October 2012
News
Forum
Understanding the Germicidal Effects of Silver Nanoparticles
Carol Potera
Ultraviolet Leaks from CFLs
Wendee Nicole
Energy Development Linked with Earthquakes
Bob Weinhold
The Beat
Erin Dooley
Focus
Altering The Primal Environment: Health Effects Associated With Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Julie Halpert
A Steep Learning Curve: Decoding Epigenetic Influence on Behavior and Mental Health
Bob Weinhold
Science Selections
Pattern of Clues: Evidence of Distinct DNA Methylation in Newborns of Smoking Women
Wendee Nicole
Element of Surprise? Rice as a Source of Arsenic in Children’s Diets
Rebecca Kessler
Asking the Right Questions: How Early-Life Exposures Influence Later Development of Disease
Julia R. Barrett
Metal Exposure in Child Workers: Assessing Hazards in Surgical Instrument Manufacturing Workshops
Tanya Tillett
Reviews
Predicting Later-Life Outcomes of Early-Life Exposures
Kim Boekelheide,1 Bruce Blumberg,2 Robert E. Chapin,3 Ila Cote,4 Joseph H. Graziano,5 Amanda Janesick,2 Robert Lane,6 Karen Lillycrop,7 Leslie Myatt,8 J. Christopher States,9 Kristina A. Thayer,10 Michael P. Waalkes,10 and John M. Rogers11
Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Anna L. Choi,1 Guifan Sun,2 Ying Zhang,3 and Philippe Grandjean1,4
Mercury, Cadmium, and Lead Levels in Human Placenta: A Systematic Review
María D. Esteban-Vasallo,1 Nuria Aragonés,2,3 Marina Pollan,2,3 Gonzalo López-Abente,2,3 and Beatriz Perez-Gomez2,3
Research
GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 Polymorphisms and Associations between Air Pollutants and Markers of Insulin Resistance in Elderly Koreans
Jin Hee Kim1 and Yun-Chul Hong1,2
Winter Temperature Inversions and Emergency Department Visits for Asthma in Salt Lake County, Utah, 2003–2008
John D. Beard,1 Celeste Beck,2 Randall Graham,3 Steven C. Packham,4 Monica Traphagan,3 Rebecca T. Giles,2 and John G. Morgan5
Associations between Nighttime Traffic Noise and Sleep: The Finnish Public Sector Study
Jaana I. Halonen,1 Jussi Vahtera,1,2* Stephen Stansfeld,3 Tarja Yli-Tuomi,4 Paula Salo,1,5 Jaana Pentti,1 Mika Kivimäki,1,6 and Timo Lanki4*
Phthalate Excretion Pattern and Testicular Function: A Study of 881 Healthy Danish Men
Ulla Nordström Joensen,1 Hanne Frederiksen,1 Martin Blomberg Jensen,1 Mette Petri Lauritsen,2 Inge Ahlmann Olesen,1 Tina Harmer Lassen,1 Anna-Maria Andersson,1 and Niels Jørgensen1
Health Benefits from Large-Scale Ozone Reduction in the United States
Jesse D. Berman,1 Neal Fann,2 John W. Hollingsworth,3 Kent E. Pinkerton,3 William N. Rom,3 Anthony M. Szema,3 Patrick N. Breysse,1 Ronald H. White,4 and Frank C. Curriero1,5
Concentration–Response Function for Ozone and Daily Mortality: Results from Five Urban and Five Rural U.K. Populations
Richard W. Atkinson,1 Dahai Yu,1 Ben G. Armstrong,2 Sam Pattenden,2 Paul Wilkinson,2 Ruth M. Doherty,3 Mathew R. Heal,4 and H. Ross Anderson1
Children’s Health
Rice Consumption and Urinary Arsenic Concentrations in U.S. Children
Matthew A. Davis,1 Todd A. Mackenzie,2 Kathryn L. Cottingham,3 Diane Gilbert-Diamond,2 Tracy Punshon3 and Margaret R. Karagas2
450K Epigenome-Wide Scan Identifies Differential DNA Methylation in Newborns Related to Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy
Bonnie R. Joubert,1 Siri E. Håberg,2 Roy M. Nilsen,3 Xuting Wang,1 Stein E. Vollset,2,4 Susan K. Murphy,5 Zhiqing Huang,5 Cathrine Hoyo,5 Øivind Midttun,6 Lea A. Cupul-Uicab,1 Per M. Ueland,4 Michael C. Wu,7 Wenche Nystad,2 Douglas A. Bell,1 Shyamal D. Peddada,1 and Stephanie J. London1
Maternal Concentrations of Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds during Pregnancy and Fetal and Postnatal Growth in British Girls
Mildred Maisonet,1,2 Metrecia L. Terrell,1 Michael A. McGeehin,2 Krista Yorita Christensen,1 Adrianne Holmes,2 Antonia M. Calafat,2 and Michele Marcus1,2,3
