CDC Science Clips: Volume 7, Issue 42, October 20, 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 articles in featured topic areas

   • Substance Use and Abuse - E-cigarettes

     1. National and state-specific sales and prices for electronic cigarettes-U.S., 2012-2013
        Loomis BR, Rogers T, King BA, Dench DL, Gammon DG, Fulmer EB, Agaku IT.
        Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jun 29.
        
     2. Behavioral and pharmacotherapy interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including pregnant women: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement
        Siu AL.
        Ann Intern Med. 2015 Sep 22.
        
     3. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation and reduction
        McRobbie H, Bullen C, Hartmann-Boyce J, Hajek P.
        Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 ;12:CD010216.
        
     4. Association of electronic cigarette use with initiation of combustible tobacco product smoking in early adolescence
        Leventhal AM, Strong DR, Kirkpatrick MG, Unger JB, Sussman S, Riggs NR, Stone MD.
        JAMA. 2015 Aug 18;314(7):700-7.
        
     5. Progression to traditional cigarette smoking after electronic cigarette use among US adolescents and young adults
        Primack BA, Soneji S, Stoolmiller M, Fine MJ, Sargent JD.
        JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Sep 8:1-7.
        
     6. Tobacco use among middle and high school students - United States, 2011-2014
        Arrazola RA, Singh T, Corey CG, Husten CG, Neff LJ, Apelberg BJ, Bunnell RE.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 17;64(14):381-5.
        
     7. Notes from the field: calls to poison centers for exposures to electronic cigarettes--United States, September 2010-February 2014
        Chatham-Stephens K, Law R, Taylor E, Melstrom P, Bunnell R, Wang B, Apelberg B.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Apr 4;63(13):292-3.
        
     8. Flavored tobacco product use among middle and high school students - United States, 2014
        Corey CG, Ambrose BK, Apelberg BJ, King BA.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(38):1066-70.
        
     9. State laws prohibiting sales to minors and indoor use of electronic nicotine delivery systems--United States, November 2014
        Marynak K, Holmes CB, King BA, Promoff G, Bunnell R, McAfee T.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Dec 12;63(49):1145-50.
        
     10. Intentions to smoke cigarettes among never-smoking US middle and high school electronic cigarette users: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2011-2013
         Bunnell RE, Agaku IT, Arrazola RA, Apelberg BJ, Caraballo RS, Corey CG, Coleman BN.
         Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Feb;17(2):228-35.
         
     11. Trends in awareness and use of electronic cigarettes among US adults, 2010-2013
         King BA, Patel R, Nguyen KH, Dube SR.
         Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Feb;17(2):219-27.
         
     12. Exposure to electronic cigarette television advertisements among youth and young adults
         Duke JC, Lee YO, Kim AE, Watson KA, Arnold KY, Nonnemaker JM, Porter L.
         Pediatrics. 2014 Jul;134(1):e29-36.
         
   
   

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

     19. Low forced expiratory volume is associated with earlier death in sickle cell anemia
         Kassim AA, Payne AB, Rodeghier M, Macklin EA, Strunk RC, DeBaun MR.
         Blood. 2015 Sep 24;126(13):1544-50.
         
     20. Acute cardiac injury events </=30 days after laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection among U.S. veterans, 2010-2012
         Ludwig A, Lucero-Obusan C, Schirmer P, Winston C, Holodniy M.
         BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2015 ;15(1):109.
         
     21. Healthier school environment leads to decreases in childhood obesity: the Kearney Nebraska Story
         Heelan KA, Bartee RT, Nihiser A, Sherry B.
         Child Obes. 2015 Oct;11(5):600-7.
         
     22. Development of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project sleep health surveillance questions
         Morgenthaler TI, Croft JB, Dort LC, Loeding LD, Mullington JM, Thomas SM.
         J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 ;11(9):1057-62.
         
     23. A randomized controlled trial of an emergency department intervention for patients with chronic noncancer pain
         Ringwalt C, Shanahan M, Wodarski S, Jones J, Schaffer D, Fusaro A, Paulozzi L, Garrettson M, Ford M.
         J Emerg Med. 2015 Sep 27.
         
     24. Trends in emergency department visit rates for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemic crisis among adults with diabetes, United States, 2006-2011
         Wang J, Geiss LS, Williams DE, Gregg EW.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(8):e0134917.
         
