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Drugs and sports.

Pampel (sociology, University of Colorado) chronicles the use of performance-enhancing drugs in American sports, and reviews the major laws and court cases involving drug use and testing. Extensive reference chapters provide brief biographical sketches of players and scientists, cite books and articles on both medical and social aspects of the issue, and list government and sports agencies. Appendices reprint the Anabolic Steroid Control Acts, the Supreme Court decision on drug testing of student athletes, and NIDA research reports. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The encyclopedia of infectious diseases, 3d ed.

Written in jargon-free language for the layperson, this reference contains 600-plus entries discussing infectious diseases and agents, symptoms, prevention, drug treatments and therapies. Entries on major diseases review cause, symptoms, history, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention. Three appendices list drugs, tips on disinfecting the home, and health organizations' addresses and phone numbers. The third edition adds entries on new vaccines and viruses, defensins, food safety, mycoplasma pneumonia, and neonatal infections. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The Facts On File dictionary of environmental science, 3d ed.

Wyman and Stevenson, professors of environmental science at McNeese State University, gather 5,000 cross-referenced entries reflecting the breadth of the field, which includes agriculture, biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, government, law, medicine, microbiology, and toxicology. Revised and expanded by 450 new terms, the reference offers entries on people who are important in the field of environmental management, locations of notable environmental episodes, and profiles of organizations, government agencies, and programs. Fourteen new appendices present information on acronyms and abbreviations, units, standard human factors, plastic recycling codes, and chemical elements. The dictionary is illustrated with b&w diagrams, tables, and drawings. It will be useful to students, teachers, and science and technical writers. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Latinos in science, mathematics, and the professions.

Formerly with the Salem State College in Massachusetts and the U. of San Francisco, Newton is the author of 400-plus textbooks, encyclopedias, resource books, research manuals, laboratory manuals, trade books, and other educational materials, including three other Facts on File texts. In this alphabetically arranged text, he profiles some 175 of the most important figures of the 20th century in the physical and social sciences and in the field of invention who have contributed to U.S. culture from the Spanish-speaking world. Each entry includes an introductory paragraph highlighting the individual's main achievements, a concise biographical profile detailing key events relating to his/her field of expertise, and a list of further readings. Illustrated with some 60 b&w photographs. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)