Probiotics Affect Brain Activity
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/805012
"A new study provides the first evidence in humans that probiotics in the diet can modulate brain activity.
In a proof-of-concept study using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers found that women who regularly consumed probiotic-containing yogurt showed altered activity of brain regions that control central processing of emotion and sensation. The study was funded by Danone Research."
Friday, May 31, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Divers say they still suffer ailments from 2010 BP oil spill
Divers say they still suffer ailments from 2010 BP oil spill
http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/divers-say-they-still-suffer-ailments-from-2010-oil-spill/212313 4
"During the Deepwater Horizon disaster three years ago, few people got as close to the action as Scott Porter.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/divers-say-they-still-suffer-ailments-from-2010-oil-spill/212313 4
"During the Deepwater Horizon disaster three years ago, few people got as close to the action as Scott Porter.
Porter, a diver with a degree in marine biology, worked in Louisiana as a contractor for oil companies and had become fascinated with the corals growing on oil rigs. He and some friends volunteered to collect samples of corals near the spill for federal officials. They were also paid to take reporters from CBS News and other outlets into the Gulf of Mexico to view the spreading slick.
Federal officials "kept telling us it was safe," Porter said. So he and the other divers he worked with relied on that advice and kept plunging into the gulf.
At the time, Porter was a fit, healthy guy, just 42, who had performed 6,000 dives. He competed in martial arts tournaments. He didn't expect to get sick. But soon after swimming through murky water full of oil and chemical dispersants, he said, he began suffering from a variety of ailments — a burning sensation in his chest, migraine headaches, skin rashes, nausea."
Seeking Food Ingredients That Aren't Gene-Altered
Seeking Food Ingredients That Aren't Gene-Altered
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/business/food-companies-seeking-ingredients-that-arent-gene-altered.html?_r=0
"Food companies big and small are struggling to replace genetically modified ingredients with conventional ones.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/business/food-companies-seeking-ingredients-that-arent-gene-altered.html?_r=0
"Food companies big and small are struggling to replace genetically modified ingredients with conventional ones.
Pressure is growing to label products made from genetically modified organisms, or "G.M.O." In Connecticut, Vermont and Maine, at least one chamber of the state legislature has approved bills that would require the labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, and similar legislation is pending in more than two dozen other states. This weekend, rallies were held around the globe against producers of genetically altered ingredients, and consumers are threatening to boycott products that are not labeled.
And so, for many businesses, the pressing concern is just what it will take to gain certification as non-G.M.O."
Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicals
Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicals
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/flames/ct-nw-toxic-chemical-bill-20130523,0,3671250.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/flames/ct-nw-toxic-chemical-bill-20130523,0,3671250.story
"In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force harmful compounds off the market."
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Electrosmog may cause health problems, group says
Electrosmog may cause health problems, group says
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/05/25/montreal-electrosmog-electromagnetic-hypersensitivity-smart-meters.html
"A relatively new type of air pollution called electrosmog may be the cause of a variety of ailments, said the Quebec a Quebec group dedicated to fighting air pollution. Known by its French acronym AQLPA, the organization is calling for a moratorium on Hydro Québec's smart meters project."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/05/25/montreal-electrosmog-electromagnetic-hypersensitivity-smart-meters.html
"A relatively new type of air pollution called electrosmog may be the cause of a variety of ailments, said the Quebec a Quebec group dedicated to fighting air pollution. Known by its French acronym AQLPA, the organization is calling for a moratorium on Hydro Québec's smart meters project."
Xenobiotic Sensor- And Metabolism-Related Gene Variants in Environmental Sensitivity-Related Illnesses: A Survey on the Italian Population
Xenobiotic Sensor- And Metabolism-Related Gene Variants in Environmental Sensitivity-Related Illnesses: A Survey on the Italian Population
Daniela Caccamo1, Eleonora Cesareo2, Serena Mariani2, Desanka Raskovic3, Riccardo Ientile1, Monica Currò1, Korkina Liudmila2, DeLuca Chiara2
1Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, Polyclinic University of Messina, Messina, Italy
2Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Skin Pathophysiology, Dermatology Institute (IDI IRCCS), Rome, Italy
32nd Dermatology Division, Dermatology Institute (IDI IRCCS), Rome, Italy
Corresponding Author: Dr. Chiara De Luca,PhD, Laboratory of Tissue
Engineering and Skin Pathophysiology, Dermatology Institute (IDI
IRCCS), Via Monti di Creta 104, Rome 00167, Italy,
Tel. +39 06 9112193, fax +39 06 9112192, e.mail c.deluca@idi.it.
