Issue 16, April 21, 2015

Each Tuesday, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge, selected science clips will be posted here for the public health community. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.

1. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas 

   
   Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Cancer and Cancer Prevention

     1. Prevalence and costs of skin cancer treatment in the U.S., 2002-2006 and 2007-2011
        Guy GP, Machlin SR, Ekwueme DU, Yabroff KR.
        Am J Prev Med. 2015 Feb;48(2):183-7.
        
     2. Strategies to reduce indoor tanning: current research gaps and future opportunities for prevention
        Holman DM, Fox KA, Glenn JD, Guy GP, Watson M, Baker K, Cokkinides V, et al .
        Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jun;44(6):672-81.
        
     3. Behavioral counseling to prevent skin cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement
        Moyer VA.
        Ann Intern Med. 2012 Jul 3;157(1):59-65.
        
     4. Screening for skin cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement
        US Preventive Services Task Force .
        Ann Intern Med. 2009 Feb 3;150(3):188-93.
        
     5. Guide to Community Preventive Services. Preventing skin cancer: education and policy approaches
        Community Preventive Services Task Force .
        Available at http://www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/skin/education-policy/index.html. ;Last updated 05/22/14.
        
     6. Cutaneous melanoma attributable to sunbed use: systematic review and meta-analysis
        Boniol M, Autier P, Boyle P, Gandini S.
        BMJ. 2012 ;345:e4757.
        
     7. Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: II. Sun exposure
        Gandini S, Sera F, Cattaruzza MS, Pasquini P, Picconi O, Boyle P, Melchi CF.
        Eur J Cancer. 2005 Jan;41(1):45-60.
        
     8. The association of indoor tanning and melanoma in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
        Colantonio S, Bracken MB, Beecker J.
        J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 May;70(5):847-57.e1-18.
        
     9. International prevalence of indoor tanning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
        Wehner MR, Chren MM, Nameth D, Choudhry A, Gaskins M, Nead KT, Boscardin WJ, Linos E.
        JAMA Dermatol. 2014 Apr;150(4):390-400.
        
     10. A review of human carcinogens - part D: radiation
         El Ghissassi F, Baan R, Straif K, Grosse Y, Secretan B, Bouvard V, Benbrahim-Tallaa L, et al .
         Lancet Oncol. 2009 Aug;10(8):751-2.
         
     11. The association between demographic and behavioral characteristics and sunburn among U.S. adults - National Health Interview Survey, 2010
         Holman DM, Berkowitz Z, Guy GP, Hartman AM, Perna FM.
         Prev Med. 2014 Jun;63:6-12.
         
     12. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
         US Department of Health and Human Services .
         Washington DC: Office of the Surgeon General. 2014 ;Available at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/prevent-skin-cancer/.
         
   
   

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

     13. Proxy reports about household members with increased confusion or memory loss, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
         Edwards VJ, Anderson LA, Deokar AJ.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E47.
         
     14. A comparison of cardiometabolic risk factors in households in rural Uganda with and without a resident with type 2 diabetes, 2012-2013
         Nielsen J, Bahendeka SK, Gregg EW, Whyte SR, Bygbjerg IC, Meyrowitsch DW.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E44.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     15. Perceived medical risks of drinking, alcohol consumption, and hepatitis C status among heavily drinking HIV primary care patients
         Elliott JC, Aharonovich E, O'Leary A, Johnston B, Hasin DS.
         Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2014 Dec;38(12):3052-9.
         
     16. Severe acute respiratory infection in children in a densely populated urban slum in Kenya, 2007-2011
         Breiman RF, Cosmas L, Njenga MK, Williamson J, Mott JA, Katz MA, Erdman DD, Schneider E, Oberste MS, Neatherlin JC, Njuguna H, Ondari DM, Odero K, Okoth GO, Olack B, Wamola N, Montgomery JM, Fields BS, Feikin DR.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2015 ;15(95).
         
     17. HIV infection and linkage to HIV-related medical care in large urban areas in the United States, 2009
         Laffoon BT, Hall HI, Babu AS, Benbow N, Hsu LC, Hu YW.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Apr 3.
         
