Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes
Nicholas A. Ashford, PhD, JD, and Claudiller, MD
John Wiley, 2nd edition, 1998

The definitive scholarly book on MCS. Reviews the literature on health effects of low-level chemical exposures, MCS, and related topics. Fairly technical. Loaded with references.Discusses the proposed origins of MCS, health effects associated with chemicals and food, physiological mechanisms, diagnostic approaches, developments in research and recognition of MCS, and chemical industry efforts to block this recognition.
"Clinicians and policymakers would do well to read and heed the advice of this book."–Journal of the American Medical Association
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide, 2nd. ed.
Pamela Reed Gibson, PhD
Earthrive Publications, 2006

Provides step-by-step methods for coping with MCS, including suggestions for how to make one's home safe, choose treatments, get professional help, apply for disability benefits, and mobilize the support of family and friends.

“Professor Gibson has written a book of solid scholarship and compassionate understanding about an illness that desperately needs both. This is a highly readable work offering inspiration and a wealth of knowledgeable advice to those afflicted with this difficult and frequently misunderstood modern health problem. It is a remarkable thing: A book about MCS by a psychologist who knows that the illness is not psychological.” - Lynn Lawson, M.A., author of Staying Well in a Toxic World

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Casualties of Progress: Personal Histories from the Chemically Sensitive
Alison Johnson, Editor
MCS Information Exchange, 2000

"Alison Johnson is a highly respected freelance journalist who has given us first-rate books and videos on the subject of chemical sensitivity and Gulf War syndrome. This volume, like her other works, advances our understanding of how chemical exposures from our air, food, and water can trigger serious illnesses in a growing proportion of our population."–Gerald Ross, MD, FRSM, Past President, American Academy of Environmental Medicine

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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: How Chemical Exposures May Be Affecting Your Health
A 60-minute DVD produced and directed by Aohnson
Johnson/Startzman Films, 1998

This DVD illustrates the devastating effect that MCS has had on the lives of over a dozen people from diverse backgrounds. Six leading physicians and scientists working in the field of chemical sensitivity also provide commentary.

"The best video presentation of MCS I have seen to date."–Diane Thomas, Editor, The Human Ecologist

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Gulf War Syndrome: Aftermath of a Toxic Battlefield
A 60-minute DVD produced and directed by Aohnson
Johnson/Startzman Films, 2000

This DVD documents the exposures to oil well fires, nerve gas, and other toxic substances that our troops encountered in the Gulf War and shows the severe health problems that have resulted. A copy was given to each member of Congress with a letter of endorsement from Ross Perot.

"Producer Alison Johnson has successfully captured on film the plight and pain of these heroes."
–Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT), Chair of the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations

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Gulf War Syndrome: Legacy of a Perfect War
Alhnson
MCS Information Exchange, 2001

Part I contains chapters discussing the various toxic exposures our troops encountered in the Gulf War. Part II contains stories from 24 ill veterans in their own words.

"Alison Johnson's knowledge of the field of chemical injury and chemical sensitivity has enabled her to present a careful analysis of the various toxic exposures that have contributed to Gulf War syndrome."–Gunnar Heuser, MD, PhD, FACP, NeuroMed and NeuroTox Associates, Agoura Hills, California, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine

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Staying Well in a Toxic World: Understanding Environmental Illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Chemical Injuries, and Sick Building Syndrome
Lynn Lawson
Lynnword Press, 1994

A comprehensive discussion of the health effects of chemicals commonly used in our modern world. This 488-page book is loaded with resources, references, and suggested reading. An 80-page supplement published in 2000 updates the resources and notes changes that have occurred in the world of exposure to toxic chemicals since the original volume was published.
"Lynn Lawson has documented, in a highly readable fashion, the devastating effects our surroundings are having on one particular endangered species–human beings."–John Bower, Healthy House Institute, author of Healthy House Building and The Healthy House

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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Ann McCampbell, M.D.
Revised, 1998

A 20-page booklet providing a concise, clear overview of MCS presented in question-and-answer formatest short introduction to the subject.

To order, send a $4.00 check made out to "Ann McCampbell, MD" to the Environmental Health Connection, 12 Bryce Belmont, CA 94002. Discounts available for volume purchases.

An Alternative Approach to Allergies
Theron G. Randolph, MD, and Ralph W. Moss, Harper & Row, revised edition, 1989

Dr. Randolph is the "father" of the field of environmental medicine.
"The authors lucidly illustrate the scope and severity of ecologic illness now pervading our society and offer many practical aids to help everyone recognize this type ofl problem."–Doris J. Rapp, MD

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