Issue 12, March 22, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 12, 3/22/10

Welcome to Knowledge to ActionvScience 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 Food Safety and Public Health Law)
• 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. Waist-to-thigh ratio and diabetes among US adults: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
        Li C, Ford ES, Zhao G, Kahn HS, Mokdad AH.
        Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Mar 12.
        
     2. Reducing childhood obesity through policy change: acting now to prevent obesity
        Frieden TR, Dietz W, Collins J.
        Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Mar-Apr;29(3):357-63.
        
     3. Venous thromboembolism in African-Americans: a literature-based commentary
        Hooper WC.
        Thromb Res. 2010 Jan;125(1):12-8.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     4. Tuberculosis in asymptomatic HIV-infected adults with abnormal chest radiographs screened for tuberculosis prevention
        Agizew TB, Arwady MA, Yoon JC, Nyirenda S, Mosimaneotsile B, Tedla Z, Motsamai O, Kilmarx PH, Wells CD, Samandari T.
        Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Jan;14(1):45-51.
        
     5. Effectiveness of non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in women previously exposed to a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine: a multi-country, prospective cohort study
        Stringer JS, McConnell MS, Kiarie J, Bolu O, Anekthananon T, Jariyasethpong T, Potter D, Mutsotso W, Borkowf CB, Mbori-Ngacha D, Muiruri P, Ong'ech JO, Zulu I, Njobvu L, Jetsawang B, Pathak S, Bulterys M, Shaffer N, Weidle PJ.
        PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(2):e1000233.
        

   • Drug Safety

     6. Polypharmacy in nursing home residents in the United States: results of the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey
        Dwyer LL, Han B, Woodwell DA, Rechtsteiner EA.
        Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010 Feb;8(1):63-72.
        

   • Entomology

     7. Molecular characterization of neuropeptide F from the eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
        Nuss AB, Forschler BT, Crim JW, TeBrugge V, Pohl J, Brown MR.
        Peptides. 2010 Mar;31(3):419-28.
        
   • Environmental Health
     8. Transcriptional biomarkers of steroidogenesis and trophoblast differentiation in the placenta in relation to prenatal phthalate exposure
        Adibi JJ, Whyatt RM, Hauser R, Bhat HK, Davis BJ, Calafat AM, Hoepner LA, Perera FP, Tang D, Williams PL.
        Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):291-6.
        
     9. Biomonitoring data for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in the United States and Canada: interpretation in a public health risk assessment context using biomonitoring equivalents
        Aylward LL, Morgan MK, Arbuckle TE, Barr DB, Burns CJ, Alexander BH, Hays SM.
        Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):177-81.
        
     10. Rate of decline in serum PFOA concentrations after granular activated carbon filtration at two public water systems in Ohio and West Virginia
         Bartell SM, Calafat AM, Lyu C, Kato K, Ryan PB, Steenland K.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):222-8.
         
     11. Individual characteristics associated with PBDE levels in U.S. human milk samples
         Daniels JL, Pan IJ, Jones R, Anderson S, Patterson Jr DG, Needham LL, Sjodin A.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jan;118(1):155-60.
         
     12. The effect of ambient air pollution on sperm quality
         Hansen C, Luben TJ, Sacks JD, Olshan A, Jeffay S, Strader L, Perreault SD.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):203-9.
         
     13. Are neighborhood-level characteristics associated with indoor allergens in the household?
         Rosenfeld L, Rudd R, Chew GL, Emmons K, Acevedo-Garcia D.
         J Asthma. 2010 Feb;47(1):66-75.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     14. Establishing a national chronic kidney disease surveillance system for the United States
         Saran R, Hedgeman E, Plantinga L, Burrows NR, Gillespie BW, Young EW, Coresh J, Pavkov M, Williams D, Powe NR.
         Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Jan;5(1):152-61.
         
     15. The National Exposure Registry: history and lessons learned
         Schultz MG, Sapp 2nd JH, Cusack CD, Fink JM.
         J Environ Health. 2010 Mar;72(7):20-5.
         
