Issue 5, February 24, 2015

Science Clips - Volume 7, Issue 5, February 24, 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. CDC Vital Signs
   • Substance Use and Abuse - Tobacco Control
     1. *The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
        US Department of Health and Human Services .
        Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health. 2006 .
        
     2. *Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence
        Institute of Medicine .
        Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 2010 .
        
     3. Optimal serum cotinine levels for distinguishing cigarette smokers and nonsmokers within different racial/ethnic groups in the United States between 1999 and 2004
        Benowitz NL, Bernert JT, Caraballo RS, Holiday DB, Wang J.
        Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jan 15;169(2):236-48.
        
     4. Current cigarette smoking among adults - United States, 2005-2013
        Jamal A, Agaku IT, O'Connor E, King BA, Kenemer JB, Neff L.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Nov 28;63(47):1108-12.
        
     5. National and state estimates of secondhand smoke infiltration among U.S. multiunit housing residents
        King BA, Babb SD, Tynan MA, Gerzoff RB.
        Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Jul;15(7):1316-21.
        
     6. Exposure to secondhand smoke and attitudes toward smoke-free workplaces among employed U.S. adults: findings from the National Adult Tobacco Survey
        King BA, Homa DM, Dube SR, Babb SD.
        Nicotine Tob Res. 2014 Oct;16(10):1307-18.
        
     7. Prevalence of smokefree home rules - United States, 1992-1993 and 2010-2011
        King BA, Patel R, Babb SD.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Sep 5;63(35):765-9.
        
     8. National and state cost savings associated with prohibiting smoking in subsidized and public housing in the United States
        King BA, Peck RM, Babb SD.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 ;11:E171.
        
     9. Home smoking bans among U.S. households with children and smokers. Opportunities for intervention
        Mills AL, White MM, Pierce JP, Messer K.
        Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):559-65.
        
     10. Trends in the exposure of nonsmokers in the U.S. population to secondhand smoke: 1988-2002
         Pirkle JL, Bernert JT, Caudill SP, Sosnoff CS, Pechacek TF.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Jun;114(6):853-8.
         
   
   
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. Secular changes in prediabetes indicators among older-adult Americans, 1999-2010
         Caspersen CJ, Thomas GD, Beckles GL, Bullard KM.
         Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jan 15.
         
     12. Prevalence of and trends in dyslipidemia and blood pressure among US children and adolescents, 1999-2012
         Kit BK, Kuklina E, Carroll MD, Ostchega Y, Freedman DS, Ogden CL.
         JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Jan 19.
         
     13. Prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in the United States, 1999-2010
         Razzaghi H, Marcinkevage J, Peterson C.
         Prim Care Diabetes. 2015 Feb;9(1):71-3.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     14. Exposure to theory-driven text messages is associated with HIV risk reduction among methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men
         Reback CJ, Fletcher JB, Shoptaw S, Mansergh G.
         AIDS Behav. 2015 Jan 7.
         
     15. Gender role discrepancy stress, high-risk sexual behavior, and sexually transmitted disease
         Reidy DE, Brookmeyer KA, Gentile B, Berke DS, Zeichner A.
         Arch Sex Behav. 2015 Jan 7.
         
     16. Cytomegalovirus viral and antibody correlates in young children
         Dollard SC, Keyserling H, Radford K, Amin MM, Stowell J, Winter J, Schmid DS, Cannon MJ, Hyde TB.
         BMC Res Notes. 2014 ;7:776.
         
     17. The first association of a primary amebic meningoencephalitis death with culturable Naegleria fowleri in tap water from a U.S. treated public drinking water system
         Cope JR, Ratard RC, Hill VR, Sokol T, Causey JJ, Yoder JS, Mirani G, Mull B, Mukerjee KA, Narayanan J, Doucet M, Qvarnstrom Y, Poole CN, Akingbola OA, Ritter J, Xiong Z, da Silva A, Roellig D, Van Dyke R, Stern H, Xiao L, Beach MJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 16.
         
