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The Asthma and Allergy
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RESPIRATORY AND ALLERGIC
HEALTH EFFECTS
OF PESTICIDES
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In addition to actual toxic effects,
medical authorities acknowledge
that pesticides can
cause, precipitate, trigger,
or exacerbate
respiratory or allergic disease conditions,
including:
~*~ASTHMA
and RESPIRATORY DISEASE
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~*~SENSITIZATION
REACTIONS
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~*~CHEMICAL
ALLERGIES
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~*~ANAPHYLACTIC
REACTIONS
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~*~ANAPHYLACTOID
REACTIONS
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~*~REACTIVE
AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME
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Medical Information
and Research
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Asthma Medical Information
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New Clues About Asthma:
Acidity in Lungs Worsen Asthma Symptoms
WebMD Health
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Acute Stress Takes Breath
Away
HealthSCOUT-
The Lancet
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Smoke Signals:
The Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke
HealthSCOUT-
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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John
Hopkins Research Links
Allergic Disease and Nervous System
John Hopkins University
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Getting
Serious About Allergies
ABC News
Story on new Treatment Guidelines
contained in The Allergy Report
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The Allergy Report
Allergic Disorders: Promoting Best
Practice
Asthma
Click on the Click on the Chapter for
Asthma
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Occupational
Asthma
American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI)
Organophosphate Pesticides Cause Asthma
under
Causes,
*Pharmacologic
Mechanisms*
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Long-Term Effects of Workplace
Asthma
Journal of Occupational
and Environmental Medicine
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Decline in Lung Antioxidants
Linked to Asthma Attacks
The British medical journal Lancet
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Food Vapors May Provoke
Asthma
St. Mary's Hospital Study
at the American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology Meeting
MSNBC
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Journal
of the American Medical Association Guidelines
for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma,
Component 2:
Control of Factors Contributing
to Asthma Severity,
section -- "Irritants."
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Allergy and the Immune System
Medical Information
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~*~New~*~
Hidden Risk for
Food Allergy Sufferers
NBC HEALTH
Carefully reading the ingredients on
food labels doesn’t guarantee that
people with food allergies won’t ingest
allergenic substances that could cause
a potentially deadly anaphylactic reaction,
doctors warned.
A new study documented that problems
occurred from manufacturers failing
to list certain ingredients or contaminating
the food during processing.
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~*~New~*~
Germany to Recognize
"Multiple Chemical Sensitivity"
Due to Poisoning and Injury
Our Toxic Times
Germany
is the first country in the world to list
"Multiple Chemical
Sensitivity"
as a distinct disease entity
resulting from injury or poisoning
in its edition of the
World Health Organization's (WHO)
International Classification of
Diseases (ICD).
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~*~New~*~
Pesticides and the
Immune System:
The Public Health
Summary and Review
According to this new 100-page report,
there is considerable evidence that
widely used pesticides may
suppress immune responses
to bacteria, viruses, parasites, and tumors,
making people significantly
more vulnerable to disease.
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Residues of Fossil Fuels
(Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
Increase Allergic Responses
Research@UCLA
UCLA researchers establish a connection
between respiratory allergies
and the residues of fossil fuels,
such as the aromatic hydrocarbons
in the solvent xylene
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The Allergy Report
Allergic Disorders: Promoting
Best Practice
American Medical Association
This document provides guidance
on the clinical management
of the 13 major allergic disorders,
examines the barriers to effective care,
and addresses future research needs
for allergy mechanisms
and clinical approaches to treatment.
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Stress
From School Exams
Causes
Allergic Reactions
John Hopkin's Intelihealth
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The Toxic Effects
of the Organophosphate Pesticide Dursban
on the Immune System
Department of Health Science at
California State University
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"Classic Toxicology:
Chemically-Induced Immune Response Explained,"
Dr. Patrick Williams
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Anaphylaxis Medical Information
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Anaphylaxis
- Life-Threatening Allergy
Asthma and Allergy Information and Research
(AAIR)
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The Allergy
Report
Anaphylactic and Anaphylactoid Reactions
Allergic Disorders: Promoting Best Practice
The American Medical Association
and the
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
(AAAAI), in partnership with the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
and 20 other medical associations, advocacy groups,
and government agencies.
