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Issue 30, July 30, 2012

Vol. 4, Issue: 30, 7/30/12

The report consists of three components:

  • Top Ten Articles of the Week
  • CDC-authored publications
  • Public health articles noted in the media

Coincident with the opening of the London Olympics, a major study of the role of physical inactivity on disease burden and life expectancy published in the Lancet by IM Lee et al leads Science Clips featured articles this week. Another major chronic disease risk factor, smoking, is the subject of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Survey data analyzed by J Kruger and colleagues.

Heredity and occupation, both of which can impact health, are the subject of feature articles. K Kolor and collaborators assessed BRFSS data from four states and found that awareness of direct-to-consumer genomic testing has increased, although use of such tests remains low. Writing in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, a CDC author group led by GM Calvert identify industries and occupations with the highest prevalence of potentially hazardous exposures.

HIV and STI prevention issues, both global and local, account for several articles this week. A meta-analysis first authored by GA Millett finds similar racial disparities in HIV and STI in both the US and the United Kingdom. L Gardner, writing with multiple co-authors, demonstrates improvement in primary care HIV clinic attendance through use of "low effort" targeted messages. Working with both CDC and non-CDC colleagues, HP Rodriguez writes in the American Journal of Public Health that factors related to governance and service organization are associated with lower county-level STI rates.

Diverse globally-focused articles on vaccine-preventable diseases conclude the featured articles section for this week. The analysis by E Azziz-Baumgartner et al of seasonality, timing, and climate concludes that climate is a primary determinant of the timing of influenza epidemics worldwide. KR Nelson and CDC colleagues provide important "negative evidence" of the absence of mumps transmission related to international air travel over a four year period. A preliminary analysis of national surveillance data from Burkina Faso, led by RT Novak, indicates that serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine has substantially reduced the rate of meningitis on a population-wide basis.

John Iskander

Editor, Science Clips

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  1. Top Ten Articles of the Week


  2. CDC Authored Publications


    The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

  3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media


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