MCS Scientific Studies

MCS and Related Scientific Studies

Database of MCS & Related Scientific Studies

(Last Updated 5/2007)

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Scientific Study Compilations Provided by:

Marti F. Wolfe, PhD
Toxicologist
Department of Biological Sciences
California State University, Chico
Chico CA 95929-0515
530-899-7799
530-521-8767

mfwolfe@csuchico.edu

Lourdes Salvador

President, MCS America

salvadorlourdes@mcs-america.org

Baines CJ, McKeown-Eyssen GE, Riley N, Cole DEC, Marshall L , Loescher B, Jazmaji V (2004) Occup Med (Lond) 54: 408-418
Case-control study of multiple chemical sensitivity, comparing haematology, biochemistry, vitamins and serum volatile organic compound measures

Brotman, KW. 2008;April 5. (not peer reviewed)

Challenges Faced by Students with MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivities) In a Traditional School Environment

Caress SM, Steinemann AC. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Sep;111(12):1490-7.
A review of a two-phase population study of multiple chemical sensitivities

Crow,J. Oxygen Society Educational Program. 2002.
Peroxynitrite (ONOO-): Scavenging for survival

Eltiti S, Wallace D, Ridgewell A, Zougkou K, Russo R, Sepulveda F, Mirshekar-Syahkal D, Rasor P, Deeble R, & Fox E. Environmental Health Perspectives. 24 July 2007.

Does Short-Term Exosure to Mobile Phone Base Station Signals Increase Symptoms in Individuals who Report Sensitivity to Electromagnetic Fields? A Double-Blind Randomized Provocation Study.

Frances J. Storrs. Dermatitis. 2007;18(1):3-7.
Allergen of the Year: Fragrance

Gibson PR, Cheavens J, Warren M. James Madison University. 1996.

Chemical Sensitivity/Chemical Injury and Life Disruption

Gibson PR, Placek E, Lane J, Brohimer SO, Lovelace AC. Qual Health Res. 2005 Apr;15(4):502-24.

Disability induced identity changes in persons with multiple chemical sensitivity

Gibson PR. No Date. James Madison University

Multiple chemical sensitivity, culture and delegitimization: A feminist analysis

Gibson PR, Cheavens J, Warren ML. Res Nurs Health. 1998 Apr;21(2):103-15.

Social support in persons with self-reported sensitivity to chemicals

Gibson PR, Elms AN, Ruding LA. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Sep;111(12):1498-504.
Perceived treatment efficacy for conventional and alternative therapies reported by persons with multiple chemical sensitivity

Gross L. PLoS Biol. 2007 Jun 26;5(7):e193

The Toxic Origins of Disease

Heuser G, Axelrod P, Heuser S. IPPH. 2000 13:1-16.

Defining Chemical Injury: A Diagnostic Protocol and Profile of Chemically Injured Civilains, Industrial Workers and Gulf War.

Hocking B. World Health Organization Seminar on EMF Hyerpsensitivity. 2007.

A physicians approach to EMF sensitive patients.

Hooper M PhD, B Pharm, C Chem, MRIC. Chief Scientific Advisor to the Gulf War Veterans 2003 (Paper Only)

Engaging with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Kimata, H. Int. J. Hyg. Envron. Health. 2004. 207:1590163
Effect of exposure to VOC's on plasma levels of neuropeptides, nerve growth
factor and histamine in patients with self-reported multiple chemical sensitivity

Koch, L. 2004 Kent State University Center for Disability Studies

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity & Rehabilitation Planning Implications

Kohler K, Linde K, Halbach S, Zilker T, Kremers L, SallerR Melchart D. Forsch Komplementarmed. 2007; 13:18-24.

Letter to the Article: Prognos in the Diagnosis of Amalgam Hypersensitivity: A diagnostic case control study

Lin TC, Krishnaswamy G, Chi DS. Clin Mol Allergy. 2008 Apr 25;6(1):3

Incense smoke: clinical, structural and molecular effects on airway disease.

LoPachin RM, DeCaprio AP. Toxicological Sciences 2005 86(2):214-225.

Protein Adduct Formation as a Molecular Mechanism in Neurtoxicity

Louis, GB (2006). World Health Organization. Environmental Health Criteria 237.
Principals for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals.

