Early childhood professionals need to be knowledgeable about infectious diseases that can be transmitted in the early childhood setting, including those spread through contact with blood and other potentially infectious body fluids.

Regular methods of measuring plutonium discharges are useless when releases occur directly to the atmosphere from outdoor activities such as spills or open burning. It is essential to make estimates of the quanities of plutonium released in these situations.

Clear, concise description of factoring in unknown quanities when estimating the health risk of a nuclear facility.

Illustrated, clear discussion of risk factors to human health and the environment from the Rocky Flats nuclear plant.

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first reported in women in 1981 and by 1990 had become the sixth leading cause of death in 25 to 44 year old women in the United States. By 1999 women accounted for 23% of all new AIDS diagnoses and 32% of newly reported HIV diagnoses. By 1995, heterosexual transmission surpassed injection drug use as the most common mode of transmission in women.