Articles
This is an extensive but incomplete collection of articles. Some of the links may no longer
work, but you should have enough info to contact the original source about getting a
copy or where they may have it now available. If you learn of a new link, please
inform barb via 
Also see: Halifax, the press conference and the spin-offs
Articles on Halifax
(Fragrance Industry Conference, June 20, 2000)
EHN's The New Reactor (http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/newreact/nrindex.htm)
Newspapers (http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/n.htm#Newspapers)
OnLine News and Reference (http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/o.htm#OnLine)
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The Word IS Out! (http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/takheart.htm#Word)
For daily health reports, also check:
-- A --
- ABCNEWS.com
About.com
http://asthma.about.com/
- Aerosols linked with baby illness (BBC News Online)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_435000/435652.stm
- Air I Breathe Makes Me Sick. The
by Amy Simpson
http://www.greenlink.org/affinity/101196/airbreat.html
- Air Quality- A look at Environmental Illness
By Dan Knight; May 7, 2000
http://lowendmac.net/soapbox/air-quality.shtml
- The Albuquerque Tribune
Sick and shunned: When everyday smells are
an enemy, society should be an ally
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/opinions04/030904_opinions_mckee.shtml
Printer friendly: http://www.abqtrib.com/print/index.cfm
- Allergic to modern life (Mary Lamielle, interviewed)
At least that's the way it seems to people with the
extreme form of multiple chemical sensitivity.
By Debra Nussbaum
http://www.phillynews.com/sunmag/1114/feature3.shtml
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
http://www.acs.org/
- American Demographics, June 1997
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Achieving Healthy Indoor Air
Report of the ATS Workshop: Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 16-19, 1995
THIS WORKSHOP REPORT WAS APPROVED BY THE ATS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MARCH 1997
"... Perfumes are among the most difficult to control since they are perceived by their
users as pleasurable. Personal rights and preferences for perfumed products must be
evaluated against the discomfort that scents cause for some people. The odoriferous
materials are highly volatile synthetic chemicals; in effect, they contribute to the total
VOCs. Scented personal products are not limited to perfumes; they include residual
scents on clothing from detergents and fabric softeners, soaps, shampoos, deodorants,
skin lotions, and cosmetics. The only successful method of control is to eliminate these
odors, either by avoiding their use, as with perfumes, or by using unscented products. ..."
http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/156/3/S33
- An NPR Report on Dioxin: How "Neutral" Experts Can Slant a Story
By Charlotte Ryan; April/May 1993
http://www.fair.org/extra/best-of-extra/dioxin-experts.html
- Anderson Labs, Inc. and their Hot Topics
http://www.andersonlaboratories.com/alweb11.htm
- Annual Reports
FREE ANNUAL REPORTS on over 3,600 Public Companies
http://www.prars.com/
- Attitudes Regarding MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivities)
by Barbara Herskovitz January 26, 1999
http://www.fiscorp.net/iaq/iaqapps4.html
- Avoiding Chemical Toxins in Your Food and Water Storage
By Amy Marsh
http://cassandraproject.org/chems.htm
-- B --
- "Bay Area Gardeners Can Weed Out Water Pollution
Many Gardeners Use Pesticides up to 20 Times the Rate of Farmers"
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/pw/storm/gardener.html
- BBC
- Blazing Tattles
What is MCS ?
by Claire W. Gilbert, Ph.D.
http://www.concentric.net/~blazingt/info/whatisch.htm
- Breast Cancer Options
Cosmetics and Fragranced Products Pose High Risks for Breast Cancer and Other Illnesses
by James W. Coleman, Ph.D.
http://www.charityadvantage.com/mhop/cosmeticsandfragranced.asp
- Betty Bridges, RN
Also see: Betty Bridges, RN
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/b.htm#Betty
- Beyond Stupid
The willful slaughter of Canadians with environmental sensitivities.
http://www.storm.ca/~chris/home.html
- BRAIN MAPPING
Brain Mapping the Chemically Sensitive by Donald L. Dudley,M.D., Seattle.
http://www.connect4free.net/home/geofjoan/brain_map/brainmap.html
- Breathing Room - The battle over new ozone restrictions pits asthma sufferers
against skeptical industry leaders
by Glynn Wilson
http://www.metropulse.com/dir_zine/cover_dir/711_air.html
- Brobeck, Attorneys at Law
- Business Week
Is Your Office Killing You?
Sick buildings are seething with molds, monoxide--and worse
Somehow or other, they manage to ignore the role of toxic synthetic fragrance chemicals.
But otherwise, you'll find this article worth reading and considering. -- barb
http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_23/b3684001.htm
-- C --
- Calgary Hearld
"Perfume no bed of roses for noses"
By Robert Walker, Calgary Herald; Sunday 14 May 2000
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/stories/000514/4101111.html
- California's Deregulation Disaster
Corporate Watch
http://www.corpwatch.org/headlines/2001/0013.html
- TURN = CONSUMER POWER
Concerned about sky-rocketing electric rates? Demand that the CPUC and
Governor Davis act now to protect consumers from the failure of deregulation.
(Deregulation inherited from administration of Gov. Willson (R). -- barb)
http://www.turn.org/
- CBC News, Canada
- GM seeds blowin' in the wind
"...Scientists say Manitoba farmers can't expect GM canola to go away easily.
In fact, even spraying the plant with herbicide repeatedly doesn't
guarantee it won't come back. They say the only sure way to rid a field of
GM canola is to pull it out by hand.
"The spread of the seed means farmers in Western Canada can't be sure
their crop is GM-free and that could hurt sales. Entz says many people
blame the seed's creator for the problem. "The genes belong to Monsanto and
the question farmers are asking is are they liable, or is the company liable?"
"Monsanto is urging farmers to call them if they have unwanted
genetically-modified canola growing on their land. The company says it will
come and remove it by hand, till it under, or use a special herbicide to kill it. ...
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/06/21/mb_seeds210601
- CBS HealthWatch
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Is It Something in the Air?
In three parts. -- barb
http://cbshealthwatch.aol.com/aolmedscape/p/G_Library/article.asp?RecID=1915&SP=1&ContentType=Library&NB=0&Channel=nan
Formatted to print
http://cbshealthwatch.aol.com/aolmedscape/p/G_Library/Library_print.asp?RecID=1915&Channel=nan&ContentType=Library
- Chemical & Engineering News Online
See American Chemical Society, above.
