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Validation of a Brief Screening Instrument for Chemical Intolerance in a Large U.S. National Sample. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Background: Chemical intolerance (CI) is characterized by multisystem symptoms triggered by low levels of exposure to xenobiotics including chemicals, foods/food additives, and drugs/medications.
Palmer RF, Walker T, Kattari D, Rincon R, Perales RB, Jaén CR, Grimes C, Sundblad DR, Miller CS.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Serotonin transporter deficiency drives estrogen-dependent obesity and glucose intolerance

Scientific Reports, 2017
Depression and use of antidepressant medications are both associated with increased risk of obesity, potentially attributed to a reduced serotonin transporter (SERT) function. However, how SERT deficiency promotes obesity is unknown.
Weibin Zha, Horace T. B. Ho, Tao Hu, Mary F. Hebert, Joanne Wang   +4 more
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: an Italian prevalence multicentric survey [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundMultiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a multisystem environmental disorder triggered by exposure to chemical agents at concentrations below toxicological thresholds.
Giovanni Genovese, Caterina Elisabetta Rizzo, Antonio Mistretta, Antonio Mistretta, Francesco Leonforte, Raffaele Squeri, Carlo Signorelli, Cristina Genovese, the Italian prevalence group   +8 more
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Chemical intolerance in primary care settings: prevalence, comorbidity, and outcomes. [PDF]

Ann Fam Med, 2012
This study extends previous community-based studies on the prevalence and clinical characteristics of chemical intolerance in a sample of primary care clinic patients. We evaluated comorbid medical and psychiatric disorders, functional status, and rates of health care use.A total of 400 patients were recruited from 2 family medicine clinic waiting ...
Katerndahl DA, Bell IR, Palmer RF, Miller CS.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Lactose: Characteristics, Food and Drug-Related Applications, and Its Possible Substitutions in Meeting the Needs of People with Lactose Intolerance

Foods, 2022
The recent growing interest in lactose intolerance has resulted in the proliferation of lactose-free products by food manufacturing companies. Since updated papers about lactose and its uses are missing, the main purpose of this review is to investigate ...
Simona Dominici, Francesca Marescotti, Chiara Sanmartin, Monica Macaluso, Isabella Taglieri, Francesca Venturi, Angela Zinnai, Maria Sole Facioni   +7 more
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What initiates chemical intolerance? Findings from a large population-based survey of U.S. adults

Environmental Sciences Europe, 2023
Background Worldwide observations point to a two-stage theory of disease called Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT): Stage I, Initiation by an acute high-level or repeated lower-level chemical exposures, followed by Stage II, Triggering of ...
Claudia S. Miller, Raymond F. Palmer, David Kattari, Shahir Masri, Nicholas A. Ashford, Rodolfo Rincon, Roger B. Perales, Carl Grimes, Dana R. Sundblad   +8 more
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Experiences of persons with multiple chemical sensitivity with mental health providers

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2016
Pamela Reed Gibson, Sharon D Lockaby, Jenna Michele Bryant Department of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA Abstract: In this paper, we summarize the results of an online survey of persons in the United States with chemical ...
Gibson PR, Lockaby SD, Bryant JM
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Noise sensitivity and multiple chemical sensitivity scales: Properties in a population based epidemiological study

Noise and Health, 2012
Noise sensitivity is considered to be a self-perceived indicator of vulnerability to stressors in general and not noise alone. Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) has to some extent been accompanied by noise sensitivity, indicating a moderate ...
Marja Heinonen-Guzejev, Markku Koskenvuo, Helena Mussalo-Rauhamaa, Heikki S Vuorinen, Kauko Heikkilä, Jaakko Kaprio   +5 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for multiple chemical sensitivity in Australia [PDF]

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019
The author found that the prevalence of diagnosed multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) in Australia was 6.5%. No mention is made about the role of exposure to metals. Exposure to metallic elements has been associated with MCS.
Paolo D. Pigatto, Gianpaolo Guzzi
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A case report of idiopathic environmental intolerance: A controversial and current issue [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
In this case of idiopathic environmental intolerance, a little known disease characterized by many symptoms of irritation due to exposure to several toxic compounds, genetic analysis could be helpful in case of differential diagnosis issue.
Marco Quarato, Luigi De Maria, Antonio Caputi, Domenica Cavone, Enza Sabrina Silvana Cannone, Francesca Mansi, Maria Franca Gatti, Luigi Vimercati   +7 more
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