Issue 30, July 26, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 30, 7/26/10

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest!

The report consists of four components:

• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Occupational Safety and Health - Oil Spills and Environmental Health - Radiation)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Prevalence of coronary heart disease risk factors and screening for high cholesterol levels among young adults, United States, 1999-2006
       Kuklina EV, Yoon PW, Keenan NL.
       Ann Fam Med. 2010 Jul-Aug;8(4):327-33.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Estimated future HIV prevalence, incidence, and potential infections averted in the United States: a multiple scenario analysis
       Hall HI, Green TA, Wolitski RJ, Holtgrave DR, Rhodes P, Lehman JS, Durden T, Fenton KA, Mermin JH.
       J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jul 14.
       

   • Community Health Services

     • Impact of a statewide childhood vaccine program in controlling hepatitis A virus infections in Alaska
       Singleton RJ, Hess S, Bulkow LR, Castrodale L, Provo G, McMahon BJ.
       Vaccine. 2010 Jul 14.
       

   • Environmental Health - Radiation

     • Medical response to a major radiologic emergency: a primer for medical and public health practitioners
       Wolbarst AB, Wiley AL, Nemhauser JB, Christensen DM, Hendee WR.
       Radiology. 2010 Mar;254(3):660-77.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Lack of association between acellular pertussis vaccine and seizures in early childhood
       Huang WT, Gargiullo PM, Broder KR, Weintraub ES, Iskander JK, Klein NP, Baggs JM.
       Pediatrics. 2010 Jul 19.
       
     • Seroconversion following incomplete human rabies postexposure prophylaxis
       Robertson K, Recuenco S, Niezgoda M, Garcia ER, Rupprecht CE.
       Vaccine. 2010 Jul 13.
       

   • Injury and Violence

     • Physical dating violence norms and behavior among sixth-grade students from four U.S. sites
       Simon TR, Miller S, Gorman-Smith D, Orpinas P, Sullivan T.
       J Early Adolesc. 2010 Jun;30(3):395-409.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Oil Spills

     • Review on the effects of exposure to spilled oils on human health
       Aguilera F, Mendez J, Pasaro E, Laffon B.
       J Appl Toxicol. 2010 May;30(4):291-301.
       

   • Physical Activity

     • Leisure time spent sitting in relation to total mortality in a prospective cohort of US adults
       Patel AV, Bernstein L, Deka A, Feigelson HS, Campbell PT, Gapsture SM, Colditz GA, Thun MJ.
       Am J Epidemiol. 2010 .
       

   • Zoonoses

     • Real-time PCR assays for the specific detection of monkeypox virus West African and Congo Basin strain DNA
       Li Y, Zhao H, Wilkins K, Hughes C, Damon IK.
       J Virol Methods. 2010 Jul 16.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Comparison of characteristics from White- and Black-Americans with venous thromboembolism: a cross-sectional study
        Heit JA, Beckman MG, Bockenstedt PL, Grant AM, Key NS, Kulkarni R, Manco-Johnson MJ, Moll S, Ortel TL, Philipp CS.
        Am J Hematol. 2010 Jul;85(7):467-71.
        
     2. No associations between serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone and depression among US adults
        Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Balluz LS.
        Br J Nutr. 2010 Jul 20:1-7.
        
     3. Natural history of chronic hepatitis B
        McMahon BJ.
        Clin Liver Dis. 2010 Aug;14(3):381-96.
        
     4. Hazard of incident and progressive knee and hip radiographic osteoarthritis and chronic joint symptoms in individuals with and without limb length inequality
        Golightly YM, Allen KD, Helmick CG, Schwartz TA, Renner JB, Jordan JM.
        J Rheumatol. 2010 Jul 15.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     5. HIV prevention among African American youth: how well have evidence-based interventions addressed key theoretical constructs?
        Romero LM, Galbraith JS, Wilson-Williams L, Gloppen KM.
        AIDS Behav. 2010 Jul 16.
        
     6. Epidemiology of tuberculosis among US- and foreign-born children and adolescents in the United States, 1994-2007
        Menzies HJ, Winston CA, Holtz TH, Cain KP, MacKenzie WR.
        Am J Public Health. 2010 Jul 15.
        
