Chemical Injury Information Network Announces Speakers for First U.S. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Conference.Business Editors & Medical Writers WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS White Sulphur Springs, town (1990 pop. 2,779), Greenbrier co., SE W.Va., in the Allegheny Mts. near the Virginia border; settled c.1750. A mineral springs health resort since early 1800s, it is the site of The Greenbrier, a historic hotel whose grounds conceal a , Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2001 Chemical Injury Information Network (CIIN CIIN Chemical Injury Information Network CIIN Corporate Integrated Information Network CIIN Configuration Item Identification Number ) has assembled a blue ribbon panel of scientific and medical experts to address the first U.S. Conference on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), adverse physical reaction to certain chemicals in susceptible persons. When exposed to the chemicals, people with MCS react with symptoms such as nausea, headache, dizziness, fatigue, impaired memory, rash, and respiratory (MCS), August 13 to 15, 2001, in Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe, more properly Santa Fé, (pronounced [ˈsænə feɪ] by natives, [ˌsænə ˈfeɪ] . "Research into MCS has been going on for half a century," said John Wilson, CIIN president, referring to Dr. Theron Grant Randolph (1906 - 1995), father of clinical ecology and the first to question the adverse health effects of poor indoor air quality Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants. The IAQ may be compromised by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), chemicals (such as carbon monoxide, radon), allergens, or any mass or energy stressor . "The men and women who will address this conference have followed Dr. Randolph's pioneering research in the quest for solutions to the problems of chemical and environmental illnesses." Dr. Mohamed B. Abou-Donia, deputy director of the Marine Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Center, and professor of pharmacology and cancer biology at Duke University Medical Center, will explore Synergistic Effects of Chemicals in the Nervous System during the opening session Monday, August 13. Former deputy director of Duke University's Toxicology Program, Dr. Abou-Donia is investigating possible mechanisms, including chemical exposure and stress, underlying Gulf War veterans' illnesses. Dr. Abou-Donia was editor of Neurotoxicology, and has published more than 230 papers, primarily on neurotoxicology. Kaye Kilburn, M.D., will speak next on How Symptoms and Mood States Relate to Neurobehavioral Impairments. Dr. Kilburn has been professor of medicine at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , Keck School of Medicine, Laboratory for Environmental Sciences since 1980. President and director of Neuro-Test, Inc., and editor-in-chief of Archives of Environmental Health, Dr. Kilburn directed the health effects studies that created the National Exposure Standard. In 1980 he began measuring people who had brain damage from chemical exposures. "Objective testing of more than 4,000 people in 35 chemically exposed groups and more than 500 individual patients provides a base to generalize about the effects of indoor air, multiple chemical sensitivity and related phenomena," he said. He promises to penetrate the mist, challenge some beliefs as myths and synthesize where we stand on chemical sensitivity. Dr. William Meggs, chief of Medical Toxicology and vice-chair of the Emergency Department at East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statue and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina , will explore Neurogenic Inflammation and MCS. Dr. Meggs is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Allergy and Immunology. He is co-editor of Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, and served on the National Academy of Sciences Subcommittee on Immunotoxicology, which wrote the book, Biomarkers of Immunotoxicology. Current research includes chemical induction of asthma and rhinitis Rhinitis Definition Rhinitis is inflammation of the mucous lining of the nose. Description Rhinitis is a nonspecific term that covers infections, allergies, and other disorders whose common feature is the location of their symptoms. , airway problems associated with multiple chemical sensitivities and sick building syndrome sick building syndrome n. An illness affecting workers in office buildings, characterized by skin irritations, headache, and respiratory problems, and thought to be caused by indoor pollutants, microorganisms, or inadequate ventilation. , and organophosphate poisoning. Foremost physicians and authors will address MCS issues, including promising and not-so-promising treatments, test instruments and consistent diagnosis, healthy construction, indoor air pollution, legal and Social Security issues, and dealing with the adverse physical and neurological effects resulting from MCS. For information on the Chemical Injury Information Network or the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Conference, call (406) 547-2255, e-mail chemicalinjury@ciin.org or visit http://ciin.org |
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