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A Poster for Environmental Illness 03-25-2009 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Environmental Illnesses (E.I.) can kill. It is not a laughing matter. Please read through the files here and help to make a difference. Download the poster and ask medical offices and work places etc. to display it. The world is changed one act at a time. Take care and please keep safe. deborah Australian Draft report on MCS 01-05-2009 click here for the Australian Draft report on MCS. Corrections, additional information or comments can be submitted by January 30 th,2009 to: MCS@nicnas.gov.au Chemical sensitivity: It’s a ‘bizarre existence’ 12-10-2008 There are two things Joan Walz says people usually notice about her. The first is her bright red hair. The second: her purple gas mask. Without the latter, she says, “it’s hold your breath and run.” Walz suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), sometimes referred to as Environmental Illness, which renders those in its grasp susceptible to the most basic of household and societal chemicals. Darting through parking lots to avoid car exhaust, eschewing cigarette smoke and skirting past the aromas of perfumes, dryer sheets and building materials, to name a few, is a part of what Walz describes as a “bizarre existence” for those with MCS. David Thompson Health Region Establishes Hospital Procedure for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity 11-29-2008 Mabel, an acute care manager, recently worked hard to establish a protocol for the care of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) hospital patients in the Alberta, Canada area. MCS is an acquired and progressive neurological disease induced by exposure to chemical and fragrance products. Hospital cleaning products, sanitizers, and floor wax are common incitants. Staff, patient, and visitor fragrances, lotions, and scented laundry products are another challenge. Hospitals should be medically safe and accessible for patients and staff; however, this has been evasive in the past. Opportunity to Participate in MCS Research 11-29-2008 Hi Folks, I wanted to let you know that my students and I have 2 new studies ready to begin and to ask your help in publicizing them. Here is a blurb about each and they can both be accessed on my research website at: www.mcsresearch.net. Judge allows civil suit over co-worker's perfume 11-27-2008 DETROIT---A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a co-worker's strong perfume. The Detroit News says U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff determined Susan McBride has a potential claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The city is asking to have the suit dismissed. Researchers Target Lymphatic System Cause Behind Many Diseases 11-26-2008 Just as the currents of a river run through the mountains and valleys to cleanse out the landscape, the body's internal waterways made up of lymphatic fluids function as a "river of health," cleansing the body by carrying away accumulated wastes and foreign invaders. This powerful cleansing aqueduct is actually twice as large as there are twice as many lymph vessels as there are blood vessels. The lymphatic system is the body's first line of defense against disease. As the body's internal cleansing waterway, it plays an indispensible role in immunity and in the body's immune surveillance against cancer. When immune surveillance fails, cancer grows and spreads (metastasizes), and inflammatory diseases like fibromyalgia , lupus, arthritis, and shingles progress into incapacitating disorders. Chemicals causing fragrance can be dangerous 11-26-2008 HAVE you noticed that when you walk into stores like Bed Bath and Beyond or Pier 1, the smell from their scented candles and potpourri is overwhelming? Have you noticed that air fresheners, dryer sheets or heavily scented washing machine soap have a potent aroma? Have you ever stopped to think what is in these products that cause strong fragrances? The answer is that the odors are produced by a soup of chemicals, and some of these compounds may not be very good for you. MCS Powerpoint Presentation 05-23-2008 You need to save it and open it with your own program to have it run properly. This is an excellent presentation that was made by Bonita Poulin Canadian Coordinator GLOBAL RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and other Chemically Induced Illnesses, Diseases & Injury affecting civilians and military personnel www.mcs-global.org More coordinators needed! comments on perspective Hey Everybody, A lawyer has written a summary of his thoughts on “Accommodation for Environmental Sensitivities: Legal Perspective” by the Canadian Human Rights Commission for me. I hope that you find this helpful. Take care and please keep safe. deborah Candians Human Right Commission on Legal Perspective on MCS 05-27-2007 - By: Cara Wilkie and David Baker Accommodation for Environmental Sensitivities: Legal Perspective: http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/pdf/legal_sensitivity_en.pdf You can obtain a copy of this report at no charge by calling: 1-888-214-1090 then select ‘publications.’ You can email the CHRC at: knowledge.center@chrc-ccdp.ca The Canadian Human Rights Commission Medical Perspective 01-01-2007 - Margaret E. Sears (M.Eng., Ph.D.) The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHCR) has released its policy on Environmental Sensitivities, which is available at: http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/legislation_policies/policy_environ_politique-en.asp?lang_update=1 This is following the reports that were commissioned: The Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities: http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/pdf/envsensitivity_en.pdf You can obtain a copy of this report at no charge by calling: 1-888-214-1090 then select ‘publications.’ You can email the CHRC at: knowledge.center@chrc-ccdp.ca MCS Health Matters 05-02-2005 When I first had to stop working because of MCS I put together an article entitled "MCS Health Matters" to educate others on this illness. The nurse at work promised to distribute it around the plant but I learned later that she never did and that nobody at work had ever seen it. I have recently tweaked it and thought I would send it out to anyone who may have use for it. Feel free to use it as you wish. Bonita Canadian Coordinator GLOBAL RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and other Chemically Induced Illnesses, Diseases & Injury affecting civilians and military personnel www.mcs-global.org Refinery emissions possibly caused chemical sensitivity: 11-13-2004 Refinery emissions possibly caused chemical sensitivity: report A report into Alcoa's Wagerup refinery, south of Perth, has found emissions from the plant could be responsible for triggering a debilitating chemical condition in people. Chemically Triggered Illnesses Windsor Life The "Your Life Matters" Organization Can Make A Difference BY DANIELLE BREAULT Margaret Maier knows first hand the impact that chemically triggered illnesses can have on one’s body Help for Those with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity 11-13-2004 Help for Those with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity 1 Additional MCS Resources 2 Art Materials Hazards 3 Chats and Message Boards 4 Conferences 5 Disability Information Legal Help Social Security Disability 6 Electro Magnetic Field Control (EMF) 7 Emergency Preparedness for Disabiliies 8 Housing 9 Insurance Help for Alternative Medicine 10 Legal Referrals for Chemical Injury Trying to Explain MCS/EI?. . . to my lawyer 11 MCS/EI Environmental Counseling 12 MCS/EI Information Studies Newsletters 13 MCS/EI Validity Report 14 Medical Help Other Medical Help for MCS Persons 15 Organizations for MCS 16 Chemical Injury in the Workplace Worker's Compensation How to Prevent It 17 Safer Dental 18 Safer Environment Speaker, Consultants, and Counseling 19 Support for MCS/EI 20 Test Kits and Toxicology 21 Travel for MCS and Access 22 Trying to Explain MCS/EI?. . . to myself, family and friends Please help fight for the rights of those with chemical injury and sensitivity 09-01-2004 - www.aeha-quebec.ca At the Allergy and Environmental Health Association Quebec (AEHAQ), we continue to be greatly concerned by the escalating epidemic of preventable Environmental Illness (EI)[1] and injury from exposure to environmental and chemical toxins. EI encompasses illnesses such as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Aidez-nous à défendre les droits des personnes atteintes de maladies de l'environnement 09-02-2004 - www.aeha-quebec.ca À l’Association pour la santé environnementale, les hypersensibilités et les allergies du Québec (AEHAQ) nous sommes très préoccupés par l’augmentation épidémique et pourtant évitable des maladies environnementales1 et des dommages causés par l’exposition à des produits toxiques dans l’environnement. Les maladies environnementales comprennent l’hypersensibilité aux produits chimiques, le syndrome de fibromyalgie et le syndrome de fatigue chronique. Les pesticides dans notre corps Un héritage toxique 09-02-2004 Une conférence sur la santé et l’environnement Quand? Lundi le 18 octobre 2004 Inscriptions: de 17 h 30 à 18 h 30 (et visite des kiosques) Conférence: 18 h 30 à 22 h Où? Université McGill, Édifice médical McIntyre, 6ème étage, Amphithéâtre Robert Palmer Howard 3655, rue Drummond, Montréal Pesticides In Our Bodies / A Toxic Legacy 09-02-2004 A health and environment Conference When: Monday, October 18, 2004 Registration: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (Booth visits) Conference: 6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Where: McGill University, McIntyre Medical Building, 6th Floor, Robert Palmer Howard Amphitheater 3655, Drummond Street, Montreal PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED / 09-02-2004 PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED / PÉTITION À L'ASSEMBLÉE DE LA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES: We, the undersigned residents of Canada, call upon Parliament to: formally acknowledge and recognize the disability caused by Environmental Illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndrome; establish centers for research, education, diagnosis, treatment and testing for toxins in the human body; ensure safe adequate accommodation in hospitals; homecare support; recognition in the workplace; affordable, environmentally-safe housing and emergency shelters; and, offer immediate help for the chemically injured across Canada. As a commitment to preventing further chemical injury and immune system damage to all Canadians, the Precautionary Principle must be incorporated into all past, present and future federal legislation. Nous, les soussignés résidants du Canada, en appelons au Parlement pour : Accepter officiellement et reconnaître l’handicap causé par les maladies environnementales, la sensibilité multiple aux produits chimiques, la fatigue chronique et le syndrome de fibromyalgie ;Etablir des centres de recherche, éducation, diagnostique, traitement, et détection de toxines dans le corps humain ;Créer des espaces sécuritaires (sans produits toxiques) pour recevoir ces personnes en milieu hospitalier ; Assurer des soins à domicile ; Réserver des lieux de travail sécuritaires pour les personnes atteintes de ces maladies et des logements abordables, de même que de l’hébergement d’urgence; Offrir de l’aide aux personnes affectées par les produits chimiques à travers le Canada. Afin de prévenir d’autres problèmes de santé causés par les produits chimiques et protéger les dommages au système immunitaire de tous les canadiens, le principe de précaution doit être appliqué et incorporé à toutes les lois passées, présentes et futures. PETITION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC 09-02-2004 PETITION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC / PÉTITION À L'ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC Nous, soussignés, résidents québécois et québécoise, demandons au gouvernement du Québec pour : Accepter officiellement et reconnaître l’handicap causé par les maladies environnementales, la sensibilité multiple aux produits chimiques, la fatigue chronique et le syndrome de fibromyalgie ;Etablir des centres de recherche, éducation, diagnostique, traitement, et détection de toxines dans le corps humai ;Créer des espaces sécuritaires (sans produits toxiques) pour recevoir ces personnes en milieu hospitalier ; Assurer des soins à domicile ; Réserver des lieux de travail sécuritaires pour les personnes atteintes de ces maladies et des logements abordables, de même que de l’hébergement d’urgence; Offrir de l’aide aux personnes affectées par les produits chimiques à travers le Québec. De plus, afin de prévenir d’autres problèmes de santé causés par les produits chimiques et protéger les dommages au système immunitaire de tous les québécois et québécoise, le principe de précaution doit être appliqué et incorporé à toutes les lois passées, présentes et futures. We, the undersigned residents of Quebec, call upon the Government of Quebec to: formally acknowledge and recognize the disability caused by Environmental Illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndrome; establish centers for research, education, diagnosis, treatment and testing for toxins in the human body; ensure safe adequate accommodation in hospitals; homecare support; recognition in the workplace; affordable, environmentally-safe housing and emergency shelters; and, offer immediate help for the chemically injured across Quebec. As a commitment to preventing further chemical injury and immune system damage to all Quebecois, the Precautionary Principle must be incorporated into all past, present and future Quebec legislation. Military Backgrounder 07-27-2004 contact Maggie Maier at info@yourlifematters.com oneworld email is closed Military report,revised only 07-27-2004 contact Maggie Maier at info@yourlifematters.com oneworld email is closed This nice-guy coach got a very bad break 05-18-2004 Now no one has him. Allen died Sunday, the curious and tragic victim of something diagnosed as multiple chemical sensitivity. Left behind were Laura, Mark, Taylor, and Danielle, as well as scores of saddened former players and work associates. He was 48. news item on Maggie Maier 07-27-2004 contact Maggie Maier at info@yourlifematters.com oneworld email is closed Brochure for Your Life Matters 07-27-2004 contact Maggie Maier at info@yourlifematters.com oneworld email is closed this file may be received by emailing Your Life Matters or deborahbarrie@hotmail.com article on Canadian government investigating MCS 01-10-2003 - vitality by Helkie Ferrie More information from Australia 01-02-2004 - www.mcs-global.org Please help make the world a healthier and safer place. Thank you Deborah Address the Canadian and Australian Government 01-02-2004 - www.mcs-global.org Please send in your letter. Thank you Deborah The Ohio Network for the Chemically Injured 01-02-2004 Please send in your letter thanks Deborah