Issue 6, February 08, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 6, 2/8/10
Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science 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 Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1), Occupational Safety and Health - Occupational Safety and Training, and Public Health Ethics)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.-
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Physicians' participatory decision-making and quality of diabetes care processes and outcomes: results from the triad study
Heisler M, Tierney E, Ackermann RT, Tseng C, Narayan KM, Crosson J, Waitzfelder B, Safford MM, Duru K, Herman WH, Kim C.
Chronic Illn. 2009 Sep;5(3):165-76.
- Concurrent silicosis and pulmonary mycosis at death
Iossifova Y, Bailey R, Wood J, Kreiss K.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):318-20.
- Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1: diagnosis, and pharmacological and psychosocial management
Bushby K, Finkel R, Birnkrant DJ, Case LE, Clemens PR, Cripe L, Kaul A, Kinnett K, McDonald C, Pandya S, Poysky J, Shapiro F, Tomezsko J, Constantin C, DMD Care Considerations Working Group.
Lancet Neurol. 2010 Jan;9(1):77-93.
- Physicians' participatory decision-making and quality of diabetes care processes and outcomes: results from the triad study
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Communicable Diseases
- Influenza testing and antiviral prescribing practices among emergency department clinicians in 9 states during the 2006 to 2007 influenza season
Mueller MR, Smith PJ, Baumbach JP, Palumbo JP, Meek JI, Gershman K, Vandermeer M, Thomas AR, Long CE, Belflower R, Spina NL, Martin KG, Lynfield R, Openo KP, Kirley PD, Pasutti LE, Barnes BG, Schaffner W, Kamimoto L.
Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Jan;55(1):32-9.
- Trends in multidrug treatment failure and subsequent mortality among antiretroviral therapy-experienced patients with HIV infection in North America
Deeks SG, Gange SJ, Kitahata MM, Saag MS, Justice AC, Hogg RS, Eron JJ, Brooks JT, Rourke SB, Gill MJ, Bosch RJ, Benson CA, Collier AC, Martin JN, Klein MB, Jacobson LP, Rodriguez B, Sterling TR, Kirk GD, Napravnik S, Rachlis AR, Calzavara LM, Horberg MA, Silverberg MJ, Gebo KA, Kushel MB, Goedert JJ, McKaig RG, Moore RD.
Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 15;49(10):1582-90.
- Effects of oseltamivir treatment on duration of clinical illness and viral shedding and household transmission of influenza virus
Ng S, Cowling BJ, Fang VJ, Chan KH, Ip DK, Cheng CK, Uyeki TM, Houck PM, Malik Peiris JS, Leung GM.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 13.
- Molecular epidemiology of health care-associated transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses
Holmberg SD.
Clin Liver Dis. 2010 Feb;14(1):37-48.
- US outbreak investigations highlight the need for safe injection practices and basic infection control
Perz JF, Thompson ND, Schaefer MK, Patel PR.
Clin Liver Dis. 2010 Feb;14(1):137-51.
- Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent perinatal HIV transmission in St. Petersburg, Russia: too little, too late
Hillis SD, Kuklina E, Akatova N, Kissin DM, Vinogradova EN, Rakhmanova AG, Stepanova E, Jamieson DJ, Robinson J, Vitek C, Miller WC.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb 3.
- Considerations for introduction of a rotavirus vaccine in Oman: rotavirus disease and economic burden
Al Awaidy SA, Bawikar S, Al Busaidy S, Baqiani S, Al Abedani I, Varghese R, Abdoan HS, Al Abdoon H, Bhatnagar S, Al Hasini KS, Mohan P, Shah S, Elamir E, Klena J, Ahmed SF, Teleb N, Parashar U, Patel MM.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S248-53.
- Rotavirus vaccination: cost-effectiveness and impact on child mortality in developing countries
Atherly D, Dreibelbis R, Parashar UD, Levin C, Wecker J, Rheingans RD.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S28-38.
