Issue 38, November 4, 2013

The report consists of three components:

• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Cardiovascular Disease - in conjunction with CDC Vital Signs)
• CDC-authored publications
• Public health articles noted in the media

1. CDC Vital Signs

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Avoidable mortality in the European Union: towards better indicators for the effectiveness of health systems
        AMIEHS.
        . 2011 .
        
     2. Proportion of the decline in cardiovascular mortality disease due to prevention versus treatment: public health versus clinical care
        Ford ES, Capewell S.
        Annu Rev Public Health. 2011 ;32:5-22.
        
     3. Blood pressure control among US veterans: a large multiyear analysis of blood pressure data from the Veterans Administration health data repository
        Fletcher RD, Amdur RL, Kolodner R, McManus C, Jones R, Faselis C, Kokkinos P, et al.
        Circulation. 2012 May 22;125(20):2462-8.
        
     4. Defining and setting national goals for cardiovascular health promotion and disease reduction: the American Heart Association's strategic Impact Goal through 2020 and beyond
        Lloyd-Jones DM, Hong Y, Labarthe D, Mozaffarian D, Appel LJ, Van Horn L, Greenlund K, et al.
        Circulation. 2010 Feb 2;121(4):586-613.
        
     5. Measuring the health of nations: updating an earlier analysis
        Nolte E, McKee CM.
        Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Jan-Feb;27(1):58-71.
        
     6. Black-white differences in avoidable mortality in the USA, 1980-2005
        Macinko J, Elo IT.
        J Epidemiol Community Health. 2009 Sep;63(9):715-21.
        
     7. Collecting and applying data on social determinants of health in health care settings
        Gottlieb L, Sandel M, Adler NE.
        JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jun 10;173(11):1017-20.
        
     8. Vital signs: awareness and treatment of uncontrolled hypertension among adults--United States, 2003-2010
        Valderrama A, Gillespie C, King S, George M, Hong Y, et al.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Sep 7;61:703-9.
        
     9. U.S. health in international perspective: shorter lives, poorer health (2013)
        Woolf S, Aron L.
        National Academies Press. 2013 :420 .
        
     10. Reducing sodium intake at the community level: the sodium reduction in communities program
         Mugavero K, Losby JL, Gunn JP, Levings JL, Lane RI.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2012 Nov;9:E168.
         
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     11. Hypospadias and maternal intake of phytoestrogens
         Carmichael SL, Cogswell ME, Ma C, Gonzalez-Feliciano A, Olney RS, Correa A, Shaw GM.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug 1;178(3):434-40.
         
     12. Acute chest syndrome is associated with single nucleotide polymorphism-defined beta globin cluster haplotype in children with sickle cell anaemia
         Bean CJ, Boulet SL, Yang G, Payne AB, Ghaji N, Pyle ME, Hooper WC, Bhatnagar P, Keefer J, Barron-Casella EA, Casella JF, Debaun MR.
         Br J Haematol. 2013 Aug 16.
         
     13. Utilization of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) testing in the United States: a case study of T3 translational research
         Lynch JA, Khoury MJ, Borzecki A, Cromwell J, Hayman LL, Ponte PR, Miller GA, Lathan CS.
         Genet Med. 2013 Aug;15(8):630-8.
         
     14. Use of genomic panels to determine risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the general population: a targeted evidence-based review
         Palomaki GE, Melillo S, Marrone M, Douglas MP.
         Genet Med. 2013 Aug;15(8):600-11.
         
     15. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence among nonsmokers by occupation in the United States
         Bang KM, Syamlal G, Mazurek JM, Wassell JT.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Aug 21.
         
     16. The relationship between county-level contextual characteristics and use of diabetes care services
         Luo H, Beckles GL, Zhang X, Sotnikov S, Thompson T, Bardenheier B.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 Aug 19.
         
     17. School-based programs aimed at the prevention and treatment of obesity: evidence-based interventions for youth in Latin America
         Lobelo F, Garcia de Quevedo I, Holub CK, Nagle BJ, Arredondo EM, Barquera S, Elder JP.
         J Sch Health. 2013 Sep;83(9):668-77.
         
     18. Indoor tanning among young non-hispanic white females
         Guy GP, Berkowitz Z, Watson M, Holman DM, Richardson LC.
         JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Aug 19.
         