     25. Providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to colorectal cancer control in Brazil
         Puricelli Perin DM, Saraiya M, Thompson TD, de Moura L, Simoes EJ, Parra DC, Brownson RC.
         Prev Med. 2015 Oct 3.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     30. A cross-sectional study of the magnitude, barriers, and outcomes of HIV status disclosure among women participating in a perinatal HIV transmission study, "the Nevirapine Repeat Pregnancy study"
         Kiweewa FM, Bakaki PM, McConnell MS, Musisi M, Namirembe C, Nakayiwa F, Kusasira F, Nakintu D, Mubiru MC, Musoke P, Fowler MG.
         BMC Public Health. 2015 ;15(1):988.
         
     31. Cytomegalovirus IgG level and avidity in breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers in Malawi
         Kourtis AP, Wiener J, Chang TS, Dollard SC, Amin MM, Ellington S, Kayira D, van der Horst C, Jamieson DJ, .
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2015 Sep 30.
         
     32. Qualitative interviews with non-national tuberculosis patients in Cairo, Egypt: understanding the financial and social cost of treatment adherence
         Lohiniva AL, Mokhtar A, Azer A, Elmoghazy E, Kamal E, Benkirane M, Dueger E.
         Health Soc Care Community. 2015 Oct 1.
         
     33. Epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in 7 US communities, 2012-2013
         Guh AY, Bulens SN, Mu Y, Jacob JT, Reno J, Scott J, Wilson LE, Vaeth E, Lynfield R, Shaw KM, Vagnone PM, Bamberg WM, Janelle SJ, Dumyati G, Concannon C, Beldavs Z, Cunningham M, Cassidy PM, Phipps EC, Kenslow N, Travis T, Lonsway D, Rasheed JK, Limbago BM, Kallen AJ.
         JAMA. 2015 Oct 5:1479-1487.
         
     34. Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in adults, including pregnant women, with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
         Suthar AB, Vitoria MA, Nagata JM, Anglaret X, Mbori-Ngacha D, Sued O, Kaplan JE, Doherty MC.
         Lancet HIV. 2015 Apr;2(4):e137-50.
         
     35. Characteristics of transgender women living with HIV receiving medical care in the United States
         Mizuno Y, Frazier EL, Huang P, Skarbinski J.
         LGBT Health. 2015 ;2(3):228-234.
         
     36. Establishment of an Ebola treatment unit and laboratory - Bombali District, Sierra Leone, July 2014-January 2015
         Gleason B, Redd J, Kilmarx P, Sesay T, Bayor F, Mozalevskis A, Connolly A, Akpablie J, Prybylski D, Moffett D, King M, Bass M, Joseph K, Jones J, Ocen F.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(39):1108-1111.
         
     37. Diagnoses and prevalence of HIV infection among Hispanics or Latinos - United States, 2008-2013
         Gray KM, Valverde EE, Tang T, Siddiqi AE, Hall HI.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(39):1097-1103.
         
     38. Measles in a patient with presumed immunity - Los Angeles County, 2015
         Kamali A, Bagchi CP, Mendoza E, Wilson D, Schwartz B, Mascola L.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(39):1123.
         
     39. Sexually transmitted infections associated with alcohol use and HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Kampala, Uganda
         Kim EJ, Hladik W, Barker J, Lubwama G, Sendagala S, Ssenkusu JM, Opio A, Serwadda D.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2015 Sep 30.
         
     40. Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in Nigeria, January 2014- July 2015
         Andrew E, Gunnala R, Shuaib F, Damisa E, Mkanda P, Ticha JM, Banda R, Korir C, Chevez AE, Enemaku O, Corkum M, Davis LB, Nganda GW, Burns CC, Wassilak S, Vertefeuille JF.
         Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2015 Aug 21;90(34):423-30.
         

   • Community Health Services

     36. A Whole School approach: collaborative development of school health policies, processes, and practices
         Hunt P, Barrios L, Telljohann SK, Mazyck D.
         J Sch Health. 2015 Nov;85(11):802-9.
         
     37. What have we learned from collaborative partnerships to concomitantly improve both education and health?
         Kolbe LJ, Allensworth DD, Potts-Datema W, White DR.
         J Sch Health. 2015 Nov;85(11):766-74.
         
     38. The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model: a new approach for improving educational attainment and healthy development for students
         Lewallen TC, Hunt H, Potts-Datema W, Zaza S, Giles W.
         J Sch Health. 2015 Nov;85(11):729-39.
         
