Immune-Related Resources

Web Sites Outside of Immune Web:

HEALTH CONDITIONS

MEDICINE

Alternative Medicine

• Holistic Healing Web Page -- Mark Gold's site with articles and tons of links
• Jiva Ayurvedic Health Center -- Information in English, French, Hungarian and Japanese
• Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques (NAET) -- Newsletters, doctor's information, bulletin boards, articles, more
• Enzyme Potentiated Desensitization -- FAQ and mailing list
• Jonathan Treasure's Herbal Medicine -- Book reviews, herb-drug interactions, several in-depth articles
• Southwest School of Botanical Medicine -- Images and information on herbs and historical usage
• Oxygen and Ozone Therapies
• Yahoo - Health: Alternative Medicine
• Yahoo - Health: Traditional Medicine

Chinese Medicine

• Acupuncture.com -- Comprehensive resources on Chinese Medicine, including legal issues, practitioner/student/patient resources, research, doctor referral, and links to TCM and other health sites.
• Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine -- UK site that researches TCM and provides information and pointers.
• Yahoo - Health: Traditional Medicine: Chinese

Diet

• Carbohydrate Content of Medications for Patients on the Ketogenic Diet

Dental

• Amalgam-Related Illness FAQ -- Mercury Fillings and your health. Info and some journal abstracts
• OraMedia - The Site for Dental Self-Sufficiency -- Articles on rebuilding dental health
• Blazing Tattles -- Claire Gilbert's magazine focusing on environmental health. Lots of alternative dental information. Selected articles
• International Listing of Mercury Free Dentists
• HugNet -- Dr. Hal Huggins's site on dental procedures and other health issues
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? or Chronic Mercury Poisoning? -- Articles, personal stories
• The Scientific Anti-Mercury Page -- Petition. Links to a few medical and news articles
• Dental amalgam - 150 years of Russian roulette -- Links and some analysis. Focused on Norway and Europe
• Mercury in the Mouth -- Links, mostly focused on Scandinavia
• Yahoo - Health: Diseases and Conditions: Dental Conditions

Medical Clinics/Doctors

• The Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics
• American Academy of Environmental Medicine
• Environmental Health Center-Dallas
• American Environmental Health Foundation
• The Gerson Institute -- Non-profit organization treating cancer and other diseases holistically

Nutrition & Food Additives

• Aspartame (Nutrasweet) Toxicity Info Center -- Mark Gold's well-researched articles on the dangers of aspartame (e.g., Nutrasweet)
• Dorway -- A resource for aspartame poisoning
• Chemical Cuisine: CSPI's Guide to Food Additives -- Part of the Center for Science in the Public Interest website. Brief information on a variety of food additives
• No Sulfites -- Part of a book on sensitivity to sulfite preservatives

Western Medicine (Drugs/Research)

• CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service -- Info on medical research in general, links to other sites. Info on ongoing clinical trials, new drugs and treatments. Publishing company (with newsletter) focusing on clinical research
• Pharmaceutical Information Network -- University of Maryland. Drug FAQs, publications, articles on OTC and prescription medicines, links
• Journal of the American Medical Association -- Abstracts and links to overviews
• Medscape -- Full journal articles, news articles, abstracts, extensive searching tool, and customized newsletters with URLs to articles on any topic of your choice
• RDL Education Center -- Explanations of various laboratory tests, links
• Yahoo - Health: Reference -- Links to Medline, dictionaries, libraries, and more

HOME AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD

Activism

• Human Ecology Action League (HEAL) -- Publishes The Human Ecologist
• Adverse Fragrance Reaction? Inform the FDA!
• Unify Coalition -- International advocacy/activist list for those who suffer from the overlapping conditions of FMS, GWS, MCS and ME/CFS
• Health Lobby -- State by state information about patient rights regarding access to alternative medicine
• Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
• EI/MCS Information, Louisville KY -- Articles and activism around the country

Benefits/Support Programs

• Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance -- Geared for people with CFS
• California Wellness Foundation -- An independent organization making grants for health projects
• Navigating the California Workers' Compensation System

Chemical Information

• Intelligent Pest Management -- Steve Tvedten's site about pesticide dangers and alternatives
• Pressure-Treated Lumber FAQ
• Pesticide Action Network UK -- News, factsheets
• Lead-Based Paint -- EPA and HUD resource
• Chem-Tox -- Several articles on chemicals and illness with detailed references. Pesticide information
• The Pesticide Management Education Program at Cornell University -- Pesticide Active Ingredient Profiles, mailing list, newsletter, tons of information
• Chemfinder -- Look up chemical information
• EXtension TOXicology NETwork -- Information on pesticides and other chemicals

