BRAIN SPECT REPORT

PATIENT NAME EXAM DATE
McLaughlin, Brenda December 23, 1993

DATE OF BIRTH AGE SEX NO
38 F 2688

REFERRING PHYSICIAN
Jeffrey Anderson, M.D.
45 San Clemente Dr. Ste. B-100
Corte Madera, CA 94925

Dear Dr. Anderson:

Exam
This concerns your patient of the above name referred for evaluation of cerebral perfusion. On 12/23/93 regional cerebral blood flow by means of Xe-133 was determined with the Shimadzu Brain Dedicated Unit. After inhalation of 30mCi of Xe-133, cerebral blood flow was found to fluctuate between 40 ml/min/100g in both dorsal frontal lobes and both temporal lobes with focal hypoperfusion also in both posterior parietal lobes. Maximum perfusion is observed in the visual cortex at 76 ml/min/100g and the remainder of the gray matter blood flow fluctuates between 40 and 64 ml/min/100g.

Thirty minutes post inhalation of perfume with PetCO2 of 32 vs. 35 ml/min/100g, there is an increase perfusion in the dorsal aspects of the frontal lobes from 40 to 60 ml/min/100g with an increase of perfusion also in the right temporal lobe. Maximum perfusion is 64 ml/min/100g in the basal ganglia and the remainder of the gray matter blood flow fluctuates between 40 and 64 ml/min/100g.

The study was followed by brain SPECT by means of HMPAO (Ceretec, Amersham) for assessment of regional cerebral perfusion. 60 min. after IV injection of 30 mCi of HMPAO, nine 1.6 cm. thick transaxial slices of the brain are acquired and a 3-dimensional image is reconstructed by back projection with adequate filtering. Coronal and sagittal frames are displayed, demonstrating bilateral temporal hypoperfusion, bilateral dorsal frontal hypoperfusion with diminution of perfusion in the dorsal cingulate gyrus and marked thinning of cortical perfusion in dorsal aspects of frontal and parietal lobes with a pattern of scalloping.

In conclusion, findings suggest:

I thank you for referring Ms. McLaughlin to our laboratory.

Sincerely yours,

Ismael Mena, M.D.
Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine
Professor of Radiological Sciences

This one is an A to Z review of hazards in everyday products used everywhere (except our homes for the most part!)
http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/housewaste/house/products.htm

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These two go hand in hand regarding air fresheners:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/kids/hometour/airf.htm
(Basic introduction)

http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/housewaste/house/airfresh.htm
(explains toxicity aspects by chemical for lay people)

Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 19:23:05 EDT
From: MMacraven@aol.com
Subject: Honoring Cindy Duehring

Cindy Duehring left us June 30, 1999--13 months ago. We must not forget this courageous young woman who worked so hard for the cause of the chemically injured/MCS community. Cindy was awarded the Right Livelihood
Award (Sweden's Nobel Prize) for her work on our issues, work done while she was in very debilitated health condition. The pesticide (Dursban) that poisoned Cindy, leading to her suffering/death has been removed from the market. How many more will suffer/die as we lose time/life battling industries' right to make money versus our right to live? Last year I wrote a liturgy to Cindy, and Sharon Reichert put it on her webpage. In honor of Cindy, I started, with the help of a few listserve support groups, an all-inclusive ribbon project for all the various illnesses that are caused or affected by chemical toxins. This project was a way to help many of us deal with the loss of Cindy and the reality of our own losses.

The liturgy can be found at the URL below. Click on Tributes, scroll down to Cindy Duehring.

http://www.holoweb.com/survivors/

The ribbon project can be found at the URL below. You are more than welcome to use it with other ribbon projects, in a show of solidarity. Many steps have been made moving forward since I first "met" Cindy---many steps remain............

www.anapsid.org

Sometimes we become so wrapped up in our own lives and current issues, that we forget those who have gone on ahead of us--and their numbers are legion, whether civilians or soldiers suffering from Agent Orange and Gulf War Illness. Let's share some love in Cindy's honor. Permission granted to repost this email in its entirety.

MCS & WHAT OTHERS NEED TO KNOW

Hi,

Interesting to see what the results of the EU study quoted below *) will be! At least it is made in Sweden with Denmark and Iceland participating. Not Finland! - but we don't have MCS as one doc just recently said in a newspaper article. He also said that as soon as people hear/read about it those suffering from unspecific symptoms/undiagnosed illnesses will start to ''suffer from MCS''.

Marjo

P.S. Good page for translating : http://translator.go.com/

First this one just for info:

Chemical Sensitivity: A Global Problem by Cynthia Wilson. This report was prepared at the request of the U.S. Interagency Taskforce on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. $1.80 Order No.

0112-WILS-95-005

http://earthisland.org/eijournal/spring98/sp98g_wn.htm

In 1994, the European Union (EU) commissioned Nicholas A. Ashford, Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to investigate the prevalence of MCS in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece and the UK. While Ashford had no problem documenting MCS in all of the countries under investiga-tion, his report and its findings have been embargoed by EU.

