[OEM] NIEHS & Nat'l Inst Alc.Abuse: Addiction & Chem Intol... ?Shared Etiology (fwd)

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This sounds to be EXTREMELY interesting.

FOr those who can attend, it would be enlightening to say the least. As I

am sure the NAYSAYERS like Gots is going to show his chemoPHILIC face

there.

I would love to attend, but there is no way I am venturing on aplane etc.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) andthe National

Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),components of the National

Institutes of Health, are co-sponsoring thefollowing conference:

Addiction and Chemical Intolerance: A Shared Etiology?Website –

http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/conferences/od/aci/

September 19 & 20, 2005National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

(NIEHS)Rall BuildingResearch Triangle Park, NC

Goal: NIEHS and NIAAA will bring together leading researchers tocompare and

contrast what is known in the fields of chemicalintolerance and addiction and

explore a new disease mechanism referredto as " Toxicant-induced loss of

tolerance (TILT). " TILT has thepotential to explain the etiology of a wide

range of chronic healthproblems, including certain illnesses, in the following

categories:

· Respiratory illnesses such as asthma and rhinosinusitis· Neurological

conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, autism,ALS, migraine headaches

and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder· Autoimmune diseases and

rheumatologic conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue

and fibromylagia· Gulf War " syndrome " · Addictive responses (cravings,

withdrawal symptoms) in response to awide variety of substances, including

caffeine, alcohol, foods(obesity), as well as drugs and chemical pollutants·

Individual variation in susceptibility to toxicants, drugs, implants, etc.

The conference will explore TILT's origins, its relationship toaddiction, the

clinical parallels between addiction and chemicalintolerance (or " abdiction " ),

new animal models, geneticpolymorphisms, and neuroimaging studies that are

underway in thisrapidly emerging area.

Who should attend: Toxicologists, environmental health scientists,physicians,

public health policymakers, and addiction researchers.

Agenda and Registration: Registration is free of charge and thoseinterested in

attending are urged to register in advance on thewebsite:

http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/conferences/od/aci