jun 8.
Receptor specificity and transmission of H2N2 subtype viruses isolated from the pandemic of 1957 Pappas C , Viswanathan K, Chandrasekaran A, Raman R, Katz JM , Sasisekharan R, Tumpey TM . PLoS One. 2010 ;5(6):e11158.
Enrichment culture and molecular identification of diverse Bartonella species in stray dogs Bai Y , Kosoy MY , Boonmar S, Sawatwong P , Sangmaneedet S, Peruski LF . Vet Microbiol. 2010 May 12.
5'PPP-RNA induced RIG-I activation inhibits drug-resistant avian H5N1 as well as 1918 and 2009 pandemic influenza virus replication Ranjan P , Jayashankar L , Deyde V , Zeng H , Davis WG , Pearce MB , Bowzard JB , Hoelscher MA , Jeisy-Scott V , Wiens ME , Gangappa S , Gubareva L , Garcia-Sastre A, Katz JM , Tumpey TM , Fujita T, Sambhara S . Virol J. 2010 May 21;7(1):102.
Maternal and Child Health
BirthStats: percentage of preterm births, United States and selected European countries, 2004 MacDorman MF , Mathews TJ . Birth. 2010 Jun;37(2):168.
Group B streptococcal disease in infants: progress in prevention and continued challenges Verani JR , Schrag SJ . Clin Perinatol. 2010 Jun;37(2):375-92.
Sociodemographic and dietary risk factors for natural infant intussusception in the United States Johnson B, Gargiullo P, Murphy TV , Parashar UD , Patel MM . J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jun 16.
Parents' death and survival of their children Yusuf HR , Atrash HK . Lancet. 2010 Jun 5;375(9730):1944-6.
Exposure to antibiotics in a United States-Mexico border birth cohort Broussard CS , Goodman KJ, Nurgalieva ZZ, Fischbach LA, Gold BD. Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1468-74.
Occupational Safety and Health
Safety climate: new developments in conceptualization, theory, and research Huang YH, Chen PY, Grosch JW . Accid Anal Prev. 2010 Sep;42(5):1421-2.
Job satisfaction is associated with elevated natural killer cell immunity among healthy white-collar employees Nakata A , Takahashi M, Irie M, Swanson NG . Brain Behav Immun. 2010 Jun 1.
Metabolic syndrome and salivary cortisol: is there dysregulation among a group of active duty urban police officers? Austin-Ketch TL, Violanti J, Fekedulegn D , Andrew ME , Burchfiel C , Hartley T , Vena J. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2010 June;4(2):82-88.
Pulmonary toxicity and extrapulmonary tissue distribution of metals after repeated exposure to different welding fumes Antonini JM , Roberts JR , Chapman RS , Soukup JM, Ghio AJ, Sriram K . Inhal Toxicol. 2010 Jun 19.
Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
A study of first moments in underground mine emergency response Kowalski-Trakofler KM , Vaught C, Brnich MJ , Jansky JH . J Homel Secur Emerg Manag. 2010 ;7(1).
Physical Activity
Prevalence of highly active adults-Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007 Adabonyan I , Loustalot F , Kruger J , Carlson SA , Fulton JE . Prev Med. 2010 Jun 1.
Reproductive Health
Inpatient hospitalization for gynecologic disorders in the United States Whiteman MK , Kuklina E, Jamieson DJ , Hillis SD , Marchbanks PA . Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun;202(6):541 e1-6.
Screening and treatment to prevent sequelae in women with Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection: how much do we know? Gottlieb SL , Berman SM , Low N. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 15;201 Suppl 2:S156-67.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
The effect of caregiving on women in families with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy Kenneson A , Bobo JK. Health Soc Care Community. 2010 Jun 16.
Statistics as Topic
Likelihood-based methods for estimating the association between a health outcome and left- or interval-censored longitudinal exposure data Wannemuehler KA , Lyles RH, Manatunga AK, Terrell ML, Marcus M. Stat Med. 2010 Apr 20;29(16):1661-1672.
Veterinary Medicine
Novel norovirus in dogs with diarrhea Mesquita JR, Barclay L , Jose Nascimento MS, Vinje J . Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jun;16(6):980-2.
Zoonoses
Ecological niche modeling of Francisella tularensis subspecies and clades in the United States Nakazawa Y, Williams RA, Peterson AT, Mead PS , Kugeler KJ , Petersen JM . Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 May;82(5):912-8.
