by L. Ivanyi (Editor)

The modern clinician is expected to be the fount of all wisdom concerning conventional diagnosis and management relevant to his sphere ofpractice. In addition, he orshe has the daunting task ofcomprehending and keeping pace with advances in basic science relevant to the pathogenesis of disease and ways in which these processes can be regulated or prevented. Immunology has grown from the eraofanti-toxins and serum sickness to a state where the study of many diverse cells and molecules has become integrated into a coherent scientific discipline with major implications for many common and crippling diseases prevalent throughout the world.