- Chemical Sensitivity
By Dr W. J. Rea; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT W.J.REA.
http://www.arrakis.es/~loruda/chem_sen.htm
- CSIRO Online
Drought: air pollution link found
http://www.csiro.au/index.asp?type=mediaRelease&id=SahelDrought
- Clean Living
Search for:
Thursday, January 07, 1999
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Woman turns sensitivity to chemicals into environmental crusade"
By Joan Whitely; Review-Journal
- James W. Coleman, PhD
Cancer Research Center of America, Inc.
http://www.CancerResearchAmerica.org
- Complete Health
http://www.completehealthmag.com/
- Conscious Choice
http://www.consciouschoice.com/
- "Corporate Junk Science In The Media" . . . Parts 1 & 2
By Edward S. Herman; Z Magazine
Part 1
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/jan99herman.htm
Part 2
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/feb99herman.htm
- Corporate Manipulation of 'Scientific Evidence Linking
Chemical Exposures to Human Disease: A Case in Point --
Cigarette Science at Johns Hopkins
(Originally researched and published by Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly)
http://consumerlawpage.com/article/chemical.shtml
- CorpWatch
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/
- Toxic Drift: Monsanto and the Drug War in Colombia
By Jeremy Bigwood; Special to CorpWatch; June 21, 2001
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/military/featured/2001/monsanto.html
- USA: Cosmetics Industry Approves Controversial Chemicals
By Cat Lazaroff; Environment News Service; November 20, 2002
"After a comprehensive review of scientific studies, the Cosmetics Ingredients Review
(CIR) panel concluded that three related chemicals - dibutyl (DBP), diethyl (DEP) and
dimethyl (DMP) phthalate - used to prolong the life of fragrances do not pose harm to
cosmetic users. The panel, which is funded and advised by the cosmetics industry, last
reviewed the safety of these substances in 1985.
" ' The CIR Expert Panel's decision is based on solid science and not on speculation,'
said Dr. Gerald McEwen, vice president for science at the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and
Fragrance Association (CTFA). 'The science clearly supports the continued safe use of
these ingredients in cosmetics.' ... "
"Sound" science or "solid" science, it still backs up what the industry wants to do. -- barb
http://www.corpwatch.org/news/PND.jsp?articleid=4931
- Critics of pesticides: whistleblowing or suppression of dissent?
By Brian Martin
Dr. Brian Martin, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University of Wollongong,
Australia 2522, is a member of the Editorial Board of PSA and president of Whistleblowers Australia.
"Since the early 1970s, the concept of whistleblowing has been increasingly used in the
analysis of disputes and also in legislation, especially in the United States. ..."
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/96psa.html
-- D --
- The Daily Express
- Daily Hampshire Gazette
- The Daily Herald Co., Everett, Wash.
"Scents and Sensitivity"
People with multiple chemical sensitivity live with a multitude of problems
By STEVE POWELL Herald Writer
http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/00/5/7/12543955.htm
- Dangerous Lawn Chemicals
Kitty Tucker wears this mask to try to avoid a severe reaction to lawn chemicals.
By Shae Crisson; February 23, 2001; Eyewitness News 11
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/features/022301_EX_lawnpesticides.html
- Devra Lee Davis, Ph.D.
http://www.whensmokeranlikewater.com/about/DLDresume.htm
- Denver Post
- Denver Rocky Mountain News
- Home, sick home
Indoor air pollution is definitely something to sneeze at
Irene Wilkenfeld was the interviewee. -- barb
By Joysa Winter; Special to the Denver Rocky Mountain News;
http://www.insidedenver.com/health/0711heal1.shtml
- David Lawrence Dewey
author/syndicated columnist
You can get an education by reading David Lawrence Dewey.
I bring you just a very few articles. Do take time to explore his site. -- barb
- Defective Candles Lead Poisoning
http://www.dldewey.com/cand799.htm
Food For Thought ©
Colognes - Perfumes - Pesticides
Are They Slowly Killing You?
October 7th, 1999
http://www.dldewey.com/perfume.htm
- Hydrogenated Oils-Silent Killers
http://www.dldewey.com/hydroil.htm
So You Smell Good Using Perfumes and Colognes
However... You Could Be Giving Yourself Cancer and God Knows What Else! 7-24-99
Slowly scroll through this page and you'll learn a lot of valuable information.
If you want to quickly get to the article on perfume and the FDA Petition,
use your find command, keying in "Eternity." -- barb
http://www.dldewey.com/chealth.htm
- HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS ASK FDA TO PUT WARNING LABELS ON „ETERNITY¾
PERFUME EHN FINDS HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN DESIGNER FRAGRANCE
Slowly scroll through this page and you'll learn a lot of valuable information.
If you want to quickly get to the article on perfume and the FDA Petition,
use your find command, keying in "Eternity." -- barb
http://www.dldewey.com/chealth.htm
- Discovery Channel's Toxic Legacies
"... the story of one tireless anthropologist's quest for answers to some disturbing
findings in a small Mexican town. ..."
http://health.discovery.com/premiers/toxic/inside.html
-- E --
- E-Magazine
- Eco Living
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
By Patrick Casanova
http://www.ecolivingcenter.com/articles/mcs.htmlz
- Ecologist
Home sickness.
(health hazards of everyday life in the modern world)
(Statistical Data Included)
Author/s: Martin J Walker
Available through Find Articles . . . references the FDA Petition's findings!
