Issue 17, April 25, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 17, 4/25/11

Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's 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 Public Health Law - Secondhand Smoke)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Trends in the risk for coronary heart disease among adults with diagnosed diabetes in the U.S.: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2008
       Ford ES.
       Diabetes Care. 2011 Apr 19.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Understanding disparities in HIV infection between black and white MSM in the United States
       Oster AM, Wiegand RE, Sionean C, Miles IJ, Thomas PE, Melendez-Morales L, Le BC, Millett GA.
       AIDS. 2011 Apr 18.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • Findings from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists' 2008 assessment of state reportable and nationally notifiable conditions in the United States and considerations for the future
       Jajosky R, Rey A, Park M, Aranas A, Macdonald S, Ferland L.
       J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 May/June;17(3):255-264.
       
     • A method for estimating vaccine preventable pediatric influenza pneumonia hospitalizations in developing countries: Thailand as a case study
       Dawood FS, Fry AM, Muangchana C, Sanasuttipun W, Baggett HC, Chunsuttiwat S, Maloney SA, Simmerman JM.
       Vaccine. 2011 Apr 12.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • The Vaccine Safety Datalink: A model for monitoring immunization safety
       Baggs J, Gee J, Lewis E, Fowler G, Benson P, Lieu T, Naleway A, Klein NP, Baxter R, Belongia E, Glanz J, Hambidge SJ, Jacobsen SJ, Jackson L, Nordin J, Weintraub E.
       Pediatrics. 2011 Apr 18.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Serological evaluation of suspected West Nile virus human cases following its introduction during a dengue outbreak in Puerto Rico, 2007
       Hunsperger E, Beltran M, Acosta LN, Jordan-Munoz J, Torres J, Luce R, Tomashek KM.
       Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Apr 20.
       
     • Laboratory practices for the identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in the United States, FoodNet sites, 2007
       Hoefer D, Hurd S, Medus C, Cronquist A, Hanna S, Hatch J, Hayes T, Larson K, Nicholson C, Wymore K, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Strockbine N, Snippes P, Atkinson R, Griffin PM, Gould LH.
       Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Apr;8(4):555-60.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Health outcomes associated with lung function decline and respiratory symptoms and disease in a community cohort
       Baughman P, Marott JL, Lange P, Andrew M, Hnizdo E.
       COPD. 2011 Apr;8(2):103-13.
       

   • Physical Activity

     • Adherence to the 2008 adult physical activity guidelines and mortality risk
       Schoenborn CA, Stommel M.
       Am J Prev Med. 2011 May;40(5):514-21.
       

   • Public Health Law - Secondhand Smoke

     • Smokefree legislation: a review of health and economic outcomes research
       Hahn EJ.
       Am J Prev Med. 2010 Dec;39(6 Suppl 1):S66-76.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Association between diagnosed diabetes and self-reported cancer among U.S. adults: Findings from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
        Li C, Balluz LS, Ford ES, Okoro CA, Tsai J, Zhao G.
        Diabetes Care. 2011 Apr 19.
        
     2. Surgical staging of early stage epithelial ovarian cancer: results from the CDC-NPCR ovarian patterns of care study
        Cress RD, Bauer K, O'Malley CD, Kahn AR, Schymura MJ, Wike JM, Stewart SL, Leiserowitz GS.
        Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Apr;121(1):94-9.
        
     3. Quantitative assessment of elemental carbon in the lungs of never smokers, cigarette smokers, and coal miners
        Saxena RK, McClure ME, Hays MD, Green FH, McPhee LJ, Vallyathan V, Gilmour MI.
        J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Jan;74(11):706-15.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     4. Prevalence of transmitted HIV drug resistance in Botswana: Lessons learned from the HIVDR-Threshold Survey conducted among women presenting for routine antenatal care as part of the 2007 National Sentinel Survey
        Bussmann H, de la Hoz Gomez F, Roels TH, Wester CW, Bodika SM, Moyo S, Taffa N, Anderson MG, Mine M, Bile EC, Yang C, Mphoyakgosi K, Lehotzky EA, Mlotshwa B, Mmelesi M, Seipone K, Makhema MJ, Marlink RG, Novitsky V, Essex M.
        AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Apr;27(4):365-72.
        
     5. Various viral compartments in HIV-1-infected mothers contribute to in utero transmission of HIV-1
        Kourtis AP, Amedee AM, Bulterys M, Danner S, Van Dyke R, O'Sullivan MJ, Maupin R, Jamieson DJ.
        AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Apr;27(4):421-7.
        
