Issue 36, September 05, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 36, 9/5/11
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CDC Vital Signs
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Smoking
- *Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs - 2007
CDC.
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- *2010 Surgeon General's report - How tobacco smoke causes disease: the biology and behavioral basis for smoking-attributable disease
United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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- Adult tobacco use among racial and ethnic groups living in the United States, 2002-2005
Caraballo RS, Yee SL, Gfroerer J, Mirza SA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Jul;5(3):A78.
- Cigarette smoking among adults and trends in smoking cessation - United States, 2008
Dube S, Asman K, Malarcher A, Carabollo R.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Nov 13;58(44):1227-32.
- Federal and state cigarette excise taxes - United States, 1995-2009
Patrick R, Holmes C, Eidson S, Lineberger L, Pechacek T.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 May 22;58(19):524-7.
- State smoke-free laws for worksites, restaurants, and bars--United States, 2000-2010
Tynan M, Babb S, MacNeil A, Griffin m.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Apr 22;60(15):472-5.
- Setting a challenging yet realistic smoking prevalence target for Healthy People 2020: learning from the California experience
Mendez D, Warner KE.
Am J Public Health. 2008 Mar;98(3):556-9.
- Changing age-specific patterns of cigarette consumption in the United States, 1992-2002: association with smoke-free homes and state-level tobacco control activity
Pierce JP, White MM, Messer K.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2009 Feb;11(2):171-7.
- Health effects of light and intermittent smoking: a review
Schane RE, Ling PM, Glantz SA.
Circulation. 2010 Apr 6;121(13):1518-22.
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2011: warning about the dangers of tobacco
World Health Organization.
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- *Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs - 2007
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CDC Authored Publications
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Incident cognitive impairment is elevated in the Stroke Belt: The REGARDS Study
Wadley VG, Unverzagt FW, McGuire LC, Moy CS, Go R, Kissela B, McClure LA, Crowe M, Howard VJ, Howard G.
Ann Neurol. 2011 Aug;70(2):229-36.
- Trends in colorectal cancer test use among vulnerable populations in the United States
Klabunde CN, Cronin KA, Breen N, Waldron WR, Ambs AH, Nadel MR.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Aug;20(8):1611-21.
- Racial and ethnic differences in mortality among individuals with chronic kidney disease: results from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)
Jolly SE, Burrows NR, Chen SC, Li S, Jurkovitz CT, Norris KC, Shlipak MG.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug;6(8):1858-65.
- Reversing the tide of obesity
Dietz WH.
Lancet. 2011 Aug 27;378(9793):744-6.
- Incident cognitive impairment is elevated in the Stroke Belt: The REGARDS Study
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Communicable Diseases
- HIV seroprevalence among orphaned and homeless youth: no place like home
Hillis SD, Zapata L, Robbins CL, Kissin DM, Skipalska H, Yorick R, Finnerty E, Marchbanks PA, Jamieson DJ.
AIDS. 2011 Aug 30.
- Factors associated with social contacts in four communities during the 2007-2008 influenza season
DeStefano F, Haber M, Currivan D, Farris T, Burrus B, Stone-Wiggins B, McCalla A, Guled H, Shih H, Edelson P, Wetterhall S.
Epidemiol Infect. 2011 Aug;139(8):1181-90.
- HIV seroprevalence among orphaned and homeless youth: no place like home
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni) is the likely reservoir of Shimoni bat virus
Kuzmin IV, Turmelle AS, Agwanda B, Markotter W, Niezgoda M, Breiman RF, Rupprecht CE.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Aug 25.
- Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni) is the likely reservoir of Shimoni bat virus
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Environmental Health
- Risk of brain tumours in relation to estimated RF dose from mobile phones: results from five Interphone countries
Cardis E, Armstrong BK, Bowman JD, Giles GG, Hours M, Krewski D, McBride M, Parent ME, Sadetzki S, Woodward A, Brown J, Chetrit A, Figuerola J, Hoffmann C, Jarus-Hakak A, Montestruq L, Nadon L, Richardson L, Villegas R, Vrijheid M.
Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep;68(9):631-40.
- Estimation of RF energy absorbed in the brain from mobile phones in the Interphone Study
Cardis E, Varsier N, Bowman JD, Deltour I, Figuerola J, Mann S, Moissonnier M, Taki M, Vecchia P, Villegas R, Vrijheid M, Wake K, Wiart J.
Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep;68(9):686-93.
- Risk of brain tumours in relation to estimated RF dose from mobile phones: results from five Interphone countries
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Preliminary results of 2009 pandemic influenza surveillance in the United States using the Aggregate Hospitalization and Death Reporting Activity
Jhung MA, Davidson H, McIntyre A, Gregg WJ, Dasgupta S, D'Mello T, White V, Fowlkes A, Brammer L, Finelli L.
Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2011 Sep;5(5):321-7.
- Preliminary results of 2009 pandemic influenza surveillance in the United States using the Aggregate Hospitalization and Death Reporting Activity
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Knowing a sexual partner is HIV-1-uninfected is associated with higher condom use among HIV-1-infected adults in Kenya
Benki-Nugent S, Chung MH, Ackers M, Richardson BA, McGrath CJ, Kohler P, Thiga J, Attwa M, John-Stewart GC.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Sep;38(9):808-10.
- 'Less education' is associated with use and sharing of antiretroviral medications for prophylaxis of HIV infection by US men who have sex with men
Mansergh G, Koblin B, Colfax GN, Flores SA, Hudson SM.
Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Aug 26.
- Knowing a sexual partner is HIV-1-uninfected is associated with higher condom use among HIV-1-infected adults in Kenya
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Immunity and Immunization
- Design of future rabies biologics and antiviral drugs
Smith TG, Wu X, Franka R, Rupprecht CE.
Adv Virus Res. 2011 ;79:345-63.
- Infant rotavirus vaccination may provide indirect protection to older children and adults in the United States
Lopman BA, Curns AT, Yen C, Parashar UD.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;204(7):980-6.
- Effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe disease
Staat MA, Payne DC, Donauer S, Weinberg GA, Edwards KM, Szilagyi PG, Griffin MR, Hall CB, Curns AT, Gentsch JR, Salisbury S, Fairbrother G, Parashar UD.
Pediatrics. 2011 Aug;128(2):e267-e275.
- Effectiveness of non-adjuvanted pandemic influenza A vaccines for preventing pandemic influenza acute respiratory illness visits in 4 U.S. communities
Griffin MR, Monto AS, Belongia EA, Treanor JJ, Chen Q, Chen J, Talbot HK, Ohmit SE, Coleman LA, Lofthus G, Petrie JG, Meece JK, Hall CB, Williams JV, Gargiullo P, Berman L, Shay DK.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(8):e23085.
- Influenza vaccine effectiveness in Wisconsin during the 2007-08 season: comparison of interim and final results
Belongia EA, Kieke BA, Donahue JG, Coleman LA, Irving SA, Meece JK, Vandermause M, Lindstrom S, Gargiullo P, Shay DK.
Vaccine. 2011 Sep 2;29(38):6558-63.
- Risk of rheumatoid arthritis following vaccination with tetanus, influenza and hepatitis B vaccines among persons 15-59 years of age
Ray P, Black S, Shinefield H, Dillon A, Carpenter D, Lewis E, Ross P, Chen RT, Klein NP, Baxter R.
Vaccine. 2011 Sep 2;29(38):6592-6597.
- Design of future rabies biologics and antiviral drugs
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Injury and Violence
- Injury research: a perspective from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Degutis LC, Sattin RW.
Inj Prev. 2011 Aug 25.
- Preventing youth violence perpetration among girls
Massetti GM, Vivolo AM, Brookmeyer K, Degue S, Holland KM, Holt MK, Matjasko JL.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Aug 29.
