Cold summer weather, constrained restoration, and very low birth weight in Sweden

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Ralph Catalano DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2013 REGION: Europe (Sweden) REFERENCE: Hartig T, Catalano R.Cold summer weather, constrained restoration, and very low birth weight in Sweden. Health Place. 2013 Jul;22:68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.03.008. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: In higher latitudes, relatively cold summer weather may constrain outdoor activities that provide relief from chronic stress. Chronic stress

“Is it worth risking your life?”: Ethnography, risk and death on the U.S.-Mexico border

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Seth Holmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2013 REGION: North America (Mexico-U.S border) REFERENCE: Holmes SM. “Is it worth risking your life?”: Ethnography, risk and death on the U.S.-Mexico border. Soc Sci Med. 2013 Jul 2. doi:pii: S0277-9536(13)00320-1. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.029. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Every year, several hundred people die attempting to cross the border from Mexico

Associations of ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure with self-reported asthma and asthma symptoms

CGPH FACULTY: Michael Bates, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2013 REGION: Australia and Oceania (New Zealand) REFERENCE: Bates MN, Garrett N, Crane J, Balmes JR. Associations of ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure with self-reported asthma and asthma symptoms. Environ Res. 2013 Apr;122:81-7. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.02.002. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Whether long-term, low-level hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas is a cause of health effects,

Health of China’s rural-urban migrants and their families: a review of literature from 2000 to 2012.

CGPH FACULTY: Hildy Fong DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Mou J, Griffiths SM, Fong H, Dawes MG. Health of China’s rural-urban migrants and their families: a review of literature from 2000 to 2012. Br Med Bull. 2013;106:19-43. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldt016. Epub 2013 May 19. Review. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic transformation in China at the

Potential for cost recovery: women’s willingness to pay for injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2013 REGION: Africa (Tigray, Ethiopia) REFERENCE: Prata N, Bell S, Weidert K, Gessessew A. Potential for cost recovery: women’s willingness to pay for injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2013 May 20;8(5):e64032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064032. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: To investigate factors associated with a woman’s willingness to pay

Pollution: an innovation prize for clean cookstoves

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Sagar AD, Smith KR. Pollution: an innovation prize for clean cookstoves. Nature. 2013 May 16;497(7449):317. doi: 10.1038/497317c. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:no abstract available (Comment) ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Acute lower respiratory infection in childhood and household fuel use in Bhaktapur, Nepal

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Michael Bates, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2013 REGION: Asia (Bhaktapur, Nepal) REFERENCE: Bates MN, Chandyo RK, Valentiner-Branth P, Pokhrel AK, Mathisen M, Basnet S, Shrestha PS, Strand TA, Smith KR. Acute lower respiratory infection in childhood and household fuel use in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Environ Health Perspect. 2013 May;121(5):637-42. doi:

Why bold policies for family planning are needed now

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Malcolm Potts, Martha Campbell DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Potts M, Weinrib R, Campbell M. Why bold policies for family planning are needed now. Contraception. 2013 Apr;87(4):393-5. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.01.001. Epub 2013 Jan 9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:no abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Drinking water arsenic in Northern Chile: high cancer risks 40 years after exposure cessation

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Allan H. Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2013 REGION: South America (Northern Chile) REFERENCE: Steinmaus CM, Ferreccio C, Romo JA, Yuan Y, Cortes S, Marshall G, Moore LE, Balmes JR, Liaw J, Golden T, Smith AH. Drinking water arsenic in northern chile: high cancer risks 40 years after exposure cessation.

Associations of ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure with self-reported asthma and asthma symptoms

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Michael Bates, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2013 REGION: Australia-Oceania (New Zealand) REFERENCE: Bates MN, Garrett N, Crane J, Balmes JR. Associations of ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure with self-reported asthma and asthma symptoms. Environ Res. 2013 Apr;122:81-7. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.02.002. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Whether long-term, low-level hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas is a cause of health effects, including asthma,

Socio-demographic and clinical differences in subjects with tuberculosis with and without diabetes mellitus in Brazil–a multivariate analysis

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2013 REGION: South America (Brazil) REFERENCE: Reis-Santos B, Locatelli R, Horta BL, Faerstein E, Sanchez MN, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Socio-demographic and clinical differences in subjects with tuberculosis with and without diabetes mellitus in Brazil–a multivariate analysis. PLoS One. 2013 Apr 24;8(4):e62604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062604. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Several

Occurrence of trivalent monomethyl arsenic and other urinary arsenic species in a highly exposed juvenile population in Bangladesh

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2013 REGION: Asia (Bangladesh) REFERENCE: Kalman DA, Dills RL, Steinmaus C, Yunus M, Khan AF, Prodhan MM, Yuan Y, Smith AH. Occurrence of trivalent monomethyl arsenic and other urinary arsenic species in a highly exposed juvenile population in Bangladesh. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2013