Latest multiple chemical sensitivity Stories
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Annie Hopper, limbic system rehabilitation specialist, writer, keynote speaker and founder of The Dynamic Neural Retraining System(TM) (DNRS), announced today she will conduct neuroplasticity-based patient education and training programs in the U.S. and Canada during the following dates in 2012: October 5-7 - Toronto, ON October 11-13 - Northampton, MA November 9-11 - Santa Fe, NM December 7-9 - Kelowna, BC The...
Childhood physical abuse is associated with significantly elevated rates of functional somatic syndromes such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities among women, according to new findings by University of Toronto researchers. The research will be published in this month's issue of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma."Women who reported they had been physically abused as children have twice the odds of chronic fatigue syndrome and...
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study led by the University of Washington has revealed that in a test of best-selling scented household products including detergents, dryer sheets, soaps, hand sanitizers, lotions, deodorants, and shampoos, almost a quarter of the chemicals detected were classified as toxic or hazardous under federal law, and some were even classified as possible carcinogens. All of the products tested emitted at least one chemical classified as toxic or...
SAN ANTONIO, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- With more oil from the BP spill in the Gulf washing ashore, regional communities will have a huge job of cleaning up after this vast environmental disaster. As kind-hearted volunteers participate in the effort to save both wildlife and the local environment, they will be putting themselves at risk of long-term health effects. As a physician and researcher, Dr. Claudia Miller is an expert on Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT). Her research...
SWANTON, Vt., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- This May, AllerAir is supporting Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Chemical Injury Associations worldwide in their effort to spread Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome awareness. AllerAir will make chemical awareness tips and a $50.00 gift certificate available via their website at www.allerair.com. Additionally, their blogs and articles will be dedicated to Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and chemical awareness topics for the month of May....
A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that self-reported worsening in initiating and maintaining sleep over a five-year period was significantly associated with poorer mental quality of life, and increasing daytime sleepiness symptoms were associated with both poorer physical and mental quality of life.Adjusted models show that an increase in difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep was significantly associated with a change in Mental Component Summary (MCS) scales,...
By Roger Dobson Doctors call them heart-sink cases: the one in four patients whose symptoms have no known cause. So are they really ill? Roger Dobson investigates Most patients expect a quick diagnosis and cure from their doctor. But what if nothing can be found? What if there is no medical explanation for the symptoms, let alone a cure? More than one in four patients visiting their GP have unexplained pain or symptoms, according to a new report. Other research suggests that up to 50 per...
Re "Lazy Americans" (Sunday Monitor letter, May 18): Yep, it is easy to get disability benefits. It took me only 19 months. Why is this lazy American getting disability? Because of the chemicals in the air and all the poisonous chemicals people wear, such as perfume and scented this and scented that. Women are the worst offenders, but men wear some pretty offensive colognes and aftershaves as well. I am disabled because I have MCS - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Your favorite scent can cut...
By Spencer, Taylor R Schur, Paul M Abstract Environmental health professionals frequently come across a health-related problem with no clear cause-and-effect relationship. A typical case occurs when a person complains of experiencing symptoms, often in an indoor setting, that may vary from vague to severe. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) may be a factor at play in some of these situations. The condition is characterized by persistent symptoms that follow exposure to chemically unrelated...
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Work-related stress, rather than building conditions, may be what's behind the constellation of symptoms known as "sick building syndrome," according to researchers. In a study of more than 4,000 UK government employees, researchers found that high job demands and perceptions of poor support were more closely related to sick-building symptoms than were the physical conditions of the workplace. The findings suggest that "sick building syndrome"...