     6. Seasonal and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during pregnancy: a population-based study of hospitalized cases
        Creanga AA, Kamimoto L, Newsome K, D'Mello T, Jamieson DJ, Zotti ME, Arnold KE, Baumbach J, Bennett NM, Farley MM, Gershman K, Kirschke D, Lynfield R, Meek J, Morin C, Reingold A, Ryan P, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Zansky S, Finelli L, Honein MA.
        Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr 18.
        
     7. Cluster of oseltamivir-resistant 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infections on a hospital ward among immunocompromised patients--North Carolina, 2009
        Chen LF, Dailey NJ, Rao AK, Fleischauer AT, Greenwald I, Deyde VM, Moore ZS, Anderson DJ, Duffy J, Gubareva LV, Sexton DJ, Fry AM, Srinivasan A, Wolfe CR.
        J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 15;203(6):838-46.
        
     8. Comparison of patients hospitalized with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during the first two pandemic waves in Wisconsin
        Truelove SA, Chitnis AS, Heffernan RT, Karon AE, Haupt TE, Davis JP.
        J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 15;203(6):828-37.
        
     9. 6-month versus 36-month isoniazid preventive treatment for tuberculosis in adults with HIV infection in Botswana: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
        Samandari T, Agizew TB, Nyirenda S, Tedla Z, Sibanda T, Shang N, Mosimaneotsile B, Motsamai OI, Bozeman L, Davis MK, Talbot EA, Moeti TL, Moffat HJ, Kilmarx PH, Castro KG, Wells CD.
        Lancet. 2011 Apr 12.
        
     10. Risk factors for hand, foot, and mouth disease and herpangina and the preventive effect of hand-washing
         Ruan F, Yang T, Ma H, Jin Y, Song S, Fontaine RE, Zhu BP.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Apr;127(4):e898-904.
         
     11. Geographic differences in time to culture conversion in liquid media: tuberculosis trials consortium study 28. Culture conversion is delayed in Africa
         Mac Kenzie WR, Heilig CM, Bozeman L, Johnson JL, Muzanye G, Dunbar D, Jost KC, Diem L, Metchock B, Eisenach K, Dorman S, Goldberg S.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e18358.
         

   • Community Health Services

     12. Profit status of home health care agencies and the risk of hospitalization
         Decker FH.
         Popul Health Manag. 2011 Apr 20.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     13. Insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti in 10 localities in Colombia
         Ocampo CB, Salazar-Terreros MJ, Mina NJ, McAllister J, Brogdon W.
         Acta Trop. 2011 Apr;118(1):37-44.
         

   • Environmental Health

     14. Urinary concentrations of phthalates and phenols in a population of Spanish pregnant women and children
         Casas L, Fernandez MF, Llop S, Guxens M, Ballester F, Olea N, Irurzun MB, Rodriguez LS, Riano I, Tardon A, Vrijheid M, Calafat AM, Sunyer J.
         Environ Int. 2011 Mar 24.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     15. Proceedings from the workshop on estimating the contributions of sodium reduction to preventable death
         Schmidt SM, Andrews T, Bibbins-Domingo K, Burt V, Cook NR, Ezzati M, Geleijnse JM, Homer J, Joffres M, Keenan NL, Labarthe DR, Law M, Loria CM, Orenstein D, Schooley MW, Sukumar S, Hong Y.
         CVD Prev Control. 2011 June;6 (2):35-40.
         

   • Food Safety

     16. Application of bayesian techniques to model the burden of human salmonellosis attributable to U.S. food commodities at the point of processing: adaptation of a Danish model
         Guo C, Hoekstra RM, Schroeder CM, Pires SM, Ong KL, Hartnett E, Naugle A, Harman J, Bennett P, Cieslak P, Scallan E, Rose B, Holt KG, Kissler B, Mbandi E, Roodsari R, Angulo FJ, Cole D.
         Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Apr;8(4):509-16.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     17. An efficient method for generating poxvirus recombinants in the absence of selection
         Rice AD, Gray SA, Li Y, Damon I, Moyer RW.
         Viruses. 2011 Mar 1;3(3):217-232.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     18. Is injection serosorting occurring among HIV-positive injection drug users? Comparison by injection partner's HIV status
         Mizuno Y, Purcell DW, Metsch LR, Gomez CA, Knowlton AR, Latka MH.
         J Urban Health. 2011 Apr 19.
         

