61. What Is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? What Is multiple chemical sensitivity? In theory, MCS is an adverse physicalreaction to low levels of many common chemicals. Chemical http://www.mcshelpline.com/mcs1.html

MCS Menu What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? History of MCS Definitions of MCS What makes MCS so hard to identify? ... Medical treatment for MCS patients What Is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? In theory, MCS is an adverse physical reaction to low levels of many common chemicals. Chemical sensitivity is generally accepted as a reaction by certain individuals to chemicals but debate rages on whether MCS is classifiable as an illness. One of the difficulties in classifying MCS as an illness has been the complex nature of chemicals in the environment and the interaction effects with and within the human body. The length of exposure, the concentration of the chemical(s), and the individual's threshold of resistance are also factors complicating a simple definition. In the relatively few but growing documented cases of severe reactions to chemicals, there seems to be no single stimuli or predictor of reactions. The most severe cases, often called either Environmental Illness or 20th Century Disease, sometimes result in individuals isolating themselves from society, synthetic products, and any type of chemical product.

62. Resources For The Chemically Injured Resources for the Chemically Sensitive.Category Health Conditions and Diseases...... by chemicals (chemical injury) become subsequently hypersensitive to chemcials (chemicallysensitive, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), environmentally ill http://www.lassentech.com/mcsei.html

Resources for the Chemically Injured, Chemically Sensitive or Environmentally Ill Skip directly to Resource Index Many people who are physically injured by chemicals (chemical injury) become subsequently hypersensitive to chemcials (chemically sensitive, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), environmentally ill). One toxic event or low level exposures to chemicals over time can cause this. The injury occurs when the overall toxic load has gone past the body's limit of coping. After the injury, a short time later, the individual becomes increasingly more sensitive to an ever increasing number of toxins. The symptoms occur after an exposure to toxins (perhaps walking down the detergent aisle in the grocery store), sometimes manifesting after a time period such as hours or even a day. The greatest offenders are petrochemicals, artificial fragrances, pesticides, gases, chemicals in new carpets, formaldehyde, paints, detergents, etc. Through medical school training and medical journals, many physicians are strongly influenced by the chemical companies who fund the schools and journals. These same chemical companies manufacture both the harmful chemicals and the prescriptions given to mitigate the resulting symptoms. As a result, many chemically injured people don't initially find doctors who can actually help them in their struggle. The purpose of this website is to provide some initial information which might be of assistance to the injured person. It is my personal belief that if the overall toxic load can be immediately lowered, the injured person has a chance to avoid life long chemical sensitivity, or at least to keep it from worsening too rapidly. Please see 'Emergency' below if that is your situation.

63. Hospital Protocol For Multiple Chemical Sensitivity MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROCESS STANDARDS Page 1 of 3 Mu multiple chemical sensitivityPROTOCOL APPROVED FOR All Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities http://www.lassentech.com/eimcspro.html

Resources for the Chemically Injured - Top Free Images Free MIDI Hymns LassenTechnologies' Top ... Links NOTE: Permission was granted to share this hospital protocol. It is in a small font so that you can print it. This address is http://www.lassentech.com/eimcspro.html MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROCESS STANDARDS Page 1 of 3 Mu MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY PROTOCOL APPROVED FOR All Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities DISTRIBUTED TO All Patient Care Areas, Admitting, Environmental Services, Nutritional Services ........................................... and Governance/Administrative Policy/Procedure Manual PURPOSE To outline the management of patients with multiple chemical sensitivities. LEVEL Independent (requires nursing order only) SUPPORTIVE DATA Patients with a history of allergy to chemicals found in perfume, pesticides, detergents, household cleaners, etc. may have multiple chemical sensitivities. - All supplies used to clean patient room (where the patient is to be housed) and in the care of the patient should be chemical free. - Staff caring for the patient should not wear scented products. - Do not use air fresheners or furniture polish in patient room. - Use only non-toxic cleaning products: Vinegar, Bon AMI, Borax, baking soda, Ultra-Safe Plus+ # cleaning solution. - Use only I 00% cotton blankets, towels, sheets. - Patient allergy is marked in demographics on patient's permanent record; this comes up on re- admission. - Patient may have multiple food allergies. - Rinse all equipment before taking into patient room.