     18. Point-of-prescription interventions to improve antimicrobial stewardship
         Hamilton KW, Gerber JS, Moehring R, Anderson DJ, Calderwood MS, Han JH, Mehta JM, Pollack LA, Zaoutis T, Srinivasan A, Camins BC, Schwartz DN, Lautenbach E.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 16.
         
     19. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positivity and predictors among previously undiagnosed adult primary care outpatients: cross-sectional analysis of a multi-site retrospective cohort study
         Smith BD, Yartel AK, Krauskopf K, Massoud OI, Brown KA, Fallon MB, Rein DB.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 16.
         
     20. Noroviruses: epidemiology, immunity and prospects for prevention
         Pringle K, Lopman B, Vega E, Vinje J, Parashar UD, Hall AJ.
         Future Microbiol. 2015 Jan;10:53-67.
         
     21. Risk for tuberculosis disease among contacts with prior positive tuberculin skin test: a retrospective cohort study, New York City
         Gounder PP, Harris TG, Anger H, Trieu L, Meissner JS, Cadwell BL, Shashkina E, Ahuja SD.
         J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Jan 21.
         
     22. Risk factors for HIV infection among circumcised men in Uganda: a case-control study
         Ediau M, Matovu JK, Byaruhanga R, Tumwesigye NM, Wanyenze RK.
         J Int AIDS Soc. 2015 ;18(1):19312.
         
     23. Internet-based partner services in US sexually transmitted disease prevention programs: 2009-2013
         Moody V, Hogben M, Kroeger K, Johnson J.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Jan 19.
         
     24. Testing for human immunodeficiency virus among cancer survivors under age 65 in the United States
         Li J, Thompson TD, Tai E, Zhao G, Oster AM.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 ;11:E200.
         
     25. Cost-benefit comparison of two proposed overseas programs for reducing chronic hepatitis B infection among refugees: is screening essential?
         Jazwa A, Coleman MS, Gazmararian J, Wingate LT, Maskery B, Mitchell T, Weinberg M.
         Vaccine. 2015 Jan 13.
         
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     26. Building environmental public health framework for chemical emergencies
         Mills DS.
         J Environ Health. 2014 Oct;77(3):32-3.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     27. Spatial-temporal variation and primary ecological drivers of Anopheles sinensis human biting rates in malaria epidemic-prone regions of China
         Ren Z, Wang D, Hwang J, Bennett A, Sturrock HJ, Ma A, Huang J, Xia Z, Feng X, Wang J.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(1):e0116932.
         
     28. Long-lasting insecticide-treated house screens and targeted treatment of productive breeding-sites for dengue vector control in Acapulco, Mexico
         Che-Mendoza A, Guillermo-May G, Herrera-Bojorquez J, Barrera-Perez M, Dzul-Manzanilla F, Gutierrez-Castro C, Arredondo-Jimenez JI, Sanchez-Tejeda G, Vazquez-Prokopec G, Ranson H, Lenhart A, Sommerfeld J, McCall PJ, Kroeger A, Manrique-Saide P.
         Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Feb;109(2):106-15.
         
   • Environmental Health
     29. Acute gastrointestinal illness following a prolonged community-wide water emergency
         Gargano JW, Freeland AL, Morrison MA, Stevens K, Zajac L, Wolkon A, Hightower A, Miller MD, Brunkard JM.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jan 22:1-11.
         
     30. Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites as biomarkers to woodsmoke exposure - results from a controlled exposure study
         Li Z, Trinidad D, Pittman EN, Riley EA, Sjodin A, Dills RL, Paulsen M, Simpson CD.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2015 Jan 21.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     31. Using health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) data to analyse geographical distribution of socio-economic status; an experience from KEMRI/CDC HDSS
         Amek N, Vounatsou P, Obonyo B, Hamel M, Odhiambo F, Slutsker L, Laserson K.
         Acta Trop. 2015 Jan 17.
         