Disabilities

• The Invisible Disabilities Page -- Links and essays on a wide variety of conditions, mailing list
• The Institute on Disability -- University Affiliated Program at the University of New Hampshire. Information on projects, conferences, and health care and disability programs
• Brejcha Disability Resource Site -- Variety of resources, links, writings, essays, and personal stories
• Mobility International USA -- Promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in all types of exchange, community and volunteer service programs
• Yahoo - Society and Culture: Disabilities

Government Agencies

(United States government unless stated otherwise; read all info accordingly)
• Center for Disease Control -- Info on a wide variety of topics, statistics, research, travel info, etc.
• Department of Health and Human Services -- Grant and research info (including National Institute of Health), databases, statistics.
• Food and Drug Administration -- Info on medicines for humans and animals, cosmetics/toiletries, food, safety testing/inspection, labeling, fact sheets
• National Institutes of Health -- Health Information pages (grant and other NIH info from this page). NIH programs, gopher sites. Info on cancer, AIDS, bone marrow transplants, and more
• Office of Rare Diseases -- NIH information
• Healthfinder -- New US gov service to find references on health issues
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry -- ATSDR is a search engine focused on environmental health. It also has pointers to many journals, conference reports, case studies, fact sheets on chemicals, etc. Many studies and papers are in-house. Publishes Hazardous Substances & Public Health
• EPA Superfund Map -- Searchable listing of all superfund sites in the US

Housing

• Energy & Environmental Building Association -- Lots of information on energy efficient building but not geared for people with MCS
• The Healthy House Institute --John and Lynn Bower's site with articles and ordering information for their books
• MCS Housing -- Resource for people with MCS to find real estate agents, housemates, builders, rentals, and homes for sale
• Green Building Information Council -- Canadian site
• Home*A*Syst -- Articles on healthy home building. Authors of Help Yourself to a Healthy Home: Protect Your Children's Health, free online in English and Spanish
• BOCA Evaluation Services -- Nonprofit with reports on alternative building materials
• Solving the Unmet Problems of Daily Living and Housing for People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- 1995 article with a focus on co-housing

Legal Issues & Accomodation

• Students with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Environmental Illness: An Accommodation Challenge
• Internal Guidelines regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Environmental Illness (MCS/EI) for Disability Services at the University of Minnesota
• Evergreen State College Policy on Air Quality
• Americans with Disability Act -- Full documents and commentary
• ADA, Disability Rights, Disability Activism -- Part of the Disability Link Barn. Links to related sites
• Job Accommodation Network -- Resources for people with disabilities, West Virginia University site. Also have a Canadian version. One section is specially on MCS
• Jewish Hospital accommodation for EI/MCS -- Louisville, Kentucky
• Accommodating the Allergic Employee in the Workplace -- Cornell University article. Discusses chemical reactions but focuses on them as "allergies"
• Yahoo - Health: Workplace -- Worker's compensation, chemical safety, and more

Literature and Writing

• Fog Clutter -- An online 'zine for the writings of people living with CFIDS/CFS

Media

• Center for Media & Democracy -- Nonprofit group who wrote "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You." Information on public relations practices
• Blazing Tattles -- Claire Gilbert's magazine focusing on environmental health, including the Gulf oil fires and GWS. Selected articles

Religious Support

• Share, Care and Prayer -- Christian organization for the environmentally sensitive and those with Candidiasis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.

Support Groups
(many sites listed in other categories also provide support)

• ME/CFS Society of Queensland (Australia)
• CEFCA -- Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, Environmental Illness, Fibromyalgia, Candida, and Allergies (Food and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities). Los Angeles, California
• CFS Caregivers
• Friends' Health Connection -- Nonprofit that matches up people with disabilities (or their caretakers) for mutual support

Toxicology/Environment

• Stephen McFadden's Toxicology Update Home Page -- Lots of links all over the web (not updated since 12/95)
• EcoNet -- A non-profit that helps environmental groups and individuals develop electronic communication skills. Pointers to tons of environmental sites, news, information
• Gypsy Myths -- Articles about how the gypsy moth infestation is not as dangerous as the government is saying. Alternatives to chemical spraying. Some links. Info on how to register as chemically sensitive person in Maryland and other states
• California Indoor Air Quality Program -- Infosheets and many links, some info in Spanish
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety -- Guide to the Internet available via email
• A Capsule History of Tobacco
• Soil And Health Library -- Holistic agriculture, holistic health, self-sufficient living, and personal development. Many full articles
• Fooling with Nature -- Frontline (PBS) television show on the effect of chemicals on the environment
• Yahoo - Health: Public Health and Safety -- EMF Health Issues, Lead poisoning, fluoridation issues, and more
• Yahoo - Health: Environmental Health

Travel

• Healthy Flying With Diana Fairechild -- Articles on safer air travel for all but especially people with MCS
• Safer Travel Directory -- Motels and other lodging, travel tips for people with MCS
• Yahoo - Health: Travel

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