64. MCS Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Resources Resources on MCS, with links and book reviews.Category Health Conditions and Diseases...... MCS multiple chemical sensitivity Bibliography and Resources. This Washington.Washington State multiple chemical sensitivity Network. Web http://www.disabilitystudies.com/MCS_Reources.htm

Disability Studies Online Magazine This Issue articles book reviews essays hot topics ... opinion pages FEATURES academic programs book coupons calls for papers conferences ... bibliographies MCS Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Bibliography and Resources This list of resources was generously compiled by Sharon Wachsler. Any additions, corrections, or other information that YOU have to complete this document is greatly appreciated! Send info to directly to SWachsler@aol.com also please send updates to webmaster@disabilitystudies.com and I will update them on the site. Printable Version of This Page (Text Only) This page was last updated March 3, 2003 Updates! here is the newest information added about MCS information: Here is a link where people can learn of fragrance chemicals that are also on the EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory and the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) http://www.ehnca.org/FDApetition/analysis.htm (submitted by Barbara Wilkie March 3, 2003) While this site isn't an MCS or a disability site, it is one that has information important to all people and that's Not Too Pretty at

65. ACSH Booklet: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity ACSH Booklet multiple chemical sensitivity. Healthcare Report Multiple ChemicalSensitivity. By Thomas Orne, Ph.D. and Paul Benedetti. . Contents. http://www.hcrc.org/contrib/acsh/booklets/mcsdoc.html

The following was provided courtesy of the American Council on Science and Health American Council on Science and Health Special Report: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity By Thomas Orne, Ph.D. and Paul Benedetti Contents Executive Summary What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? MCS Concepts The Scientific Viewpoint ... About the Authors Executive Summary In the United States and Canada, advocacy groups are fighting hard for recognition of "multiple chemical sensitivity" ("MCS") as a specific disease. These groups and the patients they represent are demanding that insurance companies cover the cost of expensive and unproven treatment by "clinical ecologists." They are also seeking payment through worker's compensation and Social Security Disability programs and pressing for special workplace and housing conditions. "Clinical ecologists" who number about 400 in the United States and Canada are physicians who practice what they call "environmental medicine." They claim that MCS is a widespread condition caused by exposure to common foods, chemicals and other "stressors" that can sensitize people, causing them to react adversely to even tiny amounts of these substances. Many people who believe they have MCS suffer greatly. In extreme cases, afflicted individuals perceive almost everything around them as allergy-causing and potentially life-threatening. Many of these individuals change their lifestyle drastically and attempt to live in a pristine, controlled environment, virtual prisoners of their perceived sensitivity. Unfortunately, the "MCS" diagnosis and its associated treatments rarely lead to improved health status and may divert patients from appropriate medical treatment. Some individuals spend tens of thousands of dollars in fruitless attempts to attain relief.

66. EHP Supplement: Volume 105 Supplement 2, March 1997 An Illustrative Case History of Asthma and MCS Gerald H. Ross p. 437 CommentaryLaboratory Testing of the Patient with multiple chemical sensitivity Howard R http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1997/Suppl-2/toc.html

Publications Search EHP Supplement Volume 105 Supplement 2, March 1997 Experimental Approaches to Chemical Sensitivity Purchase Issue View Cart Table of Contents Overview Introduction and Overview Howard Kipen and Nancy Fiedler p. 405 Chemical Sensitivity: The Scientific Literature Nancy Fiedler and Howard Kipen p. 409 Clinical Perspectives Profile of Patients with Chemical Injury and Sensitivity Grace Ziem and James McTamney p. 417 Clinical Characteristics of Chemical Sensitivity: An Illustrative Case History of Asthma and MCS Gerald H. Ross p. 437 Commentary: Laboratory Testing of the Patient with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Howard R. Kehrl p. 443 Theoretical Perspectives Toxicant-induced Loss of ToleranceAn Emerging Theory of Disease? Claudia S. Miller p. 445 Commentary: Evolving Concepts of Chemical Sensitivity Robert C. MacPhail p. 455

67. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (Environmental Illness) facility utilizing modern diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to address suchvaried conditions as multiple chemical sensitivity, Alzheimer's, arthritis http://www.edelsoncenter.com/Diseases_Treatment/mcs-ei.htm

document.write("" + month + myweekday + "," ); document.write(" " + year); Home About Us Contact Us Survey ... Womens Challenges subscribe unsubscribe Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (Environmental Illness) Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is an abnormal state of health where intense and adverse responses occur to components of the patient’s environment, whether it be water, food, air or physical properties. The signs and symptoms are chronic and relapsing and multi-organ system in nature. The triggers are chemicals, foreign molecules, or energy well tolerated by the general population but causing illness in the individual concerned. The diagnosis can be suspected by a history, physical and laboratory evaluation , but it can be proved only by removal of the individual from the offending environmental factors and re-challenging with the suspected agents under double blind controlled conditions, watching for the same reactions that the patient presented with. Once the triggers have all been identified, we can treat this individual by changing the environment through varied environmental controls (examples: organic safe foods, pure water, air filtration, electromagnetic and voltage controls, biological modifications) and immunologically modulating the patient to improve his resistance against these negative triggers in his life. Along with correcting the abusive nutritional state and healing the damaged organ systems, we can naturally heal the patient and bring his biochemistry back to a state of balance and efficiency.

68. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) A Disorder Triggered by Exposuresto Chemicals in the Environment. What is multiple chemical sensitivity? http://www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/nycap/mcs.htm

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) A Disorder Triggered by Exposures to Chemicals in the Environment What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? What can cause MCS? Treatments The MCS controversy in the medical community ... Accomodating individuals with MCS in the workplace Synthetic chemicals are all around us. They're in the products we use, in the clothes we wear, in the food we eat, in the air we breathe at work. Because chemicals are everywhere in the environment, it's not possible to escape exposure. No wonder, then, that many people have become sensitized to the chemicals around them. In fact, it is estimated that 15% of the population has become sensitized to common household and commercial products. For some people, the sensitization is not too serious a problem. They may have what appears to be a minor allergy to one or more chemicals. Other people are much more seriously affected. They may feel tired all the time, and suffer from mental confusion, breathing problems, sore muscles, and a weakened immune system. Such people suffer from a condition known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).

69. RE: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity In The IEQ Appendix Date IndexThread Index RE IPMVPIEQ multiple chemical sensitivityin the IEQ Appendix. To 'James Bailey' JBailey@building http://www.ipmvp.org/committee/ipmvp-ieq-arc/msg00157.html

Date Index Thread Index RE: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix To JBailey@building-dynamics.com ipmvp-ieq@crest.org Subject : RE: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix From hlevin@cruzio.com Date : Sat, 25 Jul 1998 16:07:34 -0700 Cc greg.kats@hq.doe.gov rosenfeld@hq.doe.gov david@epamail.epa.gov sextro@diana.lbl.gov ... s_kumar@lbl.gov Importance : Normal In-Reply-To 01bdb812$083a4300$784537a6@jim-bailey Reply-To hlevin@cruzio.com Sender owner-ipmvp-ieq@bmvp.org mailto:owner-ipmvp-ieq@bmvp.org]On References IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix From: Prev by Date: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix Next by Date: IPMVP-IEQ: MCS discussion Prev by thread: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix Next by thread: IPMVP-IEQ: Reviewers

70. IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity In The IEQ Appendix Date IndexThread Index IPMVPIEQ multiple chemical sensitivityin the IEQ Appendix. To Bill Fisk ipmvp-ieq@crest.org ; Subject http://www.ipmvp.org/committee/ipmvp-ieq-arc/msg00156.html

