Biomass stoves and lens opacity and cataract in Nepalese women

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Michael Bates, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2013 REGION: Asia (Nepal) REFERENCE: Pokhrel AK, Bates MN, Shrestha SP, Bailey IL, Dimartino RB, Smith KR. Biomass stoves and lens opacity and cataract in Nepalese women. Optom Vis Sci. 2013 Mar;90(3):257-68. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182820d60 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Cataract is the most prevalent cause of blindness

Repeated Schistosoma japonicum infection following treatment in two cohorts: evidence for host susceptibility to helminthiasis?

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2013 REGION: Asia (Sichuan, China) REFERENCE: Carlton EJ, Hubbard A, Wang S, Spear RC. Repeated Schistosoma japonicum infection following treatment in two cohorts: evidence for host susceptibility to helminthiasis? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(3):e2098. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002098. Epub 2013 Mar 7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: In light of multinational efforts to reduce helminthiasis, we

Optimal recall period for caregiver-reported illness in risk factor and intervention studies: a multicountry study.

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: John Colford, Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2013 REGION: Asia (India, Indonesia), South America (Peru), Africa (Senegal) REFERENCE: Arnold BF, Galiani S, Ram PK, Hubbard AE, Briceño B, Gertler PJ, Colford JM Jr. Optimal recall period for caregiver-reported illness in risk factor and intervention studies: a multicountry study. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Feb

The impact of freedom on fertility decline

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Martha Campbell, Malcolm Potts, Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Campbell MM, Prata N, Potts M. The impact of freedom on fertility decline. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2013 Jan;39(1):44-50. doi: 10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100405. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Although fertility decline often correlates with improvements in socioeconomic conditions, many demographers have found

Low-dose metabolism of benzene in humans: science and obfuscation

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Stephen Rappaport DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2013 REGION: Tianjin, China (Asia) REFERENCE: Rappaport SM, Kim S, Thomas R, Johnson BA, Bois FY, Kupper LL. Low-dose metabolism of benzene in humans: science and obfuscation. Carcinogenesis. 2013 Jan;34(1):2-9. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgs382. SUMMARY: Benzene is a ubiquitous air pollutant that causes human leukemia and hematotoxic effects. Although the mechanism by which benzene

Internal versus external determinants of Schistosoma japonicum transmission in irrigated agricultural villages.

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Spear RC. Internal versus external determinants of Schistosoma japonicum transmission in irrigated agricultural villages. J R Soc Interface. 2012 Feb 7;9(67):272-82. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0285. Epub 2011 Jul 13.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Currently schistosomiasis transmission has been suppressed to low levels in many historically endemic areas of

Toward sustainable and comprehensive control of schistosomiasis in China: lessons from Sichuan.

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Seto EY, Remais JV, Carlton EJ, Wang S, Liang S, Brindley PJ, Qiu D, Spear RC, Wang LD, Wang TP, Chen HG, Dong XQ, Wang LY, Hao Y, Bergquist R, Zhou XN. Toward sustainable and comprehensive control of schistosomiasis in China: lessons from

Arsenic in drinking water.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION:May 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Smith AH, Steinmaus CM. Arsenic in drinking water. BMJ. 2011 May 5;342:d2248. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2248. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Creatinine, diet, micronutrients, and arsenic methylation in West Bengal, India.

CGPH FACULTY:Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION:June 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Basu A, Mitra S, Chung J, Guha Mazumder DN, Ghosh N, Kalman D, von Ehrenstein OS, Steinmaus C, Liaw J, Smith AH. Creatinine, diet, micronutrients, and arsenic methylation in West Bengal, India. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Sep;119(9):1308-13. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1003393. Epub 2011 Jun 7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

Evaluation of a traditional birth attendant training programme in Bangladesh.

CGPH FACULTY:Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION:April 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Rowen T, Prata N, Passano P. Evaluation of a traditional birth attendant training programme in Bangladesh. Midwifery. 2011 Apr;27(2):229-36. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.06.003. Epub 2009 Jul 24. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The 1997 Safe Motherhood Initiative effectively eliminated support for training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in safe childbirth. Despite this,

Transient cultural influences on infant mortality: Fire-Horse daughters in Japan.

CGPH FACULTY: Ralph Catalano DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Bruckner TA, Subbaraman M, Catalano RA. Transient cultural influences on infant mortality: Fire-Horse daughters in Japan. Am J Hum Biol. 2011 Sep-Oct;23(5):586-91. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.21174. Epub 2011 Jun 16. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Parental investment theory suggests that the quality and quantity of parental care depends, in

Evaluation of mammalian and intermediate host surveillance methods for detecting schistosomiasis reemergence in southwest China.

CGPH FACULTY: Michael Bates, Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Carlton EJ, Bates MN, Zhong B, Seto EY, Spear RC. Evaluation of mammalian and intermediate host surveillance methods for detecting schistosomiasis reemergence in southwest China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Mar 8;5(3):e987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000987. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis has reemerged in China, threatening