     18. Determination of a viral load threshold to distinguish symptomatic versus asymptomatic rotavirus infection in a high disease burden African population
         Bennett A, Bar-Zeev N, Jere KC, Tate JE, Parashar U, Nakagomi O, Heyderman RS, French N, Iturriza-Gomara M, Cunliffe NA.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Apr 8.
         
     19. Susceptibility to measles among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and young adults
         Morris LE, Posada R, Hickman CJ, Latner DR, Singh TA, Rautenberg A, Jao J, Bellini WJ, Sperling R.
         J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Mar;4(1):63-66.
         
     20. GBD 2013 and HIV incidence in high income countries
         Supervie V, Archibald CP, Costagliola D, Delpech V, Hall HI, Lot F, van Sighem A, Wilson DP.
         Lancet. 2015 Mar 28;385(9974):1177.
         
     21. Ebola active monitoring system for travelers returning from West Africa - Georgia, 2014-2015
         Parham M, Edison L, Soetebier K, Feldpausch A, Kunkes A, Smith W, Guffey T, Fetherolf R, Sanlis K, Gabel J, Cowell A, Drenzek C.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 10;64(13):347-350.
         
     22. Progress toward measles elimination - Philippines, 1998-2014
         Takashima Y, Schluter WW, L. Mariano KM, Diorditsa S, Quiroz Castro M, Ou AC, U. Ducusin MJ, Garcia LC, Elfa DC, Dabbagh A, Rota P, Goodson JL.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 10;64(13):357-362.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     23. Needs, acceptability, and value of humanitarian medical assistance in remote Peruvian Amazon riverine communities
         Sanchez JF, Halsey ES, Bayer AM, Beltran M, Razuri HR, Velasquez DE, Cama VA, Graf PC, Quispe AM, Maves RC, Montgomery JM, Sanders JW, Lescano AG.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Apr 6.
         
     24. Top five chemicals resulting in injuries from acute chemical incidents - Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008
         Anderson AR.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Apr 10;64(Ss-02):39-46.
         
     25. Top five industries resulting in injuries from acute chemical incidents - Hazardous Substance Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008
         Anderson AR, Wu J.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Apr 10;64(Ss-02):47-53.
         
     26. Persons injured during acute chemical incidents - Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008
         Duncan MA, Wu J, Neu MC, Orr MF.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Apr 10;64(Ss-02):18-24.
         
     27. Public health response to acute chemical incidents - Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008
         Melnikova N, Wu J, Orr MF.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Apr 10;64(Ss-02):25-31.
         
     28. Acute chemical incidents surveillance - Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008
         Orr MF, Wu J, Sloop SL.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Apr 10;64(Ss-02):1-9.
         
     29. Temporal trends of acute chemical incidents and injuries - Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008
         Ruckart PZ, Orr MF.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Apr 10;64(Ss-02):10-17.
         
     30. Geographic distribution of acute chemical incidents - Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008
         Young R.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 Apr 10;64(Ss-02):32-38.
         
     31. World Trade Center disaster and sensitization to subsequent life stress: a longitudinal study of disaster responders
         Zvolensky MJ, Farris SG, Kotov R, Schechter CB, Bromet E, Gonzalez A, Vujanovic A, Pietrzak RH, Crane M, Kaplan J, Moline J, Southwick SM, Feder A, Udasin I, Reissman DB, Luft BJ.
         Prev Med. 2015 Mar 31.
         

   • Environmental Health

     32. Spatial variation in hyperthermia emergency department visits among those with employer-based insurance in the United States - a case-crossover analysis
         Saha S, Brock JW, Vaidyanathan A, Easterling DR, Luber G.
         Environ Health. 2015 ;14(20).
         

   • Food Safety

     33. Quantitative data analysis to determine best food cooling practices in U.S. restaurants
         Schaffner DW, Brown LG, Ripley D, Reimann D, Koktavy N, Blade H, Nicholas D.
         J Food Prot. 2015 Apr;78(4):778-83.
         