Lactational Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Its Relation to Social and Emotional Development among Toddlers
Kate Hoffman,1 Margaret Adgent,1,2 Barbara Davis Goldman,3 Andreas Sjödin,4 and Julie L. Daniels1
A Population-Based Case–Control Study of Extreme Summer Temperature and Birth Defects
Alissa R. Van Zutphen,1,2 Shao Lin,1,2 Barbara A. Fletcher,1,2 and Syni-An Hwang1,2
Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Gold Ore Processing: a Village-Level Investigation—Zamfara State, Nigeria, October–November 2010
Yi-Chun Lo,1 Carrie A. Dooyema,1 Antonio Neri,2 James Durant,3 Taran Jefferies,2 Andrew Medina-Marino,1 Lori de Ravello,4 Douglas Thoroughman,5 Lora Davis,6 Raymond S. Dankoli,7 Matthias Y. Samson,7 Luka M. Ibrahim,7 Ossai Okechukwu,7 Nasir T. Umar-Tsafe,8,9 Alhassan H. Dama,9 and Mary Jean Brown2
Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec
Olivier Boucher,1 Sandra W. Jacobson,2 Pierrich Plusquellec,1,3 Éric Dewailly,1,4 Pierre Ayotte,1,4 Nadine Forget‑Dubois,1,4 Joseph L. Jacobson2 and Gina Muckle1,4
Early-Life Cadmium Exposure and Child Development in 5-Year-Old Girls and Boys: A Cohort Study in Rural Bangladesh
Maria Kippler,1* Fahmida Tofail,1,2* Jena D. Hamadani,2 Renee M. Gardner,1 Sally M. Grantham-McGregor,3 Matteo Bottai,1 and Marie Vahter1
Adverse Health Effects of Child Labor: High Exposure to Chromium and Oxidative DNA Damage in Children Manufacturing Surgical Instruments
Muhammad Sughis,1,2,3 Tim S. Nawrot,1,4 Vincent Haufroid,5 and Benoit Nemery1
Prenatal Exposure to Butylbenzyl Phthalate and Early Eczema in an Urban Cohort
Allan C. Just,1 Robin M. Whyatt,1 Matthew S. Perzanowski,1 Antonia M. Calafat,2 Frederica P. Perera,1 Inge F. Goldstein,1,3 Qixuan Chen,4 Andrew G. Rundle,1,3 and Rachel L. Miller1,5
Surrounding Greenness and Pregnancy Outcomes in Four Spanish Birth Cohorts
Payam Dadvand,1,2,3 Jordi Sunyer,1,2,3,4 Xavier Basagaña,1,2,3 Ferran Ballester,3,5,6 Aitana Lertxundi,3,7 Ana Fernández-Somoano,3,8 Marisa Estarlich,3,6 Raquel García-Esteban,1 Michelle A. Mendez,9 and Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen1,2,3
Podcast
Post-Katrina Asthma in the Children of New Orleans, with Patricia Chulada
Ashley Ahearn
Editorial
The Public Health and Policy Implications of Epigenetics and Pediatric Health Research
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon,1 Kristie Trousdale,2 Cynthia F. Bearer,3 Rachel L. Miller4
Correspondence
Cox Model Setup May Lead to Erroneous Conclusions
Peter Morfeld
Cox Model Setup: Garshick et al. Respond
Eric Garshick,1 Francine Laden,2 Jaime E. Hart,2 Mary E. Davis,3 Ellen A. Eisen,4 Thomas J. Smith5
DNA Damage after Continuous Irradiation: Findings in Mice Compared with Human Epidemiologic Data
Jan Beyea
DNA Damage after Continuous Irradiation: Yanch and Engelward Respond
Jacquelyn Yanch,1 Bevin Engelward2
Podcast
Post-Katrina Asthma in the Children of New Orleans, with Patricia Chulada
Ashley Ahearn
Recent Advance Publications
- Polymorphisms in Iron Homeostasis Genes and Urinary Cadmium Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women in Argentina and Bangladesh
- Prenatal and Postnatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Body Mass Index in Childhood in the CHAMACOS Cohort
- Association of Osteoarthritis with Perfluorooctanoate and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in NHANES 2003–2008
- Managing the Health Effects of Temperature in Response to Climate Change: Challenges Ahead
- ONE Nano: NIEHS’s Strategic Initiative on the Health and Safety Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials
- Maternal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Term Birth Weight: A Multi-Country Evaluation of Effect and Heterogeneity
- Performance in Omics Analyses of Blood Samples in Long-Term Storage: Opportunities for the Exploitation of Existing Biobanks in Environmental Health Research