Issue 43, October 24, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 43, 10/24/11

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• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week  

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Chronic disease risk factors among American Indian/Alaska Native women of reproductive age
       Amparo P, Farr SL, Dietz PM.
       Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A118.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Bacteriologic monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in five DOTS-Plus pilot projects
       Gammino VM, Taylor AB, Rich ML, Bayona J, Becerra MC, Bonilla C, Gelmanova I, Hollo V, Jaramillo E, Keshavjee S, Leimane V, Mitnick CD, Quelapio MI, Riektsina V, Tupasi TE, Wells CD, Zignol M, Cegielski PJ.
       Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 October;15 (10):1315-1322.
       

   • Environmental Health

     • Cooking fuel type, household ventilation, and the risk of acute lower respiratory illness in urban Bangladeshi children: a longitudinal study
       Murray EL, Brondi L, Kleinbaum D, McGowan JE, Van Mels C, Brooks WA, Goswami D, Ryan PB, Klein M, Bridges CB.
       Indoor Air. 2011 Oct 18.
       

   • Food Safety

     • Salmonella infections associated with international travel: a Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) study
       Johnson LR, Gould LH, Dunn JR, Berkelman R, Mahon BE.
       Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Sep;8(9):1031-7.
       

   • Healthcare Economics

     • Large cost savings realized from the 2006 Field Triage Guideline: reduction in overtriage in U.S. trauma centers
       Faul M, Wald MM, Sullivent EE, Sasser SM, Kapil V, Lerner EB, Hunt RC.
       Prehosp Emerg Care. 2011 Oct 18.
       

   • Injury and Violence

     • Effects of pre- and post-Katrina nonviolent and violent experiences on male veterans' psychological functioning
       Tharp AT, Vasterling JJ, Sullivan G, Han X, Davis T, Deitch EA, Constans J.
       Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Sep;5 Suppl 2:S227-34.
       
     • Homicide and suicide during the perinatal period: findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System
       Palladino CL, Singh V, Campbell J, Flynn H, Gold KJ.
       Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov;118(5):1056-1063.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Simultaneous comparison of murine norovirus, feline calicivirus, coliphage MS2, and GII.4 norovirus to evaluate the efficacy of sodium hypochlorite against human norovirus on a fecally soiled stainless steel surface
       Park GW, Sobsey MD.
       Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Sep;8(9):1005-10.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     • Visual performance for incandescent and solid-state cap lamps in an underground mining environment
       Sammarco JJ, Lutz T.
       IEEE Trans Ind Appl. 2011 Sep-Oct;47(5):2301-2306.
       

   • Reproductive Health

     • Age and racial/ethnic disparities in prepregnancy smoking among women who delivered live births
       Tong VT, Dietz PM, England LJ, Farr SL, Kim SY, D'Angelo D, Bombard JM.
       Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A121.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications  

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Moderate alcohol consumption and 24-hour urinary levels of melatonin in postmenopausal women
        Hartman TJ, Mahabir S, Baer DJ, Stevens RG, Albert PS, Dorgan JF, Kesner JS, Meadows JW, Shields R, Taylor PR.
        J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct 19.
        
     2. Cancer screening and history of sexual violence victimization among U.S. adults
        Watson-Johnson LC, Townsend JS, Basile KC, Richardson LC.
        J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Oct 19.
        
     3. Work-related asthma, financial barriers to asthma care, and adverse asthma outcomes: Asthma Call-back Survey, 37 states and District of Columbia, 2006 to 2008
        Knoeller GE, Mazurek JM, Moorman JE.
        Med Care. 2011 Oct 13.
        
     4. Depression screening and treatment among nonpregnant women of reproductive age in the United States, 1990-2010
        Farr SL, Dietz PM, Williams JR, Gibbs FA, Tregear S.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A122.
        
     5. Depression, diabetes, and chronic disease risk factors among US women of reproductive age
        Farr SL, Hayes DK, Bitsko RH, Bansil P, Dietz PM.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A119.
        
     6. Trends in selected chronic conditions and behavioral risk factors among women of reproductive age, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001-2009
        Hayes DK, Fan AZ, Smith RA, Bombard JM.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A120.
        
     7. Lifestyle interventions for hypertension and dyslipidemia among women of reproductive age
        Robbins CL, Dietz PM, Bombard J, Tregear M, Schmidt SM, Tregear SJ.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A123.
        
