AIDS and women at risk.

Because acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has often been perceived as a disease of gay men, little attention has been given to the increasing number of women exposed to AIDS. An overview of the disease reveals that its victims confront both physical and psychosocial problems of great complexity and that social workers have much to contribute to meet the needs of men and women who are affected.

PULMONARY ALVEOLAR CELL INCLUSIONS: THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN THE RAT.

Cytoplasmic inclusions in the special pulmonary alveolar cells of adult, newborn, and fetal rats were investigated by electron microscopy and histochemistry, and lung extracts were analyzed for surface-tension activity. The inclusions were positive in the periodic acid-Schiff test after digestion with diastase and were not stained with toluidine blue; they formed myelin figures and possessed alkaline phosphatase activity. Both the typical surface tension activity and the inclusions developed 2 days before birth.