     19. Neutrophilic bacterial meningitis: pathology and etiologic diagnosis of fatal cases
         Guarner J, Liu L, Bhatnagar J, Jones T, Patel M, Deleon-Carnes M, Zaki SR.
         Mod Pathol. 2013 Aug;26(8):1076-85.
         
     20. Longitudinal nasopharyngeal carriage and antibiotic resistance of respiratory bacteria in indigenous Australian and alaska native children with bronchiectasis
         Hare KM, Singleton RJ, Grimwood K, Valery PC, Cheng AC, Morris PS, Leach AJ, Smith-Vaughan HC, Chatfield M, Redding G, Reasonover AL, McCallum GB, Chikoyak L, McDonald MI, Brown N, Torzillo PJ, Chang AB.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(8):e70478.
         
     21. The Association of depressive symptoms and pulmonary function in healthy adults
         Ochs-Balcom HM, Lainhart W, Mnatsakanova A, Charles LE, Violanti JM, Andrew ME, Freudenheim JL, Muti P, Trevisan M, Burchfiel CM, Schunemann HJ.
         Psychosom Med. 2013 Aug 19.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     22. Trends in HIV prevalence and HIV testing among young MSM: five United States cities, 1994-2011
         Oster AM, Johnson CH, Le BC, Balaji AB, Finlayson TJ, Lansky A, Mermin J, Valleroy L, Mackellar D, Behel S, Paz-Bailey G.
         AIDS Behav. 2013 Aug 17.
         
     23. Influenza vaccination among health care personnel in California: 2010-2011 influenza season
         Lee SJ, Harrison R, Rosenberg J, McLendon P, Boston E, Lindley MC.
         Am J Infect Control. 2013 Aug;41(8):e65-71.
         
     24. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent and seasonal influenza vaccination among adults 25 to 64 years of age with high-risk conditions-United States, 2010
         Lu PJ, Gonzalez-Feliciano A, Ding H, Bryan LN, Yankey D, Monsell EA, Greby SM, Euler GL.
         Am J Infect Control. 2013 Aug;41(8):702-9.
         
     25. Progress toward elimination of hepatitis B virus transmission in Oman: impact of hepatitis B vaccination
         Thabit Al Awaidy S, Pandurang Bawikar S, Salim Al Busaidy S, Al Mahrouqi S, Al Baqlani S, Al Obaidani I, Alexander J, Patel MK.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Aug 19.
         
     26. Neurologic complications of influenza in children
         Chaves S.
         Contemporary Pediatrics. 2013 ;30(8):26-37.
         
     27. 'Let us protect our future' a culturally congruent evidenced-based HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention for young South African adolescents
         Jemmott LS, Jemmott JB, Ngwane Z, Icard L, O'Leary A, Gueits L, Brawner B.
         Health Educ Res. 2013 Aug 20.
         
     28. Condom use and human papillomavirus in men
         Hariri S, Warner L.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;208(3):367-9.
         
     29. Reply to shao et Al
         Igietseme JU, Black CM.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;208(4):709-10.
         
     30. Programmed death 1 lives up to its reputation in active tuberculosis
         Sable SB.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;208(4):541-3.
         
     31. Clinical trials provide the evidence critical for patient empowerment
         De Cock KM, El-Sadr WM.
         J Int AIDS Soc. 2013 ;16(1):18811.
         
     32. Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance among new and previously treated sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients in Uganda: results of the first national survey
         Lukoye D, Adatu F, Musisi K, Kasule GW, Were W, Odeke R, Kalamya JN, Awor A, Date A, Joloba ML.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(8):e70763.
         
     33. Linking time-varying symptomatology and intensity of infectiousness to patterns of norovirus transmission
         Zelner JL, Lopman BA, Hall AJ, Ballesteros S, Grenfell BT.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(7):e68413.
         
     34. Search strategy has influenced the discovery rate of human viruses
         Rosenberg R, Johansson MA, Powers AM, Miller BR.
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Aug 20;110(34):13961-4.
         
     35. Leptospirosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection among febrile inpatients in northern Tanzania
         Biggs HM, Galloway RL, Bui DM, Morrissey AB, Maro VP, Crump JA.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013 Aug;13(8):572-80.
         

