Article: Possible time-dependent sensitization to xenobiotics: self-reported illness from chemical odors, foods, and opiate drugs in an older adult population.

The question of individual differences in susceptibility to illness, especially central nervous system dysfunction, from multiple low-level chemical exposures (multiple chemical sensitivity [MCS]) in nonindustrial environments is emerging as an important issue for public health policy and healthcare.[1-15] Some of the controversy in this area derives from the number and diversity of somatic, cognitive, and affective symptoms in persons claiming chemical sensitivity; the low doses purported to trigger symptoms; and the lack of objective laboratory tests for confirming illness.[1,2] Perhaps the only symptom that all individuals, including MCS patients, who claim to become ...

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