Date Index Thread Index IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix To ipmvp-ieq@crest.org Subject : IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix From JBailey@building-dynamics.com Date : Sat, 25 Jul 1998 17:19:45 -0400 Sender owner-ipmvp-ieq@bmvp.org MCS.doc Follow-Ups RE: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix From: Prev by Date: IPMVP-IEQ: Reviewers Next by Date: RE: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix Prev by thread: IPMVP-IEQ: MCS discussion Next by thread: RE: IPMVP-IEQ: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the IEQ Appendix

71. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) What is multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)? multiple chemical sensitivity(MCS) means sensitivity to many chemicals, causing symptoms http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aessra/page9.html

What is Chemical Sensitivity? People who are sensitive to a chemical get symptoms from exposure to low levels of that chemical - levels that do not cause symptoms in most people. For example, being near cigarette smoke or perfume or car exhaust may give someone sensitive to chemicals asthma or a headache or a "spaced out" feeling. It is like an allergy, in that people react to things that don't bother other people, but the biological mechanisms are different. What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)? Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) means sensitivity to many chemicals, causing symptoms in more than one organ system, and usually involving the Central Nervous System. MCS ranges in severity from mild, with symptoms that are basically annoying, to extreme which leaves people totally disabled and reacting severely to all chemicals and most foods. People with MCS can also become sensitive or allergic to foods, moulds, dust mite or other natural substances. What are the symptoms? Chemical sensitivity can cause many symptoms (see Common Symptoms information sheet).

72. Multiple Chemical Sensativity - Breathe Easier - Care 2000 Air Purifiers Online MCS, GWS And Environmentally Sensitive Patients. multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)is a very real affliction and effects thousands of Americans every year. http://www.air-purifiers-cleaners.com/care-2000-mcs.htm

Home Air Purifiers Air Cleaners Air Filters ... Check Out MCS, GWS And Environmentally Sensitive Patients. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a very real affliction and effects thousands of Americans every year. The American Medical Association now recognizes MCS as well as federal, state and local governments, boards and commissions. State workman's compensation boards are also dealing with this issue on a daily basis. The American Lung Association, The US EPA and US Consumer Product Safety Commission no longer oppose recognizing MCS as a medical disorder. The Care 2000 Air Purification Systems may provide help for those patients with MCS, Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) or Environmental Sensitivity. Care 2000 has 2 units designed with these patients in mind. Choose the unit that best fits your needs. Model CARE 2000 PC Click Here To Order Limited Time Only! Filters with purchase of any Care 2000 unit. Features: 5 Stages of Filtration 80 Sq. Ft. Bio-HEPA

73. Ask Dr Stoll - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Post Archive multiple chemical sensitivity. Posts to Ask Dr Stoll BB regardingmultiple chemical sensitivity. There have been several posts to http://askwaltstollmd.com/archives/mcs.html

Dr Stoll Home Dr Stoll BB Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Posts to Ask Dr Stoll BB regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity There have been several posts to the Ask Dr Stoll Bulletin Board (BB) regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Many of them have been archived here. The archive is roughly chronological. I hope you find it useful. You may also want to check out Melva Gail Smith's Environmental Illness site Summary discussion of the concept of MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity): Although knowledgable Clinical Ecologists have recognized MCS for at least 30 years, it has only been within the past year (of 2000) or so that the EPA and the government have admitted that it is a real clinical entity and getting worse every month. Only within the past year has the conventional medical paradigm begun to grudgingly admit to the facts. Considering how hard it is for physicians to grow beyond the "Tolstoy Effect" it will likely take another 20 years for most people's docs to recognize it and THEN they will not be trained to have any idea what to do about it. See the article about "Modern Medical Interpretation of Stress" on the homepage for how this mechanism works. There are now more than 500,000 chemicals in our environment that never existed on this planet before 100 years ago. Each of these is a burden to our immune system and each additional one magnifies the burden of all the rest. It is now believed that "Gulf War Syndrome" is an example of this combination effect.

