n this podcast, Dan Rutz speaks with Dr. Joan Shields, a guest researcher with the Healthy Swimming Program at CDC, about an article in June 2008 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases reporting on the results of a test of swimming pools in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. Dr. Shields tested 160 pools in metro Atlanta last year for Cryptosporidium and Giardia. These germs cause most recreational water associated outbreaks.

In this podcast, Dr. Peter Drotman, Editor-In-Chief of the Emerging Infectious Disease journal speaks with Dr. Jim Hughes, about an article in the June 2008 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. They discuss Dr. Joshua Lederberg, globally recognized scientist, educator, national and Presidential scientific advisor, and Nobel Laureate who recently died at the age of 82. Dr Lederberg's early work in bacterial genetics virtually established the discipline of molecular biology, earning him a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 when he was only 33 years old. Listen

In this week's podcast, editor Sally Hargreaves talks to the author of a Research Article published early online on sudden unexplained death in infants (SUDI). Although sudden infant death remains one of the most common presentations of post-neonatal infant death in the UK, there still remain numerous theories about its cause. Dr Neil Sebire from the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK, discusses with Sally key findings and implications of the study. Researchers found high levels of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteria in post-mortem samples from unexplained cases of SUDI, suggesting that these bacteria could be associated with the condition.

This summary covers the issue of May 29, 2008. Featured are articles on aprotinin versus lysine analogues in high-risk cardiac surgery, methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation in advanced illness, a placebo-controlled trial of prucalopride for severe chronic constipation, and multiple genetic loci for bone mineral density and fractures; review articles on precocious puberty and on the hepatopulmonary syndrome; a case report of a man with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma; and Perspective articles on the moral of the story and on exploiting a research underclass in phase 1 clinical trials.

Original Contributions * Escitalopram and Problem-Solving Therapy for Prevention of Poststroke Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial Free * High Body Mass Index for Age Among US Children and Adolescents, 2003-2006 * Relationship Between Regional Per Capita Medicare Expenditures and Patient Perceptions of Quality of Care Caring for the Critically Ill Patient * Femoral vs Jugular Venous Catheterization and Risk of Nosocomial Events in Adults Requiring Acute Renal Replacement Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Clinician's Corner: Review * Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer: The Role of Polymorphisms in Candidate Genes CME * CME Course Commentaries * The Power of Prevention and What It Requires * Introducing Spirituality in Medical Care: Transition From Hopelessness to Wholeness Editorials * Tracking Pediatric Obesity: An Index of Uncertainty? * Spending on Medical Care: More Is Better?

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