     32. Notifiable disease reporting among public sector physicians in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey to evaluate possible barriers and identify best sources of information
         Lafond KE, Dalhatu I, Shinde V, Ekanem EE, Ahmed S, Peebles P, Kudumu M, Bynum M, Salami K, Okeibunor J, Schwingl P, Mounts A, Nasidi A, Gross D.
         BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Nov 13;14(1):568.
         
     33. Early-warning health and process indicators for sentinel surveillance in Madagascar 2007-2011
         Rajatonirina S, Rakotomanana F, Randrianasolo L, Razanajatovo NH, Andriamandimby SF, Ravolomanana L, Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina AE, Reynes JM, Piola P, Finlay-Vickers A, Heraud JM, Richard V.
         Online J Public Health Inform. 2014 ;6(3):e197.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     34. A review of the differences in developmental, psychiatric, and medical endophenotypes between males and females with autism spectrum disorder
         Rubenstein E, Wiggins LD, Lee LC.
         J Dev Phys Disabil. 2014 ;27(1):119-139.
         
     35. Genomic epidemiology of multidrug-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis during transcontinental spread
         Coscolla M, Barry PM, Oeltmann JE, Koshinsky H, Shaw T, Cilnis M, Posey J, Rose J, Weber T, Fofanov VY, Gagneux S, Kato-Maeda M, Metcalfe JZ.
         J Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 18.
         
     36. Mosquito genomics. Highly evolvable malaria vectors: the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes
         Neafsey DE, Waterhouse RM, Abai MR, Aganezov SS, Alekseyev MA, Allen JE, Amon J, Arca B, Arensburger P, Artemov G, Assour LA, Basseri H, Berlin A, Birren BW, Blandin SA, Brockman AI, Burkot TR, Burt A, Chan CS, Chauve C, Chiu JC, Christensen M, Costantini C, Davidson VL, Deligianni E, Dottorini T, Dritsou V, Gabriel SB, Guelbeogo WM, Hall AB, Han MV, Hlaing T, Hughes DS, Jenkins AM, Jiang X, Jungreis I, Kakani EG, Kamali M, Kemppainen P, Kennedy RC, Kirmitzoglou IK, Koekemoer LL, Laban N, Langridge N, Lawniczak MK, Lirakis M, Lobo NF, Lowy E, MacCallum RM, Mao C, Maslen G, Mbogo C, McCarthy J, Michel K, Mitchell SN, Moore W, Murphy KA, Naumenko AN, Nolan T, Novoa EM, O'Loughlin S, Oringanje C, Oshaghi MA, Pakpour N, Papathanos PA, Peery AN, Povelones M, Prakash A, Price DP, Rajaraman A, Reimer LJ, Rinker DC, Rokas A, Russell TL, Sagnon N, Sharakhova MV, Shea T, Simao FA, Simard F, Slotman MA, Somboon P, Stegniy V, Struchiner CJ, Thomas GW, Tojo M, Topalis P, Tubio JM, Unger MF, Vontas J, Walton C, Wilding CS, Willis JH, Wu YC, Yan G, Zdobnov EM, Zhou X, Catteruccia F, Christophides GK, Collins FH, Cornman RS, Crisanti A, Donnelly MJ, Emrich SJ, Fontaine MC, Gelbart W, Hahn MW, Hansen IA, Howell PI, Kafatos FC, Kellis M, Lawson D, Louis C, Luckhart S, Muskavitch MA, Ribeiro JM, Riehle MA, Sharakhov IV, Tu Z, Zwiebel LJ, Besansky NJ.
         Science. 2015 Jan 2;347(6217):1258522.
         
   • Healthcare Economics
     37. Change in medical spending attributable to diabetes: national data from 1987 to 2011
         Zhuo X, Zhang P, Kahn HS, Bardenheier BH, Li R, Gregg EW.
         Diabetes Care. 2015 Jan 15.
         
     38. Clinic-wide intervention lowers financial risk and improves revenue to HIV clinics through fewer missed primary care visits
         Gardner LI, Marks G, Wilson TE, Giordano TP, Sullivan M, Raper JL, Rodriguez AE, Keruly J, Malitz F.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Dec 31.
         
