SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE - 2001

This page contains links to citations of scientific articles and studies pertaining to multiple chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, Gulf War Syndrome and other related topics, that were published in 2001. Please note that this list includes only the works published in peer-reviewed journals and indexed by the National Library of Medicine.

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Aaron, L. A., and Buchwald, D. "A Review of the Evidence for Overlap among Unexplained Clinical Conditions." Ann Intern Med. 2001;134:868-881.

Au WW. "Life style factors and acquired susceptibility to environmental disease." International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2001 Oct;204(1):17-22.

Bell, I., and Sorg, B. A. "The Role of Neural Plasticity in Chemical Intolerance." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences." March 2001: 933.

Iris R. Bell, MD, PhD; Carol M. Baldwin, RN, PhD, HNC; Erin Stoltz, BA; Bridget T. Walsh, DO; Gary E. R. Schwartz, PhD. Concomitant Environmental Chemical Intolerance Modifies the Neurobehavioral Presentation of Women with Fibromyalgia. Journal: J of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Vol. 9(1/2) 2001, pp. 3-19.

Bergdahl J., & Bergdahl, M. "Environmental illness: evaluation of salivary flow, symptoms, diseases, medication, and psychological factors." Acta Oclontol Scand 2001-59:104-1 W. Oslo. ISSN OOOt-6357.

Binkley, K; King, N.; Poonai, N.; Seeman, P.; et al. "Environmental and Occupational Disorders
Idiopathic environmental intolerance: Increased prevalence of panic disorder-associated cholecystokinin B receptor allele 7." May 2001, part 1 • Volume 107 • Number 5.

Bornschein S, Forstl H, Zilker T. "Idiopathic environmental intolerances (formerly multiple chemical sensitivity) psychiatric perspectives." Intern Med 2001 Oct;250(4):309-21.

Brasche S, Bullinger M, Morfeld M, Gebhardt HJ, Bischof W. "Why do women suffer from sick building syndrome more often than men? Subjective higher sensitivity versus objective causes." Indoor Air. 2001 Dec; 11(4):217-22.

Chalder T; Hotopf M; Unwin C; Hull L; Ismail K; David A; Wessely S. Prevalence of Gulf war veterans who believe they have Gulf war syndrome: questionnaire study. BMJ 2001 Sep 1;323(7311):473-6 (ISSN: 0959-8138).

Cherry, N.; Creed, F.; Silman, A. ;Dunn, G.; Baxter, D. et al. "Health and exposures of United Kingdom Gulf war veterans. Part II: The relation of health to exposure." Occup Environ Med 2001;58:299-306

Creswell C, Chalder T. Defensive coping styles in chronic fatigue syndrome. J Psychosom Res 2001 Oct; 51(4):607-10.

Deale A, Husain K, Chalder T, Wessely S. Long-term outcome of cognitive behavior therapy versus relaxation therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: a 5-year follow-up study. Am Journal of Psychiatry 2001 Dec;158(12):2038-42.

De Becker P, McGregor N, De Meirleir K. A definition-based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. J Intern Med 2001 Sep;250(3):234-240.

Dendy C, Cooper M, Sharpe M. Interpretation of symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome. Behav Res Ther 2001 Nov;39(11):1369-80.

Ferrari, R and Russell A. "The Problem of Gulf War Syndrome." Medical Hypothesis. 2001 56:6 697-701.

Gilhooly PE, Ottenweller JE, Lange G, Tiersky L, Natelson BH. Chronic fatigue and sexual dysfunction in female Gulf War veterans. J Sex Marital Ther 2001 Oct;27(5):483-48.7

Goldman LR. The clinical presentation of environmental health problems and the role of the pediatric provider. What do I do when I see children who might have an environmentally related illness? Pediatr Clin North Am 2001 Oct;48(5):1085-98, vii.

Gow JW, Simpson K, Behan PO, Chaudhuri A, McKay IC, Behan WM. Antiviral Pathway Activation in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Acute Infection. Clin Infect Dis 2001 Dec 15;33(12):2080-1.

Book: Gulf War Veterans: Treating Symptoms and Syndromes (2001). Click here to see table of contents

Article in German - Hausotter W. "Versicherungsmedizin." 2001 Dec 1; 53(4):177-81.

Hillert, L., Flato, S., Georgellis, A., Arnetz, B., and Kolmodin, B. "Environmental Illness: Fatigue and Cholinesterase Activity in Patients Reporting Hypersensitivity to Electricity." Environmental Research Section A 85, 200-206 (2001)

Ismail K. A review of the evidence for a "gulf war syndrome". Occup Environ Med 2001 Nov;58(11):754.

Joffres, M., Williams, T., Sabo, B., et al. "Environmental Sensitivities: Prevalence of Major Symptoms in a Referral Center: The Nova Scotia Environmental Sensitivities Research Center." Study 4, Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 109, Number 2, February 2001

Kang HK; Bullman TA. Mortality among US Veterans of the Persian Gulf War: 7-Year Follow-up. Am J Epidemiol 2001 Sep 1;154(5):399-405 (ISSN: 0002-9262.) .

Kang H, Magee C, Mahan C, Lee K, Murphy F, Jackson L, Matanoski G. Pregnancy outcomes among U.S. Gulf War veterans: a population-based survey of 30,000 veterans. Ann Epidemiol 2001 Oct;11(7):504-11.