     8. Intention to seek care for symptoms associated with gynecologic cancers, HealthStyles Survey, 2008
        Trivers KF, Rodriguez JL, Hawkins NA, Cooper CP, Polonec L, Gelb CA.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A144.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     9. Global distribution of Shigella sonnei clones
        Filliol-Toutain I, Chiou CS, Mammina C, Gerner-Smidt P, Thong KL, Phung DC, Pichel M, Ranjbar R, Sow AG, Cooper K, Ribot E, Binsztein N, Liang SY.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1910-2.
        
     10. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, People's Republic of China, 2007-2009
         He GX, Wang HY, Borgdorff MW, van Soolingen D, van der Werf MJ, Liu ZM, Li XZ, Guo H, Zhao YL, Varma JK, Tostado CP, van den Hof S.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1831-8.
         
     11. Clostridium difficile infection in outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002-2007
         Hirshon JM, Thompson AD, Limbago B, McDonald LC, Bonkosky M, Heimer R, Meek J, Mai V, Braden C.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1946-9.
         
     12. Frequency and type of microbiological monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
         Kurbatova EV, Gammino VM, Bayona J, Becerra M, Danilovitz M, Falzon D, Gelmanova I, Keshavjee S, Leimane V, Mitnick CD, Quelapio MI, Riekstina V, Taylor A, Viiklepp P, Zignol M, Cegielski JP.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):1553-6.
         
     13. IMP-producing carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States
         Limbago BM, Rasheed JK, Anderson KF, Zhu W, Kitchel B, Watz N, Munro S, Gans H, Banaei N, Kallen AJ.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Oct 12.
         
     14. Description of antiviral treatment among adults hospitalized with influenza before and during the 2009 pandemic: United States, 2005-2009
         Doshi S, Kamimoto L, Finelli L, Perez A, Reingold A, Gershman K, Yousey-Hindes K, Arnold K, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock EB, Bennett NM, Zansky S, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Fry AM.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Oct 19.
         
     15. Virologic surveillance for wild-type rubella viruses in the Americas
         Icenogle JP, Siqueira MM, Abernathy ES, Lemos XR, Fasce RA, Torres G, Reef SE.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204 Suppl 2:S647-51.
         
     16. Human rhinovirus species associated with hospitalizations for acute respiratory illness in young US children
         Iwane MK, Prill MM, Lu X, Miller EK, Edwards KM, Hall CB, Griffin MR, Staat MA, Anderson LJ, Williams JV, Weinberg GA, Ali A, Szilagyi PG, Zhu Y, Erdman DD.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Oct 19.
         
     17. Evidence used to support the achievement and maintenance of elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the United States
         Reef SE, Redd SB, Abernathy E, Kutty P, Icenogle JP.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204 Suppl 2:S593-7.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     18. Effects of temperature on the transmission of Yersinia pestis by the flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, in the late phase period
         Schotthoefer AM, Bearden SW, Holmes JL, Vetter SM, Montenieri JA, Williams SK, Graham CB, Woods ME, Eisen RJ, Gage KL.
         Parasit Vectors. 2011 ;4:191.
         
     19. A spatial model to forecast raccoon rabies emergence
         Recuenco S, Blanton JD, Rupprecht CE.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Oct 13.
         

   • Environmental Health

     20. A comparison of PBDE serum concentrations in Mexican and Mexican-American children living in California
         Eskenazi B, Fenster L, Castorina R, Marks AR, Sjodin A, Rosas LG, Holland N, Guerra AG, Lopez-Carillo L, Bradman A.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Oct;119(10):1442-8.
         
     21. Associations between polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, phenolic metabolites, and thyroid hormones during pregnancy
         Stapleton HM, Eagle S, Anthopolos R, Wolkin A, Miranda ML.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Oct;119(10):1454-9.
         
     22. Public health department accreditation and environmental public health: a logical collaboration
         Blake R, Corso L, Bender K.
         J Environ Health. 2011 Oct;74(3):28-30.
         
     23. Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A and phthalates and infant neurobehavior
         Yolton K, Xu Y, Strauss D, Altaye M, Calafat AM, Khoury J.
         Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2011 Sep;33(5):558-66.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     24. Have secular changes in perinatal risk factors contributed to the recent autism prevalence increase? Development and application of a mathematical assessment model
         Schieve LA, Rice C, Devine O, Maenner MJ, Lee LC, Fitzgerald R, Wingate MS, Schendel D, Pettygrove S, Naarden Braun KV, Durkin M.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 12.
         