McKeown-Eyssen G, Baines C, Cole DE, Riley N, Tyndale RF, Marshall L, Jazmaji V.Int J Epidemiol. 2004 Oct;33(5):971-8. Epub 2004 Jul 15.
Case-control study of genotypes in multiple chemical sensitivity: CYP2D6, NAT1, NAT2, PON1, PON2 and MTHFR

McKeown, D. Toronto Public Health. 2005.

Environmental Threats to Children: Understanding the Risks, Enabling Prevention

Miller CS, Ashford N, Doty R, Lamielle M, Otto D, Rahill A, Wallace L. Environ Health Perspect. 1997 Mar;105 Suppl 2:515-9.
Empirical approaches for the investigation of toxicant-induced loss of tolerance

Miller CS. Environ Health Perspect. 1997 Mar;105 Suppl 2:445-53. Review.
Toxicant-induced loss of tolerance--an emerging theory of disease?

Miller CS. Addiction. 2000 96(1):115-139.

Toxicant Induced Loss of Tolerance

Nakazawa H, Ikeda H, Yamashita T, Hara I, Kumai Y, Endo G, Endo Y. (2005) Ind Health. 2005 Apr;43(2):341-5.

A case of sick building syndrome in a Japanese office worker.

National Center for Environmental Health (2000)

CDC Summary of Public Comments Received for the MCS Sensitivity Report

No Authors Listed. Arch Environ Health. 1999 May-Jun;54(3):147-9

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A 1999 Consensus

Nussbaumer LL. 2005. South Dakota State University.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: The Controversy and Relation to Interior Design

Pall ML. Washington State University School of Molecular Biosciences. 2006,
The NO/ONOO- Cycle as the Cause of Fibromyalgia and Related Illnesses: Etiology, Explanation, and Effective Therapy

Pall ML. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Sep;111(12):1461-4.

Elevated nitric oxide/peroxynitrite theory of multiple chemical sensitivity: central role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the sensitivity mechanism

Pall ML. Br J Gen Pract. 2002 Sep;52(482):762; author reply 763-4.

NMDA sensitization and stimulation by peroxynitrite, nitric oxide, and organic solvents as the mechanism of chemical sensitivity in multiple chemical sensitivity

Poppa V, Teulescu, D, Stanescu, D & Gavrilescu, N. Chest. 1969;56:395-404.
Bronchial Asthma and Asthmatic Bronchitis Determined by Simple Chemicals

Rea WJ. Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal, Vol 67, No 1, January 1988

Chemical Hypersensitivity and the Allergic Response

Saito M, Kumano H, Yoshiuchi K, Kokubo N, Ohashi K, Yamamoto Y, Shinohara N, Yanagisawa Y, Sakabe K, Miyata M, Ishikawa S, Kuboki T. Psychosom Med. 2005 Mar-Apr;67(2):318-25.
Symptom profile of multiple chemical sensitivity in actual life

Schnakenberg E, Fabig KR, Stanulla M, Strobl N, Lustig M, Fabig N, Schloot W. Environ Health. 2007 Feb 10;6:6

A cross-sectional study of self-reported chemical-related sensitivity is associated with gene variants of drug-metabolizing enzymes

Sears, M. Canadian Human Rights Commission. 2007

The Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities.

Shusterman D, Matovinovic E, Salmon A. Inhal Toxicol. 2006 Jun;18(7):457-71.

Inhalation Research: Does Haber’s Law Apply to Human Sensory Irritation?

Silkworth JB, & Loose LD. Environmental Health Perspectives. 1981. 39:105-28.

Assessment of environmental contaminant-induced lymphocyte dysfunction.

Silberschmidt, M. Danish Ministry of the Environment: Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Project no. 988, 2005.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

VonThieman, G, Spec, T. Tijdschrift voor toegepaste Arbowetenschap. 2008;nr:1.

Health Effects of Construction Materials and Construction Projects

Wilkie, C & Baker, D. Canadian Human Rights Commission. 2007
Accommodation for Environmental Sensitivities: Legal Perspective.

World Heath Organization. 2006.

Principles for evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals

Ziem G, McTamney J. Environ Health Perspect. 1997 Mar;105 Suppl 2:417-36.

Profile of Patients with Chemical Injury and Sensitivity

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Caress SM, Steinemann AC. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Sep;111(12):1490-7. A review of a two-phase population study of multiple chemical sensitivities Crow,J. Oxygen Society Educational Program. 2002. Peroxynitrite (ONOO-): Scavenging for survival