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News

  • AllergyImmunoLinx.com
    5 star rating REG Provides regularly updated links to selected abstracts and, if available, free or fee access to full text articles published in current journal literature. Presented as one of MDLinx.com's suite of medical specialty news web sites. Free registration. MDLinx.com .
  • Immunology Daily Science News Updates from BrightSurf
    5 star rating A directory of news stories and press releases about scientific events and discoveries. Includes annotated links for additional background material. Updated daily.
  • Immunology/Allergic Disorders News at Doctor's Guide
    5 star rating Medical and pharmaceutical industry news, product announcements and research developments from conferences, journals, and newswires. PSL Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Medpage Today Medical News - Allergies Immunology
    5 star rating Professional-level analysis of breaking medical stories widely reported in the consumer media. Physicians and other healthcare professionals obtain free CME credits by completing associated educational programs.
  • Allergy Health eHeadlines
    4 star rating Daily allergy-related headline links from newspapers and wire services compiled by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Media Center
    4 star rating News and press releases that provide current information about allergic and immunologic diseases, statistical data, useful tips.
  • Immunology at NewsTrove.com
    4 star rating A directory of headline weblinks to US newspaper articles on Immunology .
  • Medical News Today - Immune System / Vaccines News
    4 star rating The latest medical and health news headlines directed to an international audience of health professionals. Includes articles and reports of pharmaceutical and biotechnology developments.
  • Immunology News from Online Medical News
    3 star rating A directory of weblinks to sites that offer specialty-related news for medical professionals and patients.
  • Science Daily News - Immune Disorders
    3 star rating News releases regarding medical research developments from universities, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and other scientific institutions. These announcements present new discoveries in therapeutics and disease management. ScienceDaily Magazine.
  • Science Daily News - Immunology
    3 star rating News releases regarding medical research developments from universities, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and other scientific institutions. These announcements present new discoveries in therapeutics and disease management. ScienceDaily Magazine.
  • Topix.net Inflammation News
    3 star rating News stories emerging on the Internet from online newspapers and magazines.
  • American Association of Immunologists Newsletter
    1 star rating The AAI offers current and past issues of its newsletter, 1999-present.

Full Text / MultiMedia

  • "Immunology" Powerpoint Lectures
    5 star rating Powerpoint lectures that discuss the use of journal impact factors in quantitatively assessing the importance of medical journals based upon the frequency that their articles are cited. collected by the Google search service.
  • Immunology Teaching Materials at Manitoba
    5 star rating Teaching materials for immunology at the University of Manitoba which include course notes and lectures in PowerPoint Format.
  • Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines
    5 star rating An open access, online journal which publishes papers on all aspects of immune based therapies and vaccines. Published by BioMed Central.
  • Medical Immunology
    5 star rating An open access, online journal which publishes papers on all aspects of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of immunological diseases. Published by BioMed Central.
  • Medscape Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    5 star rating REG A regularly updated collection of clinical news, conference summaries, articles, treatment updates, clinical management modules, practice guidelines, CME courses, and links to Medline and Cochrane abstracts. Includes Ask the Experts section. Free registration. WebMD Medscape Health Network.
  • Medslides Allergy & Immunology Powerpoint Slideshows
    3 star rating A collection of slideshows authored by medical faculty and clinicians.

Journals

Textbooks

  • eMedicine - Allergy and Immunology
    5 star rating Constantly-updated and carefully-edited online multimedia textbooks in various specialties. This web project presents disease synopses with clinical and physical findings, etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, differential diagnosis, and treatment options. Emedicine offers post-tests for CME credit; a typical fee is $7.50 per credit hour. Emedicine, Inc. Fee registration.
  • Immunobiology 5th ed.
    5 star rating Janeway et al. New York: Garland Publishing; c2001.
  • Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: Immunology/Allergic Disorders
    5 star rating Concise sections present an overview of immune system disorders: etiology, symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis. Searchable, with hypertext links to related chapters. Merck & Co. Inc.
  • Microbiology and Immunology On-Line USC
    5 star rating An illustrated hypertext textbook which offers encyclopedic coverage of immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, and mycology. The chapters of this book are derived from lectures given to second year medical students in a Medical Microbiology course at University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
  • Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology - Immunology Chapter
    5 star rating An award winning, on-line textbook with graphs, tables, illustrations, quizzes, and integrated weblinks. Produced from lectures to medical students by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
  • Immune Diseases Electronic Textbook
    4 star rating Provides links to full text selected articles, book chapters, and fact sheets on normal immune system, immune diseases, immunodeficiency disorders, immunotherapy, and intravenous use of immunoglobulin. Compiled by Paul Ting, M.D. Immunedisease.com .