- Population-based incidence of intussusception and a case-control study to examine the association of intussusception with natural rotavirus infection among Indian children
Bahl R, Saxena M, Bhandari N, Taneja S, Mathur M, Parashar UD, Gentsch J, Shieh WJ, Zaki SR, Glass R, Bhan MK, Delhi Intussusception Study Hospital Group.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S277-81.
- Trends in the epidemiology of human G1P[8] rotaviruses: a Hungarian study
Banyai K, Gentsch JR, Martella V, Bogdan A, Havasi V, Kisfali P, Szabo A, Mihaly I, Molnar P, Melegh B, Szucs G.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S222-7.
- Assessment of postlicensure safety of rotavirus vaccines, with emphasis on intussusception
Bines JE, Patel M, Parashar U.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S282-90.
- The burden of hospitalizations and clinic visits for rotavirus disease in children aged <5 years in the Philippines
Carlos CC, Inobaya MT, Bresee JS, Lagrada ML, Olorosa AM, Kirkwood CD, Widdowson MA.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S174-81.
- Sentinel hospital surveillance for rotavirus in Latin American and Caribbean countries
de Oliveira LH, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Andrus JK, de Fillipis AM, Gentsch J, Matus CR, Widdowson MA, Rotavirus Surveillance Network.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S131-9.
- A retrospective evaluation of hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis at 2 sentinel hospitals in central Japan to estimate the health burden of rotavirus
Kamiya H, Nakano T, Inoue M, Abd TT, Patel M, Orenstein WA, Parashar UD.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S140-6.
- Multicenter, hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus disease and strains among Indian children aged <5 years
Kang G, Arora R, Chitambar SD, Deshpande J, Gupte MD, Kulkarni M, Naik TN, Mukherji D, Venkatasubramaniam S, Gentsch JR, Glass RI, Parashar UD, Indian Rotavirus Strain Surveillance Network.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S147-53.
- Rotavirus burden among children in the newly independent states of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: literature review and first-year results from the rotavirus surveillance network
Mirzayeva R, Cortese MM, Mosina L, Biellik R, Lobanov A, Chernyshova L, Lashkarashvili M, Turkov S, Iturriza-Gomara M, Gray J, Parashar UD, Steele D, Emiroglu N, Rotavirus Surveillance Network.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S203-14.
- Uptake of rotavirus vaccine and national trends of acute gastroenteritis among children in Nicaragua
Orozco M, Vasquez J, Pedreira C, De Oliveira LH, Amador JJ, Malespin O, Andrus J, Tate J, Parashar U, Patel M.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S125-30.
- Cost-benefit analysis of a rotavirus immunization program in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Ortega O, El-Sayed N, Sanders JW, Abd-Rabou Z, Antil L, Bresee J, Mansour A, Adib I, Nahkla I, Riddle MS.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S92-8.
- Hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus and other viral agents of diarrhea in children and adults in Russia, 2005-2007
Podkolzin AT, Fenske EB, Abramycheva NY, Shipulin GA, Sagalova OI, Mazepa VN, Ivanova GN, Semena AV, Tagirova ZG, Alekseeva MN, Molochny VP, Parashar UD, Vinje J, Maleev VV, Glass RI, Pokrovsky VI.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S228-33.
- Economic costs of rotavirus gastroenteritis and cost-effectiveness of vaccination in developing countries
Rheingans RD, Antil L, Dreibelbis R, Podewils LJ, Bresee JS, Parashar UD.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S16-27.
- Burden of severe rotavirus diarrhea in Indonesia
Soenarto Y, Aman AT, Bakri A, Waluya H, Firmansyah A, Kadim M, Martiza I, Prasetyo D, Mulyani NS, Widowati T, Soetjiningsih , Karyana IP, Sukardi W, Bresee J, Widdowson MA.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S188-94.