- Parents' retrospective reports of youth psychological responses to the sniper attacks in the Washington, DC, area
Self-Brown SR, Massetti GM, Chen J, Schulden J.
Violence Vict. 2011 ;26(1):116-29.
- Injury research: a perspective from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
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Laboratory Sciences
- Hydroxyl radical mediates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in human hair follicle dermal papilla cells and keratinocytes through Bcl-2-dependent mechanism
Luanpitpong S, Nimmannit U, Chanvorachote P, Leonard SS, Pongrakhananon V, Wang L, Rojanasakul Y.
Apoptosis. 2011 Aug;16(8):769-82.
- Utility of Botulinum Toxin ELISA A, B, E, F kits for clinical laboratory investigations of human botulism
Maslanka SE, Luquez C, Raphael BH, Dykes JK, Joseph LA.
Botulinum J. 2011 August;2 (1):72-92.
- Roles of the ERK, JNK/AP-1/cyclin D1-CDK4 pathway in silica-induced cell cycle changes in human embryo lung fibroblast cells
Jia X, Liu B, Shi X, Ye M, Zhang F, Liu H.
Cell Biol Int. 2011 Jul 1;35(7):697-704.
- Analysis of multilocus sequence typing for identification of Leptospira spp. isolates in Brazil
Romero EC, Blanco RM, Galloway RL.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Aug 31.
- Production, characterization and utility of a panel of monoclonal antibodies for the detection of toluene diisocyanate haptenated proteins
Ruwona TB, Johnson VJ, Hettick JM, Schmechel D, Beezhold D, Wang W, Simoyi RH, Siegel PD.
J Immunol Methods. 2011 Aug 22.
- Natural substrate concentrations can modulate the prophylactic efficacy of nucleotide HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Garcia-Lerma JG, Aung W, Cong ME, Zheng Q, Youngpairoj AS, Mitchell J, Holder A, Martin A, Kuklenyik S, Luo W, Lin CY, Hanson DL, Kersh E, Pau CP, Ray AS, Rooney JF, Lee WA, Heneine W.
J Virol. 2011 Jul;85(13):6610-7.
- Pulmonary exposure of rats to ultrafine titanium dioxide enhances cardiac protein phosphorylation and substance P synthesis in nodose ganglia
Kan H, Wu Z, Young SH, Chen TH, Cumpston JL, Chen F, Kashon ML, Castranova V.
Nanotoxicology. 2011 Aug 30.
- Virulence of pathogenic Coxiella burnetii strains after growth in the absence of host cells
Kersh GJ, Oliver LD, Self JS, Fitzpatrick KA, Massung RF.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Aug 25.
- Hydroxyl radical mediates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in human hair follicle dermal papilla cells and keratinocytes through Bcl-2-dependent mechanism
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Maternal and Child Health
- Nelfinavir and its active metabolite, hydroxyl-t-butylamidenelfinavir (M8), are transferred in low quantities to breast milk and do not result in biologically significant concentrations in breast-feeding infants whose mothers are taking nelfinavir
Weidle PJ, Zeh C, Martin A, Lando R, Angira F, Osoga J, Ogindo P, Girde S, Minniear TD, Thomas TK.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Aug 29.
- Nelfinavir and its active metabolite, hydroxyl-t-butylamidenelfinavir (M8), are transferred in low quantities to breast milk and do not result in biologically significant concentrations in breast-feeding infants whose mothers are taking nelfinavir
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Nutritional Sciences
- Factors associated with low drinking water intake among adolescents: the Florida Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey, 2007
Park S, Sherry B, O'Toole T, Huang Y.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Aug;111(8):1211-7.
- Factors associated with low drinking water intake among adolescents: the Florida Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey, 2007
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Ear and fingertip oxygen saturation measurements of healthcare workers wearing protective masks
Roberge RJ, Coca A, Williams WJ, Powell JB, Palmiero AJ.
