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| Summary: Clarifies the nature of chemical sensitivity, how it differs from traditional allergies, and how federal and state governments can assist those affected by exposure. | ||
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| Other books by Nicholas Ashford: Monitoring the Worker for Exposure and Disease: Scientific, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in the Use of Biomarkers (Johns Hopkins Series in Envi), paperback, 1990 Technology, Law, and the Working Environment, paperback, 1996 Crisis in the Workplace: Occupational Disease and Injury: A Report to the Ford Foundation, hardcover, 1975 Environmental and Occupational Health Training, hardcover, 1989 Other books by Claudia Miller: Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (National Medical Series for Independent Study), paperback, 1992 |
Multiple Chemical Interactions (Toxicology and Environmental Health Series) |
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| Edward J. Calabrese. Hardcover, Published 1991 |
| Review by Booknews, Inc. , May 1, 1991: To date, environmental standards address only the effects of individual, isolated pollutants, whereas the issue for human health also involves exposures to complex mixtures of environmental toxins. This volume presents the conceptual basis for predicting responses to such complex mixtures, documentation illustrating how the principles of rational toxicological prediction may be applied to specific situations, and a wide range of both theoretical and practical improvements in dealing with multiple chemical exposures." |
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Other books by Edward J. Calabrese: |
The Nontoxic Home and Office: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Health Hazards |
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| Debra Lynn Dadd. Paperback, revised edition, Published 1992 |
| Review: I have only read the original edition, from 1986. This book is a clear and concise manual to cleaning up your home to make it safer for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. Dadd goes through each area (cleaning supplies, pesticides, laundry, etc), discusses the dangers of commonly used supplies, and provides alternatives. You won't find great detail on why certain things are unhealthy, the chemistry involved, etc, but there are other books that cover those aspects. |
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| Other books by Debra Lynn Dadd: Healing Environments: Your Guide to Indoor Well Being, paperback, 1998. Home Safe Home: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Harmful Household Products in the Home, paperback, 1997. Looks very similar to The Nontoxic Home and Office and may be a revised version. Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise: How to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Harmful Products and Live in Harmony With the Earth |
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| Other books by J. Stephen Kroll-Smith: The Real Disaster Is Above Ground: A Mine Fire and Social Conflict, hardcover, 1990 Communities at Risk: Collective Responses to Technological Hazards (Worcester Polytechnic Institute Studies in Science, Technology, and Culture, Vol), hardcover, 1992 Witnessing for Sociology: Sociologists in Court, hardcover, 1996. Includes information on toxic torts |
Staying Well in a Toxic World: Understanding Environmental Illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Chemical Injuries, and Sick Building Syndrome |
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| Lynn Lawson. Paperback, Published 1994 |
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Midwest Book Review States: "Staying Well in
a Toxic World reveals how the toxicity of common chemicals in products
as diverse as carpeting, computers, and cosmetics affects our health.
Lynn Lawson reveals how studies by the EPA, the FDA, and countless
other agencies demonstrate the impact our polluted environment is
having on our well-being. She looks at numerous case studies in
which people who suffer from medical symptoms that cannot be relieved
by their doctors have regained their health be decreasing their
exposure to certain chemicals. Staying Well in a Toxic World is
filled with practical information about the little understood illnesses
caused by exposures to modern chemicals. Prior to the publication
of this pathbreaking book there has been little coherent information
for the increasing number of people afflicted by these often disabling
disorders."