- Rotavirus vaccines for infants in developing countries in Africa and Asia: considerations from a World Health Organization-sponsored consultation
Steele AD, Patel M, Parashar UD, Victor JC, Aguado T, Neuzil KM.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200 Suppl 1:S63-9.
- Diagnostic testing for 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in hospitalized patients
Uyeki T.
N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 17;361(25):e114.
- Holiday spikes in pneumococcal disease among older adults
Walter ND, Taylor TH, Dowell SF, Mathis S, Moore MR, Active Bacterial Core Surveillance System Team.
N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 24;361(26):2584-5.
- Intermittent prophylaxis with oral Truvada protects macaques from rectal SHIV infection
Garcia-Lerma JG, Cong ME, Mitchell J, Youngpairoj AS, Zheng Q, Masciotra S, Martin A, Kuklenyik Z, Holder A, Lipscomb J, Pau CP, Barr JR, Hanson D, Otten R, Paxton L, Folks T, Heneine W.
Sci Transl Med. 2010 January 13;2(14):14ra4.
- Influenza testing and antiviral prescribing practices among emergency department clinicians in 9 states during the 2006 to 2007 influenza season
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Community Health Services
- Community-based hepatitis B screening programs in the United States in 2008
Rein DB, Lesesne SB, Leese PJ, Weinbaum CM.
J Viral Hepat. 2010 Jan;17(1):28-33.
- Community-based hepatitis B screening programs in the United States in 2008
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Entomology
- Colonisation and mass rearing: learning from others
Benedict MQ, Knols BG, Bossin HC, Howell PI, Mialhe E, Caceres C, Robinson AS.
Malar J. 2009 ;8 Suppl 2:S4.
- Male mating biology
Howell PI, Knols BG.
Malar J. 2009 ;8 Suppl 2:S8.
- Colonisation and mass rearing: learning from others
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Environmental Health
- Modification by ALAD of the association between blood lead and blood pressure in the U.S. population: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Scinicariello F, Yesupriya A, Chang MH, Fowler BA.
Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):259-64.
- Exposure of the U.S. population to acrylamide in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004
Vesper HW, Caudill SP, Osterloh JD, Meyers T, Scott D, Myers GL.
Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):278-83.
- The association between childhood asthma prevalence and monitored air pollutants in metropolitan areas, United States, 2001-2004
Akinbami LJ, Lynch CD, Parker JD, Woodruff TJ.
Environ Res. 2010 Jan 29.
- Serum dioxin concentrations and time to pregnancy
Eskenazi B, Warner M, Marks AR, Samuels S, Needham L, Brambilla P, Mocarelli P.
Epidemiology. 2010 Jan 29.
- Modification by ALAD of the association between blood lead and blood pressure in the U.S. population: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Near real-time surveillance for influenza vaccine safety: proof-of-concept in the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project
Greene SK, Kulldorff M, Lewis EM, Li R, Yin R, Weintraub ES, Fireman BH, Lieu TA, Nordin JD, Glanz JM, Baxter R, Jacobsen SJ, Broder KR, Lee GM.
Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Jan 15;171(2):177-88.
- Mapping, monitoring, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases: towards a policy framework
Baker MC, Mathieu E, Fleming FM, Deming M, King JD, Garba A, Koroma JB, Bockarie M, Kabore A, Sankara DP, Molyneux DH.
Lancet. 2010 Jan 16;375(9710):231-8.
- Near real-time surveillance for influenza vaccine safety: proof-of-concept in the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project
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Genetics and Genomics
- Outcomes of interest in evidence-based evaluations of genetic tests
Botkin JR, Teutsch SM, Kaye CI, Hayes M, Haddow JE, Bradley LA, Szegda K, Dotson WD, on behalf of the EGAPP Working Group.
Genet Med. 2010 Jan 28.