     25. Enhanced laboratory surveillance for the elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the Americas
         Bispo de Filippis AM, Icenogle J, Matus CR, Andrus JK.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204 Suppl 2:S652-8.
         
     26. Guidelines for the documentation and verification of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome elimination in the region of the Americas
         Castillo-Solorzano C, Reef SE, Morice A, Andrus JK, Ruiz Matus C, Tambini G, Gross-Galiano S.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204 Suppl 2:S683-9.
         
     27. Etiologies of rash and fever illnesses in Campinas, Brazil
         De Moraes JC, Toscano CM, De Barros EN, Kemp B, Lievano F, Jacobson S, Afonso AM, Strebel PM, Cairns KL.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 01 Sep;204 Suppl 2:S627-S636.
         
     28. Historical analysis of birth cohorts not vaccinated against rubella prior to national rubella vaccination campaign, Brazil
         Segatto C, Samad S, Mengue SS, Rodrigues G, Flannery B, Toscano CM.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204 Suppl 2:S608-15.
         
     29. Integrating a multimode design into a national random-digit-dialed telephone survey
         Hu SS, Pierannunzi C, Balluz L.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A145.
         

   • Health Disparities

     30. Disparities among states in HIV-related mortality in persons with HIV infection, 37 U.S. states, 2001-2007
         Hanna DB, Selik RM, Tang T, Gange SJ.
         AIDS. 2011 Oct 15.
         
     31. Survey language preference as a predictor of meeting fruit and vegetable objectives among Hispanic adults in the United States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
         Grimm KA, Blanck HM.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov;8(6):A133.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     32. Invasive non-Aspergillus mold infections in transplant recipients, United States, 2001-2006
         Park BJ, Pappas PG, Wannemuehler KA, Alexander BD, Anaissie EJ, Andes DR, Baddley JW, Brown JM, Brumble LM, Freifeld AG, Hadley S, Herwaldt L, Ito JI, Kauffman CA, Lyon GM, Marr KA, Morrison VA, Papanicolaou G, Patterson TF, Perl TM, Schuster MG, Walker R, Wingard JR, Walsh TJ, Kontoyiannis DP.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1855-64.
         
     33. Healthcare personnel perceptions of hand hygiene monitoring technology
         Ellingson K, Polgreen PM, Schneider A, Shinkunas L, Kaldjian LC, Wright D, Thomas GW, Segre AM, Herman T, McDonald LC, Sinkowitz-Cochran R.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;32(11):1091-6.
         
     34. Network approach for prevention of healthcare-associated infections
         Horan TC, Arnold KE, Rebmann CA, Fridkin SK.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;32(11):1143-4.
         
     35. Intolerance of chlorhexidine as a skin antiseptic in patients undergoing hemodialysis
         Kallen AJ, Patel PR, Hess S.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;32(11):1144-6.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     36. Haemophilus influenzae type b carriage among young children in metropolitan Atlanta in the context of vaccine shortage and booster dose deferral
         Thomas JD, Jackson ML, Sharma D, Mair R, Bach MC, Castillo D, Ejigiri OG, Satola S, Cohn AC, Jerris R, Jain S, Farley MM, Mayer LW, Messonnier NE.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Oct 19.
         
     37. Lessons from the US rotavirus vaccination program
         Glass RI, Patel M, Parashar U.
         JAMA. 2011 Oct 19;306(15):1701-2.
         
     38. Assessing the effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: what is the value of routinely collected surveillance data?
         Grijalva CG, Moore MR, Griffin MR.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;11(10):724-6.
         
     39. Failure-to-success ratios, transition probabilities and phase lengths for prophylactic vaccines versus other pharmaceuticals in the development pipeline
         Davis MM, Butchart AT, Wheeler JR, Coleman MS, Singer DC, Freed GL.
         Vaccine. 2011 Oct 12.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     40. Quadriplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (lytA, mef, erm, pbp2b(wt)) for pneumococcal detection and assessment of antibiotic susceptibility
         Srinivasan V, du Plessis M, Beall BW, McGee L.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Oct 11.
         
     41. Both innate and adaptive immunity mediate protective immunity against hepatitis C virus infection in chimpanzees
         Barth H, Rybczynska J, Patient R, Choi Y, Sapp RK, Baumert TF, Krawczynski K, Liang TJ.
         Hepatology. 2011 Oct;54(4):1135-48.
         