     39. Critical connections: health and academics
         Michael SL, Merlo CL, Basch CE, Wentzel KR, Wechsler H.
         J Sch Health. 2015 Nov;85(11):740-58.
         
     40. Supporting the whole child through coordinated policies, processes, and practices
         Murray SD, Hurley J, Ahmed SR.
         J Sch Health. 2015 Nov;85(11):795-801.
         
     41. Communicating with school staff about sexual identity, health and safety: an exploratory study of the experiences and preferences of black and Latino teen young men who have sex with men
         Lesesne CA, Rasberry CN, Kroupa E, Topete P, Carver LH, Morris E, Robin L.
         LGBT Health. 2015 Sep;2(3):258-264.
         

   • Environmental Health

     39. Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure in small groups of residents in Brisbane, Australia and Hanoi, Vietnam, and those travelling between the two cities
         Thai PK, Li Z, Sjodin A, Fox A, Diep NB, Binh TT, Mueller JF.
         Chemosphere. 2015 Nov;139:358-64.
         
     40. Associations of birth outcomes with maternal polybrominated diphenyl ethers and thyroid hormones during pregnancy
         Miranda ML, Anthopolos R, Wolkin A, Stapleton HM.
         Environ Int. 2015 Sep 29;85:244-253.
         
     41. Environmental exposure to manganese in air: associations with tremor and motor function
         Bowler RM, Beseler CL, Gocheva VV, Colledge M, Kornblith ES, Julian JR, Kim Y, Bollweg G, Lobdell DT.
         Sci Total Environ. 2015 Oct 1;541:646-654.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     41. Nocardia arizonensis sp. nov., obtained from human respiratory specimens
         Lasker BA, Bell M, Klenk HP, Schumann P, Brown JM.
         Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2015 Oct 1.
         
     42. Rabovirus: a proposed new picornavirus genus that is phylogenetically basal to enteroviruses and sapeloviruses
         Ng TF, Sachsenroder J, Reuter G, Knowles NJ, Delwart E, Johne R.
         Arch Virol. 2015 Oct;160(10):2569-75.
         

   • Health Economics

     45. Health and economic impact of switching from a 4-valent to a 9-valent HPV vaccination program in the United States
         Brisson M, Laprise JF, Chesson HW, Drolet M, Malagon T, Boily MC, Markowitz LE.
         J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 Jan;108(1).
         
     46. Nearly half of US adults living with HIV received federal disability benefits in 2009
         Huang YL, Frazier EL, Sansom SL, Farnham PG, Shrestha RK, Hutchinson AB, Fagan JL, Viall AH, Skarbinski J.
         Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Oct 1;34(10):1657-65.
         
     47. Estimated lifetime medical and work-loss costs of emergency department-treated nonfatal injuries - United States, 2013
         Florence C, Haegerich T, Simon T, Zhou C, Luo F.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(38):1078-82.
         
     48. Estimated lifetime medical and work-loss costs of fatal injuries - United States, 2013
         Florence C, Simon T, Haegerich T, Luo F, Zhou C.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(38):1074-7.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     52. Influenza vaccine effectiveness in a low-income, urban community cohort
         Smithgall M, Vargas CY, Reed C, Finelli L, LaRussa P, Larson E, Saiman L, Stockwell MS.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 28.
         
     53. Characteristics of travelers to Asia requiring multidose vaccine schedules: Japanese encephalitis and rabies prevention
         Walker XJ, Barnett ED, Wilson ME, Macleod WB, Jentes ES, Karchmer AW, Hamer DH, Chen LH.
         J Travel Med. 2015 Sep 29.
         
     54. Association between hospitalization with community-acquired laboratory-confirmed influenza pneumonia and prior receipt of influenza vaccination
         Grijalva CG, Zhu Y, Williams DJ, Self WH, Ampofo K, Pavia AT, Stockmann CR, McCullers J, Arnold SR, Wunderink RG, Anderson EJ, Lindstrom S, Fry AM, Foppa IM, Finelli L, Bramley AM, Jain S, Griffin MR, Edwards KM.
         JAMA. 2015 Oct 5:1488-1497.
         
