Issue 27, July 5, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 27, 7/5/10

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new 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 Informatics and Maternal and Child Health - Folic Acid)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Communicable Diseases

     • HIV infection during limited versus combined HIV prevention programs for IDUs in New York City: the importance of transmission behaviors
       Des Jarlais DC, Arasteh K, McKnight C, Hagan H, Perlman DC, Torian LV, Beatice S, Semaan S, Friedman SR.
       Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Jun 1;109(1-3):154-60.
       
     • STD screening of HIV-infected MSM in HIV clinics
       Hoover KW, Butler M, Workowski K, Carpio F, Follansbee S, Gratzer B, Hare B, Johnston B, Theodore JL, Wohlfeiler M, Tao G, Brooks JT, Chorba T, Irwin K, Kent CK.
       Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jun 25.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • The effect of different recall periods on estimates of acute gastroenteritis in the United States, FoodNet Population Survey 2006-2007
       Cantwell LB, Henao OL, Hoekstra RM, Scallan E.
       Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2010 Jun 26.
       

   • Health Communication and Education

     • Dont forget the distributor! the importance of field testing draft educational materials with key gatekeepers before production and dissemination
       Flores AL, Prue CE, Panissidi P.
       Health Educ J. 2010 June;69(2):164-174.
       

   • Health Disparities

     • Randomized controlled trial of mammography intervention in insured very low-income women
       Ahmed NU, Haber G, Semenya KA, Hargreaves MK.
       Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Jun 29.
       

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     • Hepatitis C virus infections from unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007-2008
       Fischer GE, Schaefer MK, Labus BJ, Sands L, Rowley P, Azzam IA, Armour P, Khudyakov YE, Lin Y, Xia G, Patel PR, Perz JF, Holmberg SD.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 24.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Effectiveness of adolescent and adult tetanus, reduced-dose diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine against pertussis
       Wei SC, Tatti K, Cushing K, Rosen J, Brown K, Cassiday P, Clark T, Olans R, Pawloski L, Martin M, Tondella ML, Martin SW.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 25.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health - Folic Acid

     • U.S. provider reported folic acid or multivitamin ordering for non-pregnant women of childbearing age: NAMCS and NHAMCS, 2005-2006
       Burris HH, Werler MM.
       Matern Child Health J. 2010 Mar 5.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Simple respiratory protection--evaluation of the filtration performance of cloth masks and common fabric materials against 20-1000 nm size particles
       Rengasamy S, Eimer B, Shaffer RE.
       Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Jun 28.
       

   • Physical Activity

     • School-based physical education programs: evidence-based physical activity interventions for youth in Latin America
       Ribeiro IC, Parra DC, Hoehner CM, Soares J, Torres A, Pratt M, Legetic B, Malta DC, Matsudo V, Ramos LR, Simoes EJ, Brownson RC.
       Glob Health Promot. 2010 Jun;17(2):5-15.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. A case-control study of body mass index and breast cancer risk in white and African-American women
        Berstad P, Coates RJ, Bernstein L, Folger SG, Malone KE, Marchbanks PA, Weiss LK, Liff JM, McDonald JA, Strom BL, Simon MS, Deapen D, Press MF, Burkman RT, Spirtas R, Ursin G.
        Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Jun;19(6):1532-44.
        
     2. Rapid-learning system for cancer care
        Abernethy AP, Etheredge LM, Ganz PA, Wallace P, German RR, Neti C, Bach PB, Murphy SB.
        J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jun 28.
        
     3. Developing a public health research agenda for women with blood disorders
        Byams VR, Beckman MG, Grant AM, Parker CS.
        J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Jul;19(7):1231-4.
        
     4. Serum transforming growth factor-beta 1 is not a robust biomarker of incident and progressive radiographic osteoarthritis at the hip and knee: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
        Nelson AE, Golightly YM, Kraus VB, Stabler T, Renner JB, Helmick CG, Jordan JM.
        Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2010 Jun;18(6):825-9.
        
     5. Acute radiation syndrome: assessment and management
        Donnelly EH, Nemhauser JB, Smith JM, Kazzi ZN, Farfan EB, Chang AS, Naeem SF.
        South Med J. 2010 June;103(6):541-546.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     6. Increased incidence of meningococcal disease in HIV-infected individuals associated with higher case-fatality ratios in South Africa
        Cohen C, Singh E, Wu HM, Martin S, de Gouveia L, Klugman KP, Meiring S, Govender N, von Gottberg A.
        Aids. 2010 Jun 1;24(9):1351-60.
        
     7. Extensive drug resistance in malaria and tuberculosis
        Wongsrichanalai C, Varma JK, Juliano JJ, Kimerling ME, Macarthur JR.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1063-7.
        