     16. Newborn hearing screening and follow-up: are children receiving recommended services?
         Gaffney M, Green DR, Gaffney C.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 ;125(2):199-207.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     17. A Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test for analyzing population genetic surveys with complex sample designs
         Moonesinghe R, Yesupriya A, Chang MH, Dowling NF, Khoury MJ.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 17.
         
     18. Prostate cancer genes associated with TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion and prognostic of biochemical recurrence in multiple cohorts
         Barwick BG, Abramovitz M, Kodani M, Moreno CS, Nam R, Tang W, Bouzyk M, Seth A, Leyland-Jones B.
         Br J Cancer. 2010 Feb 2;102(3):570-6.
         
     19. Varicella-zoster virus vaccine: molecular genetics
         Schmid DS.
         Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2010 Mar 12.
         
     20. Association between 9p21 genomic markers and heart disease: a meta-analysis
         Palomaki GE, Melillo S, Bradley LA.
         JAMA. 2010 Feb 17;303(7):648-56.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     21. Comparison of paper-and-pencil versus Web administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): risk behavior prevalence estimates
         Eaton DK, Brener ND, Kann L, Denniston MM, McManus T, Kyle TM, Roberts AM, Flint KH, Ross JG.
         Eval Rev. 2010 Apr;34(2):137-53.
         

   • Health Disparities

     22. Racial and ethnic differences in albuminuria in individuals with estimated GFR greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2): results from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)
         Jolly SE, Burrows NR, Chen SC, Li S, Jurkovitz CT, Narva AS, Norris KC, Shlipak MG.
         Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Mar;55(3 Suppl 2):S15-22.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     23. Control of an outbreak of human parainfluenza virus 3 in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
         Maziarz RT, Sridharan P, Slater S, Meyers G, Post M, Erdman DD, Peret TC, Taplitz RA.
         Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2010 Feb;16(2):192-8.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     24. Gender gap in parents' financing strategy for hospitalization of their children: evidence from India
         Asfaw A, Lamanna F, Klasen S.
         Health Econ. 2010 Mar;19(3):265-79.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     25. The characterization of phospholipid functional group probe species on respirable silicon-containing dusts by solid-state (13)c and (31)p nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
         Murray DK.
         Appl Spectrosc. 2010 Mar;64(3):328-36.
         
     26. Partitioning of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in serum and milk from the same mothers
         Schecter A, Colacino J, Sjodin A, Needham L, Birnbaum L.
         Chemosphere. 2010 Mar;78(10):1279-84.
         
     27. Three-phase model harmonizes estimates of the maximal suppression of parathyroid hormone by 25-hydroxyvitamin D in persons 65 years of age and older
         Durazo-Arvizu RA, Dawson-Hughes B, Sempos CT, Yetley EA, Looker AC, Cao G, Harris SS, Burt VL, Carriquiry AL, Picciano MF.
         J Nutr. 2010 Mar;140(3):595-9.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     28. Non-cigarette tobacco use among women and adverse pregnancy outcomes
         England LJ, Kim SY, Tomar SL, Ray CS, Gupta PC, Eissenberg T, Cnattingius S, Bernert JT, Tita AT, Winn DM, Djordjevic MV, Lambe M, Stamilio D, Chipato T, Tolosa JE.
         Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2010 Mar 15.
         
     29. Long-term survival of infants with atrioventricular septal defects
         Miller A, Siffel C, Lu C, Riehle-Colarusso T, Frias JL, Correa A.
         J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 12.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     30. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility
         Cummings KJ, Donat WE, Ettensohn DB, Roggli VL, Ingram P, Kreiss K.
         Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar 1;181(5):458-64.
         
     31. Dopaminergic neurotoxicity following pulmonary exposure to manganese-containing welding fumes
         Sriram K, Lin GX, Jefferson AM, Roberts JR, Chapman RS, Chen BT, Soukup JM, Ghio AJ, Antonini JM.
         Arch Toxicol. 2010 Mar 12.
         
     32. Bromide and N-acetyl-S-(n-propyl)-L: -cysteine in urine from workers exposed to 1-bromopropane solvents from vapor degreasing or adhesive manufacturing
         Hanley KW, Petersen MR, Cheever KL, Luo L.
         Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2010 Mar 14.
         

