Immune Suppression & Infection

• The Role of the Immune system in Health
• The Immune system and disease resistance

Immunosuppression

• Immunodeficiency disorders
• Environmental Assault on Immunity
• Toxicology: Immunosuppression
• Report of the bilthoven symposium: Advancement of epidemiological studies in assessing the human health effects of immunotoxic agents in the environment and the workplace.
• Immunotoxicology
• Statement on Immune Toxicants
1. Pesticides
• Pesticides and the Immune system
• Pesticides and the Immune system
2. Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
• Remediation of Airborne Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
• Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
3. Oxidant gases
4. Indoor air pollutants
5. Metals
• Metals and neurological damage - Contains information on the sources of pollutants and their effect on human and animal health.
• Mercury Poisoning due to dental fillings
• Toxic Metals Backgrounder

Autoimmunity

• Autoimmunity - Very detailed with many pictures.
• Autoimmunity - Overview
• Understanding Autoimmune disease - Thorough web-site. Great deal of detail. Includes description of the substances that cause autoimmune disease.
• What is autoimmunity? - Good overview of the disorder.
• Extremely rough notes on Autoimmunity
• Autoimmunity Research Group
• Autoimmunity and Neurological Disorders
• Autoimmunity and Immune Complex diseases - Describes diseases related to autoimmunity.
• Autoimmuity definition
• Xenobiotic Induced Autoimmunity - Short summary of research in this area.
• Profile of Patients With Chemical Injury and Sensitivity - Scientific journal artical. Includes information on autoimmunity.
1. Drugs (e.g. Penicillin)
2. Metals
• The role of metals in autoimmunity. - Scientific journal article.
3. Vinyl chloride

HIV

• The Body - An AIDS and HIV Information Resource
• ÆGiS - Extensive web-site including news, laws, links, etc.
• AVERT - AIDS Information and Statistics
• HIV and Immunosuppressive Cofactors in AIDS - Argues that AIDS is partly influenced by other factors besides infection by the germ itself.
1. Immune dysregulation
2. Effect on lymph nodes
3. Opportunistic infections