- Outcomes of interest in evidence-based evaluations of genetic tests
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Drug use, high-risk sex behaviors, and increased risk for recent HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Chicago and Los Angeles
Carey JW, Mejia R, Bingham T, Ciesielski C, Gelaude D, Herbst JH, Sinunu M, Sey E, Prachand N, Jenkins RA, Stall R.
AIDS Behav. 2009 Dec;13(6):1084-96.
- Intentional abstinence among homeless and unstably housed persons living with HIV/AIDS
Courtenay-Quirk C, Zhang J, Wolitski RJ.
AIDS Behav. 2009 Dec;13(6):1119-28.
- The effects of HIV stigma on health, disclosure of HIV status, and risk behavior of homeless and unstably housed persons living with HIV
Wolitski RJ, Pals SL, Kidder DP, Courtenay-Quirk C, Holtgrave DR.
AIDS Behav. 2009 Dec;13(6):1222-32.
- Drug use, high-risk sex behaviors, and increased risk for recent HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Chicago and Los Angeles
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Health Communication and Education
- Health literacy and child health promotion: implications for research, clinical care, and public policy
Sanders LM, Shaw JS, Guez G, Baur C, Rudd R.
Pediatrics. 2009 Nov;124 Suppl 3:S306-14.
- Health literacy and child health promotion: implications for research, clinical care, and public policy
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Health Disparities
- Geographic disparities in heart failure hospitalization rates among Medicare beneficiaries
Casper M, Nwaise I, Croft JB, Hong Y, Fang J, Greer S.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jan 26;55(4):294-299.
- Geographic disparities in heart failure hospitalization rates among Medicare beneficiaries
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Immunity and Immunization
- Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccine for males: a review of the literature
Liddon N, Hood J, Wynn BA, Markowitz LE.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Feb;46(2):113-23.
- Influenza immunization coverage among residents of long-term care facilities certified by CMS, 2005-2006: the newest MDS quality indicator
Bardenheier BH, Wortley P, Ahmed F, Hales C, Shefer A.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2010 Jan;11(1):59-69.
- Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccine for males: a review of the literature
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Injury and Violence
- Does out-of-home placement mediate the relationship between child maltreatment and adult criminality?
DeGue S, Spatz Widom C.
Child Maltreat. 2009 Nov;14(4):344-55.
- Violent victimization and perpetration during adolescence: developmental stage dependent ecological models
Matjasko JL, Needham BL, Grunden LN, Farb AF.
J Youth Adolesc. 2010 Jan 29.
- Does out-of-home placement mediate the relationship between child maltreatment and adult criminality?
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Laboratory Sciences
- Reactive oxygen species-activated Akt/ASK1/p38 signaling pathway in nickel compound-induced apoptosis in BEAS 2B cells
Pan J, Chang Q, Wang X, Son Y, Zhang Z, Chen G, Luo J, Bi Y, Chen F, Shi X.
Chem Res Toxicol. 2010 Jan 29.
- Comparison of amino acids and acylcarnitines assay methods used in newborn screening assays by tandem mass spectrometry
De Jesus VR, Chace DH, Lim TH, Mei JV, Hannon WH.
Clin Chim Acta. 2010 Jan 29.
- Comparison of West African and Congo Basin monkeypox viruses in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice
Hutson CL, Abel JA, Carroll DS, Olson VA, Braden ZH, Hughes CM, Dillon M, Hopkins C, Karem KL, Damon IK, Osorio JE.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(1):e8912.
- Reactive oxygen species-activated Akt/ASK1/p38 signaling pathway in nickel compound-induced apoptosis in BEAS 2B cells
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Maternal and Child Health
- Public health projects for preventing the recurrence of neural tube defects in the United States
Collins JS, Canfield MA, Pearson K, Kirby RS, Case AP, Mai CT, Major J, Mulinare J, National Birth Defects Prevention Network.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Nov;85(11):935-8.