   • Program Evaluation

     33. Reaching Every District (RED) approach to strengthen routine immunization services: evaluation in the African region, 2005
         Ryman T, Macauley R, Nshimirimana D, Taylor P, Shimp L, Wilkins K.
         J Public Health (Oxf). 2010 Mar;32(1):18-25.
         
     34. Evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Concussion initiative for high school coaches: "Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports"
         Sarmiento K, Mitchko J, Klein C, Wong S.
         J Sch Health. 2010 Mar;80(3):112-8.
         

   • Public Health Law

     35. Pay or play programs and ERISA section 514: proposals for amending the statutory scheme
         Young CL.
         Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics. 2010 Winter;10(1):197-237.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     36. Medical education for a healthier population: reflections on the Flexner Report from a public health perspective
         Maeshiro R, Johnson I, Koo D, Parboosingh J, Carney JK, Gesundheit N, Ho ET, Butler-Jones D, Donovan D, Finkelstein JA, Bennett NM, Shore B, McCurdy SA, Novick LF, Velarde LD, Dent MM, Banchoff A, Cohen L.
         Acad Med. 2010 Feb;85(2):211-9.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     37. Core state preconception health indicators: a voluntary, multi-state selection process
         Broussard DL, Sappenfield WB, Fussman C, Kroelinger CD, Grigorescu V.
         Matern Child Health J. 2010 Mar 12.
         

   • Sciences, General

     38. Supplement 2003-2007 (No. 47) to the White-Kauffmann-Le Minor scheme
         Guibourdenche M, Roggentin P, Mikoleit M, Fields PI, Bockemuhl J, Grimont PA, Weill FX.
         Res Microbiol. 2010 Jan-Feb;161(1):26-9.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     39. Internal psychometric properties of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Screener
         Carle AC, Blumberg SJ, Poblenz C.
         Acad Pediatr. 2010 Mar 13.
         
     40. Participation in activities outside of school hours in relation to problem behavior and social skills in middle childhood
         Howie LD, Lukacs SL, Pastor PN, Reuben CA, Mendola P.
         J Sch Health. 2010 Mar;80(3):119-25.
         

   • Zoonoses

     41. Identification of an unusual Brucella strain (BO2) from a lung biopsy in a 52 year-old patient with chronic destructive pneumonia
         Tiller RV, Gee JE, Lonsway DR, Gribble S, Bell SC, Jennison AV, Bates J, Coulter C, Hoffmaster AR, De BK.
         BMC Microbiol. 2010 ;10:23.
         

2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Food Safety

     42. Bacterial and viral pathogens in live oysters: U.S. Market Survey 2007
         Depaola A, Jones JL, Woods J, Burkhardt 3rd W, Calci KR, Krantz JA, Bowers JC, et al.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Mar 15.
         
     43. Update on Cyclospora cayetanensis, a food-borne and waterborne parasite
         Ortega YR, Sanchez R.
         Clin Microbiol Rev. 2010 Jan;23(1):218-34.
         
     44. Outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to lettuce, Denmark, January 2010
         Ethelberg S, Lisby M, Bottiger B, Schultz AC, Villif A, Jensen T, Olsen KE, et al.
         Euro Surveill. 2010 ;15(6).
         
     45. Deep resequencing of Trichinella spiralis reveals previously un-described single nucleotide polymorphisms and intra-isolate variation within the mitochondrial genome
         Webb KM, Rosenthal BM.
         Infect Genet Evol. 2010 Mar;10(2):304-10.
         
     46. Simultaneous separation and detection of hepatitis A virus and norovirus in produce
         Morales-Rayas R, Wolffs PF, Griffiths MW.
         Int J Food Microbiol. 2010 Feb 19.
         
     47. Attachment of noroviruses to stainless steel and their inactivation, using household disinfectants
         Girard M, Ngazoa S, Mattison K, Jean J.
         J Food Prot. 2010 Feb;73(2):400-4.
         
     48. Toxoplasma gondii infection specifically increases the levels of key host microRNAs
         Zeiner GM, Norman KL, Thomson JM, Hammond SM, Boothroyd JC.
         PLoS One. 2010 ;5(1):e8742.
         

