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Article: The role of the brain and mast cells in MCS.
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) was first described in the 1980s, yet it has remained controversial. The resistance to the concept of MCS has come from scientists who pointed out the lack of solid scientific diagnostic tests. Resistance has also come from industry leaders, who have trouble accepting the proposition that their products make a great number of people sick.
My personal experience (I have evaluated several thousands of chemically injured patients) has convinced me that MCS is based on a physiological and not on a psychological mechanism. This is why I have been interested in finding objective evidence for MCS. In this paper, I will present a ...