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include smoke, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fabrics, perfumes, scented products, petroleum products, fumes and paints.”
It was recognized by the Social Security Administration in 1988 and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a potentially disabling illness. Other government agencies have followed suit.
A few other general statements about MCS taken from research follow: MCS seems to be more prevalent in women than men and “often appears between the ages of 30 and 50 and strikes without regard to race or economic background;” the 1999 National Institutes of Health Atlanta Conference on the Health Impact of Chemical Exposure During the Gulf War found a relation between the multiple chemical exposures within the Gulf War population and MCS within the civilian population; and finally, in support of that conference point of view, a group of researchers and clinicians
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