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Anaphylaxis
The National Jewish Medical and Research Center
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Jury Awards $5 Million to Man
Told He Wasn't Allergic to Bee Stings
with comments
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Man Convicted of Chemical
Assault on Severely Allergic Woman
BBC News
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The sentence has been
imposed:
Man Jailed for 14 Months
over Chemical Assault
on Severely Allergic Woman
BBC News
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Students
Suspended for Endangering
Fragrance Sensitive Teacher
Seattle Times
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Sensitivity to Organophosphates
and Cholinesterase Inhibition
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Links Between Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
and Asthma in a Rat Model
of Cholinergic Hypersensitivity:
a Brief Review
Toxicology and Industrial Health
with comments
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Organophosphate Pesticide
Poisoning
Emergency Medicine Textbook
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The
Adverse Health Effects of Pesticides,
Sensitization
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Information on
Pesticide Poisoning,
Contacts, Information, and Resources
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Information Brief on Pesticides and
Cholinesterase Inhibition
EXOTOXNET
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Biological
Monitoring of Workers
Exposed to Organo-phosphorus Pesticides
British Health and Safety Executive,
First published 1981
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Sensitivity to Organophosphates
and Paraoxonase Depletion
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An Enzyme is the Key
to Chemical Sensitivity Reactions
Everett Herald
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Sensitivity to Organophosphates
Due to Enzyme Paraoxonase (PON1)
From the Research of Dr. Clement Furlong
with commentary
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Lowered Levels of Enzyme Paraoxonase
May Play Major Role in
Increasing Risk of Heart Disease
The Journal of Clinical Investigation
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Everyday Exposure
to Toxic Pollutants
Scientific American
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Chemical and Drug Sensitivities
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Lethal
Drug and Pesticide Sensitivities:
New Test Could Help
Tailor Drugs for Individuals
AP Medical
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Household
Chemical Health Warning
New Report: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Recognition and Management
published by the British Society for Allergy,
Environmental and Nutritional Medicine
BBC News
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1992 Symposium Presentation
on the Use of QEEG Brain Mapping
for the Chemically Injured
Dr. Donald Dudley
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Respiratory and Health Effects
of Fragrance Chemicals
and Perfumes
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Safe Notification and Information
for Fragrances Act
H. R. 5238
To amend the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
to require that fragrances
containing
known toxic substances or allergens
be labeled accordingly.
H. R. 5238 - September 21, 2000
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How Pesticides Can Cause Someone
to Become
Sensitized or Allergic
to Perfumes and Fragranced Products
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Introduction
to the Works of Julia Kendall
Julia Kendall (1935-1997)
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Making
Sense of Scents
The Works of Julia Kendall
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Twenty
Most Common Chemicals
Found in Thirty-One Fragrance Products
The Works of Julia Kendall
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The
Health Risks of Fabric Softeners
The Works of Julia Kendall
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ENH Files FDA Petition to have the
Fragrance Eternity by Calvin Klein
Declared Misbranded
Environmental Health Network
Press Release
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Summary
of Chemical Analysis
of Calvin Klein's Eternity
Environmental Health Network
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Abstracts:
Respiratory and Asthmatic Effects
of Perfumes and Fragranced Products
Seven New Articles * Various Medical Journals
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Properties of Raw
Fragrance Materials
Fragranced Products Information Network
These are the characteristics of materials used
in the formulation of fragranced products.
Materials that are possible carcinogens,
considered toxic, or
sensitizers;
materials that readily absorb through the
skin
and target the nerves, lungs, liver, and
kidneys.
Includes Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Access
and Toxicity Information for each Chemical.
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Health Conditions
Effected
by Fragranced Products
Summary by Betty Bridges, RN
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For more information on "inerts" see:
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The Adverse Health Effects
of "Inert Ingredients"
Information Page
click
here
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