- Birth defects and preterm birth: overlapping outcomes with a shared strategy for research and prevention
Dolan SM, Callaghan WM, Rasmussen SA.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Nov;85(11):874-8.
- Maternal caffeine consumption and risk of neural tube defects
Schmidt RJ, Romitti PA, Burns TL, Browne ML, Druschel CM, Olney RS, National Birth Defects Prevention Study.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Nov;85(11):879-89.
- Changing trends in low birth weight rates among non-hispanic black infants in the United States, 1991-2004
Ferre C, Handler A, Hsia J, Barfield W, Collins JW.
Matern Child Health J. 2010 Jan 29.
- Functional difficulties among school-aged children: United States, 2001-2007
Pastor PN, Reuben CA, Loeb M.
Natl Health Stat Report. 2009 Nov 4(19):1-23.
- Preface: Health issues in indigenous children: an evidence-based approach for the general pediatrician
Chang AB, Singleton R.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Dec;56(6):xvii-xix.
- Public health projects for preventing the recurrence of neural tube defects in the United States
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Nutritional Sciences
- An indigenous plant food used by lactating mothers in West Africa: the nutrient composition of the leaves of Kigelia africana in Ghana
Glew RS, Amoako Atta B, Ankar Brewoo G, Presley JM, Chang YC, Chuang LT, Millson M, Smith BR, Glew RH.
Ecol Food Nutr. 2010 Jan;49(1):72-83.
- An indigenous plant food used by lactating mothers in West Africa: the nutrient composition of the leaves of Kigelia africana in Ghana
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Occupational exposure of health care personnel to hepatitis B and hepatitis C: prevention and surveillance strategies
Maccannell T, Laramie AK, Gomaa A, Perz JF.
Clin Liver Dis. 2010 Feb;14(1):23-36.
- The national study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: rates of exposure to blood
Boal WL, Leiss JK, Ratcliffe JM, Sousa S, Lyden JT, Li J, Jagger J.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2010 Feb;83(2):191-9.
- An outbreak of neurological autoimmunity with polyradiculoneuropathy in workers exposed to aerosolised porcine neural tissue: a descriptive study
Lachance DH, Lennon VA, Pittock SJ, Tracy JA, Krecke KN, Amrami KK, Poeschla EM, Orenstein R, Scheithauer BW, Sejvar JJ, Holzbauer S, Devries AS, Dyck PJ.
Lancet Neurol. 2010 Jan;9(1):55-66.
- Safety tips for roadway work zones
Mulhern B, Lentz TJ.
Occup Health Saf. 2010 Jan;79(1):18-20.
- Occupational exposure of health care personnel to hepatitis B and hepatitis C: prevention and surveillance strategies
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Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
- Enhanced fire escape training for mine workers using virtual reality simulation
Orr TJ, Mallet LG, Margolis KA.
Min Eng. 2009 Nov;61(11):41-44.
- Regional bumps: case studies from the 1958 bump symposium
Whyatt J, Varley F.
Trans Soc Min Metal Explor. 2010 Jan;326:101-105.
- Enhanced fire escape training for mine workers using virtual reality simulation
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Public Health Leadership and Management - Training and Education of the Public Health Workforce
- 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 J, Gesundheit N, Ho E, Butler-Jones D, Donovan D, Finkelstein J, Bennett N, Shore B, McCurdy S, Novick L, Velarde L, Dent MM, Banchoff A, Cohen L.
Acad Med. 2010 ;85(2):211-9.
- Medical education for a healthier population: reflections on the Flexner Report from a public health perspective
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Public Health, General
- Protecting and enhancing health: community engagement, collaborations, and incentives for prevention
Simoes EJ, Sumaya CV.
J Prim Prev. 2010 Jan 30.
- Protecting and enhancing health: community engagement, collaborations, and incentives for prevention
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Reproductive Health
- A public health focus on infertility prevention, detection, and management
Macaluso M, Wright-Schnapp TJ, Chandra A, Johnson R, Satterwhite CL, Pulver A, Berman SM, Wang RY, Farr SL, Pollack LA.