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m2465/4_31/74583523/print.jhtml
- Environment News Service
- Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)
- 37-Year-Old Mechanic with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 108, Number 4, Apr00
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108p377-381kipen/abstract.html
or see at:
http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Mechanic-MCS.htm
- A 4-Year-Old Girl with Manifestations of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
Alan Woolf
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108p1219-1223woolf/abstract.html
- A Review of a Two-Phase Population Study of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
By Stanley M. Caress and Anne C. Steinemann
Volume 111, Number 12, September 2003
Mirrored for your access convenience:
http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/ehnlinx/ehpmcsps.htm
EHP abstract: http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2003/5940/abstract.html
EHP full article:
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5940/5940.html
- Experimental Approaches to Chemical Sensitivity
EHP Supplement; Volume 105 Supplement 2, March 1997
http://www.herc.org/news/ehp/toc.html
- Introduction and Overview
Howard Kipen and Nancy Fiedler
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School, Piscataway, New Jersey
-- Environ Health Perspect 105(Suppl 2):405-407 (1997)
http://www.herc.org/news/ehp/Kipen.html
- Clinical Characteristics of Chemical Sensitivity:
An Illustrative Case History of Asthma and MCS
Gerald H. Ross
http://www.herc.org/news/ehp/ross.html
- Hormones and Health
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/qa/105-5focus/focus.html
- Killer Environment
"It's the environment, stupid. At least, that seems to be the conclusion of a paper
published in the October 1998 issue of BioScience that asserts that approximately
40% of the world's deaths can be attributed to environmental factors."
Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 107, Number 2, February 1999
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/107-2/forum.html#kill
- Levels of Seven Urinary Phthalate Metabolites in a Human Reference Population
Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 108, Number 10, October 2000
Please note: Phthalic acid, diethyl ester; 10.5 percent of fragrance portion of formula;
CAS # 84-66-2 -- found in analyses of fragrances for FDA Petition
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108p972-982blount/blount-full.html
- MCS: A Sensitive Issue
Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 102, Number 9, September 1994
By Renee Twombly
http://www.herc.org/news/mcsarticles/MCSasensitiveissue.htm
- Menace in the Mix
"New research underway at Duke University could yield clues to how chemicals
used by U.S. soldiers during the Persian Gulf War may have intermingled and caused
neurotoxic effects in some veterans...."
http://www.herc.org/news/mcsarticles/forum.html
- Neurogenic Switching: A Hypothesis for a Mechanism for Shifting the Site of
Inflammation in Allergy and Chemical Sensitivity
William J. Meggs
Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine,
Greenville, NC 27858 USA and New York City Poison Center, New York, NY 10016 USA
http://www.herc.org/news/mcsarticles/meggs2-full.htm
- Perceived Treatment Efficacy for Conventional and Alternative Therapies
Reported by Persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Pamela Reed Gibson, Amy Nicole-Marie Elms, and Lisa Ann Ruding
Mirrored for your access convenience:
http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/ehnlinx/ehpgib.htm
Original Article abstract:
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2003/5936/abstract.html
Main article:
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5936/5936.html
- Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment:
Agents of Subtle Change?
Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 107, Supplement 6, December 1999
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/suppl-6/907-938daughton/abstract.html
- Scents and Sensitivity
Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 106; December 12, November 1998
http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/ehnlinx/ehpscent.htm
- Environmental Illness Briefing Paper, 1990
The industry's call-to-arms, published by the then Chemical Manufacturers Association
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/books/cmaeibri.htm
- Environmental Working Groups: banDursban.org
MYSTERY KILLER
Even after 30 years, a pesticide used 25 million times a year in
homes is still controversial. While opponents and proponents
debate its use, government regulators are re-examining its effects.
By John J. Fried, INQUIRER staff writer
Philadelphia Inquirer; February 12, 1996
http://www.bandursban.org/newsroom/phillyinquirer.shtml
- Epilepsy: The Hidden Disability
Uncontrollable seizures strike twice as many Americans as previously thought
By Nicolle Charbonneau; HealthScout Reporter; USA Today; 11/27/00; First of three parts
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=68&id=104223
- Dr. Samuel Epstein
Cancer Prevention Coalition
- Enzyme key to reaction, scientists say
By Andrew Wineke, Everett Herald, Tuesday, August 4, 1998, p C1 & C2
http://hometown.aol.com/wsmcsn/Enzyme.htm
-- F --
Family Practice.com
- Acute-Onset Persistent Olfactory Deficit Resulting from
Multiple Overexposures to Ammonia Vapor at Work
Janice C. Prudhomme, DO, MPH, Dennis J. Shusterman, MD, MPH, and Paul D. Blanc,
MD, MSPH, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of
California, San Francisco.
http://www.familypractice.com/references/referencesframe.htm?main=/journal/1998/v11.n01/1101.10/art-1101.10.htm
- Occupational Acute Anaphylactic Reaction to Assault by Perfume Spray in the Face
by James E. Lessenger, MD, From a private practice.
Trust me! You can suffer asthma -- at the very least -- as well as severe migraines, dizziness,
and an anaphylactic reaction from perfume being sprayed at your doorways, just outside your
room; from scented individuals sashaying through your office space -- happened to me and
they had no other reason than to spread their scent; as a result of a hightly scented HR manager
determining to "visit" the chemically injured while loaded with her favorite scented product or
call in the chemically injured for a myriad of useless meetings; from staff wearing their favorite
scented products . . . Talk about a hostile work environment! This behavior should not be
tolerated . . . yet it was participated in by management in my former workplace. And in those days,
the EEOC saw nothing wrong with it ... MCS was not sufficiently recognized and, from my
personal experience, neither was asthma! -- barb
http://www.familypractice.com/references/referencesframe.htm?main=/journal/2001/v14.n02/1402.07/art-1402.07.htm
- Findarticles.com
One of my favorites . .. barb
http://www.findarticles.com/
- A fragrance to die for
Everyone, from venerable fashion designers to famous actresses, will be
putting their names on new perfume bottles this fall
September 06, 2001, NEW YORK (Reuters) -
" ... Last year, total department store sales of fragrances grew only 4 percent,
compared with makeup and skincare, which each grew 6 percent, according
to research firm NPD Group Inc.
"Sales of perfumes and colognes at supermarkets, drug stores and mass
merchandisers fell 5 percent in the year ending mid-June, according to
Information Resources Inc., which tracks industry data.
"In contrast, European luxury-goods conglomerate LVMH said that its
US cosmetics and fragrance sales increased an extraordinary 25 percent in
the first half of the year, despite overall sluggishness in US department stores. ..."
Astham rates increasing in Europe? Don't ignore the proliferation of fragrance products! -- barb
http://www.arabia.com/life/article/english/0,11827,68631,00.html
- Fragrances set off alarms!
