Where to deploy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in sub-Saharan Africa?

CGPH FACULTY: Julia Walsh DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2013 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Verguet S, Stalcup M, Walsh JA. Where to deploy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in sub-Saharan Africa? Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Dec;89(8):628-34. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050891. Epub 2013 Aug 2. Review. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Two randomised controlled trials showed that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV transmission between heterosexual men

Exploring the impact of infection-induced immunity on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in hilly and mountainous environments in China

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Wang S, Spear RC. Exploring the impact of infection-induced immunity on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in hilly and mountainous environments in China. Acta Trop. 2014 Jan 27. pii: S0001-706X(14)00010-2. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.01.005. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis has long been a threat to villagers in hilly

Arsenic methylation and lung and bladder cancer in a case-control study in northern Chile

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: South America REFERENCE: Melak D, Ferreccio C, Kalman D, Parra R, Acevedo J, Pérez L, Cortés S, Smith AH, Yuan Y, Liaw J, Steinmaus C. Arsenic methylation and lung and bladder cancer in a case-control study in northern Chile. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2014 Jan

Association between severe obstetric hemorrhage and HIV status

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Curtis M, El Ayadi A, Mkumba G, Butrick E, Leech A, Geissler J, Miller S. Association between severe obstetric hemorrhage and HIV status. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Jan 14. pii: S0020-7292(14)00010-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.10.010. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Obstetric hemorrhage is the most common cause of

Effect of the one-child policy on influenza transmission in china: a stochastic transmission mode

CGPH FACULTY: Aubree Gordon DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Liu F, Enanoria WT, Ray KJ, Coffee MP, Gordon A, Aragón TJ, Yu G, Cowling BJ, Porco TC. Effect of the one-child policy on influenza transmission in china: a stochastic transmission model. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 6;9(2):e84961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084961. eCollection 2014. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The

Maternal dioxin exposure and pregnancy outcomes over 30 years of follow-up in Seveso

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2014 REGION: Europe REFERENCE: Wesselink A, Warner M, Samuels S, Parigi A, Brambilla P, Mocarelli P, Eskenazi B. Maternal dioxin exposure and pregnancy outcomes over 30 years of follow-up in Seveso. Environ Int. 2014 Feb;63:143-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.11.005. Epub 2013 Nov 30. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Animal evidence suggests an association

Serum Dioxin Concentrations and Bone Density and Structure in the Seveso Women’s Health Study

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Europe REFERENCE: Eskenazi B, Warner M, Sirtori M, Fuerst T, Rauch SA, Brambilla P, Mocarelli P, Rubinacci A. Serum Dioxin Concentrations and Bone Density and Structure in the Seveso Women’s Health Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jan;122(1):51-7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1306788. Epub 2013 Nov 12. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Background:

Willingness-to-accept reductions in HIV risks: conditional economic incentives in Mexico

CGPH FACULTY: Stefano Bertozz, Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: North America REFERENCE: Galárraga O, Sosa-Rubí SG, Infante C, Gertler PJ, Bertozzi SM. Willingness-to-accept reductions in HIV risks: conditional economic incentives in Mexico. Eur J Health Econ. 2014 Jan;15(1):41-55. doi: 10.1007/s10198-012-0447-y. Epub 2013 Feb 2. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to

Climate Change: A Global Threat to Cardiopulmonary Health

CGPH FACULTY: John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Burnett RT, Pope CA 3rd, Ezzati M, Olives C, Lim SS, Mehta S, Shin HH, Singh G, Hubbell B, Brauer M, Anderson HR, Smith KR, Balmes JR, Bruce NG, Kan H, Laden F, Prüss-Ustün A, Turner MC, Gapstur SM, Diver WR, Cohen A.

An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Burnett RT, Pope CA 3rd, Ezzati M, Olives C, Lim SS, Mehta S, Shin HH, Singh G, Hubbell B, Brauer M, Anderson HR, Smith KR, Balmes JR, Bruce NG, Kan H, Laden F, Prüss-Ustün A, Turner MC, Gapstur SM, Diver

Addressing the Burden of Disease Attributable to Air Pollution in India: The Need to Integrate across Household and Ambient Air Pollution Exposures

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Balakrishnan K, Cohen A, Smith KR. Addressing the Burden of Disease Attributable to Air Pollution in India: The Need to Integrate across Household and Ambient Air Pollution Exposures. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jan 1;122(1):A6-7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1307822 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: In the comparative risk assessment

Distribution of strain type and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli causing meningitis in a large urban setting in Brazil

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: South America REFERENCE: Berman H, Barberino MG, Moreira ED Jr, Riley L, Reis JN. J Clin Microbiol. Distribution of strain type and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli causing meningitis in a large urban setting in Brazil. 2014 Feb 12. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The clinical management of meningitis