[OEM] Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:45:01 -0400

From: J Stier <stier@...>

Subject: [OEM] Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month

Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month

To link to this article, please use:

http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.371/news_detail.asp

By Jeff Stier, Esq.

As we begin June, are you more aware of asthma and allergies? Better

sleep? Hepatitis? High blood pressure? Well, May was awareness month

for these important health issues as well as others (see:

http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp#m5 ) -- it was National

Physical Fitness and Sports Month, too, and the public is reportedly

better informed about all twenty-three of the issues brought to their

attention last month.

But " awareness " of an imaginary, phantom illness does not do us any good.

So a thumbs-down to Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco (D) who made May

2004 the first " Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month, " at least in

Louisiana (see:

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1085639406224410.xml

).

Those who claim they have multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) do indeed

suffer greatly. As recently as the 16th day of MCS awareness month,

former Boston University football coach Dan , 48, died, according to

the Boston Globe , " of complications from multiple chemical sensitivity "

(see:

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2004/05/18/dan_allen_at_\

48_was_football_coach_at_bu_holy_cross/

). Despite years of searching, though, there is still no scientific

evidence to support this diagnosis.

Those promoting the legitimacy of such a disease are mainly professed

" victims, " not medical professionals.

As a matter of fact, no mainstream medical institutions recognize this

diagnosis. The strongest support for the theory that MCS exists will be

found among the plaintiff's bar. A Google search for " multiple chemical

sensitivty " yielded a paid advertisement in the upper right-hand corner

for a law firm (see:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en & ie=ISO-8859-1 & q=multiple+chemical+sensitivity

) that may not rid you of your disease, but will at least try to make it

financially rewarding for you (and them).

To compensate for heightened MCS awareness in May, perhaps June should be

" junk science awareness month. "

---To link to this article, please use:

http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.371/news_detail.asp

Jeff Stier is an associate director of the American Council on Science and

Health. For earlier ACSH reports on MCS, please see:

http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.650/healthissue_detail.asp

http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.847/pub_detail.asp

Ya think we need to add him to the ROnald Gots view of MCS?

Anyone ever heard of him?

[Guest guest]

>

> By Jeff Stier, Esq.

>

> Jeff Stier is an associate director of the American Council on Science and

> Health. For earlier ACSH reports on MCS, please see:

> http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.650/healthissue_detail.asp

> http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.847/pub_detail.asp

>

> Ya think we need to add him to the ROnald Gots view of MCS?

>

> Anyone ever heard of him?

Ummm.... I think the " Esquire " self titling is pretty much a giveaway as to the

guys orientation? Very n.

[Guest guest]

>

> By Jeff Stier, Esq.

>

> Jeff Stier is an associate director of the American Council on Science and

> Health. For earlier ACSH reports on MCS, please see:

> http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.650/healthissue_detail.asp

> http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.847/pub_detail.asp

>

> Ya think we need to add him to the ROnald Gots view of MCS?

>

> Anyone ever heard of him?

Ummm.... I think the " Esquire " self titling is pretty much a giveaway as to the

guys orientation? Very n.