During the early 90s, fire alarms at Clorox headquarters in Oakland, California were most likely
set off by perfumes, colognes and aftershaves. Building engineers were having to track down
the reason for false alarms, and upon exiting an elevator, exclaimed about the strong odor of
perfumes. Shortly thereafter, it was quite noticable that the use of heavy scents, heavily applied,
decreased . . . and so did the false alarms. -- barb
- CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE
HEADQUARTERS; DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY; Washington, DC, 16 November 1992
Chapter 3 - Chemical Agents
Chemical Agent Monitor
- "Aromatic vapors. Included in this category are groups of materials such as perfumes
and food flavorings. Some brands of after shave and perfume can give a response in
G mode when CAM is held close to the skin, for example as in casualty handling
procedures. Some sweets such as peppermints and cough lozenges and menthol
cigarettes can cause a response in G mode if the breath is exhaled directly into the CAM
inlet.
- "Cleaning compounds. Some cleaning compounds and disinfectants contain additives
which give them a pleasant smell. Some of these additives such as menthol and
methyl saticylate (MS) can give false responses in the H mode. Ammonia gives a false
response in the G-mode. Cleaning materials are, by nature, spread over large surface
areas and, therefore, provide a considerable vapor source, particularly in enclosed spaces. ..."
http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/3-3/fm3-3_5.htm
- The Free Press
http://www.speakeasy.org/wfp/index.html
- Frontline
Chemical Alarms
"...The Chemical Agent Monitor (CAM) was used to find blister agent on the surfaces
of vehicles and buildings. Interferences that give false positives include: after-shave,
perfume, liquid cleaning solvents, signal smoke and burning fuels. ..."
Let me assure all doubters of chemical injury, these toxic chemicals also set off our bodies. -- barb
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/syndrome/closer/alarms.html
- Ministry of Defence
British Chemical Warfare Defence During the Gulf Conflict
False Alarms ... Chemical Agent Monitor ...
"Chemical Agent Monitor
" ... 93. In 1990/91 a number of harmless substances were known to give a false
response on CAM. These included aromatic vapours, such as some brands of
aftershave and perfume, and breath tainted by peppermints and cough lozenges;
cleaning compounds; and fumes from the Challenger Armour Piercing Discarding
Sabot (APDS) round or ammunition for the Mark VIII Naval 4.5 inch gun. ..."
http://www.mod.uk/index.php3?page=993
-- G --
- Dr. Pamela Reed Gibson
- A Review of a Two-Phase Population Study of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
By Stanley M. Caress and Anne C. Steinemann
Volume 111, Number 12, September 2003
Mirrored for your access convenience:
http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/ehnlinx/ehpmcsps.htm
EHP abstract: http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2003/5940/abstract.html
EHP full article:
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5940/5940.html
- Book by Dr. Gibson: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity : A Survival Guide
Book Review
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/7616/65342
Book Review: New Harbinger
http://www.newharbinger.com/multi.htm
Book Review: Pathfinder
http://www.pathfinder.co.nz/reviews2.php?&book=978157224173
-
Perceived Treatment Efficacy for Conventional and Alternative
Therapies Reported by Persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Pamela Reed Gibson, Amy Nicole-Marie Elms, and Lisa Ann Ruding
School of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Mirrored:
Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 111, Number 12, September 2003
Article abstract
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2003/5936/abstract.html
Main article:
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5936/5936.html
- Resources for the Chemically Injured / LassenTechnologies
Gibson, P.R., et al
http://www.snowcrest.net/lassen/eiarti.html
- Understanding & Accommodating People with
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in Independent Living
by Pamela Reed Gibson, Ph.D., James Madison University
"I have written a 50 page booklet for the Independent Living Research Utilization
that has gone to all of the independent living centers and vocational rehab centers
as well as to other disablity organizations. ... I received helpful input from both
Ann McCampbell and Susan Molloy in the project. ..." -- Pamela Gibson,
James Madison University Department of Psychology
http://www.ilru.org/ilnet/files/bookshelf/mcs/mcsindex.html
- Dr. Gloria Gilbere
Second Hand Reactions
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/drgilbere/ggartind.htm
- Jackie Alan Giuliano, Ph.D.
On teaching, activism and an archive of over 100 of his articles
http://www.jps.net/jackieg/
- The Guardian
- Gulf War - "Researcher says work's tie to war illness got him fired"
By DAVID OLINGER; (c) St. Petersburg Times, published January 11, 1997
http://www.getipm.com/government/moss.htm
-- H --
- Articles concerning Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Trying to undo all of the harm caused by fallacious reporting is time consuming and
energy draining, not to mention totally frustrating. Folks, I'm asking you to do as much
research on this topic of fragrances as you can. You may start with the links provided
by this site, EHN's www.ehnca.org and those provided by Betty Bridges, RN on
her site, the Fragranced Products Information Network
http://www.fpinva.org.
-- barb
Also see EHN's General Links, page H, Halifax
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/h.htm#Halifax
For information on the city of Halifax
http://www.region.halifax.ns.ca/welcome.html
E-Mail Mayor Walter R. Fitzgerald fitzgew@region.halifax.ns.ca
Responding to the Chemical Industry's Call to Arms in Halifax
Another Perspective, with press releases, and statements by Betty Briges, RN
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/aaprbb.htm
A closer look at chemicals in fragrances, which the industry in Halifax and
in their ad, claimed aren't in fragrances
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/aaprbbms.htm
The industry ad, published by SPEIAC
http://www.scentedproducts.on.ca/hdnad.jpg
- CBC -CA News
- Chemical dependency - Environmental illnesses: diseases for the '90s
http://www.excal.on.ca/archives/9899/jan27/features.htm
CNN.com
The Denver Post
"fragrance foes can smell a fight
Citing health concerns, activists seek restrictions, scent-free areas
by Jenny Deam; Denver Post Staff Writer; June 25, 2000
http://www.denverpost.com/life/sniff0625.htm
- The Globe and Mail
- HALIFAX LEADS THE WAY WITH FRAGRANCE FREE POLICIES
By Betty Bridges, RN; appearing on FlipSide Alternative Daily
http://www.flipside.org/
- The Halifax Daily News
- Halifax ground zero in scent fight
Perfume industry, chemically sensitive fly in to fight battle over right to wear fragrances
By SHAUNE MacKINLAY -- The Daily News; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
http://www.hfxnews.southam.ca/
- The Halifax Herald Limited
- Stink brews over scents, sensitivities
Perfume industry insists products are safe; activists not so certain
The two sides in a raging battle over the right to bear scent took their fight to the media Tuesday,
although from separate floors of the same Halifax hotel.
