Papers by Albert Donnay
Ozone and asthma
JAMA, Jan 28, 2004
Prevalence and Overlap of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome Among 100 New Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome
Journal Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1998
... Fatigue Syndrome ami Fibro-myalgia Syndrome Among 100 New Patients with Multiple Chemical Sen... more ... Fatigue Syndrome ami Fibro-myalgia Syndrome Among 100 New Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome." Donnay, Albert, and Grace Ziem. ... CFS often appears to evolve fromflu-like symptoms, FMS from a physical injury or surgery, and MCS from chemical ...
Carbon Monoxide Exposure and Carboxyhemoglobin
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003
... Sean Hays Exponent Boulder, Colorado E-mail: [email protected] ... Discovery of lead poisoni... more ... Sean Hays Exponent Boulder, Colorado E-mail: [email protected] ... Discovery of lead poisoning through a family pet has been previously reported (Dowsett and Shannon 1994), and some have suggested that pets are good sentinels for poisoning of children (Berny et al. ...
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2003
Whether persons with multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome (MCS) have immunological abnormalitie... more Whether persons with multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome (MCS) have immunological abnormalities is unknown. To assess the reliability of selected immunological tests that have been hypothesized to be associated with MCS, replicate blood samples from 19 healthy volunteers, 15 persons diagnosed with MCS, and 11 persons diagnosed with autoimmune disease were analyzed in five laboratories for expression of four T-cell surface activation markers (CD25, CD26, CD38, and HLA-DR) and in four laboratories for autoantibodies (to smooth muscle, thyroid antigens, and myelin). For T-cell activation markers, the intralaboratory reproducibility was very good, with 90% of the replicates analyzed in the same laboratory differing by <3%. Interlaboratory differences were statistically significant for all T-cell subsets except CD4 ؉ cells, ranging from minor to eightfold for CD25 ؉ subsets. Within laboratories, the date of analysis was significantly associated with the values for all cellular activation markers. Although reproducibility of autoantibodies could not be precisely assessed due to the rarity of abnormal results, there were inconsistencies across laboratories. The effect of shipping on all measurements, while sometimes statistically significant, was very small. These results support the reliability of fresh and shipped samples for detecting large (but perhaps not small) differences between groups of donors in the T-cell subsets tested. When comparing markers that are not well standardized, it may be important to distribute samples from different study groups evenly over time.
Conference Presentations by Albert Donnay
association of CO exposures during pregnancy with hyperemesis gravidarum and multi-sensory sensit... more association of CO exposures during pregnancy with hyperemesis gravidarum and multi-sensory sensitivity
review of Allred et al study commissioned and cited by EPA as primary basis of CO NAAQS
Albert Donnay, MHS independent consulting toxicologist and environmental health engineer 410-889-... more Albert Donnay, MHS independent consulting toxicologist and environmental health engineer 410-889-6666, [email protected] Air "Classification" or "Control" Module = ACM combines CO and NO2 sensor(s) to control air inlet for vehicle cabin in response to gasoline engine exhaust, diesel exhaust and skunks (located under hood at base of windshield or on firewall) ACM AIR inlet for vehicle cabin
Papers by Albert Donnay
Using standardized incidence ratios to compare rates of pre-existing conditions among 7,162 people seeking care for COVID-19 at US hospitals from 2/12 - 3/28/2020
Environmental health perspectives, Oct 26, 2020
2015 SOT poster on reanalysis
Replies from publishers and others
Doesn't smell right
New Scientist, 2007
Carbon Monoxide as an Unrecognized Cause of Neurasthenia
CRC Press eBooks, Jun 2, 2000
Ozone and Asthma
JAMA, Jan 28, 2004
This preprint was submitted to medrxiv.org on 3/31/2020. 2. This preprint is not peer-reviewed or... more This preprint was submitted to medrxiv.org on 3/31/2020. 2. This preprint is not peer-reviewed or published. 3. Any use you make of the information in this preprint is at your own risk. 4. This preprint was written by a toxicologist for educational purposes. 5. This preprint is not intended as substitute for the medical advice of a physician. If you are having a medical emergency in North America, call 911; otherwise call 112. Title COVID-19 morbidity and mortality caused by endogenous carbon monoxide poisoning, with recommendations for testing and treatment
Intimidation of Researchers by Special-Interest Groups
The New England Journal of Medicine, Oct 30, 1997
To the Editor: As the complainant in the example involv-ing multiple chemical sensitivity syndrom... more To the Editor: As the complainant in the example involv-ing multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome discussed in The Messenger under Attack Sounding Board article by Deyo et al. (April 14 issue),1 I wish to correct some of the authors' many errors that grossly misrepresent this ...
Environmental Health Perspectives, Aug 1, 2003
Reanalysis of HEI Multicenter CO Study (Allred et al)
Unexplained symptoms from unrelated causes, or undetected CO poisoning?
International Journal of Toxicology, Nov 1, 1999
The history of chemical sensitivity in America is reviewed from the rst description published by ... more The history of chemical sensitivity in America is reviewed from the rst description published by Edgar Allan Poe in 1839, to its rst medical de nition as a symptom of neurasthenia in 1869, its rediscovery as allergic toxemia in 1945, its rede nition in 1987 as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), and its overlap in the 1990s with chronic fatigue syndrome, bromyalgia syndrome, and Gulf War syndrome (GWS). More than half of the over 500 peer-reviewed articles on MCS support an organic basis for MCS, whereas less than one-quarter support a psychiatric basis. The same 2:1 difference is seen in the numbers of MCS researchers writing these articles and the number of journals publishing them. A psychogenic interpretation of MCS also is speci cally rejected in the latest formal position statement on the subject, a 1994 consensus of the American Lung Association, American Medical Association (AMA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) (U.S. Government Printing Of ce 1994-523-217/81322). This and other government recognition of MCS in policy, research, and scienti c conferences are summarized. Dozens of federal, state, and local authorities accept MCS as a legitimate disease and/or disability that deserves reasonable accommodation in housing, employment, and public facilities. Of cial recognition is expected later in 1999 when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces a formal definition of MCS and the federal Interagency Workgroup on MCS releases its long-awaited nal report, 4 years in the making. Given that epidemiological data from three states puts the prevalence of chemical sensitivity at 16 to 33% of the general population, 2 to 6% of whom have already been diagnosed with MCS, this truly is a hidden epidemic that deserves the priority attention of public health researchers and policy makers. Industrial toxicologists are encouraged to work on reducing and eliminating the use of synthetic fragrances, chemical sensitizers, and other irritants in consumer products and occupational settings.
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