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Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Author : Gail McCormick
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786454288
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Gail McCormick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people profiled in this book tell how you can create a positive life when you no longer can work, shop, attend church and public events or socialize without unpleasant, or worse, consequences to your health from low-level chemical exposures. Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is a collection of personal stories describing the lives and coping strategies of people with MCS from all over North America. It describes dozens of alternatives to the kinds of isolation and hopelessness that threaten people with this illness. Laced with inspiration, courage and humor, these stories dispel myths associated with people who have MCS, and will help others to articulate their own experience of the illness to family, friends, coworkers, and health care providers. Foreword by Pamela Reed Gibson of James Madison University. Appendices include a medical overview, resources for further information and support, and a sociologists' view of MCS by Steve Kroll-Smith, director of the Environmental Social Science Research Institute, University of New Orleans. Includes photographs of persons whose lives are described.

Chemical Sensitivity

Author : Stephen J. Barrett
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615928383
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Chemical Sensitivity written by Stephen J. Barrett and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical sensitivity (or "multiple chemical sensitivity") describes people with numerous troubling symptoms attributed to environmental factors, from simple housepaint to complex building structures and materials in offices and schools. Many such people are seeking special accommodations, applying for disability benefits, and filing lawsuits claiming that exposure to common foods and chemicals has made them ill. Their efforts are supported by some physicians who refer themselves as clinical ecologists. They use questionable diagnoses and treatment methods, while critics charge that these approaches are bogus and that "chemical sensitivity" is not a valid diagnosis. The complaints associated with chemical sensitivity include depression, irritability, poor memory, fatigue, drowsiness, constipation, sneezing, wheezing, skin rashes, headache, chest pain, pounding heart, swelling, upset stomach, paralysis, AIDS-like illnesses, psychotic experiences, and just about every other symptom noted in medical textbooks. One prominent clinical ecologist even claimed that chemical sensitivity patients may well be human "canaries" on an increasingly poisoned planet, and others have actually labeled chemical sensitivity as a disease. While some people are adversely affected by exposure to some chemicals, there is an overwhelming increase in false claims and reports from misled obsessive patients and opportunistic doctors. Chemical Sensitivity examines this phenomenon in depth and the scientific, legal, ethical, and political issues that surround it. The authors explore the speculations about environmental exposure in the light of scientific knowledge of human physiology, allergy and immunology, pathology, toxicology, and clinical medicine. They evaluate cases of chemical sensitivity relative to controlled tests, and reveal that symptoms were brought on by psychological factors rather than physical ones. Chemical Sensitivity also critically assesses claims related to "sick building syndrome," "mercury-amalgam toxicity," "yeast allergy," and Gulf War syndrome.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309047366
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Multiple Chemical Sensitivities written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use of the term "multiple chemical sensitivity" (MCS) as a diagnostic label has generated increasing controversy during the past few decades as a phenomenon related to exposure to chemical agents sustained both in indoor and outdoor environments. This volume, prepared in conjunction with Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology, contains the authored papers of a workshop held to develop an agenda to study the phenomenon of multiple chemical sensitivity. Authored by clinicians, immunologists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and others involved in research or clinical activities relevant to the problem, the papers contain case evaluations and criteria for diagnosis, mechanisms potentially underlying MCS, and epidemiologic approaches to investigation.

The Dispossessed

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dispossessed written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles a variety of people in Arizona and New Mexico who suffer from environmental illnesses and chemical sensitivity.

Defining Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Author : Bonnye L. Matthews
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476621624
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Defining Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Bonnye L. Matthews and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of people suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is greater than the number suffering from AIDS, yet the general public and the medical community know very little about the disease. More and more people are disabled daily, despite the fact that the condition does not have to occur. In Part One of this work, experts review the research into the disease, along with treatment strategies. Part Two examines the legal recourses available to MCS sufferers, such as workers’ compensation claims and product liability suits. How the medical community has often worked against MCS sufferers is the focus of Part Three, demonstrating that medical opposition to the disease is unfounded. The editor, an MCS sufferer, details her own case in Part Four.