On one side, activists and researchers claimed a slew of untested carcinogenic chemicals are ending up in
perfumes and making people sick with asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Full story ...
By Alison Auld / The Canadian Press, With Kim Garritty; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
http://142.176.15.130/cgi-bin/home/loadmain?2000/06/21+200.raw
The Hittman Chronicle
Absolute Non-scents
By Dave Hitt
Another denigrating, poorly researched article . . . Just look at these gems:
" You're not allowed to have common scents in Halifax, Canada. ..."
"And the worst part of it is that MCS does not exist.
"The human body simply doesn't work that way. Exposure to toxins tends to raise resistance, not lower it. ..."
Obviously he's not looked at NIOSH's Pocket Guide to Hazardous Chemicals and
has never seen an MSDS sheet and therefore doesn't understand the term "lowering the
threshold." For the TRUE story about Halifax, visit Another Perspective. -- barb
http://www.davehitt.com/june00/sents.html
- HOW ENVIRONMENTAL AND AIR CONTAMINANTS AFFECT CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
By S. Moser, Citizens for a Safe Learning Environment
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Education/CASLE/asthma.html
- Lobby group says Halifax anti-scent law stinks
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 20 (Reuters)
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20000620_3923.html
- The London Observer
- National Post
- Scent summit is sunk by a mere whiff of perfume
Halifax 'hotspot' for nasal-rights movement
Graeme Hamilton; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Search for "Scent summit" from within site. -- barb
http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/000621/323529.html
- Cosmetics industry wafts into Nova Scotia's scent debate
Jonathon Gatehouse; Tuesday, April 25, 2000
http://www.nationalpost.com/home.asp?f=000425/269448.html
Related links given at the bottom of the article:
- One City Turns Up Its Nose Against the Use of Perfumes
By Larry M. Greenberg; Copyright 1999 Wall Street Journal; July 28, 1999
http://www.silencingscience.com/july99/perfume.htm
- One nurse's grass roots effort
[None other than Betty Bridges, RN! -- barb]
http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm#Educational
- Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
With the noble mission of encouraging "trust and confidence in the Canadian
cosmetic, toiletry and fragrance industry."
http://www.cctfa.ca/engindex.html
-- end Halifax articles --
-- I --
- Integrated Defense System Overlaps as a Disease Model:
With Examples for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
By S.C. Rowat; Grantham¼s Landing, British Columbia, Canada
Originally published in:
Reviews in Environmental Health, 1998
Environmental Health Perspectives 106, Supplement 1, February 1998
5 sections: http://www.rowatworks.com/Science/IDS-Overlaps/IDS-multipage/index.html
Long document: http://www.rowatworks.com/Science/IDS-Overlaps/IDS-Full/index.html#Anchor-Conclusion-16322
- The indoor air we breathe: a public health problem of the 90's
by L. Christine Oliver and Bruce W. Shackleton
COPYRIGHT 1998 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.eisc.ca/air-we-breth.htm
-- J --
-- K --
- Kansas City Star
http://www.kcstar.com/
- KATU News
Is a fragrance free workplace right for you?
January 30, 2003
Many people have had a co-worker at one point that wore so much
cologne or perfume that it was practically unbearable.
The solution may be right around the corner: a fragrance free workplace.
The fragrance free policy is cropping up in public buildings and in the
next few years it may start hitting the private sector.
http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=54226
-- L --
Los Angeles Times
Free registration required. -- barb
http://www.latimes.com/
-- M --
- The Manitoban
Just breathe - Talk of scent-free zones increases despite industry critics
Nadine Ricketts the excalibur
http://www.umanitoba.ca/toban/archives/march21_2001/features2.html
Rose Haskell jokes, "I've been banished to the kitchen." Well, banishment is no joke! I was
banished to a far more toxic workspace and within a year of breathing in diesel exhaust, solvents,
cigarette smoke, fragrances and goodness knows what all, my body responded with a fast
developing tumor -- fortunately for me, benign. What's more, when I fussed loudly and strongly
enough about being in the more toxic office, I was offered an unventilated storage closet, across
the hall from a much used -- by highly scented folks -- conference room and right next door
to a room with a much used copier, that was vented into the suspended ceiling space. Sadly,
and immorally for my money, the powers that be see nothing wrong with that style of
harassing management. They finally got what they really wanted . . . me out of there. And that's
when I turned my full attention to making EHN's website a source of valuable info in hopes
that others can avoid the STUFF that happened to me. See Access at
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/takheart.htm -- barb
- Bonnye Mathews
- The MCS Debate: A Medical Streetfight
by Eric Nelson; The Free Press
http://www.speakeasy.org/wfp/08/Boeing4.html
- Dr. Mercola
http://mercola.com
- Mold blamed for illnesses, drives workers out of office
By JENNIFER COLEMAN; The Associated Press; Web posted Friday, May 5, 2000
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/050500/usn_mold.shtml
- Toxic Mold in an Office Setting
by Kathy Masera
Follow these directions from Barbara H ...
"On the right side where it reads "departments" on the dropdown menu
choose 'archives' then, type in 'mold' [on the left side of the next screen,]
and bonk to search the archives.
"You will see parts one and two of a story 'Toxic mold in an office setting.'
read it and please share this with all your friends. Kathy Masera has done
such an excellent job of making toxic mold contamination understandable by
the average person.
http://www.ohsonline.com/
- More than Skin Deep
(From Winter/Spring 1998)
by Aubrey Hampton & Susan Hussey; Aubrey Organics News
http://www.organicanews.com/news/article.cfm?story_id=15
-- N --
- National Jewish
Winter Can Rough Up Hands says National Jewish Medical and Research Center Dermatology Expert
Contact: Jim Carpenter - 303-398-1078
Perhaps National Jewish should read the article above . . . barb
http://www.NationalJewish.org/news/hands.html
- National Post
- Indoor Environment Connections
U.S. Access Board Adopts Fragrance Free Policy; Volume 1, Issue 10, August 2000
http://www.ieconnections.com/8_2000article2.htm
- InnerSelf.com - Health
http://www.innerself.com/Health/
- Natural Home
- Natural Life
Spraying Yourself With Toxic Chemicals is Not Sexy
by Wendy Priesnitz
http://life.ca/nl/87/perfume.html
- New Scientisit
http://www.newscientist.com/
- Chemical warfare at work
By Howard Baker
"... Humans are contributing to the problem in a big way.