Rift Valley fever during rainy seasons, Madagascar, 2008 and 2009 Andriamandimby SF, Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina AE, Jeanmaire EM, Ravololomanana L, Razafimanantsoa LT, Rakotojoelinandrasana T, Razainirina J, Hoffmann J, Ravalohery JP, Rafisandratantsoa JT, Rollin PE , Reynes JM. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jun;16(6):963-70.
Shimoni bat virus, a new representative of the Lyssavirus genus Kuzmin IV , Mayer AE, Niezgoda M , Markotter W, Agwanda B, Breiman RF , Rupprecht CE . Virus Res. 2010 May;149(2):197-210.
Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Communicable Diseases - Influenza
Seroconversion and asymptomatic infections during oseltamivir prophylaxis against influenza A H1N1 2009 Lee VJ, Yap J, Tay JK, Barr I, Gao Q, Ho HJ, Tan BH, et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 10;10(1):164.
Low secondary transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in households following an outbreak at a summer camp: relationship to timing of exposure Doyle TJ , Hopkins RS. Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Jun 21:1-7.
A school outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection: assessment of secondary household transmission and the protective role of oseltamivir Leung YH, Li MP, Chuang SK. Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Jun 21:1-4.
Oseltamivir ring prophylaxis for containment of 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreaks Lee VJ, Yap J, Cook AR, Chen MI, Tay JK, Tan BH, Loh JP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 10;362(23):2166-74.
Public Health Leadership and Management
Building capacity in health facility management: guiding principles for skills transfer in Liberia Rowe LA, Brillant SB, Cleveland E, Dahn BT, Ramanadhan S, Podesta M, Bradley EH. Hum Resour Health. 2010 ;8:5.
The group employed model as a foundation for health care delivery reform Minott J, Helms D, Luft H, Guterman S, Weil H. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2010 Apr;83:1-24.
Financing of health systems to achieve the health millennium development goals in low-income countries Fryatt R, Mills A, Nordstrom A. Lancet. 2010 Jan 30;375(9712):419-26.
Using ideas management to identify ways to improve care in the NHS and in organisations Mugglestone M, Baxter H. Nurs Times. 2010 Jan 26-Feb 1;106(3):10-1.
Improving health workforce recruitment and retention in rural and remote regions of Nigeria Awofeso N. Rural Remote Health. 2010 Jan-Mar;10(1):1319.
Newborn screening progress in developing countries--overcoming internal barriers Padilla CD, Krotoski D, Therrell BL. Semin Perinatol. 2010 Apr;34(2):145-55.
Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
MMWR in the Media
Sodium intake among adults --- United States, 2005-2006 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jun 25;59(24):746-749.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Serum vitamin D levels and severe asthma exacerbations in the Childhood Asthma Management Program study Brehm JM, Schuemann B, Fuhlbrigge AL, Hollis BW, Strunk RC, Zeiger RS, Weiss ST, Litonjua AA, Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jun 8.
Early-onset depression, anxiety, and risk of subsequent coronary heart disease: 37-year follow-up of 49,321 young Swedish men Janszky I, Ahnve S, Lundberg I, Hemmingsson T. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 ;56(1):31-37.
Communicable Diseases
Low secondary transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in households following an outbreak at a summer camp: relationship to timing of exposure Doyle TJ , Hopkins RS. Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Jun 21:1-7.
A school outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection: assessment of secondary household transmission and the protective role of oseltamivir Leung YH, Li MP, Chuang SK. Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Jun 21:1-4.
Health Disparities
Race and ethnicity and breast cancer outcomes in an underinsured population Komenaka IK, Martinez ME, Pennington RE, Hsu CH, Clare SE, Thompson PA, Murphy C, Zork NM, Goulet RJ. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Jun 23.
Infection rate and acute organ dysfunction risk as explanations for racial differences in severe sepsis Mayr FB, Yende S, Linde-Zwirble WT, Peck-Palmer OM, Barnato AE, Weissfeld LA, Angus DC. JAMA. 2010 Jun 23;303(24):2495-503.
Maternal and Child Health
Delivery mode shapes the acquisition and structure of the initial microbiota across multiple body habitats in newborns Dominguez-Bello MG, Costello EK, Contreras M, Magris M, Hidalgo G, Fierer N, Knight R. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 21.
Childbearing, child-rearing, cardiovascular risk factors, and progression of carotid intima-media thickness. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study Skilton MR, Bonnet F, Begg LM, Juonala M, Kahonen M, Lehtimaki T, Viikari JS, Raitakari OT. Stroke. 2010 Jun 10.