74. Table Of Contents Cover Letter Opening Remarks Gunnar Heuser, MD multiple chemical sensitivity SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS. Basic Principles of EnvironmentalMedicine and multiple chemical sensitivity Gerald Ross, MD. http://www.dnd.ca/health/information/MCS_Symposium/engraph/MCS_Symposium00_e.asp

Table of Contents Cover Letter Opening Remarks Gunnar Heuser, M.D., Ph.D ... Other Speakers Downloadable in: PDF Version Printable Version Link back to main site Table of Contents ... Next Page MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS 16-17 May 2001 Château Cartier Resort Aylmer, Québec Canada May 16, 2001 Introduction Colonel Ken Scott, M.D. "Mister Minister, Surgeon General, honoured guests, welcome to Aylmer and the National Capital Region," said Dr. Scott, noting that many speakers and participants had travelled great distances to be at this symposium on multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). He acknowledged the generous contribution of the Minister of Defence, the Honourable Art Eggleton, in helping to bring a panel of international experts together to provide a complete and thorough examination of this topic. Canada has deployed many of its Forces personnel as peacekeepers around the world, only to have some of them return with a perplexing array of symptoms that defy easy classification. Many different centres have tried to come to grips with these post-deployment complaints as personnel who are unwell ask for explanations. MCS has remained a troubling social and medical phenomenon, and Dr. Scott told participants that they would be hearing from both sides of the debate. He gave special thanks to the speakers who will be sharing their research with the symposium over the next two days. Dr. Scott acknowledged the tremendous amount of work done by Capt. Denis Jetté—described as his "right-hand man"—in preparing for this symposium. Similarly, Marie-Hélène Dubé made a significant contribution, as has Greg Hogan from the Communications Branch. Dr. Scott urged participants to fill out the evaluation forms after each speaker finished.

75. Environmental Illness & Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Environmental Illness multiple chemical sensitivity. Updated on February1st, 2002; thanks for visiting! Please look at the brief http://shell.amigo.net/~stenulson/althealth/mcs1.htm

Updated on February 1st, 2002; thanks for visiting! Please look at the brief excerpts I've transcribed from HULDA CLARK'S BOOK, "THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES". This has been an invaluable source of information for me. "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is basically a subset of Environmental Illness, which is caused by living in a toxic world. The chemicals that were synthesized after World War II (including, pesticides, synthetic fragrances, cleaning products, detergents, etc.) are mostly petro- chemicals (petroleum based) and are quite toxic to humans. There have been virtually no studies done on the majority of these chemicals to see how they affect humans - the industry just placed the chemicals in the environment with the assumption that they are safe, till proven toxic , instead of the other way around. One of the biggest offenders is PERFUME and other scented products. Did you know that many of the ingredients in your perfume are the exact same ingredients found in GASOLINE!! I didn't either! The scary thing is that the perfume industry is NOT REGULATED at all - they can put any number of chemicals in fragrance without revealing what those chemicals are - or how they affect humans. We humans are all participating in a giant "lab experiment" against our knowledge and against our will, and it's making some of us VERY sick." This is the beginning of an article by Jacki Barineau giving an excellent introduction to a problem that was affecting an estimated 15% of Americans by 1989... and that percentage is still rising steadily.

76. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Part II: The Challenge Of Treatment. Acupuncture People with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) often have a sense ofhopelessness about the possibility of recovery. When you consider http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2001/feb/02hawkins.html

Other MPAmedia Alternative Health Site Links Chiropractic ChiroExpo.com ChiroWeb.com DynamicChiropractic.com Massage Therapy MassageToday.com Acupuncture and Allergies Heidi M. Hawkins, MAc, LAc Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Part II: The Challenge of Treatment People with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) often have a sense of hopelessness about the possibility of recovery. When you consider the folly of mainstream medicine treating a person who is highly reactive to chemicals with medications that are themselves chemicals, it's easy to see how people get that impression. "Untreatable" and "psychosomatic" are familiar words to people with MCS. Of course TCM has something to offer, as do other forms of natural medicine. My findings, however, have led me to realize that treating MCS requires accuracy and specificity beyond what many practitioners are prepared to deliver. First, Do No Harm Less Is More Treating people with MCS requires the understanding that what works for everyone else may not work for this client. A patient with MCS may be highly sensitive to needles. Treating with fewer points and less invasive techniques is often the most successful method. I do not use Japanese style acupuncture techniques in my practice, but I imagine that the more subtle techniques of some Japanese-style approaches would also be a good choice for a practitioner who is skilled in that area. In my experience, I have found medical