     8. Rotavirus disease burden, Nicaragua 2001-2005: defining the potential impact of a rotavirus vaccination program
        Amador JJ, Vasquez J, Orozco M, Pedreira C, Malespin O, De Oliveira LH, Tate J, Parashar U, Patel M.
        Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;14(7):e592-5.
        
     9. Burden of seasonal influenza hospitalization in children, United States, 2003 to 2008
        Dawood FS, Fiore A, Kamimoto L, Bramley A, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Hadler J, Arnold KE, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Mueller M, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett NM, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L.
        J Pediatr. 2010 Jun 24.
        
     10. Influenza-associated pneumonia in children hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 2003-2008
         Dawood FS, Fiore A, Kamimoto L, Nowell M, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Hadler J, Arnold KE, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett NM, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jul;29(7):585-90.
         
     11. Studies needed to address public health challenges of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: insights from modeling
         Van Kerkhove MD, Asikainen T, Becker NG, Bjorge S, Desenclos JC, dos Santos T, Fraser C, Leung GM, Lipsitch M, Longini Jr IM, McBryde ES, Roth CE, Shay DK, Smith DJ, Wallinga J, White PJ, Ferguson NM, Riley S.
         PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(6):e1000275.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     12. Potential influence of climate change on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases: a review and proposed research plan
         Mills JN, Gage KL, Khan AS.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jun 24.
         
     13. Co-feeding as a route for transmission of Rickettsia conorii israelensis between Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks
         Zemtsova G, Killmaster LF, Mumcuoglu KY, Levin ML.
         Exp Appl Acarol. 2010 Jun 30.
         
     14. The utility of animal surveillance in the detection of West Nile virus activity in Puerto Rico, 2007
         Phoutrides E, Jusino-Mendez T, Perez-Medina T, Seda-Lozada R, Garcia-Negron M, Davila-Toro F, Hunsperger E.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Jun 24.
         

   • Environmental Health

     15. Comparison of current-use pesticide and other toxicant urinary metabolite levels among pregnant women in the CHAMACOS Cohort and NHANES
         Castorina R, Bradman A, Fenster L, Barr DB, Bravo R, Vedar MG, Harnly ME, McKone TE, Eisen EA, Eskenazi B.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jun;118(6):856-63.
         
     16. Neurobehavioral deficits and increased blood pressure in school-age children prenatally exposed to pesticides
         Harari R, Julvez J, Murata K, Barr D, Bellinger DC, Debes F, Grandjean P.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jun;118(6):890-6.
         
     17. Association of exposure to phthalates with endometriosis and uterine leiomyomata: findings from NHANES, 1999-2004
         Weuve J, Hauser R, Calafat AM, Missmer SA, Wise LA.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jun;118(6):825-32.
         
     18. Predictors of serum dioxin, furan, and PCB concentrations among women from Chapaevsk, Russia
         Humblet O, Williams PL, Korrick SA, Sergeyev O, Emond C, Birnbaum LS, Burns JS, Altshul L, Patterson DG, Turner WE, Lee MM, Revich B, Hauser R.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Jun 25.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     19. Formative research to optimize respondent-driven sampling surveys among hard-to-reach populations in HIV behavioral and biological surveillance: lessons learned from four case studies
         Johnston LG, Whitehead S, Simic-Lawson M, Kendall C.
         AIDS Care. 2010 Jun;22(6):784-92.
         
     20. Candidemia surveillance in Brazil: evidence for a boundary defining an abatement of Candida albicans group two strains
         Da Matta DA, Melo AS, Colombo AL, Frade JP, Nucci M, Lott TJ.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jun 30.
         
     21. Statistical and practical issues in the design of a national probability sample of births for the Vanguard Study of the National Children's Study
         Montaquila JM, Brick JM, Curtin LR.
         Stat Med. 2010 Jun 15;29(13):1368-76.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     22. High diversity and ancient common ancestry of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
         Albarino CG, Palacios G, Khristova ML, Erickson BR, Carroll SA, Comer JA, Hui J, Briese T, St George K, Ksiazek TG, Lipkin WI, Nichol ST.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1093-100.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     23. Optimal vaccine stockpile design for an eradicated disease: application to polio
         Tebbens RJ, Pallansch MA, Alexander JP, Thompson KM.
         Vaccine. 2010 Jun 11;28(26):4312-27.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     24. Are adolescent girls with a physical disability at increased risk for sexual violence?
         Alriksson-Schmidt AI, Armour BS, Thibadeau JK.
         J Sch Health. 2010 Jul;80(7):361-7.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     25. Assessment of pandemic and seasonal influenza A (H1N1) virus susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors in three enzyme activity inhibition assays
         Nguyen HT, Sheu TG, Mishin VP, Klimov AI, Gubareva LV.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Jun 28.
         