Amputated Lives

Author : Alison Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967561912
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Amputated Lives written by Alison Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Understanding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Author : Els Valkenburg
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786457155
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Els Valkenburg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This personal view of multiple chemical sensitivity and environmental illness is supported by research. In a question-and-answer format, the effects of exposure to perfume, smoke, air fresheners, cleaning products, exhaust, and other air contaminants are examined and linked to symptoms such as headaches, allergies, asthma, and fatigue. The book contains additional testimony and reports from 37 sufferers, as well as listings of resources and related scientific articles.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Author : Pamela Reed Gibson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Pamela Reed Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) expert helps readers understand this controversial medical condition. Worksheets throughout.

CHEMICAL INSENSITIVITY

Author : Sandy Major
Publisher : Sjmcs LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781087988146
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book CHEMICAL INSENSITIVITY written by Sandy Major and published by Sjmcs LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling account of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity illness (MCS): Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is a modern environmental illness that is difficult to live with, often misdiagnosed, and frustratingly misunderstood by many people. This book provides one woman's detailed story of her inklings of illness, its relentless worsening, discovering the cause of her odd symptoms, and the realization of the changes and impact it would have on her life. It also provides a comparison of her experience with another woman's long-term MCS, including the similarities and differences between them. This book includes some of the latest medical findings of the MCS condition, a description of the quirks of the illness and their medical explanations. Learn what can be expected during the course of the illness, numerous tips on how to live with it, and suggestions for others who wish to support you. Unfortunately, we are all susceptible to this illness in our modern chemical-laden world. Will your stress, circumstance and/or genetics, together with hundreds of detectable chemicals in your body, change your immune system forever? Do you know what is really causing your cough, your anxiety, your inability to focus, your inability to sleep well, or your brain fog? Find out what you can do to help ward off MCS.

Chemical Exposures

Author : Nicholas A. Ashford
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 : 9780471292401
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Chemical Exposures written by Nicholas A. Ashford and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1998-01-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes explains how day-to-day variations in chemical exposure may cause unusual and seemingly unpredictable symptoms, including many that have been termed psychosomatic in the past. It describes how everyday, low-level chemical exposures may cause fatigue, memory impairment, headaches, mood changes, breathing difficulties, digestive problems, and a host of chronic unexplained illnesses including chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War syndrome, and sick building syndrome. The authors are the first writers to clearly describe and document the process of adaptation, a concept that provides a rational and scientific basis for understanding these symptoms. In the Second Edition of this professionally acclaimed work, the authors offer evidence for an emerging new theory of disease-toxicant-induced loss of tolerance-which may have far-reaching implications for medicine, public health, and environmental policy. Based on a report commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Health that won the World Health Organization's Macedo Award, Chemical Exposures is the most comprehensive book ever written on sensitivity to low level chemical exposure and the many health effects associated with it. This work clarifies the nature of chemical sensitivity, shows how it differs from traditional allergies and toxicity, and suggests how federal and state governments can help those who are affected. The book identifies four major groups of people with hypersensitivity to low levels of chemicals: occupants of tight buildings, industrial workers who handle chemicals, residents of communities exposed to toxic chemicals, and individuals with random and unique exposures to various chemicals. The fact that similar symptoms are being reported by members of these demographically diverse groups not only points to a serious problem, it may also contribute to a better understanding of chemical sensitivity. Included are a number of features that will be invaluable to health professionals: * Clear, concise explanations of technical material * The most extensive bibliography to date on the subject * Tables contrasting different medical approaches * Descriptions of recent research and proposed mechanisms * An annotated bibliographical appendix highlighting illnesses that have been linked to environmental exposures * Policy recommendations for federal and state governments "Clinicians and policymakers would do well to read and heed the advice of this book."-Journal of the American Medical Association "Clinicians, researchers, and policymakers in this field would be well advised to read this landmark book."-American Public Health Association Newsletter "A milestone in the evolution of multiple chemical sensitivity."-Chemical and Engineering News ".groundbreaking and accessible.balanced and scholarly.essential reading for risk assessors, physicians, psychologists, attorneys concerned with toxic torts, public health officials, regulators, government decisionmakers, medical and environmental researchers, as well as laypersons."-Journal of Risk Analysis

Chemical and Electrical Hypersensitivity

Author : Jerry Evans
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786457813
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Chemical and Electrical Hypersensitivity written by Jerry Evans and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electrical and multiple chemical sensitivities are disabling illnesses, yet many doctors know little of these conditions, or worse, dismiss them. This timely memoir recounts one man's affliction. The onset of the diseases is explored, as is his struggle with the medical establishment, largely hostile to his diagnosis. When the symptoms became unbearable, he was forced to leave home and seek a more healthful environment where he could begin his recovery. This is an inspirational text for those living with electrical or multiple chemical sensitivity and an educational one for those first learning about these conditions.

