The Chicago Tribune presents an inspiring account of one woman’s struggle to overcome severely isolating and disabling chemical sensitivity.
Chicago Tribune features chemically sensitive artist
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Julie Genser
Conflict of Interest
Of all the cartoons we’ve ever done on the FDA, this is the one that people seem to like the best. It addresses the issue of FDA conflicts of interest. The Food and Drug Administration…
Colored light might silence harmful brain activity
HealthDay News reports: New tools that use different colors of light to silence brain activity could lead to new treatments for disorders such as epilepsy, chronic pain, Parkinson’s disease and brain injury.
Superbrain Yoga®
Superbrain Yoga® is a simple and effective technique to energize and recharge the brain, based on the principles of subtle energy and ear acupuncture.
Artists: Win a 3 Bedroom House in Maine!
One lucky artist may be the new owner of this 3 bedroom house located in Sanford, Maine — if they can write the winning essay for the Artist’s House Essay Contest.
Light increases migraines, even in the blind
Scientists have discovered that people with functioning photoreceptors (retinal ganglion cells) may experience increased migraine pain when exposed to light–even if they are blind.
Interview with performance artist Julie Laffin
Moving Beyond MCS, a blog about recovering from environmental illness, has published an interview with performance artist Julie Laffin that explores how her work has evolved due to her illness.
Heavy Metals
The heavy metals contamination of ocean fish is so bad that even the FDA warns expectant mothers to avoid eating fish. In this comic, I imagined the heavy metal content…
Unravelling the Mystery of Autism
E Magazine’s cover story this month connects environmental toxicity with autism — shining light on the link between children with autism and adults with environmental illness.
Hope for MCS/EI housing communities?
A general contractor/developer from Fargo, North Dakota appeared on Facebook.com last week to announce his interest in tackling the housing crisis of the chemically sensitive.