   • Community Health Services

     36. Reaching men who have sex with men: a comparison of respondent-driven sampling and time-location sampling in Guatemala City
         Paz-Bailey G, Miller W, Shiraishi RW, Jacobson JO, Abimbola TO, Chen SY.
         AIDS Behav. 2013 Aug 21.
         
     37. Physical and mental health status of Iraqi refugees resettled in the United States
         Taylor EM, Yanni EA, Pezzi C, Guterbock M, Rothney E, Harton E, Montour J, Elias C, Burke H.
         J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Aug 20.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     38. Factors associated with adverse mental health outcomes in locally recruited aid workers assisting Iraqi refugees in Jordan
         Eriksson CB, Lopes Cardozo B, Ghitis F, Sabin M, Gotway Crawford C, Zhu J, Rijnen B, Kaiser R.
         Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. 2013 01 Jul;22(6):660-680.
         

   • Drug Safety

     39. Profiling cholinesterase adduction: a high-throughput prioritization method for organophosphate exposure samples
         Carter MD, Crow BS, Pantazides BG, Watson CM, Decastro BR, Thomas JD, Blake TA, Johnson RC.
         J Biomol Screen. 2013 Aug 16.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     40. Urinary bisphenol A concentrations and cytochrome P450 19 A1 (Cyp19) gene expression in ovarian granulosa cells: An in vivo human study
         Ehrlich S, Williams PL, Hauser R, Missmer SA, Peretz J, Calafat AM, Flaws JA.
         Reprod Toxicol. 2013 Jul 10;42C:18-23.
         

   • Food Safety

     41. Foodborne outbreak of group a streptococcus pharyngitis associated with a high school dance team banquet--Minnesota, 2012
         Kemble SK, Westbrook A, Lynfield R, Bogard A, Koktavy N, Gall K, Lappi V, Devries AS, Kaplan E, Smith KE.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Sep;57(5):648-54.
         
     42. Nonfatal choking on food among children 14 years or younger in the United States, 2001-2009
         Chapin M, Rochette L, Annest J, Haileyesus T, Conner K, Smith G.
         Pediatrics. 2013 Aug;132(2):275-81.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     43. Molecular mechanisms of macrolide resistant invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Alaska, 1986 to 2010
         Rudolph K, Bulkow L, Bruce M, Zulz T, Reasonover A, Harker-Jones M, Hurlburt D, Hennessy T.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Aug 19.
         
     44. Invasive methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections among chronic dialysis patients in the United States, 2005-2011
         Nguyen DB, Lessa FC, Belflower R, Mu Y, Wise M, Nadle J, Bamberg WM, Petit S, Ray SM, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Dumyati G, Thompson J, Schaffner W, Patel PR.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Aug 19.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     45. Medical students' perceptions and knowledge about antimicrobial stewardship: how are we educating our future prescribers?
         Abbo LM, Cosgrove SE, Pottinger PS, Pereyra M, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Srinivasan A, Webb DJ, Hooton TM.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Sep;57(5):631-8.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     46. Incidence trends in pathogen-specific central line-associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1990-2010
         Fagan RP, Edwards JR, Park BJ, Fridkin SK, Magill SS.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Sep;34(9):893-9.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     47. State-level estimates of cancer-related absenteeism costs
         Tangka FK, Trogdon JG, Nwaise I, Ekwueme DU, Guy GP, Orenstein D.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Aug 21.
         
     48. Medicare part D is associated with reducing the financial burden of health care services in medicare beneficiaries with diagnosed diabetes
         Li R, Gregg EW, Barker LE, Zhang P, Zhang F, Zhuo X, Williams DE, Soumerai SB.
         Med Care. 2013 Aug 21.
         
     49. Racial/ethnic differences in hospital use and cost among a statewide population of children with Down syndrome
         Derrington TM, Kotelchuck M, Plummer K, Cabral H, Lin AE, Belanoff C, Shin M, Correa A, Grosse SD.
         Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Jul 25;34(10):3276-3287.
         