Bodies in Protest

Author : Steve Kroll-Smith
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814749232
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Bodies in Protest written by Steve Kroll-Smith and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gulf War Syndrome: Is It a Real Disease? asks a recent headline in the New York Times. This question—are certain diseases real?—lies at the heart of a simmering controversy in the United States, a debate that has raged, in different contexts, for centuries. In the early nineteenth century, the air of European cities, polluted by open sewers and industrial waste, was generally thought to be the source of infection and disease. Thus the term miasma—literally deathlike air—came into popular use, only to be later dismissed as medically unsound by Louis Pasteur. While controversy has long swirled in the United States around such illnesses as chronic fatigue syndrome and Epstein-Barr virus, no disorder has been more aggressively contested than environmental illness, a disease whose symptoms are distinguished by an extreme, debilitating reaction to a seemingly ordinary environment. The environmentally ill range from those who have adverse reactions to strong perfumes or colognes to others who are so sensitive to chemicals of any kind that they must retreat entirely from the modern world. Bodies in Protest does not seek to answer the question of whether or not chemical sensitivity is physiological or psychological, rather, it reveals how ordinary people borrow the expert language of medicine to construct lay accounts of their misery. The environmentally ill are not only explaining their bodies to themselves, however, they are also influencing public policies and laws to accommodate the existence of these mysterious illnesses. They have created literally a new body that professional medicine refuses to acknowledge and one that is becoming a popular model for rethinking conventional boundaries between the safe and the dangerous. Having interviewed dozens of the environmentally ill, the authors here recount how these people come to acknowledge and define their disease, and themselves, in a suddenly unlivable world that often stigmatizes them as psychologically unstable. Bodies in Protest is the dramatic story of human bodies that no longer behave in a manner modern medicine can predict and control.

Explaining Unexplained Illnesses

Author : Martin Pall
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789023896
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Explaining Unexplained Illnesses written by Martin Pall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-04-23 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the answer to the mysteries of these debilitating illnesses Explaining “Unexplained Illnesses” provides long-sought explanations for the properties of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), fibromyalgia, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This groundbreaking book examines common symptoms and signs; short-term stressors such as infection, chemical exposure, physical trauma, and severe psychological stress; why people are often diagnosed as having more than one of these illnesses, and approaches for treating the cause of each disease, rather than the symptoms. The book presents a detailed and well-supported mechanism (the NO/ONOO- cycle) that provides consistent explanations for many of the puzzling elements of these diseases. At least a dozen scientists have proposed that chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and fibromyalgia must share a common mechanism; others have suggested posttraumatic stress disorder may belong to this group as well. This unique book provides explanations for their previously unexplained properties with more than 1,500 references to scientific literature, creating a whole new approach to therapy and treatment of these illnesses. Explaining "Unexplained Illnesses" provides answers to these questions: how do short-term stressors initiate chronic illness? how does the biochemistry of the NO/ONOO- cycle produce chronic illness? how can the diverse symptoms and signs of these illnesses be generated as a consequence of their common biochemistry? why is there so much variation in symptoms from one sufferer to another? what are the principles underlying the NO/ONOO- cycle mechanism? how does the NO/ONOO- cycle provide explanations for a dozen previously unexplained properties of these illnesses? how might 14 additional illnesses/diseases also be caused by the NO/ONOO- cycle etiology? and many more Explaining “Unexplained Illnesses” is a must-read for physicians and scientists, and for anyone who suffers from-or knows someone who suffers from—these previously puzzling illnesses.

