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Effects of Cigarette Smoke on GD

Unraveling the Causes of Graves' Disease

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How Hormones Influence Autoimmune Disease

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The Killer Molecule in Dioxin

Re-evaluation of Dioxin

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PCB's & DDT are pervasive since they do not degrade well. Read research findings from the Sept. 98 conference linking environmental factors and autoimmune disease in Environmental Health Perspectives http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/suppl-5/toc.html

Pesticide safety thresholds should be lower for children.
See http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108-6/ss.html