Fertil Steril. 2010 Jan;93(1):16 e1-10.
- Stalled decline in fertility in Ecuador
Ishida K, Stupp P, Sotomayor JO.
Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2009 Dec;35(4):203-6.
- Repeat pap testing and colposcopic biopsies in the underserved
Trivers KF, Benard VB, Eheman CR, Royalty JE, Ekwueme DU, Lawson HW.
Obste Gynecol. 2009 November;114(5):1049-1056.
- A public health focus on infertility prevention, detection, and management
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Psychosocial characteristics and sexual behaviors of people in care for HIV infection: an examination of men who have sex with men, heterosexual men and women
Golin C, Marks G, Wright J, Gerkovich M, Tien HC, Patel SN, Gardner L, O'Daniels C, Wilson TE, Thrun M, Thompson M, Raffanti S, Quinlivan EB.
AIDS Behav. 2009 Dec;13(6):1129-42.
- A motivational intervention can improve retention in PCIT for low-motivation child welfare clients
Chaffin M, Valle LA, Funderburk B, Gurwitch R, Silovsky J, Bard D, McCoy C, Kees M.
Child Maltreat. 2009 Nov;14(4):356-68.
- Psychosocial characteristics and sexual behaviors of people in care for HIV infection: an examination of men who have sex with men, heterosexual men and women
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Vital Statistics
- Estimated pregnancy rates for the United States, 1990-2005: an update
Ventura SJ, Abma JC, Mosher WD, Henshaw SK.
Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2009 Oct 14;58(4):1-14.
- Estimated pregnancy rates for the United States, 1990-2005: an update
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Zoonoses
- Effectiveness of dog rabies vaccination programmes: comparison of owner-charged and free vaccination campaigns
Durr S, Mindekem R, Kaninga Y, Doumagoum Moto D, Meltzer MI, Vounatsou P, Zinsstag J.
Epidemiol Infect. 2009 Nov;137(11):1558-67.
- Landscape genetics of raccoons (Procyon lotor) associated with ridges and valleys of Pennsylvania: implications for oral rabies vaccination programs
Root JJ, Puskas RB, Fischer JW, Swope CB, Neubaum MA, Reeder SA, Piaggio AJ.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2009 Dec;9(6):583-8.
- Characterization of a novel relapsing fever spirochete in the midgut, coxal fluid, and salivary glands of the bat tick Carios kelleyi
Schwan TG, Raffel SJ, Schrumpf ME, Gill JS, Piesman J.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2009 Dec;9(6):643-7.
- Effectiveness of dog rabies vaccination programmes: comparison of owner-charged and free vaccination campaigns
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
- Targeted antiviral prophylaxis with oseltamivir in a summer camp setting
Kimberlin DW, Escude J, Gantner J, Ott J, Dronet M, Stewart TA, Jester P, et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Feb 1.
- Association between severe pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and immunoglobulin G(2) subclass deficiency
Gordon CL, Johnson PD, Permezel M, Holmes NE, Gutteridge G, McDonald CF, Eisen DP, et al.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 1.
- Introduction of virulence markers in PB2 of pandemic swine-origin influenza virus does not result in enhanced virulence or transmission
Herfst S, Chutinimitkul S, Ye J, de Wit E, Munster VJ, Schrauwen EJ, Bestebroer TM, et al.
J Virol. 2010 Feb 3.
- FluTE, a publicly available stochastic influenza epidemic simulation model
Chao DL, Halloran ME, Obenchain VJ, Longini IM.
PLoS Comput Biol. 2010 ;6(1):e1000656.
- Effectiveness of common household cleaning agents in reducing the viability of human influenza A/H1N1
Greatorex JS, Page RF, Curran MD, Digard P, Enstone JE, Wreghitt T, Powell PP, et al.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(2):e8987.