     34. Regional variations in home canning practices and the risk of foodborne botulism in the Republic of Georgia, 2003
         Tarkhashvili N, Chokheli M, Chubinidze M, Abazashvili N, Chakvetadze N, Imnadze P, Kretsinger K, Varma J, Sobel J.
         J Food Prot. 2015 Apr;78(4):746-50.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     35. Insights into the environmental reservoir of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus using comparative genomics
         Hazen TH, Lafon PC, Garrett NM, Lowe TM, Silberger DJ, Rowe LA, Frace M, Parsons MB, Bopp CA, Rasko DA, Sobecky PA.
         Front Microbiol. 2015 ;6:204.
         
     36. Geographic and temporal trends in the molecular epidemiology and genetic mechanisms of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance: an individual-patient- and sequence-level meta-analysis
         Rhee SY, Blanco JL, Jordan MR, Taylor J, Lemey P, Varghese V, Hamers RL, Bertagnolio S, de Wit TF, Aghokeng AF, Albert J, Avi R, Avila-Rios S, Bessong PO, Brooks JI, Boucher CA, Brumme ZL, Busch MP, Bussmann H, Chaix ML, Chin BS, D'Aquin TT, De Gascun CF, Derache A, Descamps D, Deshpande AK, Djoko CF, Eshleman SH, Fleury H, Frange P, Fujisaki S, Harrigan PR, Hattori J, Holguin A, Hunt GM, Ichimura H, Kaleebu P, Katzenstein D, Kiertiburanakul S, Kim JH, Kim SS, Li Y, Lutsar I, Morris L, Ndembi N, Ng KP, Paranjape RS, Peeters M, Poljak M, Price MA, Ragonnet-Cronin ML, Reyes-Teran G, Rolland M, Sirivichayakul S, Smith DM, Soares MA, Soriano VV, Ssemwanga D, Stanojevic M, Stefani MA, Sugiura W, Sungkanuparph S, Tanuri A, Tee KK, Truong HH, van de Vijver DA, Vidal N, Yang C, Yang R, Yebra G, Ioannidis JP, Vandamme AM, Shafer RW.
         PLoS Med. 2015 Apr;12(4):e1001810.
         
     37. Selection and spread of artemisinin-resistant alleles in Thailand prior to the global artemisinin resistance containment campaign
         Talundzic E, Okoth SA, Congpuong K, Plucinski MM, Morton L, Goldman IF, Kachur PS, Wongsrichanalai C, Satimai W, Barnwell JW, Udhayakumar V.
         PLoS Pathog. 2015 Apr;11(4):e1004789.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     38. Teachback methodology: building global training capacity with a unique training-of-trainers course
         Tryon C, Hopkins P, Khan A, Walton W.
         Public Health Action. 2015 ;5(1):79-82.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     39. Hospital costs associated with atrial fibrillation for patients with ischemic stroke aged 18-64 years in the United States
         Wang G, Joo H, Tong X, George MG.
         Stroke. 2015 Apr 7.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     40. Sustained decrease in laboratory detection of rotavirus after implementation of routine vaccination - United States, 2000-2014
         Aliabadi N, Tate JE, Haynes AK, Parashar UD.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 10;64(13):337-342.
         
     41. Evaluation of anthrax vaccine safety in 18 to 20 year olds: a first step towards age de-escalation studies in adolescents
         King JC, Gao Y, Quinn CP, Dreier TM, Vianney C, Espeland EM.
         Vaccine. 2015 Apr 4.
         
     42. Influenza vaccination in children with neurologic or neurodevelopmental disorders
         Smith M, Peacock G, Uyeki TM, Moore C.
         Vaccine. 2015 Mar 30.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     43. Measuring estrogen exposure and metabolism: workshop recommendations on clinical issues
         Demers LM, Hankinson SE, Haymond S, Key T, Rosner W, Santen RJ, Stanczyk FZ, Vesper HW, Ziegler RG.
         J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr 7:jc20151040.
         