     26. Nerve agent exposure elicits site-specific changes in protein phosphorylation in mouse brain
         Zhu H, O'Brien JJ, O'Callaghan JP, Miller DB, Zhang Q, Rana M, Tsui T, Peng Y, Tomesch J, Hendrick JP, Wennogle LP, Snyder GL.
         Brain Res. 2010 Jun 25;1342:11-23.
         
     27. Reduced reactive oxygen species-generating capacity contributes to the enhanced cell growth of arsenic-transformed epithelial cells
         Chang Q, Pan J, Wang X, Zhang Z, Chen F, Shi X.
         Cancer Res. 2010 Jun 15;70(12):5127-35.
         
     28. Serologic assays specific to immunoglobulin M antibodies against hepatitis E virus: pangenotypic evaluation of performances
         Drobeniuc J, Meng J, Reuter G, Greene-Montfort T, Khudyakova N, Dimitrova Z, Kamili S, Teo CG.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 25.
         
     29. Performance of the Aptima HIV-1 RNA qualitative assay on 16- and 32-member specimen pools
         Ethridge SF, Hart C, Hanson DL, Parker MM, Sullivan TJ, Bennett B, Stephens P, Hilliard J, Patel P.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jun 30.
         
     30. Prophylactic treatment with a G glycoprotein monoclonal antibody reduces pulmonary inflammation in RSV challenged naive and formalin-inactivated RSV immunized BALB/c mice
         Radu GU, Caidi H, Miao C, Tripp RA, Anderson LJ, Haynes LM.
         J Virol. 2010 Jun 30.
         
     31. 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.
         
     32. Role of BC loop residues in structure, function and antigenicity of the West Nile virus envelope protein receptor-binding domain III
         Zhang S, Bovshik EI, Maillard R, Gromowski GD, Volk DE, Schein CH, Huang CY, Gorenstein DG, Lee JC, Barrett AD, Beasley DW.
         Virology. 2010 Jul 20;403(1):85-91.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     33. Congenital cytomegalovirus: an update
         Stowell JD, Forlin-Passoni DF, Cannon MJ.
         Contemp Pediatr. 2010 May;27(5):38.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     34. Lung function loss associated with occupational dust exposure in metal smelting
         Hnizdo E.
         Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Jun 1;181(11):1162-3.
         
     35. Research recommendations for selected IARC-classified agents
         Ward EM, Schulte PA, Straif K, Hopf NB, Caldwell JC, Carreon T, Demarini DM, Fowler BA, Goldstein BD, Hemminki K, Hines CJ, Husgafvel Pursiainen K, Kuempel E, Lewtas J, Lunn RM, Lynge E, McElvenny DM, Muhle H, Nakajima T, Robertson LW, Ruder AM, Schubauer-Berigan MK.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jun 18.
         
     36. Direct-reading methods for workplace air monitoring
         Coffey CC, Pearce TA.
         J Chem Health Saf. 2010 May-Jun;17(3):10-21.
         
     37. Factorial invariance, scale reliability, and construct validity of the job control and job demands scales for immigrant workers: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
         Fujishiro K, Landsbergis PA, Diez-Roux AV, Stukovsky KH, Shrager S, Baron S.
         J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Jun 27.
         
     38. The NIOSH Construction Program: research to practice, impact, and developing a National Construction Agenda
         Gillen M.
         J Saf Res. 2010 June;41(3):289-299.
         

   • Public Health Ethics

     39. When the third world comes to the first: ethical considerations when working with Hispanic immigrants
         Eggerth DE, Flynn MA.
         Ethics Behav. 2010 ;20(3-4):229-242.
         

   • Public Health Law

     40. Examination of trends and evidence-based elements in state physical education legislation: a content analysis
         Eyler AA, Brownson RC, Aytur SA, Cradock AL, Doescher M, Evenson KR, Kerr J, Maddock J, Pluto DL, Steinman L, Tompkins NO, Troped P, Schmid TL.
         J Sch Health. 2010 Jul;80(7):326-332.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     41. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a survey of nephrologists' perceptions and practices
         Abdel-Kader K, Patel PR, Kallen AJ, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Bolton WK, Unruh ML.
         Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Jun;5(6):964-71.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     42. Equal weights but different weight perceptions among US adolescents
         Martin MA, May AL, Frisco ML.
         J Health Psychol. 2010 May;15(4):493-504.
         

   • Zoonoses

     43. Zoonotic transmission of avian influenza virus (H5N1), Egypt, 2006-2009
         Kandeel A, Manoncourt S, Abd El Kareem E, Mohamed Ahmed AN, El-Refaie S, Essmat H, Tjaden J, de Mattos CC, Earhart KC, Marfin AA, El-Sayed N.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1101-7.
         