Abstract
In the environmental sensitivity-related illnesses (SRI) multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), chronic fatigue syndrome (FCS), fibromyalgia (FM), the search for genetic polymorphisms of phase I/II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes as suitable diagnostic biomarkers produced so far inconclusive results, due to patient heterogeneity, geographic/ethnic differences in genetic backgrounds, different methodological approaches. Here, we compared the frequency of gene polymorphisms of selected cytochrome P450 (CYP) metabolizing enzymes, and for the first time of the xenobiotic sensor Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), in the three cohorts of 145 diagnosed MCS, 94 suspected MCS, 80 FM/FCS patients, vs. 113 healthy controls. Contrary to our previous results on 110 Italian MCS patients, we showed, after careful evaluation of MCS established diagnostic criteria, exclusion of FM and FCS co-morbidities, and with techniques reaching 100% specificity and sensitivity for heterozygous genotypes, significantly different polymorphism distributions in-between patients' groups, and vs. controls, concerning CYP2C9*2, CYP2C9*3, CYP2C19*2, CYP2D6*4, CYP2D6*41 allele and heterozygous genotype frequencies, also confirmed
by disease risk Odds Ratios. Results allowed us to propose genotyping for these specific CYP variants, together with the AHR Arg554Lys variant, as reliable, cost-effective genetic parameters to be included in the still undefined biomarkers' panel for laboratory diagnosis of the main types of environmental-borne SRI.
1Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, Polyclinic University of Messina, Messina, Italy
2Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Skin Pathophysiology, Dermatology Institute (IDI IRCCS), Rome, Italy
32nd Dermatology Division, Dermatology Institute (IDI IRCCS), Rome, Italy
Corresponding Author: Dr. Chiara De Luca,PhD, Laboratory of Tissue
Engineering and Skin Pathophysiology, Dermatology Institute (IDI
IRCCS), Via Monti di Creta 104, Rome 00167, Italy,
Tel. +39 06 9112193, fax +39 06 9112192, e.mail c.deluca@idi.it.
Abstract
In the environmental sensitivity-related illnesses (SRI) multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), chronic fatigue syndrome (FCS), fibromyalgia (FM), the search for genetic polymorphisms of phase I/II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes as suitable diagnostic biomarkers produced so far inconclusive results, due to patient heterogeneity, geographic/ethnic differences in genetic backgrounds, different methodological approaches. Here, we compared the frequency of gene polymorphisms of selected cytochrome P450 (CYP) metabolizing enzymes, and for the first time of the xenobiotic sensor Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), in the three cohorts of 145 diagnosed MCS, 94 suspected MCS, 80 FM/FCS patients, vs. 113 healthy controls. Contrary to our previous results on 110 Italian MCS patients, we showed, after careful evaluation of MCS established diagnostic criteria, exclusion of FM and FCS co-morbidities, and with techniques reaching 100% specificity and sensitivity for heterozygous genotypes, significantly different polymorphism distributions in-between patients' groups, and vs. controls, concerning CYP2C9*2, CYP2C9*3, CYP2C19*2, CYP2D6*4, CYP2D6*41 allele and heterozygous genotype frequencies, also confirmed
by disease risk Odds Ratios. Results allowed us to propose genotyping for these specific CYP variants, together with the AHR Arg554Lys variant, as reliable, cost-effective genetic parameters to be included in the still undefined biomarkers' panel for laboratory diagnosis of the main types of environmental-borne SRI.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
NEWSLETTER: MCSA NEWS - May-June 2013
MCSA NEWS
May-June 2013, Volume 8, Issue 2
Entire PDF Edition: http://www.mcs-america.org/mayjune2013.pdf
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Inside This Issue:
- Nevada Governor Declares May MCS Awareness Month
- May is Toxic Injury & Chemical Awareness Month in
- Jennifer Parker Foundation National Walk-a-Thon
- Awareness Month Observed in
- Patient Support & Resources
- Featured Research Studies
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Arkansas Governor Declares May 2013 Proclamations
Arkansas Governor Declares May 2013 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Arkansas Governor Declares May 2013 Food Allergy Awareness Week
http://www.mcs-america.org/arkansas2013fa.pdf
Friendships over Fragrances
Friendships over Fragrances
https://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2013/04/29/friendships-over-fragrances/
https://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2013/04/29/friendships-over-fragrances/
Observance of MCS/EMS Awareness Month May 2013 in Florida, USA
Observance of MCS/EMS Awareness Month May 2013 in Florida, USA.
