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Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with individualized homeopathic remedies versus placebo by Bell, I. R., Lewis, D. A., Brooks, A. J., Schwartz, G. E., Lewis, S. E., Walsh, B. T., Baldwin, C. M.

“…Objective. To assess the efficacy of individualized classical homeopathy in the treatment of fibromyalgia. Methods. This study was a double-blind, randomized,…”
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Illness from low levels of environmental chemicals: relevance to chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia by Bell, I R, Baldwin, C M, Schwartz, G E

“…This article summarizes (1) epidemiologic and clinical data on the symptoms of maladies in association with low-level chemicals in the environment, i.e.,…”
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Chemical Intolerance in Primary Care Settings: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Outcomes by Katerndahl, David A., MD, MA, Bell, Iris R., MD, PhD, Palmer, Raymond F., PhD, Miller, Claudia S., MD, MS

“…Abstract Purpose This study extends previous community-based studies on the prevalence and clinical characteristics of chemical intolerance in a sample of…”
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Clinically relevant EEG studies and psychophysiological findings: possible neural mechanisms for multiple chemical sensitivity by Bell, Iris R.

“…This paper addresses the evidence for the face, construct, and criterion-related validity of the olfactory-limbic/ neural sensitization model for multiple…”
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Plasma homocysteine in vascular disease and in nonvascular dementia of depressed elderly people by Bell, I R, Edman, J S, Selhub, J, Morrow, F D, Marby, D W, Kayne, H L, Cole, J O

“…Depression among elderly people with reversible cognitive loss often manifests with concomitant vascular disease and can also precede the development of…”
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Medical histories and psychological profiles of middle-aged women with and without self-reported illness from environmental chemicals by BELL, I. R, PETERSON, J. M, SCHWARTZ, G. E

“…Cacosmia, which is a predictor of cognitive deficits in industrial samples, is a core symptom of several controversial syndromes. Previous studies of cacosmic…”
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VALIDATION OF A BRIEF SCREENING MEASURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY: THE CHEMICAL ODOR INTOLERANCE INDEX by Szarek, Michael J., Bell, Iris R., Schwartz, Gary E.

“…The development and validation of a brief self-report screening measure of environmental chemical sensitivity, the Chemical Odor Intolerance Index (CII), is…”
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Plausibility of homeopathy and conventional chemical therapy: the systemic memory resonance hypothesis by Schwartz, G.E.R., Russek, L.G.S., Bell, I.R., Riley, D.

“…The controversy surrounding clinical observations and double-blind studies on homeopathic treatments is lessened when modern dynamical systems analysis is…”
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Somatization disorder: health care costs in the decade of the brain by Bell, I R

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Atomistic simulation of the stretching of nanoscale metal wires by FINBOW, By G. M., MCDONALD, R. M. LYNDEN-BELL and I. R.

“…Simulations have been carried out of nanoscale-width platinum and silver wires with the purpose of identifying the mechanism of failure under strain and the…”
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Increased Limbic System Symptomatology and Sensitizability of Young Adults with Chemical and Noise Sensitivities by Bell, I.R., Hardin, E.E., Baldwin, C.M., Schwartz, G.E.

“…We previously hypothesized that individual differences in (a) limbic system reactivity and (b) central nervous system sensitizability underlie vulnerability to…”
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Elevated antidepressant plasma levels after addition of fluoxetine by Aranow, A B, Hudson, J I, Pope, Jr, H G, Grady, T A, Laage, T A, Bell, I R, Cole, J O

“…Four patients treated with tricyclic antidepressants and one patient treated with trazodone all demonstrated marked increases in plasma levels of these drugs…”
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The Association of Respiratory Problems in a Community Sample with Self-Reported Chemical Intolerance by Baldwin, C. M., Bell, I. R., O'Rourke, M. K., Lebowitz, M. D.

“…This epidemiological study evaluated respiratory histories in those individuals reporting chemical intolerance (CI) in a community population sample. The…”
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White paper: Neuropsychiatric aspects of sensitivity to low-level chemicals: a neural sensitization model by Bell, I R

“…The present paper summarizes the proposed time-dependent sensitization (TDS) and partial limbic kindling model for illness from low-level chemicals; reviews…”
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Neural Sensitization and Physiological Markers in Multiple Chemical Sensitivity by Bell, Iris R., Schwartz, Gary E., Baldwin, Carol M., Hardin, Elizabeth E.

“…This paper summarizes the key features of the olfactory-limbic, neural sensitization model for multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and presents relevant data…”
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Positive perceptions of parental caring are associated with reduced psychiatric and somatic symptoms by Russek, L G, Schwartz, G E, Bell, I R, Baldwin, C M

“…In a previous 35-year follow-up investigation to the Harvard Mastery of Stress Study, positive ratings of parental caring obtained in healthy male college…”
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Sensitization to early life stress and response to chemical odors in older adults by Bell, I R, Schwartz, G E, Amend, D, Peterson, J M, Stini, W A

“…This study examined the hypothesis that older persons who currently report illness from environmental chemical odors (cacosmia) may have experienced higher…”
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Self-reported chemical sensitivity and wartime chemical exposures in Gulf War veterans with and without decreased global health ratings by BELL, I. R

“…This cross-sectional telephone survey study assessed prevalence rates of current chemical sensitivity, frequency of chemical odor intolerance, and…”
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Vitamin B12 and folate status in acute geropsychiatric inpatients: affective and cognitive characteristics of a vitamin nondeficient population by Bell, I R, Edman, J S, Marby, D W, Satlin, A, Dreier, T, Liptzin, B, Cole, J O

“…This chart review study examined the serum vitamin B12 and folate status of 102 geriatric patients newly admitted to a private psychiatric hospital. Only 3.7%…”
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Time-dependent sensitization of plasma beta-endorphin in community elderly with self-reported environmental chemical odor intolerance by Bell, Iris R., Bootzin, Richard R., Davis, Thomas P., Hau, Vincent, Ritenbaugh, Cheryl, Johnson, Kathleen A., Schwartz, Gary E.

“…This study examined plasma beta-endorphin as a marker of the physiological stress response in community elderly who were either high ( n = 15) or low ( n = 15)…”
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