autoimmune epidemic
Subtitle: bodies gone haywire in a world out of balance-- and the cutting-edge science that promises hope
By: Donna Jackson Nakazawa.
Edition: 1st Touchstone hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780743277754
Subjects: Autoimmune diseases; Autoimmune Diseases -- epidemiology; Autoimmune Diseases -- etiology; Autoimmunity -- drug effects; Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control; Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
Description: Why do our bodies rebel against themselves? Why are autoimmunine disorders on the rise? What role do everyday environmental toxins play in triggering onset of these diseases? The author answers these questions with personal stories and sound scientific research and offers ways to combat the problem.
Notes: "A Touchstone book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: The red flag disease; title: The invisible invaders: the driving force behind this epidemic; title: Dirty little secrets: cluster epidemics from Buffalo to Texas; title: A potent package: viruses, vaccines, and heavy metals; title: The autoimmune disease detectives: era of the mavericks; title: Shielding your immune system: rethinking food, stress, and everyday chemicals.