Multiple chemical sensitivity: response to Pall.Renee Twombly's news article (Twombly 2003) was not intended to be a comprehensive discussion of 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 . Rather, as per the standing format of the Science Selections portion of EHP EHP abbr. 1. effective horsepower 2. electric horsepower , Twombly was assigned to summarize the findings of a particular research article in the same issue (Gibson 2003). It is beyond the scope of Science Selections articles to "connect the most important dots" of whatever research topic they summarize, and Twombly's failure to do so in her article in no way reflects upon her. Kimberly Thigpen Tart News Editor, EHP Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. E-mail: thigpenk@niehs.nih.gov REFERENCES Gibson PR, Elms AN-M, Ruding LA. 2003. Perceived treatment efficacy for conventional and alternative therapies reported by persons with multiple chemical sensitivity. Environ Health Perspect 111:1498-1504. Twombly R. 2003. The simple truth about MCS: low-tech solutions for real suffering. Environ Health Perspect 111:A65B-A B-A basolateral-to-apical 659. |
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