     50. Burden among partner caregivers of patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer within 1 year after diagnosis: an economic perspective
         Li C, Zeliadt SB, Hall IJ, Smith JL, Ekwueme DU, Moinpour CM, Penson DF, Thompson IM, Keane TE, Ramsey SD.
         Support Care Cancer. 2013 Aug 17.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     51. Intussusception and rotavirus vaccination - balancing risk against benefit
         Parashar UD, Orenstein WA.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Aug 19.
         
     52. Increasing adolescent immunization rates in primary care: strategies physicians use and would consider implementing
         Humiston SG, Serwint JR, Szilagyi PG, Vincelli PA, Dhepyasuwan N, Rand CM, Schaffer SJ, Blumkin AK, Curtis CR.
         Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Aug;52(8):710-20.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     53. Human pathogens on plants: designing a multidisciplinary strategy for research
         Fletcher J, Leach JE, Eversole K, Tauxe R.
         Phytopathology. 2013 Apr;103(4):306-15.
         

   • Medicine

     54. Winter season, frequent hand washing, and irritant patch test reactions to detergents are associated with hand dermatitis in health care workers
         Callahan A, Baron E, Fekedulegn D, Kashon M, Yucesoy B, Johnson VJ, Domingo DS, Kirkland B, Luster MI, Nedorost S.
         Dermatitis. 2013 Jul-Aug;24(4):170-5.
         
     55. Office-based physicians are responding to incentives and assistance by adopting and using electronic health records
         Hsiao CJ, Jha AK, King J, Patel V, Furukawa MF, Mostashari F.
         Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Aug;32(8):1470-7.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     56. Modeling a methylmalonic acid-derived change point for serum vitamin B-12 for adults in NHANES
         Bailey RL, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Carmel R, Green R, Pfeiffer CM, Sempos CT, Carriquiry A, Yetley EA.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Aug;98(2):460-7.
         
     57. Sodium and potassium intakes among US infants and preschool children, 2003-2010
         Tian N, Zhang Z, Loustalot F, Yang Q, Cogswell ME.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Aug 21.
         
     58. The contribution of mixed dishes to vegetable intake among US children and adolescents
         Branum AM, Rossen LM.
         Public Health Nutr. 2013 Aug 20:1-8.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     59. Chronic exposure to carbon nanotubes induces invasion of human mesothelial cells through matrix metalloproteinase-2
         Lohcharoenkal W, Wang L, Stueckle TA, Dinu CZ, Castranova V, Liu Y, Rojanasakul Y.
         ACS Nano. 2013 Aug 12.
         
     60. A multi-stakeholder perspective on the use of alternative test strategies for nanomaterial safety assessment
         Nel AE, Nasser E, Godwin H, Avery D, Bahadori T, Bergeson L, Beryt E, Bonner JC, Boverhof D, Carter J, Castranova V, Deshazo JR, Hussain SM, Kane AB, Klaessig F, Kuempel E, Lafranconi M, Landsiedel R, Malloy T, Miller MB, Morris J, Moss K, Oberdorster G, Pinkerton K, Pleus RC, Shatkin JA, Thomas R, Tolaymat T, Wang A, Wong J.
         ACS Nano. 2013 Aug 27;7(8):6422-33.
         
     61. Evaluation of respiratory protection programs and practices in California hospitals during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza pandemic
         Beckman S, Materna B, Goldmacher S, Zipprich J, D'Alessandro M, Novak D, Harrison R.
         Am J Infect Control. 2013 Aug 7.
         
     62. Work-related knee injuries treated in US emergency departments
         Chen Z, Chakrabarty S, Levine RS, Aliyu MH, Ding T, Jackson LL.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Aug 21.
         
     63. Popcorn flavoring effects on reactivity of rat airways in vivo and in vitro
         Zaccone EJ, Thompson JA, Ponnoth DS, Cumpston AM, Goldsmith WT, Jackson MC, Kashon ML, Frazer DG, Hubbs AF, Shimko MJ, Fedan JS.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2013 ;76(11):669-89.
         
     64. Personal and workplace psychosocial risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study cohort
         Harris-Adamson C, Eisen EA, Dale AM, Evanoff B, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Kapellusch JM, Garg A, Burt S, Bao S, Silverstein B, Gerr F, Merlino L, Rempel D.
         Occup Environ Med. 2013 Aug;70(8):529-37.
         