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http://europa.eu.int/comm/health

Funded projects 1999

Domain 1: Actions to improve information on pollution related diseases

EUROPEAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC NETWORKS ON INDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH NIPH
Olof Palmes gata 17
S - S-10352 STOCKHOLM
Tél : ( +46-8 ) 566 13500
Fax : ( +46-8 ) 566 13505

SÄVENSTRAND RÄDÖ INGER

The quality of the indoor environment has a major impact on public health (e.g. allergies, asthma, hypersensitivities like SBS and MCS ( Multi Chemical Sensitivity ), air-ways infections, cancer,etc).Because of this there is a strong need for relevant information about risk factors indoors(e.g.pollutants ).Due to a limited scientific effort within the area, but also due to the fact that indoor air is a multidisciplinary science, there is an essential lack of knowledge. So far, few multidisciplinary studies have been conducted. Studies are mainly done with emphasis on one or few disciplines, and the peer-review process in scientific journals is also mostly made with expertise from mainly one discipline. Published studies are thus often excellent in one or few disciplines but can have major flaws in other, as important disciplines. As a result different "truths" may exist on the same subject in different disciplines. The resulting messages on prevention to the general public may therefore differ depending on what discipline the "expert" knowledge is gathered from. Within the Nordic countries a method to gather and scrutinise scientific information on indoor environments/health, in a truly multidisciplinary setting, has been tested in so called NORD-works. The results are very promising, and the interest internationally is large. The overarching purpose with the now proposed EURO-works is to use the method from the NORD-works in an European setting. In short this means that:(1) the total scientific literature on specific topics shall be reviewed by a European multidisciplinary group, (2) the group shall try to come to conclusions regarding the state of the art within the selected area of importance for public health, (3) multidisciplinary scientific European networks shall be created, of importance for coming scientific efforts and for the dissemination of knowledge and preventive measures throughout Europe.

Origine : SUEDE

Dear Friends

Chemical Awareness has had a new design and a new web address. These improvements also caused a slight delay in the next issue of our
newsletter.

Today we are happy to welcome you all to the new Chemical Awareness site, and to the 14th issue of your free, monthly NGO-newsletter, Chemical Awareness:

http://www.chemical-awareness.com

This time you will find the following contributions:

* Current Developments

Sweden targets an agreement on a new chemicals strategy during their Presidency Models highlight deficits on List of Dangerous Substances
20.000 unclassified chemicals are dangerous Swedish chemicals policy now available in English
Stop the use of depleted uranium
The cosmetic industry's (mis)use of the precautionary principle

* Themes

Toxic Pollution in Portugal: The Ostrich "Solution"
Uncovering the sources of dioxin pollution
Public health problems around the MIWA waste incinerator in Sint-Niklaas
(Belgium)
Far from a dioxin-free world - Reflections following a series of EU expert
reports Pollutant Emission Registers: Public access to information
German government plans national ban on TBT
POPs: The Birth of a Public Health Treaty
The Green Chemistry Award in Italy

Best regards
Louise Munk, editor

MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY ------ The UKOPRP Brain mapping article
http://europa.eu.int/

Chemical Sensitivity Page

Hi, Everyone!

I just wanted to let you all know that Dr. Robbins (my Environmental Medicine Physician) now has a web site! Please help spread the word (and feel free to add a link if you have a web site)!

Here's the info:

Robbins Environmental Medicine Center - a state-of-the art center for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic illness caused by allergy, asthma, toxicity, chemical sensitivity (MCS), chemical poisoning, food sensitivity, immune dysfunction, indoor air pollution, sick building, perfumes, pesticides, consumer products, etc. Dr. Albert F. Robbins is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Environmental Medicine.

Web Site Address: http://www.allergycenter.com/

Hope you are all doing well!

Take care,

Jacki :)

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E-mail: jacki@ourlittleplace.com

Home Page: http://www.ourlittleplace.com/

I have received the below from Maggie :

From: MMacraven@aol.com

Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001

Subject: [IMMUNE] Chemical Injury Awareness Pin Project

To: immune@immuneweb.org

The project now has its own webpage, please help spread the word. We need proactive awareness rather than constantly being on the defensive against the psycho(logists) <thanks Pete--this made me smile> who stand in opposition to us.

In solidarity,

Maggie MacRaven

http://ebb.freeshell.org/

The goal of the Chemical Injury Awareness pin project is to heighten awareness and to educate the public regarding the adverse health impacts of environmental degradation, outdoor/indoor air pollution, and the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in commerce, most of which have not been tested for health/life safety or long-term, low-level effects.

The project umbrellas all toxin-related health issues, including, but not limited to, birth and developmental disorders, new and emerging disorders such as Chemical Intolerance/Injury (CI), Gulf War Syndrome, as well as familiar fixed-named diseases such as carcinogen-related Cancer, Parkinson's, and certain forms of Multiple Sclerosis, to name only a few. The ultimate focus is prevention.

The colors of the awareness project, which began in 1999, are purple and yellow. Purple represents wisdom and power. Yellow represents the canaries sent into the coal-mine to warn of impending danger, and also the familiar symbol of "tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree" as we await much-needed recognition for those who have already been harmed.

The wise and powerful canary will "come home" victorious!

In solidarity,

Maggie MacRaven

President

EBB! Every Body's Backyard! 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization

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