Comments on: A Chemical Reaction http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/07/01/a-chemical-reaction/ A blog and social network about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:49:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susie Collins http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/07/01/a-chemical-reaction/comment-page-1/#comment-4210 Susie Collins Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:06:39 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=6377#comment-4210 Susan, this is so sad. It's a horrible experience for people who are suffering so greatly with MCS not to be taken seriously in their complaints. And then adding insult to injury, to be labeled as having psychological problems. But some good news on the global front: Germany and Austria have just stricken any reference of MCS as a psychological disorder from their official classification of the illness. And although in the US there is a strong lobby from insurance and chemical industries to keep MCS labeled as psychosomatic in origin, the scientific literature is slowly chipping away at that position, most notably in the field of toxicology. The full and undisputed recognition of MCS as a physiological illness triggered by toxic chemicals is taking much too long in my opinion, but in the Big Picture, I do see larger trends moving in our favor to that end. Susan, this is so sad. It’s a horrible experience for people who are suffering so greatly with MCS not to be taken seriously in their complaints. And then adding insult to injury, to be labeled as having psychological problems.

But some good news on the global front: Germany and Austria have just stricken any reference of MCS as a psychological disorder from their official classification of the illness. And although in the US there is a strong lobby from insurance and chemical industries to keep MCS labeled as psychosomatic in origin, the scientific literature is slowly chipping away at that position, most notably in the field of toxicology.

The full and undisputed recognition of MCS as a physiological illness triggered by toxic chemicals is taking much too long in my opinion, but in the Big Picture, I do see larger trends moving in our favor to that end.

]]> By: Susan http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/07/01/a-chemical-reaction/comment-page-1/#comment-4195 Susan Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:57:15 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=6377#comment-4195 I can't wait to see this documentary. We need you in Tallahassee, FL Dr. June Irwin! People with symptoms that appear related to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Gulf War Syndrome are being written off as psychiatric patients or worse they have been involuntarily placed in a mental health facility short-term under The Baker Act. I know this, because I am an RN who has assessed many of these patients. I can’t wait to see this documentary. We need you in Tallahassee, FL Dr. June Irwin! People with symptoms that appear related to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Gulf War Syndrome are being written off as psychiatric patients or worse they have been involuntarily placed in a mental health facility short-term under The Baker Act. I know this, because I am an RN who has assessed many of these patients.

]]> By: Susie Collins http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/07/01/a-chemical-reaction/comment-page-1/#comment-3974 Susie Collins Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:41:57 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=6377#comment-3974 One person CAN make a difference! Love how they labeled her crazy. She's more sane than all of us put together. Dr. June Irwin is my new hero. One person CAN make a difference! Love how they labeled her crazy. She’s more sane than all of us put together. Dr. June Irwin is my new hero.

]]> By: linda http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/07/01/a-chemical-reaction/comment-page-1/#comment-3953 linda Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:43:49 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=6377#comment-3953 Fantabulous!!! Fantabulous!!!

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