http://www.nettally.com/prusty/Formww52.htm
Christiane Tourtet, B.A., Founder and President of International MCS/EMS Awareness, presents her MCS/EMS Awareness Month Display at The Dr. B. L. Perry, Jr. Public Branch Library, Tallahassee, Florida
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Niagara Falls Turns Purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day!
Niagara Falls Turns Purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOddoUsXMsQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOddoUsXMsQ
"On May 12th, 2013 at 10:15-10:30pm (EST) Niagara Falls recognized and payed honor to Fibromyalgia Awareness Day and the 1 in 50 people in the world suffering from this widespread chronic pain condition."
Rhode Island Declares Food Allergy Awareness Week!
Rhode Island Declares Food Allergy Awareness Week!
Michigan Proclaims May 2013 as Toxic Injury and Chemical Awareness Month
Michigan Proclaims May 2013 as Toxic Injury and Chemical Awareness Month
http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57577_59874-302897--,00.html
http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57577_59874-302897--,00.html
Up to 1 in 5 children suffer from mental disorder -CDC
[COMMENT: The prevalence of 'so-called' mental disorders is dramatic and the increase can be time correlated to the increases in the number of chemicals and vaccines in use over the years. Mental Illness? Or Poisoning?]
Up to 1 in 5 children suffer from mental disorder -CDC
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/usa-health-children-idUSL2N0DX1C820130516 "Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number of kids diagnosed with one has been rising for more than a decade, according to a report released on Thursday by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention."
At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops
At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/at-trade-talks-us-eu-ready-for-fight-on-genetically-modified-crops/2013/05/17/8e61176a-bdb0-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html
"LENNEWITZ, Germany — Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell. Now, the opposition here to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe. Many here worry that a trade pact would ease regulations that have made it difficult for genetically modified crops and products to reach European shores. Genetically modified crops are broadly unpopular in Europe, and farmers and environmentalists fear that if trade restrictions are lowered, both genetically modified seeds and U.S.-grown genetically modified products would quickly take over European farmland and grocery stores."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/at-trade-talks-us-eu-ready-for-fight-on-genetically-modified-crops/2013/05/17/8e61176a-bdb0-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html
"LENNEWITZ, Germany — Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell. Now, the opposition here to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe. Many here worry that a trade pact would ease regulations that have made it difficult for genetically modified crops and products to reach European shores. Genetically modified crops are broadly unpopular in Europe, and farmers and environmentalists fear that if trade restrictions are lowered, both genetically modified seeds and U.S.-grown genetically modified products would quickly take over European farmland and grocery stores."