     7. Measles outbreak in Tanzania, 2006-2007
        Goodson JL, Perry RT, Mach O, Manyanga D, Luman ET, Kitambi M, Kibona M, Wiesen E, Cairns KL.
        Vaccine. 2010 Jul 14.
        

   • Community Health Services

     8. HIV testing and HIV/AIDS treatment services in rural counties in 10 southern states: service provider perspectives
        Sutton M, Anthony MN, Vila C, McLellan-Lemal E, Weidle PJ.
        J Rural Health. 2010 Jun;26(3):240-7.
        

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     9. Seasonality and time of host-seeking activity of Culex tarsalis and floodwater Aedes in Northern Colorado, 2006-2007
        Godsey MS, Burkhalter K, Delorey M, Savage HM.
        J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2010 ;26(2):148-159.
        

   • Environmental Health

     10. Blood pressure and hypertension in relation to levels of serum polychlorinated biphenyls in residents of Anniston, Alabama
         Goncharov A, Bloom M, Pavuk M, Birman I, Carpenter DO.
         J Hypertens. 2010 Jul 16.
         

   • Food Safety

     11. Clostridium difficile in food and domestic animals: a new foodborne pathogen?
         Gould LH, Limbago B.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 19.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     12. Characterization of novel Brucella strains originating from wild native rodent species in North Queensland, Australia
         Tiller RV, Gee JE, Frace MA, Taylor TK, Setubal JC, Hoffmaster AR, De BK.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jul 16.
         
     13. Score-based adjustment for confounding by population stratification in genetic association studies
         Allen A, Epstein MP, Satten GA.
         Genet Epidemiol. 2010 Jul;34(5):383-5.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     14. Reframing HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa using couple-centered approaches
         Grabbe KL, Bunnell R.
         JAMA. 2010 Jul 21;304(3):346-7.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     15. Medical costs averted by HIV prevention efforts in the United States, 1991-2006
         Farnham PG, Holtgrave DR, Sansom SL, Hall HI.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Aug 15;54(5):565-7.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     16. Generation of Trypanosoma cruzi-specific CD8+ T-cell immunity is unaffected by the absence of type I interferon signaling
         Martin DL, Murali-Krishna K, Tarleton RL.
         Infect Immun. 2010 Jul;78(7):3154-9.
         
     17. Fractional doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine in Oman
         Mohammed AJ, AlAwaidy S, Bawikar S, Kurup PJ, Elamir E, Shaban MM, Sharif SM, van der Avoort HG, Pallansch MA, Malankar P, Burton A, Sreevatsava M, Sutter RW.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 24;362(25):2351-9.
         
     18. Sustained protection from pentavalent rotavirus vaccination during the second year of life at a large, urban US pediatric hospital
         Boom JA, Tate JE, Sahni LC, Rench MA, Quaye O, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Patel MM, Baker CJ, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jul 14.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     19. Blast injuries from bombings: what craniofacial and maxillofacial surgeons need to know
         Armstrong JH, Sullivent EE, Sasser SM.
         J Craniofac Surg. 2010 Jul;21(4):954-9.
         
     20. Newspaper reports: a source of surveillance for burns among women in Pakistan
         Nasrullah M, Muazzam S.
         J Public Health (Oxf). 2010 Jun;32(2):245-9.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     21. A practical biomechanical model of the index finger simulating the kinematics of the muscle/tendon excursions
         Wu JZ, An KN, Cutlip RG, Dong RG.
         Biomed Mater Eng. 2010 ;20(2):89-97.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     22. Changes and variability in high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol among children
         Freedman DS, Wang YC, Dietz WH, Xu JH, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Jul 19.
         
     23. Cytomegalovirus seroconversion rates and risk factors: implications for congenital CMV
         Hyde TB, Schmid DS, Cannon MJ.
         Rev Med Virol. 2010 Jul 19.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     24. Response of the mouse lung transcriptome to welding fume: effects of stainless and mild steel fumes on lung gene expression in A/J and C57BL/6J mice
         Zeidler-Erdely PC, Kashon ML, Li S, Antonini JM.
         Respir Res. 2010 ;11:70.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     25. Reservoir diagnosis of longwall gobs through drawdown tests and decline curve analyses of gob gas venthole productions
         Dougherty HN, Karacan CO, Goodman GV.
         Int J Rock Mech Min Sci. 2010 Jul;47(5):851-857.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     26. Modeling the national pediatric vaccine stockpile: supply shortages, health impacts and cost consequences
         Shrestha SS, Wallace GS, Meltzer MI.
         Vaccine. 2010 Jul 15.
         