     42. Do hospital microbiology laboratories still need to distinguish C. albicans from C. dubliniensis?
         Lockhart SR.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Oct 12.
         
     43. Validation of 24-hour flucytosine MIC determination as compared to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M27-A3 broth microdilution reference method 48 hour determination
         Lockhart SR, Bolden CB, Iqbal N, Kuykendall RJ.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Oct 19.
         
     44. Evaluation of the impact of direct plating, broth enrichment, and specimen source on recovery and diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among HIV-infected outpatients
         McAllister SK, Albrecht VS, Fosheim GE, Lowery HK, Peters PJ, Gorwitz R, Guest JL, Hageman J, Mindley R, McDougal LK, Rimland D, Limbago B.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Oct 12.
         
     45. Comparative evaluation of Aptima HIV-1 Qualitative RNA assay performance using plasma and serum specimens from persons with established HIV-1 infection
         Ethridge SF, Wesolowski LG, Nasrullah M, Kennedy MS, Delaney KP, Candal D, Owen M.
         J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 11.
         
     46. Performance of an alternative laboratory-based algorithm for diagnosis of HIV infection utilizing a third generation immunoassay, a rapid HIV-1/HIV-2 differentiation test and a DNA or RNA-based nucleic acid amplification test in persons with established HIV-1 infection and blood donors
         Wesolowski LG, Delaney KP, Hart C, Dawson C, Michele Owen S, Candal D, Meyer WA, Ethridge SF, Branson BM.
         J Clin Virol. 2011 Oct 11.
         
     47. Serotype and genotype distributions of pneumococcal carriage isolates recovered from Brazilian children attending day-care centres
         Pimenta FC, Carvalho M. G., Gertz RE, Bastos-Rocha CG, Oliveira LS, Lacerda Pigosso L, Lima JA, Marquez Franco C, Andrade AL, Beall BW.
         J Med Microbiol. 2011 Oct;60(Pt 10):1455-9.
         
     48. Comparison of digital direct readout radiography with conventional film-screen radiography for the recognition of pneumoconiosis in dust-exposed Chinese workers
         Mao L, Laney AS, Wang ML, Sun X, Zhou S, Shi J, Shi H.
         J Occup Health. 2011 Oct 13;53(5):320-6.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     49. Low to moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy and risk of psychomotor deficits
         Bay B, Stovring H, Wimberley T, Denny CH, Mortensen EL, Eriksen HL, Kesmodel US.
         Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2011 Oct 13.
         
     50. Bladder exstrophy: an epidemiologic study from the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, and an overview of the literature
         Siffel C, Correa A, Amar E, Bakker MK, Bermejo-Sanchez E, Bianca S, Castilla EE, Clementi M, Cocchi G, Csaky-Szunyogh M, Feldkamp ML, Landau D, Leoncini E, Li Z, Lowry RB, Marengo LK, Mastroiacovo P, Morgan M, Mutchinick OM, Pierini A, Rissmann A, Ritvanen A, Scarano G, Szabova E, Olney RS.
         Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Oct 14.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     51. Management of occupational asthma: cessation or reduction of exposure? A systematic review of available evidence
         Vandenplas O, Dressel H, Wilken D, Jamart J, Heederik D, Maestrelli P, Sigsgaard T, Henneberger P, Baur X.
         Eur Respir J. 2011 Oct;38(4):804-11.
         
     52. Evaluation of furfuryl alcohol sensitization potential following dermal and pulmonary exposure: enhancement of airway responsiveness
         Franko J, Jackson LG, Hubbs A, Kashon M, Meade BJ, Anderson SE.
         Toxicol Sci. 2011 Oct 14.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     53. CO and CO2 emissions from spontaneous heating of coal under different ventilation rates
         Yuan L, Smith AC.
         Int J Coal Geol. 2012 Oct;88(1):24-30.
         
     54. Benchmarking longwall dust control technology and practices
         Rider JP, Colinet JF.
         Min Eng. 2011 Sep;63(9):74-80.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     55. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis, Henan, China
         Zhou Y, Lv B, Wang Q, Wang R, Jian F, Zhang L, Ning C, Fu K, Wang Y, Qi M, Yao H, Zhao J, Zhang X, Sun Y, Shi K, Arrowood MJ, Xiao L.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1887-90.
         
     56. The threat of artemisinin-resistant malaria
         Dondorp AM, Fairhurst RM, Slutsker L, Macarthur JR, M DJ, Guerin PJ, Wellems TE, Ringwald P, Newman RD, Plowe CV.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 22;365(12):1073-5.
         
