Topic Pages on Specific Diseases and Disorders

• Amnesiac Shellfish Poison
• Arsenic Poisoning
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Black Death
• Botulism
• Brown Lung Disease
• Cancer  EXPANDED! Aug. '10
• Cholera
• Cirrhosis
• Dental Fluorosis
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• Green Tobacco Sickness
• Learning disabilities NEW! Sep. '10
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
• Pediatric Urology
• Pregnancy and Developmental Toxicology
• Respiratory Toxicology and Asthma
• Sick Building Syndrome

Resources on Pollutants and Disease

• Collaborative on Health and Environment (CHE) Toxicant and Disease Database - A searchable database summarizing links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions.

• Collaborative on Health and Environment (CHE) - Overviews and links for these health conditions:

• Collaborative on Health and Environment, Washington Chapter (CHE-WA) - Clearinghouse on health and environmental quality in Washington State:
  • Asthma
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Adult cancer
  • Childhood cancer
  • Reproductive disorders
  • Birth defects
  • Developmental and neurobehavioral disabilities

• Medpedia: a long-term, worldwide project to evolve a new model for sharing and advancing knowledge about health, medicine and the body among medical professionals and the general public. Medpedia is a friend of Toxipedia.

• U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Health Topics: Conditions and Diseases, Environmental Agents, Environmental Science Basics, Exposure Routes, Population Research

• World Health Organization (WHO) - Preventing disease through healthy environments: Towards an estimate of the environmental burden of disease (2006 report)

• Washington Toxics Coalition, Home Safe Home FAQs - What chemicals cause cancer?, What chemicals cause birth defects?, What chemicals cause endocrine disruption?, What chemicals cause nerve damage? (Written by Dr. Philip Dickey, former staff scientist, Washington Toxics Coalition)

• Physicians for Social Responsibility - In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development Project