After 16 years of suffering with inhalant allergies to chemical irritants, and getting sicker each winter, crashing completely (twice) in unsuitable rental housing with damp concrete, and another time, a leaking roof, that, when finally I did pay a visit to a Doctor of Integrative Medicine, that that doctor knew within an hour of speaking to me that I had CIRS, Going to … [Read more...] about Integrative Medicine: My Experience; My Submission (partly)
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MCS: Australia
This page shows us what's going on with recognition, treatment and progress in regards to people who suffer with chemical sensitivity in Australia. Slow Recognition for Australian Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is not yet recognised in Australia, which means there are some people in Australia who have problems accessing … [Read more...] about MCS: Australia
OH&S Reps @ Work
OH&S Reps@Work in Victoria, Australia have a useful factsheet for employees and employers in regards to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the Workplace. In 'What are the measures to prevent MCS?' they discuss ways in which they may help to prevent, or minimise, the problems of multiple chemical sensitivity including: Better general ventilation. Workers need fresh air … [Read more...] about OH&S Reps @ Work
What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?
Recently, I took part in an interview, 'Chemical Sensitivity, the illness crippling millions yet dismissed by doctors'. #notAllDoctors lol ;) It was fun. As an aspiring film maker, with a hankering to do a documentary, it was the most exciting thing to happen in years. On the one hand, when asked to do it, I thought 'What's to lose; lost everything anyway!' So I let myself sit … [Read more...] about What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?
Australian National Register of Environmental Sensitivities (ANRES) results for February 2017
ANRES Data for 190 Registrants By Dr Sharyn Martin. PDF version: ANRES results n=190 Introduction The prevalence and burden of Environmental Sensitivities are largely unknown in Australia. While there have been a few studies on the prevalence of MCS and CFS/ME individually, there are none that we have found on the prevalence of co-morbid conditions with Environmental … [Read more...] about Australian National Register of Environmental Sensitivities (ANRES) results for February 2017