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Chemical Sensitivity: A Guide to Coping With Hypersensitivity Syndrome, Sick Building Syndrome and Other Environmental Illnesses |
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| Bonnye L. Matthews (Editor). Hardcover, Published 1992 |
| Summary from Booknews, Inc. , January 1, 1993: "Matthews developed chemical sensitivity from work-related, chronic, low-level toxic exposure, and shares with other sufferers her experiences and the strategies and resources she found to cope with it. Includes a bibliography of over 800 entries, and a glossary without pronunciation." |
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| Book Description: "In Part One of this work, medical experts provide a comprehensive look at current 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." | ||
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Environmental Health Nursing: Planning Patient Care for Environmental Illness & Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
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| Heather Millar and Myrna Millar. Spiral-bound, Published 1998 |
| Book Description: "The changing world is impacting health. Many nurses and their patients experience perplexing symptoms. The effects of subtle chemical exposure can occur anywhere, from the home to the hospital. Environmental Health Nursing provides the nurse with knowledge and skills for expert intervention in the emerging areas of environmental health, for example, latex sensitivity, sick building syndrome, allergy management, multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, food intolerance and chronic fatigue." |
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Overcoming Environmental Illness (Two Volume Set) |
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| Heather Millar and Myrna Millar. Spiral-bound, Published 1996 |
| Book Description: "If you are experiencing symptoms of environmental illness such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia (aching muscles), heightened sense of smell, disturbed sleep, inability to concentrate, ringing in the ears, constant flu-like feeling, increasing allergies, asthmatic-like problems, headaches, stomach problems, mood swings and/or depression, this step-by-step program can help you take control of your life and your health. Overcoming Environmental Illness is a package containing an information guide and workbook. The program outlined in this 2 volume set is especially designed to alleviate the symptoms of environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity. The step-by-step methods can help you understand your condition and plan your recovery. Developed by two women who successfully conquered environmental illness, the program is filled with practical suggestions." |
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Strategies for Success: A Product Guide for the Allergic and Environmentally Sensitive |
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| Heather Millar and Myrna Millar. Spiral-bound, Published 1997 |
| Book Description: "There are products and services that will improve your health...But you have to know where to find them. This unique publication: Reviews products and services of companies that cater to individuals who are sensitive to many commercial products; Complements our other publications by making it easy to find those products that will help with your recovery. Features specific products and services in each issue. Provides a directory of companies and distributors in North America. This publication is a valuable resource for people with allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia." |
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The Toxic Labyrinth: A Family's Successful Battle Against Environmental Illness |
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| Heather Millar and Myrna Millar. Paperback, Published 1995 |
| Hilary Balmer, RN, Executive Research Director, Research, Advocacy and Information Network on Environmental Toxins says: "I have just finished devouring The Toxic Labyrinth. It is a source of information and inspiration and most of all empowerment, not only to those persons for whom environmentally and/or chemically induced illness or injury has wrecked havoc, but to anyone who remains willing and able to continue exploring the vast areas of human ill health that baffle conventional medical wisdom...I truly believe that it should be compulsory reading for every med and nursing student." |
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The Healthy School Handbook: Conquering the Sick Building Syndrome and Other Environmental Hazards in and Around Your School |
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| Norma L. Miller (Editor). Paperback, Published 1995 |
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Proceedings of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (Aoec) Workshop on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
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| Princeton Scientific Pub. Paperback, Published 1993 |
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| Midwest Book Review: "Those suffering from environmental illness or chronic fatigue syndrome receive a manual of self-care which tells how to identify environmental allergic reactions and how to avoid toxic and damaging substances in the environment. Chapters survey relationships between diet and immune functions and tell how to support the body's recovery process." | ||
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Anti-MCS Books
(books to help you understand the opposition, not further your understanding of MCS)
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| Review: Although I have not read this particular book I am familiar with the work of Barrett and Gots. Both men have ties to the chemical industry and frequently speak out in its defense. Barrett and Gots lead the opposition to MCS as a physiological disorder. Barrett is the founder of QuackWatch. | ||
