Epidemiology & Biostatistics

• Allostatic load amplifies the effect of blood lead levels on elevated blood pressure among middle-aged U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study 

  Zota, Ami R; Shenassa, Edmond D; Morello-Frosch, Rachel (Springer Nature, 2013-08-16)

  Scientists and regulators have sought to understand whether and how physiologic dysregulation due to chronic stress exposure may enhance vulnerability to the adverse health effects of toxicant exposures. We conducted a ...

• Syndemics of syphilis, HCV infection, and methamphetamine use along the east coast of China 

  Liao, Meizhen; Kang, Dianmin; Tao, Xiaorun; Cox, Catherine; Qian, Yuesheng; Wang, Guoyong; Yang, Cui; Zhu, XiaoYan; Zhang, Na; Bi, Zhenqiang; Jia, Yujiang (Springer Nature, 2014-02-17)

  An upsurge in club drug use has been observed in recent years in some cities of China, especially methamphetamine, which is quickly replacing heroin to become the most widespread drug across the nation. This study investigated ...

• Association between cigarette smoking and the vaginal microbiota: a pilot study 

  Brotman, Rebecca M; He, Xin; Gajer, Pawel; Fadrosh, Doug; Sharma, Eva; Mongodin, Emmanuel F; Ravel, Jacques; Glover, Elbert D; Rath, Jessica M (Springer Nature, 2014-08-28)

  Smoking has been identified in observational studies as a risk factor for bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition defined in part by decimation of Lactobacillus spp. The anti-estrogenic effect of smoking and trace amounts ...

• Individual and partnership characteristics associated with consistent condom use in a cohort of cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Nigeria 

  Olawore, Oluwasolape; Crowell, Trevor A.; Ketende, Sosthenes C.; Ramadhani, Habib O.; Liu, Hongjie; Ake, Julie A.; Kokogho, Afoke; Adebajo, Sylvia; Charurat, Man E.; Nowak, Rebecca G.; Baral, Stefan D. (Springer Nature, 2021-06-30)

  This study reports on the individual and partnership characteristics that influence consistent condom use in cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) attending trusted community centers that ...

• Exposure to extreme heat and precipitation events associated with increased risk of hospitalization for asthma in Maryland, U.S.A. 

  Soneja, Sutyajeet; Jiang, Chengsheng; Fisher, Jared; Upperman, Crystal Romeo; Mitchell, Clifford; Sapkota, Amir (Springer Nature, 2016-04-27)

  Several studies have investigated the association between asthma exacerbations and exposures to ambient temperature and precipitation. However, limited data exists regarding how extreme events, projected to grow in frequency, ...

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