     44. Human infection with Rickettsia felis, Kenya
         Richards AL, Jiang J, Omulo S, Dare R, Abdirahman K, Ali A, Sharif SK, Feikin DR, Breiman RF, Njenga MK.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1081-6.
         
     45. Coxiella burnetii infection of a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) found in Washington state
         Kersh GJ, Lambourn DM, Self JS, Akmajian AM, Stanton JB, Baszler TV, Raverty SA, Massung RF.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jun 30.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Informatics

     46. Electronic health records and quality of care for heart failure
         Walsh MN, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Curtis AB, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Heywood JT, et al.
         Am Heart J. 2010 Apr;159(4):635-642 e1.
         
     47. Bioinformatics: tools to accelerate population science and disease control research
         Forman MR, Greene SM, Avis NE, Taplin SH, Courtney P, Schad PA, Hesse BW, et al.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jun;38(6):646-51.
         
     48. Establishment of the temporary certification program for health information technology. final rule
         Fed Regist. 2010 Jun 24;75(121):36157-209.
         
     49. Sharing medical data for health research: the early personal health record experience
         Weitzman ER, Kaci L, Mandl KD.
         J Med Internet Res. 2010 ;12(2):e14.
         
     50. Community-driven standards-based electronic laboratory data-sharing networks
         Zarcone P, Nordenberg D, Meigs M, Merrick U, Jernigan D, Hinrichs SH.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 May-Jun;125 Suppl 2:47-56.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health - Folic Acid

     51. Folic acid intake among U.S. women aged 15-44 years, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2006
         Tinker SC, Cogswell ME, Devine O, Berry RJ.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 May;38(5):534-42.
         
     52. Case control study of periconceptional folic acid intake and nervous system tumors in children
         Ortega-Garcia JA, Ferris-Tortajada J, Claudio L, Soldin OP, Sanchez-Sauco MF, Fuster-Soler JL, Martinez-Lage JF.
         Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 May 23.
         
     53. A new perspective on neural tube defects: folic acid and microRNA misexpression
         Shookhoff JM, Gallicano GI.
         Genesis. 2010 May;48(5):282-94.
         
     54. Folic acid to reduce neonatal mortality from neural tube disorders
         Blencowe H, Cousens S, Modell B, Lawn J.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;39 Suppl 1:i110-21.
         
     55. Micronutrients and women of reproductive potential: required dietary intake and consequences of dietary deficiency or excess. part I - folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6
         Simpson JL, Bailey LB, Pietrzik K, Shane B, Holzgreve W.
         J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 Apr 7.
         
     56. Higher maternal plasma folate but not vitamin B-12 concentrations during pregnancy are associated with better cognitive function scores in 9- to 10- year-old children in south India
         Veena SR, Krishnaveni GV, Srinivasan K, Wills AK, Muthayya S, Kurpad AV, Yajnik CS, et al.
         J Nutr. 2010 May;140(5):1014-22.
         
     57. Maternal B vitamin intake during pregnancy and wheeze and eczema in Japanese infants aged 16-24 months: the Osaka maternal and child health study
         Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Hirota Y.
         Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2010 Jun 14.
         
     58. Perinatal folate-related exposures and risk of psychotic symptoms in the ALSPAC birth cohort
         Glaser B, Ades AE, Lewis S, Emmet P, Lewis G, Smith GD, Zammit S.
         Schizophr Res. 2010 Apr 24.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     59. Hepatitis A vaccination coverage among U.S. children aged 12-23 months - immunization information system sentinel sites, 2006 - 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 July 2;59(25):776-779.
         
     60. Routine jail-based hiv testing - Rhode Island, 2000-2007
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 June 25;59(24):742-745.
         
     61. Vaccinia virus infection after sexual contact with a military smallpox vaccinee - Washington, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 July 2;59(25):773-775.
         
     62. West Nile virus activity - United States, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 July 2;59(25):769-772.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     63. Cervical cancer screening with both human papillomavirus and Papanicolaou testing vs Papanicolaou testing alone: what screening intervals are physicians recommending?
         Saraiya M, Berkowitz Z, Yabroff KR, Wideroff L, Kobrin S, Benard V.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jun 14;170(11):977-85.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     64. Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers
         Schaefer MK, Jhung M, Dahl M, Schillie S, Simpson C, Llata E, Link-Gelles R, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Patel P, Bolyard E, Sehulster L, Srinivasan A, Perz JF.
         JAMA. 2010 Jun 9;303(22):2273-9.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     65. Maternal smoking and child psychological problems: disentangling causal and noncausal effects
         Brion MJ, Victora C, Matijasevich A, Horta B, Anselmi L, Steer C, Menezes AM, Lawlor DA, Davey Smith G.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Jun 29.
         
   
   

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