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

Redesigning the AIDS response for long-term impact.

CGPH FACULTY: Stefano Bertozzi DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Larson HJ, Bertozzi S, Piot P. Redesigning the AIDS response for long-term impact. Bull World Health Organ. 2011 Nov 1;89(11):846-52. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.087114. Epub 2011 Oct 6. Review. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Three decades since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified, the pandemic of acquired immunodeficiency

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

Lung function in adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water: preliminary findings.

CGPH FACULTY: John Balmes, Allan H Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2011 REGION: Latin America, Africa REFERENCE: Dauphiné DC, Ferreccio C, Guntur S, Yuan Y, Hammond SK, Balmes J, Smith AH, Steinmaus C. Lung function in adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water: preliminary findings. Int Arch Occup Environ Health.

Impact of reduced maternal exposures to wood smoke from an introduced chimney stove on newborn birth weight in rural Guatemala.

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Thompson LM, Bruce N, Eskenazi B, Diaz A, Pope D, Smith KR. Impact of reduced maternal exposures to wood smoke from an introduced chimney stove on newborn birth weight in rural Guatemala. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Oct;119(10):1489-94. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1002928.

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Johnson P, Balakrishnan K, Ramaswamy P, Ghosh S, Sadhasivam M, Abirami O, Sathiasekaran BW, Smith KR, Thanasekaraan V, Subhashini AS. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion.

Effect of reduction in household air pollution on childhood pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE): a randomised controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Smith KR, McCracken JP, Weber MW, Hubbard A, Jenny A, Thompson LM, Balmes J, Diaz A, Arana B, Bruce N. Effect of reduction in household air pollution on childhood pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2011

Neurodevelopmental performance among school age children in rural Guatemala is associated with prenatal and postnatal exposure to carbon monoxide, a marker for exposure to woodsmoke.

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi, John Balmes, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Dix-Cooper L, Eskenazi B, Romero C, Balmes J, Smith KR. Neurodevelopmental performance among school age children in rural Guatemala is associated with prenatal and postnatal exposure to carbon monoxide, a marker for exposure to woodsmoke. Neurotoxicology. 2012

Inverse association between Lancefield group G Streptococcus colonization and sore throat in slum and nonslum settings in Brazil.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Tartof SY, Farrimond F, de Matos JA, Reis JN, Ramos RT, Andrade AN, dos Reis MG, Riley LW. Inverse association between Lancefield group G Streptococcus colonization and sore throat in slum and nonslum settings in Brazil. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan;49(1):409-12. doi:

Where there are (few) skilled birth attendants.

CGPH FACULTY: Ndola Prata, Malcolm Potts, Julia Walsh DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2011 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Prata N, Passano P, Rowen T, Bell S, Walsh J, Potts M.Where there are (few) skilled birth attendants. J Health Popul Nutr. 2011 Apr;29(2):81-91. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Recent efforts to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries have focused primarily on two

Niger: too little, too late.

CGPH FACULTY: Malcolm Potts, Martha Campbell DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Potts M, Gidi V, Campbell M, Zureick S. Niger: too little, too late. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Jun;37(2):95-101. doi: 10.1363/3709511 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

A woman cannot die from a pregnancy she does not have.

CGPH FACULTY: Malcolm Potts DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Diamond-Smith N, Potts M. A woman cannot die from a pregnancy she does not have. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Sep;37(3):155-8. doi: 10.1363/3715511. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: More than 99% of maternal deaths occur in low-resource settings; in parts of the developing world, as many