Respir Ther. 2011 Aug-Sep;6(4):26-29.
- Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 3: exposure-response among short-term workers
Schuler CR, Virji MA, Deubner DC, Stanton ML, Stefaniak AB, Day GA, Park JY, Kent MS, Sparks R, Kreiss K.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2011 Aug 29.
- Ear and fingertip oxygen saturation measurements of healthcare workers wearing protective masks
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Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
- Modified tail section reduces noise on a continuous mining machine
Zimmerman JJ, Smith AK, Michael R, Kovalchik PG.
Min Eng. 2011 ;63(7):83-85.
- Modified tail section reduces noise on a continuous mining machine
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Physician practices related to use of BMI-for-age and counseling for childhood obesity prevention: a cross-sectional study
Wethington HR, Sherry B, Polhamus B.
BMC Fam Pract. 2011 ;12:80.
- Physician practices related to use of BMI-for-age and counseling for childhood obesity prevention: a cross-sectional study
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Reproductive Health
- 'Pregnancy comes accidentally - like it did with me': reproductive decisions among women on ART and their partners in rural Uganda
King R, Khana K, Nakayiwa S, Katuntu D, Homsy J, Lindkvist P, Johansson E, Bunnell R.
BMC Public Health. 2011 ;11:530.
- Gynecologic clostridial toxic shock in women of reproductive age
Zane S, Guarner J.
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2011 Sep 2.
- Bacterial vaginosis and the natural history of human papillomavirus
King CC, Jamieson DJ, Wiener J, Cu-Uvin S, Klein RS, Rompalo AM, Shah KV, Sobel JD.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2011 ;2011:319460.
- 'Pregnancy comes accidentally - like it did with me': reproductive decisions among women on ART and their partners in rural Uganda
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Human rabies --- Wisconsin, 2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 2;60(34):1164-6.
- National and state vaccination coverage among children aged 19--35 months --- United States, 2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 2;60(34):1157-63.
- Office-related antibiotic prescribing for persons aged </=14 years --- United States, 1993--1994 to 2007--2008
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 2;60:1153-6.
- Trends in in-hospital newborn male circumcision --- United States, 1999--2010
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 2;60:1167-8.
- Mental illness surveillance among adults in the United States
Reeves W, Strine T, Pratt L, Thompson W, Ahluwalia I, Dhingra S, McKnight-Eily L, Harrison L, D'Angelo D, Williams L, Morrow B, Gould D, Safran M.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 ;60(Suppl 3):1-32.
- Human rabies --- Wisconsin, 2010
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Familiar transmission of coronary heart disease: A cohort study of 80,214 Swedish adoptees linked to their biological and adoptive parents
Sundquist K, Winkleby M, Li X, Ji J, Hemminki K, Sundquist J.
Am Heart J. 2011 Aug;162(2):317-23.
- Trends in stroke hospitalizations and associated risk factors among children and young adults, 1995 - 2008
George M, Tong X, Kuklina E, Labarthe D.
Ann Neurol. 2011 .
- Early assessment of cancer outcomes in New York City firefighters after the 9/11 attacks: an observational cohort study
Zeig-Owens R, Webber P, Hall C, Schwartz T, Jaber N, Weakley J, Rohan T, Cohen H, Derman O, Aldrich T, Kelly K, Prezant D.
Lancet. 2011 ;378(9794):898-905.
- Familiar transmission of coronary heart disease: A cohort study of 80,214 Swedish adoptees linked to their biological and adoptive parents
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Maternal and Child Health
- Neonatal mortality levels for 193 countries in 2009 with trends since 1990: a systematic analysis of progress, projections, and priorities
Oestergaard M, Inoue M, Yoshida S, Mahanani W, Gore F, Cousens S, Lawn J, Mathers C.
PLoS Med. 2011 ;8(8).
- Neonatal mortality levels for 193 countries in 2009 with trends since 1990: a systematic analysis of progress, projections, and priorities
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