"For example, freshly dry-cleaned clothes emit a stream of trichloroethane, the solvent used by dry-cleaners. On a more personal note, after a good wash and freshen-up our bodies give off the scent molecules and other chemicals left by shampoos and soaps, as well as the pleasant smelling chemicals in deodorants and perfumes such as limonene, terpinene, camphene and alpha-pinene. Some perfumes contain as many as 100 different ingredients providing potent additions to the office soup. On top of this, we contribute acetone and isoprene which our bodies produce naturally. ..."
http://www.newscientist.com/
- Far from fragrant
by Rob Edwards
"FREQUENT USE OF AEROSOLS and air fresheners in the home may make babies and pregnant women ill. ..."
http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19990904/newsstory6.html
- NovaNewsNet; Cable 10 in Metro
- Chemically sensitive people redefine their lives
http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/000218/mcs.htm
- Disabled women are up to career challenge, says trainer
http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/991103/dawn.htm
- Pesticide debate divisive
http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/000218/pest2.htm
-- O --
- The Oakland Tribune
- Afraid of saccharin? Don't use it
Virgil Williams and Ron Eisenberg are staff physicians at
Highland General Hospital in Oakland.
Thursday, April 18, 2002 - 4:33:36 PM MST
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1002,1804%257E536986,00.html
- County Board calls for fewer pesticides
by Donna Horowitz, May 11, 2001
"...[Supervisor Keith Carson, Alameda County, California] ... asked department heads
how much pesticide they use to kill weeds and rats in January after a Berkeley constituent
who was active in Marin on
the issue contacted his office. ..."
http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/s-asp-bin/link/ShowArchiveStory.asp?URL=search.newschoice.com/Display.asp&story=d:\index\newsarchives\angtr\loc\20010511\855007_t4bs211.txt&searchtext=countyboardcallsforfewerpesticides&puid=557
- Experts check risks of common chemical
By Suzanne Bohan
STAFF WRITER; April 16, 2001
"Americans soap up with it, spritz it on hair, paint it on nails and smooth it on hands.
It's a chemical also found in many types of flexible plastics, as well as solvents, lubricating
oils, vinyl flooring and wood finishes, among many other products. Called phthalate,
it's a type of plastic that has become ubiquitous in modern life. Billions of pounds are
now produced annually, according to the Environmental Working Group.
And now, with last month's federal study revealing that phthalates (pronounced
"thalates") have gotten under Americans' skin to a degree that surprised federal
researchers, research is revving up to find what -- if any -- health risks the chemical poses. ..."
http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/default.asp?puid=490&spuid=490&indx=798985
- Kaiser settles lawsuit over disabled access
By Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER; April 13, 2001
http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/s-asp-bin/link/ShowArchiveStory.asp?URL=search.newschoice.com/Display.asp&story=d:\index\newsarchives\angtr\loc\20010413\793718_s2bs213.txt&searchtext=Kaiser,disabled&puid=557
- New findings suggest MTBE poses less of a threat
Environmentalists, scientists are at odds over danger
By Douglas Fischer; March 25, 2002; Oakland Tribune Online
http://search.newschoice.com/ArchiveDisplay.asp?story=d:\index\newsarchives\ang\angtr\fpg\20020325\1428087_mtbemain25.txt&source=www%2Eoaklandtribune%2Ecom&puid=557&paper=Oakland+Tribune+Online
- Pesticides trigger Parkinson's disease, study finds
By Suzanne Bohan, STAFF WRITER; June 04, 2001
http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/s-asp-bin/link/ShowArchiveStory.asp?URL=search.newschoice.com/Display.asp&story=d:\index\newsarchives\angtr\loc\20010604\908827_t3bs104.txt&searchtext=SuzanneBohan&puid=558
- X-rays may kill, Berkeley professor says
He cites own nationwide radiation study
November 22, 1999
By William Brand; STAFF WRITER
(Frankly, I do not have dental xrays made, nor do I have mamograms. -- barb)
Find through search:
http://www.newschoice.com/newspapers/alameda/tribune/default.asp
-- P --
- Phoenix Times
- Buzz Kill
Crop dusters spray pesticides on homes, animals and people while the Arizona Department of Agriculture does little to stop them
By Jennifer Markley; June 14, 2001
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2001-06-14/feature.html/page1.html
Why is it that the high burden of proof always falls on the public whose lives have been
ruined or taken? Where is the moral fiber of the mainstream medical industry? Of our government
agencies charged with protecting public health? Of industry, itself? Perhaps it's time for more
of the Powers That Be to read The Man in the Glass. -- barb
- Pioneer Planet
-- Q --
-- R --
- RedFlagsWeekly.com
Red Flags Weekly
http://www.redflagsweekly.com/
-- S --
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health!
http://www.occuphealth.fi/e/dept/sjweh/index.htm
- Consensus report - Airway allergy and worklife.
Malmberg P; Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27(6):422-425.
" ...In addition, asthma is worsened by irritant exposures from dusts and fine
particles, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide gas, cold air and exercise, strong scents, and
environmental tobacco smoke. Common detergents and cleaning agents may also
pose a threat. ..."
Folks, remember,"strong scents" is a way of saying perfume, cologne, aftershave, lotions,
deodorants, hair care products, fabric softeners, detergents, trash bags, etc., etc. -- barb
http://www.occuphealth.fi/cgi-bin/sjweh/abst_testi.pl?key=2001|6|422--|1
- Second Hand Reactions
By Dr. Gloria Gilbere
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/drgilbere/ggartind.htm
- Sick building survivors open window on bad air
http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/000218/camphill.htm
- Sierra Magazine
Cancer, Inc.