   • Zoonoses

     27. A case of person-to-person transmission of Q fever from an active duty serviceman to his spouse
         Miceli MH, Veryser AK, Anderson AD, Hofinger D, Lee SA, Tancik C.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Jun;10(5):539-41.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Environmental Health - Radiation

     28. Non-cancer effects in acute radiation syndrome survivors in Ukraine
         Belyi D, Kovalenko A, Bazyka D, Bebeshko V.
         Health Phys. 2010 Jun;98(6):876-84.
         
     29. An update on three radiation accidents in South America
         Jose de Lima Valverde N, Ferreira da Silva J, Tantalean OB.
         Health Phys. 2010 Jun;98(6):868-71.
         
     30. Advances in the management of localized radiation injuries
         Muller K, Meineke V.
         Health Phys. 2010 Jun;98(6):843-50.
         
     31. Rapid internal dose magnitude estimation in emergency situations using annual limits on intake (ALI) comparisons
         Sugarman SL, Toohey R, Goans R, Christensen D, Wiley A.
         Health Phys. 2010 Jun;98(6):815-8.
         
     32. Ensuring the safety of surgical teams when managing casualties of a radiological dirty bomb
         Williams G, O'Malley M, Nocera A.
         Injury. 2010 Jul;41(7):929-33.
         
     33. The role of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in medical countermeasures against radiation
         Patterson AD, Lanz C, Gonzalez FJ, Idle JR.
         Mass Spectrom Rev. 2010 May-Jun;29(3):503-21.
         
     34. Analyzing evacuation versus shelter-in-place strategies after a terrorist nuclear detonation
         Wein LM, Choi Y, Denuit S.
         Risk Anal. 2010 Jun 2.
         
     35. Emerging therapy for improving wound repair of severe radiation burns using local bone marrow-derived stem cell administrations
         Bey E, Prat M, Duhamel P, Benderitter M, Brachet M, Trompier F, Battaglini P, et al.
         Wound Repair Regen. 2010 Jan-Feb;18(1):50-8.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Oil Spills

     36. Disaster in the Gulf: public health and public responsibility
         Johnson S.
         Am J Bioeth. 2010 Jul;10(7):1-2.
         
     37. Urinary metabolic profiling of volatile organic compounds in acute exposed volunteers after an oil spill in Republic of Korea
         Lee J, Kim MH, Ha M, Chung BC.
         Biomed Chromatogr. 2010 May;24(5):562-8.
         
     38. Validity of new biomarkers of internal dose for use in the biological monitoring of occupational and environmental exposure to low concentrations of benzene and toluene
         Lovreglio P, Barbieri A, Carrieri M, Sabatini L, Fracasso ME, Doria D, Drago I, et al.
         Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2010 Mar;83(3):341-56.
         
     39. Hebei spirit oil spill monitored on site by fluorometric detection of residual oil in coastal waters off Taean, Korea
         Kim M, Yim UH, Hong SH, Jung JH, Choi HW, An J, Won J, Shim WJ.
         Mar Pollut Bull. 2010 Mar;60(3):383-9.
         
     40. Accidental spills at sea-risk, impact, mitigation and the need for co-ordinated post-incident monitoring
         Kirby MF, Law RJ.
         Mar Pollut Bull. 2010 Jun;60(6):797-803.
         
     41. Acute health problems related to the operation mounted to clean the Hebei Spirit oil spill in Taean, Korea
         Sim MS, Jo IJ, Song HG.
         Mar Pollut Bull. 2010 Jan;60(1):51-7.
         
     42. Increased risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma among upstream petroleum workers
         Kirkeleit J, Riise T, Bjorge T, Moen BE, Bratveit M, Christiani DC.
         Occup Environ Med. 2010 May;67(5):335-40.
         
     43. Gulf oil disaster. Louisiana begins controversial engineering to ward off oil spill
         Stokstad E.
         Science. 2010 Jun 4;328(5983):1214-5.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     44. Emergence of crytococcus gattii - Pacific Northwest, 2004-2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 July 23;59(28):865-868.
         