     39. Inadequate physical activity and health care expenditures in the United States
         Carlson SA, Fulton JE, Pratt M, Yang Z, Adams EK.
         Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Jan-Feb;57(4):315-23.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     40. Influenza vaccination coverage and effectiveness in young children in Thailand, 2011-2013
         Kittikraisak W, Suntarattiwong P, Levy J, Fernandez S, Dawood FS, Olsen SJ, Chotpitayasunondh T.
         Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2015 Jan 5.
         
     41. Is vaccine type seropositivity a marker for human papillomavirus vaccination? - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2010
         Petrosky EY, Hariri S, Markowitz LE, Panicker G, Unger ER, Dunne EF.
         Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 14.
         
     42. Adverse events following Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, 1990-2013
         Moro PL, Jankosky C, Menschik D, Lewis P, Duffy J, Stewart B, Shimabukuro TT.
         J Pediatr. 2015 Jan 15.
         
     43. Expansion of syndromic vaccine preventable disease surveillance to include bacterial meningitis and Japanese encephalitis: evaluation of adapting polio and measles laboratory networks in Bangladesh, China and India, 2007-2008
         Cavallaro KF, Sandhu HS, Hyde TB, Johnson BW, Fischer M, Mayer LW, Clark TA, Pallansch MA, Yin Z, Zuo S, Hadler SC, Diorditsa S, Hasan AS, Bose AS, Dietz V.
         Vaccine. 2015 Jan 15.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     44. Serologic testing for syphilis: benefits and challenges of a reverse algorithm
         Soreng K, Levy R, Fakile Y.
         Clin Microbiol Newsl. 2014 ;36(24):195-202.
         
     45. Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma in a coastal region of Haiti: multiplex bead assay detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies that recognize the SAG2A antigen
         Priest JW, Moss DM, Arnold BF, Hamlin K, Jones CC, Lammie PJ.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Feb;143(3):618-30.
         
     46. Pathogen security - help or hindrance?
         Morse SA.
         Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2014 ;2:83.
         
     47. Cardiovascular effects in rats after intratracheal instillation of metal welding particles
         Zheng W, Antonini JM, Lin YC, Roberts JR, Kashon ML, Castranova V, Kan H.
         Inhal Toxicol. 2015 Jan;27(1):45-53.
         
     48. Monitoring the quality of HIV-1 viral load testing through proficiency testing program using dried tube specimens in resource-limited settings
         Nguyen S, Ramos A, Chang J, Li B, Shanmugam V, Boeras D, Nkengasong JN, Yang C, Ellenberger D.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Jan 21.
         
     49. Development and evaluation of multiplexed immunoassay for detection of antibodies to HPV vaccine types
         Panicker G, Rajbhandari I, Gurbaxani BM, Querec TD, Unger ER.
         J Immunol Methods. 2014 Dec 30.
         
     50. The transient dermal exposure II: post-exposure absorption and evaporation of volatile compounds
         Frasch HF, Bunge AL.
         J Pharm Sci. 2015 Jan 21.
         
     51. Relative sensitivity of conventional and real-time PCR assays for detection of SFG Rickettsia in blood and tissue samples from laboratory animals
         Zemtsova GE, Montgomery M, Levin ML.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(1):e0116658.
         
     52. A review of sleep deprivation studies evaluating the brain transcriptome
         Elliott AS, Huber JD, O'Callaghan JP, Rosen CL, Miller DB.
         SpringerPlus. 2015 Dec;3:728.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     53. Opioid prescription claims among women of reproductive age - United States, 2008-2012
         Ailes EC, Dawson AL, Lind JN, Gilboa SM, Frey MT, Broussard CS, Honein MA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 23;64(2):37-41.
         
     54. Dietary patterns and maternal anthropometry in HIV-infected, pregnant Malawian women
         Ramlal RT, Tembo M, King CC, Ellington S, Soko A, Chigwenembe M, Chasela C, Jamieson DJ, van der Horst C, Bentley M, Adair L, The Ban Study T.
         Nutrients. 2015 ;7(1):584-94.
         