They make the chemicals, they run the treatment centers,
and they're still looking for "the cure" ã no wonder they
won't tell you about breast cancer prevention.
by Sharon Batt & Liza Gross
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/199909/cancer.asp
- Smell-sensitive teacher takes no chances, brings antidote
Armed with medication: Police not sure if school scent-policy violator will be charged
By Adrian Humphreys; Friday, April 21, 2000
http://www.nationalpost.com/news.asp?f=000421/266138.html
Related link at bottom of article --
- Junkscience.com
Halifax, N.S. famous for its fragrance-free policies.
One City Turns Up Its Nose Against the Use of Perfumes
By Larry M. Greenberg; Copyright 1999 Wall Street Journal; July 28, 1999
http://www.silencingscience.com/july99/perfume.htm
Smokescreen
- Something in the air
"Between 1989 and 1993, 800 workers at Halifax's Camp Hill Medical Centre fell sick because of
chemically contaminated air. More than 100 are still off work--and a fight is raging over the reasons
why. Kim Pittaway explores the modern fears and slippery truths behind the environmental illness debate
First published in Chatelaine's November 1995 issue.
© Kim Pittaway
http://www.chatelaine.com/read/health/air.html
- Student may face criminal charge for wearing smelly hair gel
N.S. school has strict non-scents policy
By Shaune MacKinlay and Adrian Humphreys; The Daily News; National Post; Wednesday, April 19, 2000
http://www.nationalpost.com/home.asp?f=000419/263522.html
- Polluting Our Future: Chemical Pollution in the U.S.
that Affects Child Development and Learning
A New Report by:
National Environmental Trust
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://environet.policy.net/health/neighborhood/cehfuture/
- The Royal Society of Canada
THE CANADIAN ACADEMY OF THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Expert Panel on the Future of Food Biotechnology - Genetic Modification
http://www.rsc.ca/foodbiotechnology/indexEN.html
- Scents and Sensibility
April 20, 2000
Micahael Fumento, published for April Fool's Day byAmerican Spectator
http://www.fumento.com/scentreact.html
- Scent Censoring Incenses
Critic says Policies are Halifax's Mania
By Shaune MacKinlay; The Daily News; April 16, 2000
http://www.fumento.com/halifax.html
- Scents and Senselessness
by Michael Fumento; The American Spectator; April 1, 2000
THIS IS ONE POORLY INVESTIGATED/WRITTEN ARTICLE, which proves errors compound. -- barb
http://www.fumento.com/scents.html
- ScienceNews Online
Lemon-scented products spawn pollutants
Janet Raloff; Week of Dec. 9, 2000; Vol. 158, No. 24
http://www.sciencenews.org/20001209/fob7.asp
-- T --
- Time Magazine
"Teens Before Their Time: With budding breasts and pubic hair, girls are developing
earlier than ever. What's causing it? And what are the psychological effects?"
OCTOBER 30, 2000; Vol. 156, No. 18
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,58388,00.html
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
There is much interesting reading on this site. Check it out! -- barb
http://www.tldp.com/
- The Toxic Lady
OR, The Strange Death of Gloria Ramirez
(otherwise known as "the Toxic Lady FAQ")
Brought to you by Emergency-Nurse.com
http://www.emergency-nurse.com/legends/toxic.htm
-- U --
- Uncommon Practice
An article about Theron G. Randolph, M.D
Well worth your read about a doctor who should be emulated. -- barb
http://www.thewritecoach.com/uncommon_practice.html
-- V --
-- W --
- The Wall Street Journal
One City Turns Up Its Nose Against the Use of Perfumes
By Larry M. Greenberg; Copyright 1999 Wall Street Journal; July 28, 1999
http://www.silencingscience.com/july99/perfume.htm
- washingtonpost.com
Beauty Coverup?
A Cosmetic Ingredient Is Linked to Animal Defects. Its Human Risks Are Less Clear
By Brian Reid, Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, November 26, 2002; Page F1
"Phthalates, chemical substances that make plastic more flexible without reducing its
strength, are an all-but-inescapable part of life in the 21st century. They're used in toys,
garden hoses, shower curtains and medical devices. They're also common
ingredients in beauty products, making nail polish chip-resistant and making
hair spray keep a bouffant in line. ..."
AND, phthalates make the odor of synthetic fragrance chemical concoctions last longer. -- barb
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A36254-2002Nov25
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- WFSA, Montgomery, Alabama
Some say a popular perfume is a health danger!!
http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?s=58076
Return to EHN's General Links, page H, Halifax
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/h.htm#Halifax
Return to EHN's General Links, page N, Newspapers
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/n.htm#Newspapers
The Hartford Courant
- "A Scent of Trouble"
By MAURICE TIMOTHY REIDY; December 04, 2000
"Carolyn Wysocki worries about opening her mail. It's not those letters from the credit
card companies that bother her. It's the catalogs. One whiff of those perfumed
department store ads can trigger an asthma attack. ..."
http://www.ctnow.com/scripts/editorial.dll?render=y&eetype=Article&eeid=3564891&ck=&ver=2.11
THE ALLERGY ENIGMA\ WORLDWIDE: NUMVBER OF SUFFERERS SOARS -- BUT WHY?
Published on June 22, 1999
" Tim Larew doesn't know he is part of a global medical mystery. The Ellington
third-grader only knows he cannot ignore his allergies.
"Nuts, milk and eggs could kill him. During his eight years, Tim also has had bouts
with eczema, hay fever and asthma. His allergies are so severe that the Larews have
never eaten at a restaurant with their son.
"It is a life-altering condition," said Tim'smother, Kathy Larew, whose 6-year-old
son, Nicholas, is also allergic to tree ...
