A comprehensive resource for patients with autoimmunedisease. The main focus is on the specific environmental factors, including heavy metals, hormones, organic solvents, medications, and infectious agents, that lead to the disease and make the symptoms worse in genetically susceptible individuals.

There are more than 30 different organisms that cause infection and disease when transmitted by venereal contact. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) represent 87 percent of all reported infections. This book offers entries on such topics as diseases, treatments, statistics, care centers and departments, risk factors, and prevention issues.