     65. Extrapulmonary transport of MWCNT following inhalation exposure
         Mercer RR, Scabilloni JF, Hubbs AF, Wang L, Battelli LA, McKinney W, Castranova V, Porter DW.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2013 Aug 9;10(1):38.
         
     66. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes induce human microvascular endothelial cellular effects in an alveolar-capillary co-culture with small airway epithelial cells
         Snyder-Talkington BN, Schwegler-Berry D, Castranova V, Qian Y, Guo NL.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2013 ;10:35.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     67. Rapid decline in lung function in coal miners: evidence of disease in small airways
         Stansbury RC, Beeckman-Wagner LA, Wang ML, Hogg JP, Petsonk EL.
         Am J Ind Med. 2013 Sep;56(9):1107-12.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     68. Physical durability of PermaNet 2.0 long-lasting insecticidal nets over three to 32 months of use in Ethiopia
         Wills AB, Smith SC, Anshebo GY, Graves PM, Endeshaw T, Shargie EB, Damte M, Gebre T, Mosher AW, Patterson AE, Tesema YB, Richards FO, Emerson PM.
         Malar J. 2013 Jul 15;12(1):242.
         

   • Physical Activity

     69. Analysis of physical activity mass media campaign design
         Lankford T, Wallace J, Brown D, Soares J, Epping JN, Fridinger F.
         J Phys Act Health. 2013 Aug 19.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     70. Concordance between current job and usual job in occupational and industry groupings: assessment of the 2010 national health interview survey
         Luckhaupt SE, Cohen MA, Calvert GM.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Aug 21.
         
     71. Monitoring population health for Healthy People 2020: evaluation of the NIH PROMIS((R)) Global Health, CDC Healthy Days, and satisfaction with life instruments
         Barile J, Reeve B, Smith A, Zack M, Mitchell S, Kobau R, Cella D, Luncheon C, Thompson W.
         Qual Life Res. 2013 Aug;22(6):1201-11.
         

   • Public Health, General

     72. Characterization of the Federal Workforce at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
         Coronado F, Polite M, Glynn MK, Massoudi MS, Sohani MM, Koo D.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 Aug 19.
         

   • Sciences, General

     73. Mansuripur's paradox
         Griffiths DJ, Hnizdo V.
         American Journal of Physics. 2013 Aug;81(8):570-574.
         

   • Zoonoses

     74. Population genetic and admixture analyses of culex pipiens complex (diptera: culicidae) populations in California, United States
         Kothera L, Nelms BM, Reisen WK, Savage HM.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Aug 19.
         
     75. Considerations regarding appropriate sample size for conducting ferret transmission experiments
         Belser JA, Maines TR, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         Future Microbiol. 2013 Aug;8:961-5.
         
   
   

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   
   Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     76. The hidden cost of moving up: type 2 diabetes and the escape from persistent poverty in the American South
         Steckel RH.
         Am J Hum Biol. 2013 Jul-Aug;25(4):508-15.
         
     77. Indoor tanning among young non-hispanic white females
         Guy GP, Berkowitz Z, Watson M, Holman DM, Richardson LC.
         JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Aug 19.
         

   • Environmental Health

     78. Early lead exposure (<3 years old) prospectively predicts fourth grade school suspension in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA)
         Amato MS, Magzamen S, Imm P, Havlena JA, Anderson HA, Kanarek MS, Moore CF.
         Environ Res. 2013 Aug 12.
         
     79. Urinary phthalates and increased insulin resistance in adolescents
         Trasande L, Spanier AJ, Sathyanarayana S, Attina TM, Blustein J.
         Pediatrics. 2013 Aug 19.
         

   • MMWR in the Media

     80. Investigational drug available directly from CDC for the treatment of infections with free-living amebae
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 August 23;62(33):666.
         
     81. Occupational highway transportation deaths among workers aged > 55 years - United States, 2003--2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Aug 23;62(33):653-657.
         

   • Zoonoses

     82. Prevention and control of rabies in an age of global travel: a review of travel- and trade-associated rabies events - United States, 1986-2012
         Lankau EW, Cohen NJ, Jentes ES, Adams LE, Bell TR, Blanton JD, Buttke D, Galland GG, Maxted AM, Tack DM, Waterman SH, Rupprecht CE, Marano N.
         Zoonoses Public Health. 2013 Jul 22.
         
   
   

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