77. Acupuncture Today - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity... Acupuncture and Allergies. Heidi M. Hawkins, MAc, LAc. Multiple ChemicalSensitivity. Those who view multiple chemical sensitivity http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2000/dec/12hawkins.html

Other MPAmedia Alternative Health Site Links Chiropractic ChiroExpo.com ChiroWeb.com DynamicChiropractic.com Massage Therapy MassageToday.com Acupuncture and Allergies Heidi M. Hawkins, MAc, LAc Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Those who view multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) as a real syndrome often describe it as an untreatable condition involving permanent brain damage due to chemical exposure. The defining criteria, as listed on the MCS Referral and Resources Inc. website, includes: a chronic condition, with reproducible symptoms, from low levels of exposure to multiple, unrelated chemicals, the symptoms of which improve or resolve if these chemicals are removed from the sensitive person's environment. In my experience, MCS symptoms can include almost anything. Certainly headaches, neurological dysfunction and digestive problems are common, as are urinary dysfunctions; menstrual complaints; irritability; sensitivity to noise, light and electromagnetic fields; skin disorders; emotional problems; and cognitive disorders. Almost any symptom can be caused by MCS (and usually every system is affected) in traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis. People with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or attention deficit disorder all have some degree of chemical sensitivity. Sometimes the connection is apparent: a discrete exposure followed by a distinct reaction. However, most sensitivities and allergic reactions are not distinct because many exposures are more or less continuous.

78. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, MCS, Chemicals What are the most common symptoms of multiple chemical sensitivity? Report bythe Nova Scotia Environmental Health Center. multiple chemical sensitivity. http://yoga.about.com/library/weekly/aa080701a.htm

zfp=-1 About Alternative Medicine Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Alternative Medicine with Cathy Wong Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Detox and Cleansing Diet Index Detox Diet Search Health Conditions ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Multiple Chemical Sensitivity by Cathy Wong When Shawna Doherty, a 46-year old mural artist, was told that she may have multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), she was relieved. The symptoms she was experiencing, such as unexplained fatigue, baffled her doctors. They could not pin down the cause after repeated laboratory tests. One doctor even suggested that she “just needed to get out more”. Finally, Shawna was referred to a doctor specializing in environmental medicine who believes the cause of her illness stems from a sensitivity to the chemicals in the paint she works with. MCS is a relatively new and controversial diagnosis.

79. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A 1999 Consensus multiple chemical sensitivity A 1999 Consensus. 18. Donnay A. A ResourceManual for Screening and Evaluating multiple chemical sensitivity. http://www.moldreporter.org/vol2no2/chemCons

Home About Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A 1999 Consensus Prev Next Volume 2, Number 2 Note: Only the abstract and the passage on consensus criteria (and the references they cite) have been included here. The full text can be found at http://www.mcsrr.org or http://www.heldref.org ABSTRACT. Consensus criteria for the definition of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) were first identified in a 1989 multidisciplinary survey of 89 clinicians and researchers with extensive experience in, but widely differing views of, MCS. A decade later, their top 5 consensus criteria (i.e., defining MCS as [1] a chronic condition [2] with symptoms that recur reproducibly [3] in response to low levels of exposure [4] to multiple unrelated chemicals [ ] and [5] improve or resolve when incitants are removed) are still unrefuted in published literature. Along with a 6 th criterion that we now proposed adding (i.e., requiring that symptoms occur in multiple organ systems), these criteria are all commonly encompassed by research definitions of MCS. In addition, state health department surveys of civilians in New Mexico and California showed that 2-6%, respectively, already had been diagnosed with MCS and that 16% of the civilians reported an "unusual sensitivity" to common everyday chemicals.

80. #464 (10/19/95): Cigarette Science [Multiple Chemical Sensitivity] formulators, and distributors. The issue that has RISE's members worriedis multiple chemical sensitivity, or MCS. MCS is an adverse http://www.monitor.net/rachel/r464.html

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