Kmietowicz Z. Exercise and cognitive behaviour therapy are best treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome. BMJ 2001 Sep 29;323(7315):710A.

Kutsogiannis DJ; Davidoff AL. "A multiple center study of multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome" Archives of Environmental Health. 2001 May-Jun;56(3):196-207.

La Du, B. N.; Billecke, S., et al. "Serum paraoxonase (PON1) isozymes: The quantitative analysis of isozymes affecting individual sensitivity to environmental chemicals." Drug Metabolism and Disposition 29:566-569, 2001, Vol. 29, No. 4, Part 2.

Larsson ML, Frisk M, Hallstrom J, Kiviloog J, Lundback B. "Environmental tobacco smoke exposure during childhood is associated with increased prevalence of asthma in adults." Chest 2001 Sep;120(3):711-7.

Lipson, J. G. "We Are the Canaries: Self-Care in Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Sufferers." Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 11 No. 1, January 2001.

Mahoney D. B. A normative construction of Gulf War syndrome. Perspect Biol Med 2001 Autumn; 44(4):575-83.

Maquet D, Croisier JL, Crielaard JM. What happens to the fibromyalgia syndrome? [Article in French]. Ann Readapt Med Phys 2001 Jul;44(6):316-25.

O'Malley P, Balden E, Tomkins G, Santoro J, Kroenke K, Jackson J. “Are antidepressant drugs efficacious in the treatment of fibromyalgia?” The Western Journal of Medicine. 2001 Nov;175(5):314.

Pall ML. "Common etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity via elevated nitric oxide/peroxynitrite." Medical Hypotheses, 2001 Jul; 57(2): 139-45.

Pall ML, Satterle JD. "Elevated nitric oxide/peroxynitrite mechanism for the common etiology of multiple chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue syndrome, and posttraumatic stress disorder." Annals of New York Academy of Science. 2001 Mar;933:323-9. Review.

Peachey-Hill, C., Law, M. "Impact on environmental sensitivity on occupational performance." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 12(2001).

Pejtersen, J., Brohus, H., Hyldgaard, C. E., Nielsen, J. B., Valbjorn, O., Hauschildt. P., et al. "Effect of Renovating an Office Building on Occupants' Comfort and Health." Indoor Air 2001; 11:10-25.

Peres MF, Young WB, Kaup AO, Zukerman E, Silberstein SD. "Fibromyalgia is common in patients with transformed migraine." Neurology 2001 Oct 9;57(7):1326-8.

Reid, S., et al. "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome In British Gulf War Veterans." American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 153, No. 6, 2001.

S.J. van Rensburg, F.C.V. Potocnik, T. Kiss, F. Hugo, P. van Zijl, E. Mansvelt, M.E. Carstens, P. Theodorou, P.R. Hurly, R.A. Emsley and J.J.F. Taljaard. Serum concentrations of some metals and steroids in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome with reference to neurological and cognitive abnormalities. Brain Research Bulletin, Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 319-325. Date: May 15, 2001.

Richardson, R. D., Engel, C. C., McFal, M., McKnight, K., Boehnlein, J. K., Hunt, S. C. "Clinician Attributions for Symptoms and Treatment of Gulf War-Related Health Concerns." Arch Intern Med. 2001; 161:1289-1294.

Steele L. Invited commentary: unexplained health problems after gulf war service-finding answers to complex questions. Am J Epidemiol 2001 Sep 1;154(5):406-9 (ISSN: 0002-9262).

Tohoku, J. "Anxiety and Depressive States in Multiple Chemical Sensitivity." Exp. Med., 2001, 193, 115-126

Van West D, Maes M. Neuroendocrine and Immune Aspects of Fibromyalgia. BioDrugs 2001;15(8):521-531. Please click on the title to read the abstract. Full text coming soon.

Van Rensburg SJ, Potocnik FC, Kiss T, Hugo F, van Zijl P, Mansvelt E, Carstens ME, Theodorou P, Hurly PR, Emsley RA, Taljaard JJ. Serum concentrations of some metals and steroids in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome with reference to neurological and cognitive abnormalities. Brain Res Bull 2001 May 15;55(2):319-325.

Van Houdenhove B, Neerinckx E, Onghena P, Lysens R, Vertommen H. Premorbid "overactive" lifestyle in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. An etiological factor or proof of good citizenship? J Psychosom Res 2001 Oct;51(4):571-6.

Visser J, Graffelman W, Blauw B, Haspels I, Lentjes E, de Kloet ER, Nagelkerken L. LPS-induced IL-10 production in whole blood cultures from chronic fatigue syndrome patients is increased but supersensitive to inhibition by dexamethasone. J Neuroimmunol 2001 Oct 1;119(2):343-9.

Wessely S. "Chronic fatigue syndrome -- trials and tribulations." Journal of the American Medical Association 2001 Sep 19; 286(11): 1378-9.

Whiting P, Bagnall AM, Sowden AJ, Cornell JE, Mulrow CD, Ramirez G. "Interventions for the treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review." Journal of the American Medical Association 2001 Sep 19; 286(11): 1360-8.

Wiesmuller GA, Ebel H, Hornberg C. Syndromes in environmental medicine: variants of somatoform disorders. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 2001 Apr;69(4):175-88 [Article in German].

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