     55. Measles outbreak associated with vaccine failure in adults - Federated States of Micronesia, February-August 2014
         Breakwell L, Moturi E, Helgenberger L, Gopalani SV, Hales C, Lam E, Sharapov U, Larzelere M, Johnson E, Masao C, Setik E, Barrow L, Dolan S, Chen TH, Patel M, Rota P, Hickman C, Bellini W, Seward J, Wallace G, Papania M.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(38):1088-92.
         
     56. Effectiveness and cost of bidirectional text messaging for adolescent vaccines and well care
         O'Leary ST, Lee M, Lockhart S, Eisert S, Furniss A, Barnard J, Shmueli D, Stokley S, Dickinson LM, Kempe A.
         Pediatrics. 2015 Oct 5.
         
     57. Enhancing vaccine safety capacity globally: a lifecycle perspective
         Chen RT, Shimabukuro TT, Martin DB, Zuber PL, Weibel DM, Sturkenboom M.
         Vaccine. 2015 Sep 30.
         
     58. Text message reminders for timely routine MMR vaccination: a randomized controlled trial
         Hofstetter AM, DuRivage N, Vargas CY, Camargo S, Vawdrey DK, Fisher A, Stockwell MS.
         Vaccine. 2015 Sep 28.
         

   • Informatics

     53. The Nanomaterial Data Curation Initiative: a collaborative approach to assessing, evaluating, and advancing the state of the field
         Hendren CO, Powers CM, Hoover MD, Harper SL.
         Beilstein J Nanotechnol. 2015 ;6:1752-62.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     56. Positively biased self-perceptions of peer acceptance and subtypes of aggression in children
         Lynch RJ, Kistner JA, Stephens HF, David-Ferdon C.
         Aggress Behav. 2015 Oct 1.
         
     57. Associations between antibullying policies and bullying in 25 states
         Hatzenbuehler ML, Schwab-Reese L, Ranapurwala SI, Hertz MF, Ramirez MR.
         JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Oct 5;169(10):e152411.
         
     58. Motor vehicle crashes, medical outcomes, and hospital charges among children aged 1-12 years - Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System, 11 states, 2005-2008
         Sauber-Schatz EK, Thomas AM, Cook LJ.
         MMWR Surveill Summ. 2015 ;64(8):1-32.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     66. Emissions from a diesel engine using Fe-based fuel additives and a sintered metal filtration system
         Bugarski AD, Hummer JA, Stachulak JS, Miller A, Patts LD, Cauda EG.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2015 Sep 30.
         
     67. Exposure to nicotine increases nicotinic acetylcholine receptor density in the reward pathway and binge ethanol consumption in C57BL/6J adolescent female mice
         Locker AR, Marks MJ, Kamens HM, Klein LC.
         Brain Res Bull. 2015 Sep 28.
         
     68. Simultaneous quantitation of hexacosanoyl lysophosphatidylcholine, amino acids, acylcarnitines, and succinylacetone during FIA-ESI-MS/MS analysis of dried blood spot extracts for newborn screening
         Haynes CA, De Jesus VR.
         Clin Biochem. 2015 Oct 1.
         
     69. Access and quality of HIV-related point of care diagnostic testing in global health programs
         Fonjungo PN, Boeras DI, Zeh C, Alexander H, Parekh BS, Nkengasong JN.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 30.
         
     70. Candida lusitaniae MICs to the echinocandins are elevated but FKS-mediated resistance is rare
         Lockhart SR, Pham CD, Kuykendall RJ, Bolden CB, Cleveland AA.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 28.
         
     71. Reevaluation of an Acanthamoeba molecular diagnostic algorithm following an atypical case of amoebic keratitis
         Lau R, Cunanan M, Jackson J, Ali IK, Chong-Kit A, Gasgas J, Tian J, Ralevski F, Boggild AK.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Oct;53(10):3213-8.
         
     72. The 2012 ABRF Proteomic Research Group Study: assessing longitudinal intra-laboratory variability in routine peptide liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analyses
         Bennett KL, Wang X, Bystrom CE, Chambers MC, Andacht TM, Dangott LJ, Elortza F, Leszyk J, Molina H, Moritz RL, Phinney BS, Thompson JW, Bunger MK, Tabb DL.
         Mol Cell Proteomics. 2015 Oct 4.
         
     73. Development of a high-content orthopoxvirus infectivity and neutralization assays
         Gates I, Olson V, Smith S, Patel N, Damon I, Karem K.
         PLoS One. 2015 ;10(10):e0138836.
         
