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	<title>Chemical Injury Support Group</title>
	<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org</link>
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		<title>*Welcome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chemical Injury Support is a group created for those suffering from injuries and disease processes arising from exposures to toxic substances. &#8220;Toxic Effects of Chemicals&#8221; is one of many medical diagnoses that reflect an array of immediate and deferred effects of poisons from external and/or internal sources. Among patients, new diagnostic labels like MCS (Multiple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=15</link>
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		<title>Posting Guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Discussions must be on-topic but avoid all references to the highly personal and subjective issues of religion and partisan politics. Objective references to political events and politicians&#8217; records which shape our environment are appropriate but no partisan politics or electioneering is permitted.  
We wish members to share information but certain subjective opinions are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=11</link>
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		<title>Short rules list</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The owners of this private, unmoderated internet group hope you will each find something worthy to contribute and take away with you, under the following terms.  
Our list rules are designed to ensure that this forum remains a healthy environment in which chemically injured individuals can comfortably discuss their conditions and issues related to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=27</link>
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		<title>Moderation Policies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This list is unmoderated, i.e., established members who abide by list rules send their messages directly to the list without prior review by our adminstrative staff. Upon being accepted for group membership, new subscribers are automatically placed on moderated status.  All of their posts go to a pending file for advance review by list [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=10</link>
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		<title>Advertising Policies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We receive a great many questions about this policy and realize that members may not be aware that our discussion list contains many fewer announcements and ads than typically found in such listservs.  This is because we feel our 500+ members rely upon us to make the list readable for you. If we posted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=9</link>
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		<title>Group vs. Individual Subscriptions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members are certainly welcome to mention the formation of their own internet groups to our subscribers with the following provisos now in force for all members:
1. Chemical Injury Support goup is open to membership by individuals with chemical injury.  We do not subscribe &#8220;Groups&#8221; per se and posts to CIS must be made by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=7</link>
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		<title>Using Yahoogroups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posting to this group
To send a message to this group, send it to:
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Changing your subscription status
To receive an invitation to join this group, send your request to:
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To unsubscribe from this group, send a blank email to:
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Message delivery options
To receive message digests instead of individual messages send a blank
email to:
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To stop receiving messages via email (you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=6</link>
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		<title>Flaming and Backchannel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flaming
 Flaming refers to an attack made on a fellow list member, usually resulting in a &#8220;war&#8221; between various list members who jump to the defense of one another.  Here is a definition found on www.whatis.com:  
On the Internet, flaming is giving someone a verbal lashing in public. Often this is on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=5</link>
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		<title>Is There a Cure?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The questions that get asked the most after someone becomes chemically injured are &#8220;what is the cure&#8221; or &#8220;what treatments are best.&#8221;
The major researchers in the field recommend avoidance (a rather unpopular choice) and all agree there is no cure. Various treatment options are available that seem to alleviate symptoms for some people and are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=4</link>
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		<title>Resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
When Building ‘Green,’ It’s Still Tough to Find a Builder

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		<link>http://www.chemicalinjurysupport.org/?p=19</link>
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