MCS America news

Thirty-seven proclamations for multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), toxic injury (TI), or chemical sensitivity (CS) have been signed by governors of 34 states! This year’s proclamations represent the largest signing of any past year, indicating increased awareness of these debilitating environmental illnesses.

Multiple chemical sensitivity is an environmental illness which causes negative health effects in multiple organ systems (Gibson, 2003, Rea et al, 2006). Respiratory distr

Salem - Studies estimate that 16% of Americans exhibit symptoms of chemical sensitivity. Roughly 6% of those meet the established criterion for multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). MCS is a chronic condition, not specific to any gender, age, socioeconomic group, or nationality, that affects multiple organ systems. The onset can be gradual as a result of chronic low-level exposure or sudden as a result of a single acute exposure. Damage is often permanent and irreversible, the primary treatme

Salem, NY - The Autism Society of America (2007) defines autism as a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Both children and adults with autism typically show difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities.

Salem, NY -- Three recent studies show that a genetic variant makes sufferers of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) more likely to develop the condition. In 2004, McKeown-Eyssen studied 203 MCS sufferers and 162 controls and found that genetic differences relating to detoxification processes were present more often in those with MCS than those without. The study concluded that `a genetic predisposition for MCS may involve altered biotransformation of environmental chemicals. Haley found simi