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters
Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters
http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/05/13/studies-endocrine-disruptors-common-in-mn-waters/
http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/05/13/studies-endocrine-disruptors-common-in-mn-waters/
Even Low Levels of Lead Hamper Kindergartners' Reading Skills: Study
Even Low Levels of Lead Hamper Kindergartners' Reading Skills: Study
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136805.html
"Some experts say no level of exposure is safe, push for zero tolerance from CDC"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136805.html
"Some experts say no level of exposure is safe, push for zero tolerance from CDC"
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136668.html
"Even not-so-loud sounds seemed to raise people's heart rate in small study"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136668.html
"Even not-so-loud sounds seemed to raise people's heart rate in small study"
Food Allergy Awareness Week 2013 Online Resources
Food Allergy Awareness Week 2013 – Online Resources
In observance of Food Allergy Awareness Week 2013, NIAID encourages the public to learn more about and share valuable information about food allergy. Following are online resources about food allergy:
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'Nonsmoking' Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect Guests
'Nonsmoking' Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect Guests
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136808.html
"Partial smoking bans still left study participants with signs of tobacco exposure"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136808.html
"Partial smoking bans still left study participants with signs of tobacco exposure"
Living Near Heavy Traffic May Harm Kidney Function
Living Near Heavy Traffic May Harm Kidney Function
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136807.html
"Polluted air can lower organ's filtering ability, new research suggests"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136807.html
"Polluted air can lower organ's filtering ability, new research suggests"
Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung Damage
Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung Damage
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MCS-America/95671789291
"Breathing in 'nanomaterials' seems to cause inflammation, study contends"
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MCS-America/95671789291
"Breathing in 'nanomaterials' seems to cause inflammation, study contends"
Webinar: How to Create Greener and Healthier Schools for Children and Teachers
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Webinar: How to Create Greener and Healthier Schools for Children and Teachers
WHEN: Thursday May 23 – 4:30pm – 5:45 pm
WHERE: Free Webinar From Your Home/Computer
RSVP online at: http://bit.ly/healthyschoolswebinar
Healthy schools that are free from toxic chemicals are critical to children's health. Unfortunately school building materials and products can contain chemicals harmful to children's health that have been linked to asthma, learning and developmental disabilities, cancer and other serious health problems on the rise. For example, hazardous chemicals and materials like mercury, phthalates, vinyl and halogenated flame retardants have been found in lighting, flooring, office supplies, and/or other products in schools. The good news is safer and affordable alternatives are available for schools and parents to use and purchase.
Learn how you can encourage your school to be greener and healthier by launching an environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) program.
Join this free webinar sponsored by NYS United Teachers (NYSUT), the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) and the Green Schools Alliance.
RSVP online at: http://bit.ly/healthyschoolswebinar
Questions? Contact mike@chej.org / 212-964-3680.
Funding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Environmental Conservation
Mike Schade, Markets Campaign Coordinator
Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ)
212.964.3680 / mike@chej.org
http://www.chej.org
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
City of Portland sued over workplace fragrances
"PORTLAND – A Bureau of Maintenance employee has sued the City of Portland, claiming she was sickened by personal fragrances.
Julie Reynolds' suit claims that she suffers from a condition called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), that is triggered by a wide variety of chemicals contained in scent-bearing products like perfume and hand lotion.
The lawsuit states that one of Reynolds' co-workers wore a scented product that triggered a severe reaction, and that Reynolds' doctor warned the city that workplace exposure could be "life-threatening" to Reynolds."
Saturday, May 11, 2013
'Pacific Fatigue Lab' (Workwell) Continues On After University Cuts Them Loose
'Pacific Fatigue Lab' (Workwell) Continues On After University Cuts Them Loose
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18072
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18072
"Working Well For ME/CFS (Still) – 'Pacific Fatigue Lab' (Workwell) Continues On After University Cuts Them Loose
By Cort Johnson
WORKING WELL FOR ME/CFS
Our goal is to facilitate an understanding of the biological basis for fatigue and provide objectively determined therapeutic interventions that will improve quality of life for this population. Staci Stevens, Program Director for Workwell"
International Awareness Day, May 12th 2013: Worldwide Protests and Events
International Awareness Day, May 12th 2013: Worldwide Protests and Events
http://phoenixrising.me/archives/16915
http://phoenixrising.me/archives/16915
Friday, May 10, 2013
Chemical Sensitivity: Pathophysiology or Pathopsychology?
Chemical Sensitivity: Pathophysiology or Pathopsychology?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23642291
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23642291
Genuis SJ. Clin Ther. 2013 May 1. pii: S0149-2918(13)00175-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.04.003. [Epub ahead of print]
Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: sgenuis@ualberta.ca.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Escalating numbers of people throughout the world are presenting to primary care physicians, allergists, and immunologists with myriad clinical symptoms after low-level exposure to assorted everyday chemicals such as smoke, perfumes, air fresheners, paints, glues, and other products. This clinical state is referred to by various diagnostic labels, including multiple chemical sensitivity disorder, environmental intolerance, chemical sensitivity (CS), and sensitivity-related illness, and has been the subject of much controversy within the health care community.
