European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse V not ire for it of Tal is for Nore who her i Day a sick of everything by Tom Krattenmaker associated press after years of searching Mary a Amillo figured out what was making her so miserably dramatically sick. It was the world. Lamielle who lives in Voorhees . Is chemically sensitive a condition that is not recognized by the medical establishment or the insurance Industry but that sufferers say can be debilitating. She founded and leads the National Center for environmental health strategies a 2,000-member organization working to win recognition and help for victims. For herself she struggles with an isolation forced by the nausea vertigo and breathing difficulties she said will occur if she subjects herself to perfume gasoline Vapours even her new car. Her crusade began six years ago with the belief that her worsening illness had something to do with malfunctions at the nearby sewage treatment Plant exhaust a from idling diesel trucks at the local Chicken processing Plant and other things around her., a the property around us was just unbearable Quot Lamielle said. Quot so my own involvement became a Way of . Her husband has presented her testimony in Washington a illness keeps her from doing it a while she struggled with the neighbors pesticides and the plastics that prevent her from Riding in the family s a new car. A. Lamielle 38, remembers having a heightened sensitivity to chemicals even As . Exposure to formaldehyde during a Frog dissection exercise caused burning in her lungs and her first sinus infection. Sinus problems and migraine headaches became More frequent and Normal life increasingly difficult. She was forced in 1980, to leave her Job As a contract specialist with the Navy. Even a residue of certain perfumes Quot makes me feel disoriented during the time but an hour later makes me Start retching Quot she said. Quot that goes on for hours if she gets too close to the neighbors Lawn she can t see properly she trembles and her heart beats irregularly. Visitors have to to careful not to style their hair with mousse or Wear clothes fresh from the dry cleaners. A worry about the formaldehyde in new to impure has prevented her and her husband from replacing the worn out Couch sometimes she wears an oxygen Mack a Ceramic because of the chemicals in plastic ones. About once a year she ventures into a depart Nice store. The tools of an activist s Home office Are Cut of the question. Lamielle writes on a manual typewriter rather than a computer and she arranges with a nearby print shop to Send her materials out. Though insurers and doctors often d miss chemical sensitivity As p Echo somatic Lamielle said she is on outraged by a gradual acceptance. A lie tables have switched Quot Lamielle i i today there is a consciousness that you can get sick from Lawn care m a a meats from carpeting being cat allergen can trigger asthmatic and allergic misery More than 8 million americana Are allergic to with cat allergen associated press on to Send your cat packing if you re pregnant says or. Warren m. Crosby of the University of Oklahoma health sciences Center. He says that concerns about picking up a toxoplasmosis infection from your pet May be overrated. A Quot toxoplasmosis is transmitted through two avenues a raw meat and cat fees. Cats get the disease from eating infected animals usually rodents Quot he says. Once a person has been infected he or she becomes immune and a pregnant woman will pass this immunity on to her unborn child. However if a non immune pregnant woman comes into Contact with the disease there is a 10 percent Chance her child will pick it up and suffer from birth defects such As deafness mental retardation impeded brain development a but not limb deformity a according to Crosby. He advises pregnant women who own cats to let someone else change the cat litter Box. Otherwise there is Little risk of Contact through the cat since this fastidious animal washes itself frequently. Quot indoor cats Are generally safer than outdoor cats because they have had less exposure to infected animals. However with an outdoor cat the Odds Are greater that the woman already has been exposed to the organism and has built up an he recommends that women planning to become pregnant have blood tests for the disease for herself and her pet. Homes where cats have never lived and Public places where cats Are not Welcome can nevertheless be irritating to the More than 8 million americans who Are allergic to them says an allergy specialist. This is because cat allergen which triggers the asthmatic and allergic misery remains potent Long after it has left the cat says or. Jeffrey Miller whose study was recently reported to the american Academy of allergy and immunology. Quot in the past the classic prescription for those suffering from cat allergies was a get rid of the cat Quot Miller says. Quot but now that we know that cat allergen dings to carpets and mattresses for months even years after the cat has departed the emphasis has to be on reducing or eliminating the allergen Quot one Way is to Wash the cat regularly he says he adds that experiments have shown that allergen love s can be dramatically reduced if carpets Are sprayed with a 3 percent tantric acid solution smoking linked to ulcer by or. Simeon Margo us Baltimore Sun a a my doctor told me twice to Stop smoking cigarettes because of an ulcer in my duodenum t know smoking is related to lung cancer but never heard it could cause ulcers. I suspect my doctor is using the ulcer As an excuse to get me to quit smoking without even considering How the stress of stopping May give me another ulcer. And Why Hasni the told me to avoid dietary habits that can Lead to an ulcer like drinking Coffee and eating spicy foods a. A i your doctor May be using your ulcer As a Way to get you to quit smoking. But there also is solid evidence that cigarette smoking promotes the recurrence of ulcers and interferes with their Healing the need for surgery to treat ulcers is also higher in smokers. A. Although smoking cessation is stick soul it has never been shown that emotional stress causes ulcers. Nor does there appear to be any typical Quot ulcer personality a a ulcers Are no More common in competitive hard driving people than in More Low key people m less stressful occupations. ,. Despite the Many myths about the cause of ulcers there is no evidence that Coffee or any particular food is linked to ulcer production. If you experience stomach pain or burning after drinking Coffee or eating certain foods you should certainly avoid them but done to blame them for your recurrent ulcers. Q. A i have heard that a new fat substitute is to w on the Market in the United states. My husband and i try to watch our intake o f fat and we would appreciate in formation on this p to duct. Simplisse is a fat substitute made from egg White and milk protein the food and drug administration has approved the use of Simplisse in place of butter fat in a Frozen Dairy dessert matted simple pleasure. A i have not tasted any of the six flavors of this product however this no fat product is advertised As having the creamy lecture of a High fat ice Cream a reduced cholesterol Content and half the calories of Premium ice Cream. One Gram of Simplisse contains 1 to 2 calories compared with 9 calories in 1 Gram of fal depending on the flavor there Are 7 to 9 Grams of protein 120 to 140 calories less than 1 Gram of fat and 5 to 15 milligrams of cholesterol in a 4 ounce serving almost All of the cholesterol in eggs is present in the Yolk not yet approved by the Fra Are potential uses of Simplisse to replace fat in cheeses salad dressing Mayonnaise sour Cream dips Yogurt and Margarine. Simplisse could be added to hot foods like a baked potato but could nol be used in baked or Fried foods because the creamy texture is Deal oyed by the heat Simoon mar Johs is a Prole Scur of Druid ii Khz .11ip p. I Wjk >rj.r. 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