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Signaling a major step in the recognition of multiple chemical sensitivity as a physical disease triggered and maintained by exposure to toxic chemicals, a prestigious toxicology textbook is to include a chapter on the illness in its latest edition.

The soon to be published 3rd edition of General and Applied Toxicology will include an extensive chapter on the toxicological basis of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) authored by Professor Martin Pall, PhD.

Pall is a leading researcher into MCS and author of the acclaimed book Explaining Unexplained Illnesses: Disease Paradigm for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Gulf War Syndrome.

The inclusion of an objective chapter dedicated to MCS by in a toxicology textbook written by such a well respected figure in the MCS community is unprecedented and should be seen as a huge step towards gaining widespread acceptance of the condition as both physical and toxicological in nature. This is sure to help sufferers achieve more favourable outcomes with medical care, social security support, and legal matters.