Escalating numbers of people throughout the world are presenting to primary care physicians, allergists, and immunologists with myriad clinical symptoms after low-level exposure to assorted everyday chemicals such as smoke, perfumes, air fresheners, paints, glues, and other products. This clinical state is referred to by various diagnostic labels, including multiple chemical sensitivity disorder, environmental intolerance, chemical sensitivity (CS), and sensitivity-related illness, and has been the subject of much controversy within the health care community.
OBJECTIVE:
The goal of this study was to provide a brief overview of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management of CS. An evaluation of the medical community's response to this emerging diagnosis was also explored.
The goal of this study was to provide a brief overview of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management of CS. An evaluation of the medical community's response to this emerging diagnosis was also explored.
METHODS:
This review was prepared by assessing available medical and scientific literature from MEDLINE, as well as by reviewing numerous books, toxicology journals, conference proceedings, government publications, and environmental health periodicals. A primary observation, however, is that there is limited scientific literature available on the issue of CS. The format of a traditional integrated review was chosen because such reviews play a pivotal role in scientific research and professional practice in medical issues with limited primary study and uncharted clinical territory.
This review was prepared by assessing available medical and scientific literature from MEDLINE, as well as by reviewing numerous books, toxicology journals, conference proceedings, government publications, and environmental health periodicals. A primary observation, however, is that there is limited scientific literature available on the issue of CS. The format of a traditional integrated review was chosen because such reviews play a pivotal role in scientific research and professional practice in medical issues with limited primary study and uncharted clinical territory.
RESULTS:
The sensitization state of CS seems to be initiated by a significant toxic exposure, occurring as a 1-time event, or on surpassing a threshold of toxicity after toxicant accrual from repeated lower-level exposures. Once sensitized through a toxicant-induced loss of tolerance, individuals exposed to inciting triggers such as minute amounts of diverse everyday chemicals may experience various clinical and immune sequelae, sometimes involving lymphocyte, antibody, or cytokine responses. Precautionary avoidance of inciting triggers will prevent symptoms, and desensitization immunotherapy or immune suppression may improve symptoms in some cases. Sustained resolution of the CS state occurs after successful elimination of the accrued body burden of toxicants through natural mechanisms of toxicant bioelimination and/or interventions of clinical detoxification. Despite extensive clinical evidence to support the veracity of this clinical state, many members of the medical community are reluctant to accept this condition as a pathophysiologic disorder.
The sensitization state of CS seems to be initiated by a significant toxic exposure, occurring as a 1-time event, or on surpassing a threshold of toxicity after toxicant accrual from repeated lower-level exposures. Once sensitized through a toxicant-induced loss of tolerance, individuals exposed to inciting triggers such as minute amounts of diverse everyday chemicals may experience various clinical and immune sequelae, sometimes involving lymphocyte, antibody, or cytokine responses. Precautionary avoidance of inciting triggers will prevent symptoms, and desensitization immunotherapy or immune suppression may improve symptoms in some cases. Sustained resolution of the CS state occurs after successful elimination of the accrued body burden of toxicants through natural mechanisms of toxicant bioelimination and/or interventions of clinical detoxification. Despite extensive clinical evidence to support the veracity of this clinical state, many members of the medical community are reluctant to accept this condition as a pathophysiologic disorder.
CONCLUSIONS:
The emerging problem of ubiquitous adverse toxicant exposures in modern society has resulted in escalating numbers of individuals developing a CS disorder. As usual in medical history, iconoclastic ideas and emerging evidence regarding novel disease mechanisms, such as the pathogenesis of CS, have been met with controversy, resistance, and sluggish knowledge translation.
The emerging problem of ubiquitous adverse toxicant exposures in modern society has resulted in escalating numbers of individuals developing a CS disorder. As usual in medical history, iconoclastic ideas and emerging evidence regarding novel disease mechanisms, such as the pathogenesis of CS, have been met with controversy, resistance, and sluggish knowledge translation.