   • Health Disparities

     19. The role of income in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in emergency room and urgent care center visits for asthma-United States, 2001-2009
         Law HZ, Oraka E, Mannino DM.
         J Asthma. 2011 May;48(4):405-13.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     20. Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections
         O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, Dellinger EP, Garland J, Heard SO, Lipsett PA, Masur H, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad , Randolph AG, Rupp ME, Saint S.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May;52(9):e162-e193.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     21. The cost-effectiveness of three screening alternatives for people with diabetes with no or early diabetic retinopathy
         Rein DB, Wittenborn JS, Zhang X, Allaire BA, Song MS, Klein R, Saaddine JB.
         Health Serv Res. 2011 Apr 14.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     22. Highly pathogenic (H5N1) avian influenza induces an inflammatory T helper type 1 cytokine response in the chicken
         Karpala AJ, Bingham J, Schat KA, Chen LM, Donis RO, Lowenthal JW, Bean AG.
         J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2011 Apr;31(4):393-400.
         
     23. PAMPer and tRIGer: ligand-induced activation of RIG-I
         Bowzard JB, Davis WG, Jeisy-Scott V, Ranjan P, Gangappa S, Fujita T, Sambhara S.
         Trends Biochem Sci. 2011 Apr 14.
         
     24. Workplace efforts to promote influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel and their association with uptake during the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
         Harris K, Maurer J, Black C, Euler G, Kadiyala S.
         Vaccine. 2011 Apr 5;29(16):2978-85.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     25. Microscale exoglycosidase processing and lectin capture of glycans with phospholipid assisted capillary electrophoresis separations
         Archer-Hartmann SA, Sargent LM, Lowry DT, Holland LA.
         Anal Chem. 2011 Apr 1;83(7):2740-7.
         
     26. Different substrate recognition requirements for cleavage of synaptobrevin-2 by Clostridium baratii and Clostridium botulinum type F neurotoxins
         Kalb SR, Baudys J, Egan C, Smith TJ, Smith LA, Pirkle JL, Barr JR.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Feb;77(4):1301-8.
         
     27. Molecular basis and structural insight of vascular KATP channel gating by s-glutathionylation
         Yang Y, Shi W, Chen X, Cui N, Konduru AS, Shi Y, Trower TC, Zhang S, Jiang C.
         J Biol Chem. 2011 Mar 18;286(11):9298-307.
         
     28. Newborn bloodspot screening for lysosomal storage disorders
         Zhou H, Fernhoff P, Vogt RF.
         J Pediatr. 2011 Apr 12.
         
     29. The coxsackievirus B 3C protease cleaves MAVS and TRIF to attenuate host type I interferon and apoptotic signaling
         Mukherjee A, Morosky SA, Delorme-Axford E, Dybdahl-Sissoko N, Oberste MS, Wang T, Coyne CB.
         PLoS Pathog. 2011 Mar;7(3):e1001311.
         

   • Mining

     30. Applications of remote sensing and GIS for monitoring of coal fires, mine subsidence, environmental impacts of coal-mine closure and reclamation
         Duzgun O, Kunzer C, Karacan CO.
         Int J Coal Geol. 2011 April;86(1):1-2.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     31. MTHFR 677C->T genotype is associated with folate and homocysteine concentrations in a large, population-based, double-blind trial of folic acid supplementation
         Crider KS, Zhu JH, Hao L, Yang QH, Yang TP, Gindler J, Maneval DR, Quinlivan EP, Li Z, Bailey LB, Berry RJ.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Apr 20.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     32. C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology in urban police officers
         McCanlies EC, Araia SK, Joseph PN, Mnatsakanova A, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM.
         Cytokine. 2011 Apr 12.
         
     33. Evaluating the protective capacity of two-post ROPS for a seat-belted occupant during a farm tractor overturn
         Guan J, Hsiao H, Zwiener JV, Current RS, Lutz TJ, Cantis DM, Powers JR, Newbraugh BH, Spahr JS.
         J Agric Saf Health. 2011 Jan;17(1):15-32.
         
     34. Dynamic oversight: implementation gaps and challenges
         Howard J.
         J Nanopart Res. 2011 ;13(4):1427-1434.
         
     35. Metabolic syndrome and carotid intima media thickness in urban police officers
         Hartley TA, Shankar A, Fekedulegn D, Violanti JM, Andrew ME, Knox SS, Burchfiel CM.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Apr 18.
         
