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Allergic to the Twentieth Century: The Explosion in Environmental Allergies From Sick Buildings to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Allergic to the Twentieth Century The Explosion in Environmental Allergies From Sick Buildings to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Author:Peter Radetsky This groundbreaking report from the medical front lines tackles the controversial and insidious new disease that is just beginning to get the attention it deserves: multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). — MCS is a reaction to any of a number of toxic chemical compounds that are so central to modern life as to be virtually inescapable. ... more »The offending agents can be insect sprays, new carpets, paints, building materials, perfumes, food preservatives, or a host of other chemicals that we are exposed to every minute of every day. The symptoms range from conventional allergic reactions, such as sneezing and watery eyes, to chronic headaches, fatigue, memory loss, nausea, dizziness, and worse.
Using case histories and the latest science, the author investigates the sufferers, the conditions, and the scientists who wage the fight against environmental allergies. He adds his voice to those of doctors who are fighting to inform the public that many of today’s undiagnosable illnesses are treatable once they are recognized as MCS. He examines techniques that hold the harmful effects of this sickness at bay and suggests the right questions to ask when one’s health is threatened by our increasingly toxic world.« less