12,000 Canaries Can’t Be Wrong

Author : John Molot
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1770905634
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book 12,000 Canaries Can’t Be Wrong written by John Molot and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A doctor explains how our environment affects our health, with a nine-step plan to help with fibromyalgia, IBS, and other conditions. In the old days, canaries were used to detect carbon monoxide in coal mines. Today, countless people suffer due to toxins and chemicals that surround us in the modern world, and Dr. John Molot, over the decades, has seen more than twelve thousand patients with environmentally linked illnesses. In this book, Molot explains how the environment contributes to the development and progression of many common conditions and illnesses, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and other pain disorders, chemical sensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome, allergies and asthma, diabetes, autistic spectrum disorder, and even obesity—and offers an action plan that will make a positive difference to our health, and to the health of our children. “Compelling and well-written, this is a solidly researched, detailed explanation of the causes and effects of numerous modern health issues . . . It’s possible to skip straight to the treatment plan, but it would be a shame, considering how persuasive, fascinating, and often mind-blowing Molot’s case is.” —Publishers Weekly

Chemicals and Christians

Author : Martha McLaughlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781683148968
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book Chemicals and Christians written by Martha McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Just because you're set apart doesn't mean you're set aside." Martha McLaughlin and her husband served as international missionaries for 10 years, ministering in a variety of ways, including helping to identify unreached people groups. When her physical breakdown forced them to return to the USA, she feared it was the end of her missionary journey. But instead, God told her, "Just because you're set apart doesn't mean you're set aside." Today Martha feels called to try to help a different kind of unreached people group: the isolated sufferers of toxic illness, a growing but largely invisible population. Yet, like the canaries once used in coal mines to detect poisonous gases, they are a wake-up call to the effects of the thousands of chemicals used daily in our modern society. Expertly researched and written, Chemicals and Christians: Compassion and Caution is loaded with valuable information and biblical counsel for hope and avoiding harm in our increasingly chemicalized environment. It provides steps for biblical health management, offers practical resources, and shows Christians ways to help. "Using safe approaches regarding chemicals is not only Christian but is also good sense." --Dr. Grace Ziem, MD, MPH Johns Hopkins, MSc and DRPH Harvard.

Healing Severe Chemical and EMF Sensitivity

Author : Gary Patera
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781479244744
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (447 download)

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Download or read book Healing Severe Chemical and EMF Sensitivity written by Gary Patera and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Imagine living a busy and active life and then having it come to a screeching halt beacuse of extreme chemical sensitivity coupled with electromagnetic sensitivity. That is what happened to the woman who is the subject of this book. She experienced these sensitivities to such an extreme she was not physically able to be in a room with lights, television or a computer and could not be near anyone with cologne, perfume, fabric softener on their clothes, or a cell phone. ... This book tells the story of this woman and the path to healing that she traveled. It is designed to give people in similar circumstances hope that in fact a cure is possible and it provides the step by step framework in which healing can take place."--Page 4 of cover

Rehabilitation Counseling and Emerging Disabilities

Author : Lynn C. Koch, PhD, CRC
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826120695
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Rehabilitation Counseling and Emerging Disabilities written by Lynn C. Koch, PhD, CRC and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging disabilities are disabling conditions that are new to medical science, often medically debated, and lacking in known etiology; or those increasing in prevalence in recent years. This master's-level text is the first to eschew traditional disabilities to focus specifically on the unique characteristics and needs of individuals with disabilities such as multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease, or those currently increasing in prevalence (e.g., diabetes, autism, PTSD), and explore their implications for rehabilitation counseling practice. The text is also unique in its examination of how disability causes, types, and patterns are changing in response to current medical, social, cultural, and environmental trends and addressing necessary changes to rehabilitation policies and practices to better serve consumers with emerging disabilities. The book explores important sociological and environmental phenomena such as global warming, pollution, poverty, violence, migration patterns, addiction, and substance abuse, and the changing age demographic of the United States that has altered the landscape of disability policy and rehabilitation services in the 21st century. Each chapter provides specific examples of disabling conditions and discusses their medical, psychosocial, and vocational significance. The authors examine implications for rehabilitation assessment, planning, and placement, and emphasize changes needed to rehabilitation policy and practice. The text is replete with practical evidence-based strategies for meeting the psychosocial and vocational needs of people with emerging disabilities. Chapters include case examples, learning objectives, and discussion questions. Key Features: Describes disabling conditions either new to medical science or increasing in prevalence in modern society Examines sociocultural, environmental, and legislative trends that have resulted in emerging disabilities Delivers policy, programming, and research recommendations to improve services and supports for Americans with emerging disabilities Provides practical, evidence-based strategies for meeting the psychosocial and vocational needs of people with emerging disabilities Includes learning objectives, case examples, and discussion questions Supplemental materials include PowerPoints, syllabus, and test bank