Polyallergy (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) is Associated with Excessive Healthcare Utilization, Greater Psychotropic Use, and Greater Mental Health/Functional Somatic Syndrome Disorder Diagnoses: A Large Cohort Retrospective Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2018.07.016
Abstract: BACKGROUND Associations between the crude capture of polyallergy-also known as multiple chemical sensitivity or multiple drug intolerance syndrome-and mental health/functional somatic syndrome disorders, healthcare utilization, or other clinical phenomenon have not been examined extensively. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: health functional; group; sensitivity; chemical sensitivity ... See more keywords
Chemical Exposure, Risk of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, and Occupational Safety
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DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2020.05.006
Abstract: The study by Pérez-Crespo et al [1] reports interesting results about the prevalence of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) among university researchers in Spain [1]. Surprisingly, they have found no difference in the prevalence of MCS… read more here.
Keywords: safety; exposure; chemical; chemical sensitivity ... See more keywords
How do women suffering from multiple chemical sensitivity experience the medical encounter? a qualitative study in Spain
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DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1650297
Abstract: Abstract Purpose Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is a condition principally suffered by women. As with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is usually included among the so called “contested illnesses”, defined as illnesses whose… read more here.
Keywords: chemical sensitivity; health; women suffering; sensitivity experience ... See more keywords
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001215
Abstract: Objective: Systematic bibliography analysis of about the last 17 years on multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) was carried out in order to detect new diagnostic and epidemiological evidence. The MCS is a complex syndrome that manifests… read more here.
Keywords: chemical sensitivity; medicine; multiple chemical;
Multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome is not caused by contact allergy
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DOI: 10.1111/cod.13196
Abstract: There is a lack of published data on the role of patch testing in patients with so-called multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), also known as idiopathic environmental intolerances (IEI).(1) This disputed chronic condition is characterised by… read more here.
Keywords: syndrome caused; caused contact; sensitivity syndrome; chemical sensitivity ... See more keywords
Social economic factors and the risk of multiple chemical sensitivity in a Danish population-based cross-sectional study: Danish Study of Functional Disorders (DanFunD)
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064618
Abstract: Objectives Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a rare multisystem and poly-symptomatic disease characterised by a report of various somatic symptoms attributed to inhalation of volatile chemicals in usually harmless doses. The aim was to explore… read more here.
Keywords: study; cross sectional; chemical sensitivity; mcs ... See more keywords
PON1 polymorphisms can predict generalized anxiety and depressed mood in patients with multiple chemical sensitivity.
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DOI: 10.2217/pme-2019-0141
Abstract: Background: Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic condition with somatic, cognitive and affective symptoms that follow contact with chemical agents at usually non toxic concentrations. We aimed to assess the role of genetic polymorphisms… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety; anxiety depression; pon1; chemical sensitivity ... See more keywords
Return to work considerations in the lingering COVID-19 Era: Long COVID, multiple chemical sensitivity, and universal design.
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DOI: 10.3233/wor-223641
Abstract: This article discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the American workforce, symptoms of Long COVID syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, and ways to avoid triggering its symptoms when sanitizing the workplace and using Universal Design practices to… read more here.
Keywords: universal design; chemical sensitivity; long covid; multiple chemical ... See more keywords
Italian Expert Consensus on Clinical and Therapeutic Management of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111294
Abstract: Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a multisystem, recurrent, environmental disorder that flares in response to different exposures (i.e., pesticides, solvents, toxic metals and molds) under the threshold limit value (TLV) calculated for age and gender… read more here.
Keywords: mcs; consensus; clinical therapeutic; sensitivity mcs ... See more keywords
Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in a Danish Population-Based Study—DanFunD
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312654
Abstract: Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a multisystem syndrome, and limited knowledge of its pathophysiology exists. Based on the population-based Danish cohort DanFunD, this study investigated metabolic health in people with MCS compared to individuals who… read more here.
Keywords: population based; mcs; population; chemical sensitivity ... See more keywords