Major Sites / Home Pages

Practice Guidelines / FAQs

  • Immunologic Diseases Practice Guidelines at the National Guideline Clearinghouse
    5 star rating Structured summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines drawn from well-regarded organizations. Users can compare competing guidelines' target populations, review methods, and quality of evidence. Links to full text. The National Guideline Clearinghouse is hosted by the U.S. Government Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and supported by the American Medical Association and others
  • JCAAI Immunodeficiency Practice Parameters
    4 star rating Includes background information, guidelines for evaluation of the patient, and references. Updated March 2002. Joint Taskforce on Practice Parameters. Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

Cases

Images, Path./Clinical

CME

  • Medscape Allergy and Immunology CME Articles
    5 star rating Free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians and other health professionals. The accredited CME modules includes original articles and transcripts from meetings.
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology CME
    4 star rating REG Webcasts from AAAAAI's annual conferences and slideshow presentations on topics such as allergens, asthma, respiratory viruses, atopic dermatitis, etc. Free registration. Free abstracts.
  • Essentials of Immunology CME
    4 star rating REG Animations and integrated hyperlinks present advances in immunology, clinical cases, and immune deficiency diseases. Fee for CME credit. Free registration. Medical College of Georgia and Gold Standard Multimedia.
  • Congress Resource Centre - Immunology
    3 star rating A collection of upcoming live meetings, courses, and conferences. Doctor's Guide .

Patient Education

Directories

Educational Materials

  • ImmuneCentral.com
    5 star rating A comprehensive, in-depth look at immune system basic science, diseases, immune aspects of AIDS/HIV, vaccination, the cells and secretions of the immune system, etc.
  • Vaccine Education Center
    5 star rating Provides comprehensive information about vaccines to parents and health professionals. Includes look at each vaccine, vaccine schedule, common concerns, vaccines & immunization for children, teens, adults, travelers, FAQs, and news. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
  • Essentials of Clinical Immunology Case Studies Index
    4 star rating An online companion to a textbook with immunology case histories, multiple choice self-assessment question, and an image archive. Blackwell Publishing .
  • Infection and Immunity Notes on Leicester
    4 star rating Lecture notes on the the immune system, bacteria, fungi, and viral diseases. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leicester.
  • Inflammatory Response Animation
    4 star rating A dynamic animation that illustrates the reaction of the body to the entry of a splinter into the skin. Sumanas Inc.
  • Kuby Immunology
    4 star rating Web site designed by Richard A. Goldsby et al. to help students review key concepts from the textbook through interactive exercises and learning tools. Includes clinical case studies, images, animations, self-tests, and useful references from the "Kuby Immunology", 4th edition, 2000. W.H. Freeman & Comp.
  • The Human Immune System
    4 star rating An illustrated description of the immune system, role of leucocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and an overview of inflammation. Institute of Inflammation Research, University Hospital, Copenhagen.
  • Basic Immunology Overview
    3 star rating Multimedia course covering major topics in basic immunology at the elementary level. Includes 70 sections, 30 animations, 50 figures and quizzes. By Prof. Vladimir V. Klimov, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia. NBCI.com.
  • Immunology Lecture Notes at Cambridge
    3 star rating Presents series of lectures with graphs and images on immune system, B cells and antibodies, T cells, complement system, autoimmunity, research groups and ongoing projects, etc. Immunology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge.
  • Our Immune System - Nobel Poster
    3 star rating An illustrated lecture on immune system defenses. Nobel Foundation, Sweden.

Classifieds

  • AAI Training and Job Opportunities
    1 star rating Offers faculty, research, and administrative position listing, graduate programs, postdoctoral positions, and positions wanted. American Associations of Immunologists.


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