ALA Booklist (Sun May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Books in the USA Today Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders series offer informative discussions of their respective topics using three approaches: standard text, profiles, and articles. The main text presents capable readers with a good deal of information in a straightforward way. At intervals, stories of individuals introduce sympathetic young people coping with their diagnoses and their conditions. And throughout each book, about a dozen boxed sections entitled "From the Pages of USA Today" reprint related newspaper articles from the last decade. AIDS discusses the HIV virus, how it affects the body, treatment for HIV and AIDS, the AIDS pandemic worldwide, and research exploring new treatments. Readers with science backgrounds may be intrigued by the illustrated section on HIV replication in a T cell. Back matter includes a glossary, annotated lists of resource organizations and websites, selected bibliographies, very brief lists of source notes, and recommended reading lists. Colorfully illustrated with photos and other images, books in this attractive series provide information useful to student researchers and are supportive of those dealing with medical conditions.

Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

In each volume, six or seven chapters cover the basics of each illness or disorder: definition, symptoms, treatment, and research. The scientific writing is serviceable; personal stories plus articles, interviews, graphs, and other archival material from USA Today provide real-life context. Accompanying photos are generic, but the photo-micrographs are clear and specific. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

School Library Journal (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

RODRIGUEZ, Ana Maria . Autism Spectrum Disorders . notes. ISBN 978-0-7613-5883-1 ; ISBN 978-0-7613-7288-2 . LC 2010034236. SONENKLAR, Carol . AIDS . notes. ISBN 978-0-8225-8581-7 ; ISBN 978-0-7613-7286-8 . LC 2010037633. ea vol: 128p. (USA Today Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders Series). charts. diags. photos. bibliog. further reading. glossary. index. Websites. CIP. 21st Century Bks. 2011. PLB $34.60; ebook $25.95. Gr 8 Up These books serve as solid report fodder, with some interesting sidelights from the USA Today team. Each volume has an introduction, a description of the condition, chapters on what it is like to live with it, and material on research and treatments. A healthy smattering of statistics and personal stories appear throughout, as well as some fictionalized scenarios that are a bit less helpful. The volumes are colorful with shaded sidebars and a few well-chosen photos. Even though they are similar to other health series, such as the "Science of Health: Youth and Well-Being" (Mason Crest), these titles are not an exact match. Solid additions for libraries in need of fresh looks at these diseases and disorders. Robin Henry, Wakeland High School, Frisco, TX