PMID: 23642291 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: How Chemical Exposures May Be Affecting Your Health
VIDEO
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: How Chemical Exposures May Be Affecting Your Health
Friday, May 3, 2013
City of Independence, Ohio signed an MCS Resolution delcaring the month of May of each year Whole Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month!
City of Independence, Ohio signed an MCS Resolution declaring the month of May of each year Whole Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Nevada Governor Proclaims May 2013 as Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
Nevada Governor Proclaims May 2013 as Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Monthhttp://gov.nv.gov/news/item/4294973586/
Nevada Governor Proclaims May 2013 as MCS Awareness Month!
Nevada Governor Proclaims May 2013 as MCS Awareness Month!
City of Toronto issues proclamation for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Awareness Day!
City of Toronto issues proclamation for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Awareness Day!
Birch Grove Park walk to benefit people with environmental illness
Birch Grove Park walk to benefit people with environmental illness
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/mainland-/news/37955-birch-grove-park-walk-to-benefit-people-with-environmental-illness.html
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/mainland-/news/37955-birch-grove-park-walk-to-benefit-people-with-environmental-illness.html
"Runners and walkers who lace up their sneakers Sunday, May 5 at Birch Grove Park in Northfield and 19 other locations nationwide will be walking with a purpose: to draw attention to environmental illness.
Organizer Jennifer Parker of Somers Point was diagnosed seven years ago with mycotoxicosis, more widely recognized as multiple chemical sensitivity, or MCS. The disease can make prisoners of its victims and is more prevalent than she could have imagined when she first got sick."
May is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Month!
May is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Month!
"Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness." - James Thurber
May is MCS Awareness month!
"Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness." - James Thurber
May is MCS Awareness month!
Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) affects over 48 million men, women, and children of all races. Even though MCS is of widespread epidemic prevalence, public awareness of the toxicity of common environmental insults and ways to manage and accommodate MCS remain limited.
MCS America works to educate the public and advocate for people with MCS, specifically to gain medical, legal, and social recognition for multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) as a disorder of organic biological origin induced by toxic environmental insults. We also work to ensure that environmental toxicants are identified, reduced, regulated, and enforced.
MCS America works to educate the public and advocate for people with MCS, specifically to gain medical, legal, and social recognition for multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) as a disorder of organic biological origin induced by toxic environmental insults. We also work to ensure that environmental toxicants are identified, reduced, regulated, and enforced.
Chemicals cause many health problems in addition to MCS. Among them are asthma, cancer, allergies, and many more! Everyone can benefit from learning more about chemical exposures and how to limit them and find less toxic alternatives. So let's get talking!
Many events are occurring around the United States this year, including a nationwide walkathon on May 5th and legislation towards safer chemicals. Won't you join us for this important observance?
Brochures and signs are available for download, printing, and distribution free of charge at http://mcs-america.org/index_files/MCSBrochuresPostersSigns.htm. There are also activist materials free for download, printing, and distribution at http://mcs-america.org/index_files/ReadytoGoMCSActivist.htm.
One of the greatest ways to generate awareness is to wear clothing and accessories which mention and promote MCS. MCS America has provided several designs to Cafe Press on a volunteer basis to further the awareness of MCS and to support the mission of MCS America. All the designs are available in yellow shirts and bags. Cafe Press prints these designs and sells the items from their website. Our Cafe Press mark-up is 0%, so we take no income from this project and buyers pay Café Press's wholesale cost only. Sample designs are available at http://mcs-america.org/index_files/MCSstore.htm.
Happy MCS Awareness Month from MCS America!
One of the greatest ways to generate awareness is to wear clothing and accessories which mention and promote MCS. MCS America has provided several designs to Cafe Press on a volunteer basis to further the awareness of MCS and to support the mission of MCS America. All the designs are available in yellow shirts and bags. Cafe Press prints these designs and sells the items from their website. Our Cafe Press mark-up is 0%, so we take no income from this project and buyers pay Café Press's wholesale cost only. Sample designs are available at http://mcs-america.org/index_files/MCSstore.htm.
Happy MCS Awareness Month from MCS America!
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