     44. Rectal application of a highly osmolar personal lubricant in a macaque model induces acute cytotoxicity but does not increase risk of SHIV infection
         Vishwanathan SA, Morris MR, Wolitski RJ, Luo W, Rose CE, Blau DM, Tsegaye T, Zaki SR, Garber DA, Jenkins LT, Henning TC, Patton DL, Hendry RM, McNicholl JM, Kersh EN.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(4):e0120021.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     45. Next steps for birth defects research and prevention: the Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy Exposures (BD-STEPS)
         Tinker SC, Carmichael SL, Anderka M, Browne ML, Caspers Conway KM, Meyer RE, Nembhard WN, Olney RS, Reefhuis J.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Apr 6.
         
     46. Treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among children with special health care needs
         Visser SN, Bitsko RH, Danielson ML, Ghandour RM, Blumberg SJ, Schieve LA, Holbrook JR, Wolraich ML, Cuffe SP.
         J Pediatr. 2015 Apr 1.
         
     47. Progress in identifying infants with hearing loss - United States, 2006-2012
         Williams TR, Alam S, Gaffney M.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 10;64(13):351-356.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     48. Sodium content in packaged foods by census division in the United States, 2009
         Lee AK, Schieb LJ, Yuan K, Maalouf J, Gillespie C, Cogswell ME.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E43.
         
     49. Reported use and perceived understanding of sodium information on US nutrition labels
         Levings JL, Maalouf J, Tong X, Cogswell ME.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E48.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     50. Carbon nanotube and nanofiber exposure assessments: an analysis of 14 site visits
         Dahm MM, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Evans DE, Birch ME, Fernback JE, Deddens JA.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2015 Apr 7.
         
     51. Variations in head-and-face shape of Chinese civilian workers
         Liu Y, Xi P, Joseph M, Zhuang Z, Shu C, Jiang L, Bergman M, Chen W.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2015 Apr 9.
         
     52. Evaluation of a multiple sclerosis cluster among nurses in an inpatient oncology ward
         Page EH, Couch JR, de Perio MA.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2014 May;12(5):D54-9.
         
     53. Work-related asthma - 22 states, 2012
         Mazurek JM, White GE.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 10;64(13):343-346.
         
     54. Case cluster of pneumoconiosis at a coal slag processing facility
         Fagan KM, Cropsey EB, Armstrong JL.
         Am J Ind Med. 2015 May;58(5):568-76.
         

   • Physical Activity

     55. Does perceived neighborhood walkability and safety mediate the association between education and meeting physical activity guidelines?
         Pratt M, Yin S, Soler R, Njai R, Siegel PZ, Liao Y.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E46.
         

   • Public Health Law

     56. The role of law in supporting secondary uses of electronic health information
         Ramanathan T, Schmit C, Menon A, Fox C.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2015 Mar;43 Suppl 1:48-51.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     57. Adaptation guidance for evidence-based teen pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention curricula: from development to practice
         Rolleri LA, Fuller TR, Firpo-Triplett R, Lesesne CA, Moore C, Leeks KD.
         Am J Sex Educ. 2014 May 21;9(2):135-154.
         
     58. Superficial venous disease and combined hormonal contraceptives: a systematic review
         Tepper NK, Marchbanks PA, Curtis KM.
         Contraception. 2015 Mar 30.
         
     59. Vital Signs: trends in use of long-acting reversible contraception among teens aged 15-19 years seeking contraceptive services - United States, 2005-2013
         Romero L, Pazol K, Warner L, Gavin L, Moskosky S, Besera G, Loyola Briceno AC, Jatlaoui T, Barfield W.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 10;64(13):363-369.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     60. Assessment of compliance with US Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline for tobacco by primary care physicians
         Kruger J, O'Halloran A, Rosenthal A.
         Harm Reduct J. 2015 Mar;12.
         

   • Zoonoses

     61. Clinical management and humoral immune responses to rabies post-exposure prophylaxis among three patients who received solid organs from a donor with rabies
         Vora NM, Orciari L, Niezgoda M, Selvaggi G, Stosor V, Lyon GM, Wallace RM, Gabel J, Stanek DR, Jenkins P, Shiferaw M, Yager P, Jackson F, Hanlon CA, Damon I, Blanton J, Recuenco S, Franka R.
         Transpl Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 7.
         
   
   

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