     57. Association of human immune response to Aedes aegypti salivary proteins with dengue disease severity
         Machain-Williams C, Mammen MP, Zeidner NS, Beaty BJ, Prenni JE, Nisalak A, Blair CD.
         Parasite Immunol. 2011 Oct 13.
         

   • Zoonoses

     58. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis with severe manifestations, Missouri, USA
         Folk S, Steinbecker S, Windmeyer J, MacNeil A, Campbell S, Rollin PE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1973-4.
         
     59. Treatment of rabies in the 21st century: curing the incurable?
         Franka R, Rupprecht CE.
         Future Microbiol. 2011 Oct;6:1135-40.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas  

   • Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders

     60. Assessment of 2q23.1 microdeletion syndrome implicates MBD5 as a single causal locus of intellectual disability, epilepsy, and autism spectrum disorder
         Talkowski ME, Mullegama SV, Rosenfeld JA, van Bon BW, Shen Y, Repnikova EA, Gastier-Foster J, et al.
         Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Oct 7;89(4):551-63.
         
     61. Balancing vaccine science and national policy objectives: lessons from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Omnibus Autism Proceedings
         Keelan J, Wilson K.
         Am J Public Health. 2011 Nov;101(11):2016-21.
         
     62. Learning through interaction in children with autism: preliminary data from a social-communication-based intervention
         Casenhiser DM, Shanker SG, Stieben J.
         Autism. 2011 Sep 26.
         
     63. Pregnancy complications and obstetric suboptimality in association with autism spectrum disorders in children of the Nurses' Health Study II
         Lyall K, Pauls DL, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A, Santangelo SL.
         Autism Res. 2011 Oct 3.
         
     64. Accuracy of phenotyping children with autism based on parent report: what specifically do we gain phenotyping "rapidly"?
         Warren Z, Vehorn A, Dohrmann E, Nicholson A, Sutcliffe J, Weele JV.
         Autism Res. 2011 Oct 3.
         
     65. A novel approach of homozygous haplotype sharing identifies candidate genes in autism spectrum disorder
         Casey JP, Magalhaes T, Conroy JM, Regan R, Shah N, Anney R, Shields DC, et al.
         Hum Genet. 2011 Oct 14.
         
     66. The expression of caspases is enhanced in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of autism spectrum disorder patients
         Siniscalco D, Sapone A, Giordano C, Cirillo A, de Novellis V, de Magistris L, Rossi F, et al.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Oct 4.
         
     67. Relationship between Sonic hedgehog protein, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and oxidative stress in autism spectrum disorders
         Al-Ayadhi LY.
         Neurochem Res. 2011 Oct 9.
         
     68. Early intervention in 208 Swedish preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. A prospective naturalistic study
         Fernell E, Hedvall A, Westerlund J, Hoglund Carlsson L, Eriksson M, Barnevik Olsson M, Holm A, et al.
         Res Dev Disabil. 2011 Nov;32(6):2092-101.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media  

   • MMWR in the Media

     69. Updated recommendations for use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) in pregnant women and persons who have or anticipate having close contact with an infant aged <12 months --- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 21;60(41):1424-6.
         
     70. Usual sodium intakes compared with current dietary guidelines --- United States, 2005--2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Oct 21;60(41):1413-7.
         
     71. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adults aged >/=18 years --- United States, 2008-2009
         Crosby AE, Han B, Ortega LA, Parks SE, Gfroerer J.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2011 Oct 21;60(13):1-22.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     72. National and regional trends in heart failure hospitalization and mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries, 1998-2008
         Chen J, Normand SL, Wang Y, Krumholz HM.
         JAMA. 2011 Oct 19;306(15):1669-78.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     73. Calcium supplementation (other than for preventing or treating hypertension) for improving pregnancy and infant outcomes
         Buppasiri P, Lumbiganon P, Thinkhamrop J, Ngamjarus C, Laopaiboon M.
         Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 ;10:CD007079.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     74. Antidepressant use in persons aged 12 and over: United States, 2005-2008
         Pratt LA, Brody DJ, Gu Q.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2011 Oct(76):1-8.
         
     75. Teenagers in the United States: sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing, 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth
         Martinez GM, Copen CE, Abma JC.
         Vital Health Stat 23. 2011 Oct(31):1-44.
         
   
   

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