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| Other books by Stephen J. Barrett: 'Alternative' Healthcare: A Comprehensive Guide (with Jack Raso), hardcover, 1994. (Booknews says: "Briefly explores the vast array of treatments and philosophies of alternative healthcare with a decidedly negative bias. Raso's comments range from the logical and substantiated to pure personal opinion.") Chiropractic: The Victim's Perspective (with George Magner & William T. Jarvis), hardcover, 1995. (Booknews says: "The author [Magner] is a disillusioned former chiropractic patient whose chronic back pain worsened under a chiropractor's care... (Editor Barrett is a longtime critic of alternative forms of health care.))" A Consumers Guide to Alternative Medicine: A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-Healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments (with Kurt Butler), paperback, 1992. Mystical Diets: Paranormal, Spiritual, and Occult Nutrition Practices (with Jack Raso), hardcover, 1993. (Booknews says: "Raso, a dietitian, sets out to expose the pseudo-science and the profit motive behind various nutrition schemes. There's plenty to debunk, of course, but Raso's scattergun, these-guys-are-jerks attacks don't make a convincing case for or against much of anything.") Panic in the Pantry: Facts & Fallacies About the Food You Buy (with Elizabeth M. Whalen &Fredrick J. Stare), paperback (reissue of 1975 edition), 1992. The Vitamin Pushers: How the 'Health Food' Industry Is Selling America a Bill of Goods (with Victor Herbert &Gabe Mirkin), hardcover, 1994. (Booknews says: "The authors, both MDs, present a comprehensive picture of the health- food industry which, they charge, has amassed huge fortunes by preying on the fears of uninformed consumers. Although they devote a lengthy chapter to "Elaborate Marketing Schemes," they ignore the most elaborate of all--the one by which MDs threaten to gain the sole authority to prescribe vitamins, minerals, and other 'nutritional supplements.'") (William Beatty of Booklist says: "'Having observed the health-food industry for many years, we consider it a form of organized crime.' With this as their ruling belief, Barrett and Herbert amass case studies, statistics, and reports to make an overwhelming argument against the production, marketing, and use of vitamin supplements and therapeutic health foods, scoring such current useless or harmful fads (they say) as antioxidants and extra proteins and vitamins for athletes. Well known for their battles against quackery, Barrett and Herbert don't shrink from naming individuals and businesses--Adelle Davis, Earl Mindell, and Kurt Donsbach, for example, and Enzymatic Therapy, Shaklee, and Sunrider International, all of which are subjects for dissection and exposure. In addition, Barrett and Herbert turn the spotlight on such organizations as the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the National Health Federation. Anyone who eats a balanced diet has no need for supplements, they say: 'If humans needed to eat pills for nutrition, pills would grow on trees.'") Other books by Ronald E. Gots: Toxic Risks: Science, Regulation, and Perception, hardcover, 1992. The Truth About Medical Malpractice: The Patient's Rights, the Doctor's Rights |
Environmental Illness: Myth and Reality |
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| Herman Staudenmayer. Hardcover, Published 1998 |
| Review (based on reading a paper by Staudenmayer and participating in discussions of his theories; I have not read this particular book): Staudenmayer believes that MCS is psychologically based. Part of his reasoning is based on the finding that a disproportionate number of adults with MCS were abused as children. Others have discovered that same correlation but without jumping to the conclusion that MCS must therefore be in the patients' heads (in Staudenmayer's words, a fear of the environment). I for one have advocated that childhood abuse, especially sexual abuse, can lead to neurological and immunlogical damage, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. This is not the same as what Staudenmayer proposes. He believes that low-levels of chemical toxins are not harmful to anyone and that any symptoms resulting from low-level chemical exposure are purely psychogenic and not physiological. |
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Workers With Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Occupational Medicine State of the Art Reviews |
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| Mark R. Cullen. Hardcover, Published 1987 |
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| Other books by Mark R. Cullen: Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine (with Linda Rosenstock), paperback, 1998. |
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Scientific Overview |
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| Frank L. Mitchell (Editor). Hardcover, Published 1995 |
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Toxicology and Industrial Health, an International Journal: Proceedings of the Conference on Low-Level Exposure to Chemicals |
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| Frank L. Mitchell (Editor). Paperback, Published 1994 |
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Advancing the Understanding of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
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| Kathleen Rest (Editor). Paperback, Published 1992 |
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| From the Author Promo: "After exhaustive attempts to heal themselves
through conventional methods, the authors, a doctor and a nurse, moved
beyond feeling victimized by physical symptoms. Instead, they learned
how to interpret their symptoms as communications from their bodies
about unexpressed emotions and various structures they had created
in their lives which no longer supported them." I have not read this book. One of the reviews at Amazon suggests it denies the reality of MCS whereas other reviews imply that the authors believe in MCS but also look at emotional and spiritual factors holding them back from healing. | ||
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