- Targeted antiviral prophylaxis with oseltamivir in a summer camp setting
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Occupational Safety and Health - Occupational Safety and Training
- Assessing attitudes, beliefs and readiness for musculoskeletal injury prevention in the construction industry
Village J, Ostry A.
Appl Ergon. 2010 Jan 26.
- Traumatic brain injuries in the construction industry
Colantonio A, McVittie D, Lewko J, Yin J.
Brain Inj. 2009 Oct;23(11):873-8.
- Field evaluation of a modified intervention for overhead drilling
Rempel D, Star D, Barr A, Blanco MM, Janowitz I.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Apr;7(4):194-202.
- Fall prevention in apprentice carpenters
Kaskutas V, Dale AM, Lipscomb H, Gaal J, Fuchs M, Evanoff B.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2009 Nov 26.
- Assessing attitudes, beliefs and readiness for musculoskeletal injury prevention in the construction industry
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Public Health Ethics
- How should the benefits of bioprospecting be shared?
Millum J.
Hastings Cent Rep. 2010 Jan-Feb;40(1):24-33.
- Science, ethics, and the "problems" of governing nanotechnologies
Hogle LF.
J Law Med Ethics. 2009 Dec;37(4):749-58.
- Ethical and legal analyses of policy prohibiting tobacco smoking in enclosed public spaces
Oriola TA.
J Law Med Ethics. 2009 Dec;37(4):828-40.
- Responsibility for protection of medical workers and facilities in armed conflict
Rubenstein LS, Bittle MD.
Lancet. 2010 Jan 23;375(9711):329-40.
- Stigma and the ethics of public health redux
Bayer R.
Soc Sci Med. 2010 Jan 25.
- Smoking, stigma and tobacco 'denormalization': further reflections on the use of stigma as a public health tool. A commentary on Social Science & Medicine's Stigma, Prejudice, Discrimination and Health special issue (67: 3)
Bell K, Salmon A, Bowers M, Bell J, McCullough L.
Soc Sci Med. 2009 Dec 29.
- How should the benefits of bioprospecting be shared?
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Bacterial meningitis after intrapartum spinal anesthesia --- New York and Ohio, 2008-2009
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jan 29;59(3):65-69.
- Jimsonweed poisoning associated with a homemade stew --- Maryland, 2008
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Feb 5;59(4):102-104.
- Racial/ethnic disparities among children with diagnoses of perinatal HIV infection - 34 states, 2004-2007
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Feb 5;59(4):97-101.
- Bacterial meningitis after intrapartum spinal anesthesia --- New York and Ohio, 2008-2009
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Community Health Services
- Does immigration to Canada prevent stroke, eh?
Jacobs BS.
Neurology. 2010 Feb 5;74:446-447.
- Risk of premature stroke in recent immigrants (PRESARIO). Population-based matched cohort study
Saposnik G, Redelmeier DA, Lu H, Lonn E, Fuller-Thomson E, Ray JG.
Neurology. 2010 Feb 3;74:451-457.
- Does immigration to Canada prevent stroke, eh?
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Immunity and Immunization
- Empyema hospitalizations increased in US children despite pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Li ST, Tancredi DJ.
Pediatrics. 2010 Jan;125(1):26-33.
- Empyema hospitalizations increased in US children despite pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
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Maternal and Child Health
- Brainstem serotonergic deficiency in sudden infant death syndrome
Duncan JR, Paterson DS, Hoffman JM, Mokler DJ, Borenstein NS, Belliveau RA, Krous HF, Haas EA, Stanley C, Nattie EE, Trachtenberg FL, Kinney HC.
JAMA. 2010 Feb 3;303(5):430-7.
- Retraction-Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specifi c colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children
Editors of The Lancet.
Lancet. 2010 Feb 6;375:445.
- Brainstem serotonergic deficiency in sudden infant death syndrome
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