     45. Gastrointestinal anthrax after an animal-hide drumming event - New Hampshire and Massachusetts, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 July 23;59(28):872-877.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     46. Prevalence of coronary heart disease risk factors and screening for high cholesterol levels among young adults, United States, 1999-2006
         Kuklina EV, Yoon PW, Keenan NL.
         Ann Fam Med. 2010 Jul-Aug;8(4):327-33.
         
     47. Obesity in early adulthood as a risk factor for psoriatic arthritis
         Soltani-Arabshahi R, Wong B, Feng BJ, Goldgar DE, Duffin KC, Krueger GG.
         Arch Dermatol. 2010 Jul;146(7):721-6.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     48. Sexually transmitted diseases among users of erectile dysfunction drugs: analysis of claims data
         Jena AB, Goldman DP, Kamdar A, Lakdawalla DN, Lu Y.
         Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jul 6;153(1):1-7.
         
     49. Routine opt-out rapid HIV screening and detection of HIV infection in emergency department patients
         Haukoos JS, Hopkins E, Conroy AA, Silverman M, Byyny RL, Eisert S, Thrun MW, Wilson ML, Hutchinson AB, Forsyth J, Johnson SC, Heffelfinger JD.
         JAMA. 2010 Jul 21;304(3):284-92.
         
     50. Antiretroviral treatment of adult HIV infection: 2010 recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA panel
         Thompson MA, Aberg JA, Cahn P, Montaner JS, Rizzardini G, Telenti A, Gatell JM, Gunthard HF, Hammer SM, Hirsch MS, Jacobsen DM, Reiss P, Richman DD, Volberding PA, Yeni P, Schooley RT.
         JAMA. 2010 Jul 21;304(3):321-33.
         
     51. Association of highly active antiretroviral therapy coverage, population viral load, and yearly new HIV diagnoses in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based study
         Montaner JS, Lima VD, Barrios R, Yip B, Wood E, Kerr T, Shannon K, Harrigan PR, Hogg RS, Daly P, Kendall P.
         Lancet. 2010 Jul 16.
         

   • Drug Safety

     52. Effect of glucosamine on pain-related disability in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative lumbar osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
         Wilkens P, Scheel IB, Grundnes O, Hellum C, Storheim K.
         JAMA. 2010 Jul 7;304(1):45-52.
         

   • Environmental Health

     53. Blood pressure and hypertension in relation to levels of serum polychlorinated biphenyls in residents of Anniston, Alabama
         Goncharov A, Bloom M, Pavuk M, Birman I, Carpenter DO.
         J Hypertens. 2010 Jul 16.
         

   • Health Disparities

     54. Racial disparities in colorectal cancer survival: to what extent are racial disparities explained by differences in treatment, tumor characteristics, or hospital characteristics?
         White A, Vernon SW, Franzini L, Du XL.
         Cancer. 2010 Jul 12.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     55. Vaccine-induced HIV seropositivity/reactivity in noninfected HIV vaccine recipients
         Cooper CJ, Metch B, Dragavon J, Coombs RW, Baden LR.
         JAMA. 2010 Jul 21;304(3):275-83.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     56. The impact of maternal age on the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on attention
         Chiodo LM, da Costa DE, Hannigan JH, Covington CY, Sokol RJ, Janisse J, Greenwald M, Ager J, Delaney-Black V.
         Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010 Jul 20.
         
     57. Maternal and newborn outcomes in planned home birth vs planned hospital births: a metaanalysis
         Wax JR, Lucas FL, Lamont M, Pinette MG, Cartin A, Blackstone J.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun 30.
         
     58. Changes and variability in high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol among children
         Freedman DS, Wang YC, Dietz WH, Xu JH, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Jul 19.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     59. Intake of fish and n-3 fatty acids and future risk of metabolic syndrome
         Baik I, Abbott RD, Curb JD, Shin C.
         J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Jul;110(7):1018-26.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     60. Sociodemographic predictors of pattern and volume of alcohol consumption across hispanics, blacks, and whites: 10-Year trend (1992-2002)
         Caetano R, Baruah J, Ramisetty-Mikler S, Ebama MS.
         Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010 Jul 20.
         
     61. Malicious use of pharmaceuticals in children
         Yin S.
         J Pediatr. 2010 .
         
   
   

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