The prevalence of allergic-related diseases, food intolerance, and chemical sensitivities in
both the pediatric and adult population has increased dramatically over the last two …

The reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS), the reactive upper airways dysfunction
syndrome (RUDS), the sick building syndrome (SBS), and the multiple chemical sensitivity …

Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a complex disorder with cases often apparently
initiated by chemical exposure. Following initiation of illness, people with MCS report …

Background: The terminology of “sick building syndrome”(SBS), meaning that a person may
feel sick in a certain building, but when leaving the building, the symptoms will reverse, is …

The vanilloid receptor (TRPV1 or VR1), widely distributed in the central and peripheral
nervous system, is activated by a broad range of chemicals similar to those implicated in …

BACKGROUND: Escalating numbers of people throughout the world are presenting to
primary care physicians, allergists, and immunologists with myriad clinical symptoms after …

To date, relatively little is known about the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, therapy,
prevention and prognosis of environment-related syndromes like multiple chemical …

Whereas most idiosyncratic environmental sensitivity complaints do not fit known diagnoses,
the multiple chemical sensitivities syndrome (MCS) is an extreme presentation that has …

The central nervous, immune, and endocrine systems communicate through multiple
common messengers. Over evolutionary time, what may be termed integrated defense …

This thesis addresses health problems related to indoor environmental factors in office
workers. The overall aim is to increase knowledge about the relationship between the …