     74. Improving the performance of factor VIII inhibitor tests in hemophilia A
         Miller CH.
         Thromb Res. 2015 Sep 28.
         
     75. Identification of immunodominant antigens for the laboratory diagnosis of toxocariasis
         Zhan B, Ajmera R, Geiger S, Goncalves MT, Liu Z, Wei J, Wilkins PP, Fujiwara R, Gazzinelli-Guimaraes PH, Bottazzi ME, Hotez P.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Oct 1.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     71. Lessons learned from the whole child and coordinated school health approaches
         Rasberry CN, Slade S, Lohrmann DK, Valois RF.
         J Sch Health. 2015 Nov;85(11):759-65.
         
     72. Vital Signs: improvements in maternity care policies and practices that support breastfeeding - United States, 2007-2013
         Perrine CG, Galuska DA, Dohack JL, Shealy KR, Murphy PE, Grummer-Strawn LM, Scanlon KS.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(39):1112-1117.
         
     73. Update: shortened interval for postvaccination serologic testing of infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers
         Schillie S, Murphy TV, Fenlon N, Ko S, Ward JW.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(39):1118-1120.
         
     74. CDC Grand Rounds: understanding the causes of major birth defects - steps to prevention
         Simeone RM, Feldkamp ML, Reefhuis J, Mitchell AA, Gilboa SM, Honein MA, Iskander J.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(39):1104-1107.
         
     75. Hepatitis B virus infection in northern Uganda: Impact of pentavalent hepatitis B vaccination
         Teshale EH, Kamili S, Drobeniuc J, Denniston M, Bakamutamaho B, Downing R.
         Vaccine. 2015 Sep 29.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     72. Evidence of the effectiveness of flour fortification programs on iron status and anemia: a systematic review
         Pachon H, Spohrer R, Mei Z, Serdula MK.
         Nutr Rev. 2015 Oct 2.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     73. The effects of repetitive vibration on sensorineural function: biomarkers of sensorineural injury in an animal model of metabolic syndrome
         Kiedrowski M, Waugh S, Miller R, Johnson C, Krajnak K.
         Brain Res. 2015 Sep 30.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     74. Intermittent screening and treatment or intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the control of malaria during pregnancy in western Kenya: an open-label, three-group, randomised controlled superiority trial
         Desai M, Gutman J, L'Lanziva A, Otieno K, Juma E, Kariuki S, Ouma P, Were V, Laserson K, Katana A, Williamson J, Ter Kuile FO.
         Lancet. 2015 Sep 28.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     75. Data, workforce, action!
         Monroe JA, Moore GA.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Nov-Dec;21 Suppl 6:S7-8.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     80. Flavored tobacco product use among middle and high school students - United States, 2014
         Corey CG, Ambrose BK, Apelberg BJ, King BA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(38):1066-70.
         
     81. Severe illness associated with reported use of synthetic cannabinoids - Mississippi, April 2015
         Kasper AM, Ridpath AD, Arnold JK, Chatham-Stephens K, Morrison M, Olayinka O, Parker C, Galli R, Cox R, Preacely N, Anderson J, Kyle PB, Gerona R, Martin C, Schier J, Wolkin A, Dobbs T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(39):1121-1122.
         
     82. Frequency of tobacco use among middle and high school students - United States, 2014
         Neff LJ, Arrazola RA, Caraballo RS, Corey CG, Cox S, King BA, Choiniere CJ, Husten CG.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(38):1061-5.
         
     83. Strategies to support tobacco cessation and tobacco-free environments in mental health and substance abuse facilities
         Marshall LL, Kuiper NM, Lavinghouze SR.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 ;12:E167.
         
     84. Factors influencing quit attempts among male daily smokers in China
         Zhao L, Song Y, Xiao L, Palipudi K, Asma S.
         Prev Med. 2015 Oct 3.
         

   • Zoonoses

     81. Q fever outbreak among travelers to Germany who received live cell therapy - United States and Canada, 2014
         Robyn MP, Newman AP, Amato M, Walawander M, Kothe C, Nerone JD, Pomerantz C, Behravesh CB, Biggs HM, Dahlgren FS, Pieracci EG, Whitfield Y, Sider D, Ozaldin O, Berger L, Buck PA, Downing M, Blog D.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 ;64(38):1071-3.
         
   
   

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