     36. Lung tumor production and tissue metal distribution after exposure to manual metal arc-stainless steel welding fume in A/J and C57BL/6J mice
         Zeidler-Erdely PC, Battelli LA, Salmen-Muniz R, Li Z, Erdely A, Kashon ML, Simeonova PP, Antonini JM.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Jan;74(11):728-36.
         
     37. Evaluation of microwave steam bags for the decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators
         Fisher EM, Williams JL, Shaffer RE.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e18585.
         

   • Physical Activity

     38. Absolute and relative energy costs of walking in a Brazilian adult probability sample
         dos Anjos LA, da Mata Machado J, Wahrlich V, de Vasconcellos MT, Caspersen CJ.
         Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Apr 14.
         
     39. Trends by age in youth physical activity: Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey
         Wall MI, Carlson SA, Stein AD, Lee SM, Fulton JE.
         Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Apr 14.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     40. The relationship between mentally unhealthy days and depressive symptoms among older adults over time
         Skarupski KA, Zack MM, Bienias JL, Scherr PA, Evans DA.
         J Appl Gerontol. 2011 April;30 (2):241-253.
         

   • Zoonoses

     41. Genetic evidence for Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Madagascar resulting from virus introductions from the East African mainland rather than enzootic maintenance
         Carroll SA, Reynes JM, Khristova ML, Andriamandimby SF, Rollin PE, Nichol ST.
         J Virol. 2011 Apr 20.
         
     42. Probing the attenuation and protective efficacy of a candidate chikungunya virus vaccine in mice with compromised interferon (IFN) signaling
         Partidos CD, Weger J, Brewoo J, Seymour R, Borland EM, Ledermann JP, Powers AM, Weaver SC, Stinchcomb DT, Osorio JE.
         Vaccine. 2011 Apr 5;29(16):3067-73.
         
     43. Variation in western equine encephalomyelitis viral strain growth in mammalian, avian, and mosquito cells fails to explain temporal changes in enzootic and epidemic activity in California
         Zhang M, Fang Y, Brault AC, Reisen WK.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Mar;11(3):269-75.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Public Health Law - Secondhand Smoke

     44. Effects of clean indoor air laws on bar and restaurant revenue in Minnesota cities
         Collins NM, Shi Q, Forster JL, Erickson DJ, Toomey TL.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Dec;39(6 Suppl 1):S10-5.
         
     45. Employment change for bars and restaurants following a statewide clean indoor air policy
         Klein EG, Forster JL, Collins NM, Erickson DJ, Toomey TL.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Dec;39(6 Suppl 1):S16-22.
         
     46. Secondhand smoke exposure in bars and restaurants in Guatemala City: before and after smoking ban evaluation
         Barnoya J, Arvizu M, Jones MR, Hernandez JC, Breysse PN, Navas-Acien A.
         Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Jan;22(1):151-6.
         
     47. Immediate and short-term consequences of secondhand smoke exposure on the respiratory system
         Flouris AD, Koutedakis Y.
         Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2011 Mar;17(2):110-5.
         
     48. Maternal and neonatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke targets pro-inflammatory genes in neonatal arteries
         Villablanca AC, Pinkerton KE, Rutledge JC.
         J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2010 Dec;3(6):696-703.
         
     49. Secondhand smoke transfer in multiunit housing
         King BA, Travers MJ, Cummings KM, Mahoney MC, Hyland AJ.
         Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Nov;12(11):1133-41.
         
     50. The effect of the smoke-free workplace policy in the exposure to secondhand smoke in restaurants, pubs, and discos in San Juan, Puerto Rico
         Marin HA, Diaz-Toro E.
         P R Health Sci J. 2010 Sep;29(3):279-85.
         
     51. Tobacco-smoke exposure in children who live in multiunit housing
         Wilson KM, Klein JD, Blumkin AK, Gottlieb M, Winickoff JP.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Jan;127(1):85-92.
         
     52. Effects of Italian smoking regulation on rates of hospital admission for acute coronary events: a country-wide study
         Barone-Adesi F, Gasparrini A, Vizzini L, Merletti F, Richiardi L.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(3):e17419.
         
     53. Smoke-free households with children and decreasing rates of paediatric clinical encounters for otitis media in the United States
         Alpert HR, Behm I, Connolly GN, Kabir Z.
         Tob Control. 2011 Jan 26.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     54. Bullying among middle school and high school students - Massachusetts, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 April 22;60(15):465-471.
         
     55. State smoke-free laws for worksites, restaurants, and bars - United States, 2000-2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 April 22;60(15):472-475.
         
   
   

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