   • Mining
     55. Modeling and analysis of gas capture from sealed sections of abandoned coal mines
         Karacan CT.
         Int J Coal Geol. 2015 ;138:30-41.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     56. Caffeine intake from food and beverage sources and trends among children and adolescents in the United States: review of national quantitative studies from 1999 to 2011
         Ahluwalia N, Herrick K.
         Adv Nutr. 2015 Jan;6(1):102-11.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     57. Investing in prospective cohorts for etiologic study of occupational exposures
         Blair A, Hines CJ, Thomas KW, Alavanja MC, Freeman LE, Hoppin JA, Kamel F, Lynch CF, Lubin JH, Silverman DT, Whelan E, Zahm SH, Sandler DP.
         Am J Ind Med. 2015 Feb;58(2):113-22.
         
     58. Overview of the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS) system: leukemia and acute myocardial infarction risk by industry and occupation in 30 US states 1985-1999, 2003-2004, and 2007
         Robinson CF, Walker JT, Sweeney MH, Shen R, Calvert GM, Schumacher PK, Ju J, Nowlin S.
         Am J Ind Med. 2015 Feb;58(2):123-37.
         
     59. Hospital respiratory protection practices in 6 U.S. states: a public health evaluation study
         Peterson K, Novak D, Stradtman L, Wilson D, Couzens L.
         Am J Infect Control. 2015 Jan 1;43(1):63-71.
         
     60. Miscarriage among flight attendants
         Grajewski B, Whelan EA, Lawson CC, Hein MJ, Waters MA, Anderson JL, MacDonald LA, Mertens CJ, Tseng CY, Cassinelli RT, Luo L.
         Epidemiology. 2015 Jan 5.
         
     61. Worker illness related to newly marketed pesticides - Douglas County, Washington, 2014
         Calvert GM, Rodriguez L, Prado JB.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 23;64(2):42-44.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     62. Examination of controlled recirculation implementation in an underground nonmetal mine
         Pritchard CJ, Scott DF.
         Min Eng. 2015 Dec;66(12):49-55.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     63. Abundance, natural infection with trypanosomes, and food source of an endemic species of triatomine, Panstrongylus howardi (Neiva 1911), on the Ecuadorian central coast
         Villacis AG, Ocana-Mayorga S, Lascano MS, Yumiseva CA, Baus EG, Grijalva MJ.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jan 7;92(1):187-92.
         
     64. Malaria chemoprophylaxis: a proven public health intervention for international travelers
         Westercamp N, Arguin PM.
         Travel Med Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 3.
         
   • Physical Activity
     65. Opportunities for public health to increase physical activity among youths
         Piercy KL, Dorn JM, Fulton JE, Janz KF, Lee SM, McKinnon RA, Pate RR, Pfeiffer KA, Young DR, Troiano RP, Lavizzo-Mourey R.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Jan 20:e1-e6.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     66. Immunology careers at the NIH, FDA and CDC: different paths that focus on advancing public health
         Catalfamo M, Mawle A, Verthelyi D.
         Nat Immunol. 2015 Jan 16;16(2):129-32.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     67. Trends in use of and reproductive outcomes associated with intracytoplasmic sperm injection
         Boulet SL, Mehta A, Kissin DM, Warner L, Kawwass JF, Jamieson DJ.
         JAMA. 2015 Jan 20;313(3):255-63.
         
   • Social and Behavioral Sciences
     68. Public perceptions about risk and protective factors for cognitive health and impairment: a review of the literature
         Friedman DB, Becofsky K, Anderson LA, Bryant LL, Hunter RH, Ivey SL, Belza B, Logsdon RG, Brannon S, Vandenberg AE, Lin SY.
         Int Psychogeriatr. 2015 Jan 16:1-13.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     69. A comprehensive approach to address the prescription opioid epidemic in Washington state: milestones and lessons learned
         Franklin G, Sabel J, Jones CM, Mai J, Baumgartner C, Banta-Green CJ, Neven D, Tauben DJ.
         Am J Public Health. 2015 Jan 20:e1-e7.
         
   
   

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