I cannot help but wonder how free his home, clothing, schools, people areound him, et al.,
are of fragranced products? Fragrances are irritants and sensitizers. Simply put, they can get
the body going .. . they can cause and exacerbate adverse health conditions. The studies are being
done that affirm the fact that those who are adversely affected by the toxic chemical brews
known innocuously as "fragrance" have good reason for adverse health events. We just do not
have government oversight, we have government overlook. That works great for the burgeoning
industry. It sure has done zip to keep rates of asthma and other upper and lower respiratory
disorders, cancers, migraines, ... from soaring. -- barb
Search Archives: http://www.ctnow.com/about/hc-archives.htmlstory
Spritzed To The Max
To Chemically Sensitive, It Smells Like Mean Spirits
By PAT SEREMET; Courant Staff Writer; June 1 2003
I thought this article was going to inform the public about the hidden dangers in
perfumed products as it began, and I quote:
You're sitting in a theater, flipping through the Playbill, listening to the
orchestra tune up, when suddenly you're engulfed in a floral-scented fog. You hear at
the end of the aisle, "Excuse me; excuse me; excuse me," as she and her mushroom cloud
of perfume take the seat next to you. The aroma runs over you like a MAC truck.
Obsession? No, it's Shalimar. No, no it's Escape. Whatever it is, the woman is drenched
in it.
And now you are, too.
But, I was WRONG! How wrong? This wrong:
Can perfume be the new cigarette? Will we be preached to about the
dangers of second-hand scent?
Cologne-gate has reached eau such extremes. ...
And . . .
In a world full of odors (many not pretty), is perfume becoming a health
concern? Is it possible that heavy perfumage can cause allergies?
Dr. Louis Mendelsohn, an allergist at Hartford Hospital, says no.
"It's not a true allergy; it's not an immunological reaction," he says. "It's an irritant. Some
people just can't stand certain smells."
Mendelsohn - himself an Old Spice man - acknowledges that odors bother some people
more than others, although he thinks it's mostly "an emotional thing not based on
science." But out of respect for others, at Hartford Hospital, he says, the medical staff is
requested not to wear strong perfumes.
Dr. Louis Mendelsohn, where is your science that says perfume poisoning is "an emotional thing not based on science." Have you seen the science behind the making of perfumes? Not many outside the industry have. The industry is self-regulated and further protected by trade secret laws. Buy some analyses. Listen to your patients. Do some research. Understand that an irritant can mean more than just an emotional experience associated with the notion that "people just can't stand certain smells."
Of course, in this article we will find examples of people who do experience adverse reactions to
fragrances, but one gets the feeling that these folks are few and far between. -- barb
http://www.ctnow.com/features/lifestyle/hc-noscent.artjun01,0,3220868.story?coll=hc-headlines-life
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- Healing Our World
http://www.jps.net/jackieg/healing.html
- The Hudson River PCB Story
by Clearwater
http://www.clearwater.org/pcbs/index.html
- INDUSTRY-SPONSORED GROUP THAT SUPPORTS THE USE OF DDT WOULD
ALLOW QUESTIONABLE CHEMICAL BACK IN U.S. TOYS
http://data.envirotrust.com/envirotrust/pressrelease/pressarchive.qry?function=detail&tbl_pressrelease_uid1=111
- Inquirer Magazine
Allergic to modern life - At least that's the way it seems to people with
the extreme form of multiple chemical sensitivity.
By Debra Nussbaum on Mary Lamielle
http://www.phillynews.com/sunmag/1114/feature3.shtml
Invironment
Less Respiratory Impact From Fragrances
But, I ask, Who in reality has an exposure of just 20 minutes and then has the chamber flushed
"with filtered air"? Their test methods leave much to be desired. That's a far cry from one
forced to work, learn, receive healthcare ... enjoy a dinner, or the theater ... in a situation
surrouinded by not one fragrance, but many, vying for attention. -- barb
http://www.invironment.com/inv_news.htm#news1
- Is a New DDT Killing Frogs? - Focus on Chemical's Role
ABCNEWS.com; Sept. 30 [1998(?)]
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/frogs930.html
- THE LAST DAYS OF THE QUACKBUSTERS...
Opinion by Tim Bolen
http://www.castle.net/~mystic/pages/watquack.html#quackbuster
- McCampbell, Ann , MD
Rebuttal to a column written by Dr. Garrey Carruthers, chairperson of the
Advancement of Sound Science Coalition and by well known anti-MCS
advocate Dr. Herman Staudenmayer]
http://www.community-care.oaktree.co.uk/news/mcs0002.txt
- 'Mega' Mall Loses Asthma Lawsuit
Court Awards Mall Transit Worker $75,000 Over Illness
Posted 10:41 a.m. August 08, 1997 -- A judge awarded $75,000 to a woman who said she
developed asthma while working at the Mall of America's transit hub.
http://www.channel4000.com/news/stories/news-970808-103908.html
- Mother Jones
- MSNBC
Also see EHN's The Word IS Out!
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/wordout.htm
- Net 4 TV -- More Informed Choices: Fragrance Testing
Barbara Wilkie (August 1, 1999)
http://net4tv.com/voice/story.cfm?STORYID=1111
- New Scientisit
- New York Times
"Sick of Paperwork? Some Office Workers Say It's the
Paper"
http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/sunday/092699personal-paper.html
- One Reason for the Allergy Explosion and the Increase in Asthma
by Albert F. Robbins, D.O., M.S.P.H., F.A.A.E.M.
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/albrob1.htm
- One woman's allergic reaction
Framingham woman's allergy symptoms sparked small business selling to sufferers
By Roberta Holland; Boston Business Journal Staff
Note: A new page will open. Close to return to EHN's page. -- barb
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/1998/09/28/smallb1.html
- ORGANIC
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
- Our Disposable Society
ReVisions
by S. Suzanne Fisher, © 1999
http://home1.gte.net/revision/disposable.htm
- 'Pesticides are most serious environmental threat' - UN advisor
Nicholas Ashford
http://www.gn.apc.org/pesticidestrust/articles/pn41p16.htm
- Pesticide Action Network, UK - Pesticides News
http://www.pan-uk.org/default.htm
- Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment: Agents of Subtle Change?
Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 107, Supplement 6, December 1999
http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/ProductsEnv.htm
- Preventing Asthma and Death from Diisocyanate Exposure
NIOSH ALERT: 1996
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-111
"Diisocyanates are a group of low-molecular-weight aromatic and aliphatic compounds.
The most common of these are toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methylene bisphenyl
isocyanate (MDI), and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)."
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/asthma.html
- Programs Teach Families How to Attack Asthma
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?t=333&st=333&r=EMIHC000&c=234437
- Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly
http://www.rachel.org/home_eng.htm
- Reformed.net
- Reuters Health Information
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