Books/Media
CDCynergy: The Centers for Disease Control has developed a new CD-ROM entitled CDCynergy, to assist in planning communication programs within a health context. For more information and a communications guide on micronutrient intervention, visit http://www.cdc.gov/cdcynergy.
"Parasites and the Food Supply: Scientific Status Summary" lists more than 100 known parasites that can be found in the food supply and where they originate, as well as documenting parasite-related outbreaks of food-borne illnesses since the 1980s. Print copy available in the April 2002 issue of Food Technology, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. For the online version, visit http://www.ift.org/publications.
The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan that Still Leaves Room for Chocolate, by Liz Pearson, RD, and Mairlyn Smith. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books, 2002. 303 pp. ISBN: 1-55285-334-9. $19.95 pb.
Restaurant Confidential, by Michael F. Jacobson, PhD, and Jayne Hurley, RD. NY: Workman Publishing Co, Inc, 2002. 381 pp. ISBN: 0-7611-0035-0. $12.95 pb. Guide to healthy eating out from the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Safety Evaluation of Certain Mycotoxins in Food, FAO Food and Nutrition Paper #74. WHO Food Additives Series 47. Geneva: World Health Organizations International Programme on Chemical Safety 2001. 701 pp. ISBN (FAO): 92-5-104664-6; ISBN (WHO): 92-4-166047-3. $48.60 pb.
"Veggies," A new recipe brochure from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). Free single copy by sending self-addressed (1-oz.) stamped envelope to: "Veggies" Brochure, AICR, PO Box 97167, 1759 R St, NW, Washington, DC 20009-7167, or visit http://www.aicr.org for the online version. Quantity discounts also available.
"Basics in Nutrition Assessment," "Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity," "Case Studies in Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status." Nutrition education programs on CD-ROM for classroom use, with companion textbooks also available, by Mary Litchford, PhD, RD, LDN. Write to CASE Software, 5601 Forest Manor Dr, Greensboro, NC 27410; telephone: 336-282-0668; e-mail: [email protected].
Cooking School of Aspen Real Cooking for Kids: Inside-Out Spaghetti, Lucky Duck and More Recipes for the Junior Chef, by Rob Seideman. Available September 2002 from Running Press Book Publishers, 125 S. 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103; telephone: 1-800-345-5359; 96 pp, with 100 photographs. ISBN: 0-7624-1323-9. $14.95.
The Dynamics of Disability: Measuring and Monitoring Disability for Social Security Programs, new from the National Academies' Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. Assesses the Social Security Administration's proposals for better managing its disability programs. To obtain a copy, contact the Office of News and Public Information; telephone: 202-334-2138 or e-mail [email protected]. proportion of controls exposed to the risk factors. As an example, this design approach has been successfully used to examine the association between occurrence of acute myocardial infarctions in young women and use of oral contraceptives, singly and in combination with other coronary risk factors. Concerns with this study design relate to the selection of cases, the comparison group of controls, measurement and validation of possible risk or etiologic factors, accuracy of patient recall, and issues of generalizability.