   • Public Health Law

     49. Economic impacts of the Pueblo Smoke-Free Air Act
         Young WF, Szychowski J, Karp S, Liu L, Diedrich RT.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Mar;38(3):340-3.
         
     50. Sexual offender laws and prevention of sexual violence or recidivism
         Bonnar-Kidd KK.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar;100(3):412-9.
         
     51. Privacy versus public health: the impact of current confidentiality rules
         Wartenberg D, Thompson WD.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar;100(3):407-12.
         
     52. Rare diseases and legislation in China
         Wang JB, Guo JJ, Yang L, Zhang YD, Sun ZQ, Zhang YJ.
         Lancet. 2010 Feb 27;375(9716):708-9.
         
     53. Can the states nullify health care reform?
         Jost TS.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Mar 11;362(10):869-71.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     54. Decrease in reported tuberculosis cases --- United States, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Mar 19;59(10):289-94.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     55. Incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis as a marker of cardiovascular risk in retired professional football players
         Hurst RT, Burke RF, Wissner E, Roberts A, Kendall CB, Lester SJ, Somers V, Goldman ME, Wu Q, Khandheria B.
         Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 26.
         
     56. Timing of colposcopy after cervical cytologic abnormalities
         Kuo TM, Benard VB, Berkman ND, Martin CK, Richardson LC.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;115(3):629-36.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     57. Diet-induced obesity impairs the T cell memory response to influenza virus infection
         Karlsson EA, Sheridan PA, Beck MA.
         J Immunol. 2010 Mar 15;184(6):3127-33.
         
     58. Morbid obesity as a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) disease
         Morgan OW, Bramley A, Fowlkes A, Freedman DS, Taylor TH, Gargiullo P, Belay B, Jain S, Cox C, Kamimoto L, Fiore A, Finelli L, Olsen SJ, Fry AM.
         PLoS One. 2010 Mar 15;5(3):e9694.
         

   • Community Health Services

     59. Decreases in smoking prevalence in Asian communities served by the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project
         Liao Y, Tsoh JY, Chen R, Foo MA, Garvin CC, Grigg-Saito D, Liang S, McPhee S, Nguyen TT, Tran JH, Giles WH.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     60. Increased risk of second primary cancers after a diagnosis of melanoma
         Bradford PT, Freedman DM, Goldstein AM, Tucker MA.
         Arch Dermatol. 2010 Mar;146(3):265-72.
         
     61. Incidence estimate of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the United States, 2006
         Rogers HW, Weinstock MA, Harris AR, Hinckley MR, Feldman SR, Fleischer AB, Coldiron BM.
         Arch Dermatol. 2010 Mar;146(3):283-7.
         
     62. Prevalence of a history of skin cancer in 2007: results of an incidence-based model
         Stern RS.
         Arch Dermatol. 2010 Mar;146(3):279-82.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     63. Effectiveness of a controlled trial to promote colorectal cancer screening in Vietnamese Americans
         Nguyen BH, McPhee SJ, Stewart SL, Doan HT.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
         

   • Health Disparities

     64. Racial disparities in prescriptions for cardioprotective drugs and cardiac outcomes in Veterans Affairs hospitals
         Mehta JL, Bursac Z, Mehta P, Bansal D, Fink L, Marsh J, Sukhija R, Sachdeva R.
         Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 13.
         
     65. Disparities in breast cancer survival among Asian women by ethnicity and immigrant status: a population-based study
         Gomez SL, Clarke CA, Shema SJ, Chang ET, Keegan TH, Glaser SL.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     66. The cost-effectiveness of prenatal screening for spinal muscular atrophy
         Little SE, Janakiraman V, Kaimal A, Musci T, Ecker J, Caughey AB.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):253 e1-7.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     67. Parental vaccine safety concerns in 2009
         Freed GL, Clark SJ, Butchart AT, Singer DC, Davis MM.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Mar 1.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     68. Do maternal parenting practices predict problematic patterns of adolescent alcohol consumption?
         Alati R, Maloney E, Hutchinson DM, Najman JM, Mattick RP, Bor W, Williams GM.
         Addiction. 2010 Mar 10.
         

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