Connecticut General Assembly Considers Bill to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisonings

Orange (D-
Colchester); Representative John Stone (R-Fairfield); Representative Marie
Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford); Senator Andrea Stillman (D-Waterford); and
Representative Kathleen M. This reliable,
easy-to-use warning system has proven its value countless times and extending
that protection by requiring CO alarms in residences will prevent even more
tragedies in the home."
During his initial research, Dr. Hirsch has conducted more than 180 studies on smell and taste
and how they impact human behavior.

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A recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
report reveals more than 15,000 people go to hospital emergency rooms each
year because of suspected CO poisoning.
The Joint Public Safety and Security Committee has scheduled a hearing on
Raised House Bill No. 6894 for Tuesday, March 15, 2005. Hirsch discovered that overweight
people ate less and lost weight by sniffing certain scents before
eating or when tempted by food.
These crystal blends enhance the flavor of food without adding sugar
or stimulant chemicals. The results of his study were published in
a 2003 issue of Chemical Senses.

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A New Haven Register column last November reported that fifty people are
killed in Connecticut each year due to CO poisoning and at least 500 are
hospitalized.

Reader's Digest Recognizes Advances in Smell Research as One of `America's 100 Best'; Magazine features olfaction expert's revolutionary weight-loss methods

Hirsch caused dramatic weight loss
with a series of specially processed blends of "tastant crystals"
designed to stimulate chemosensory reactions in the nose and mouth. Study participants who used the crystals lost
an average of 33.
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The bill requires the
installation of carbon monoxide alarms in one- and two-family homes
constructed after October 1, 2005.
Christopher Rovenstine, vice president of marketing for Kidde, the world's
largest manufacturer of fire safety equipment, including CO alarms, said, "We
applaud the Connecticut General Assembly for trying to protect more people
from the very real danger carbon monoxide poisoning poses . For example, his study in the
Journal of Neurological and Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery showed how
certain smells send signals to the brain that you're full so that you
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The
May 2005 issue recognizes the extensive research that Dr. "This article helps
build awareness for the important research that I've conducted over
the last 20 years. Hirsch's pioneering research has been published in several
peer-reviewed scientific publications. Hirsch is expanding this research to further substantiate this
effect and is currently conducting a study of more than 3,300
participants in one of the largest weight-loss trials ever performed. Hirsch also is the author of "Dr.

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Recent news stories, especially those from this year's winter
storms, have highlighted numerous incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning .

Science Writers/Health Editors

CHICAGO----In its annual "America's
100 Best" issue , Reader's Digest highlights the revolutionary advances
being made in the science of smell and its effect on weight loss. Hirsch, director of the
Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation .com

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And, the Journal of the American
Medical Association reports that approximately 2,000 people die each year from
CO poisoning. Principal sponsors of the legislation
include Representative Stephen Dargan (D-West Haven), the ten-year Chair of
the Public Safety and Security Committee; Representative Linda A. Alan Hirsch,
Chicago neurologist and olfaction expert, has dedicated to proving the
validity of subliminally stimulating the brain's smell and taste
sensors to help people feel full faster, eat less and lose weight."
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In a more recent study, Dr.
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The dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning are quite real , both throughout
the country and in Connecticut. Tallarita (D-Enfield).
"It is exciting to be recognized for my work by such a widely read
publication as Reader's Digest," said Dr. People will soon realize that how much you eat
involves your senses of smell and taste more than any other factors in
the body. As Reader's Digest reports: "the smell
of food can fool your brain into thinking that you've already eaten.6 pounds in only six months without changing their
diet or exercise routines .

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HARTFORD, Conn., Connecticut is joining a growing
list of states and municipalities around the country that are considering a
simple and inexpensive way to protect people from becoming ill or dying from a
threat they can't see, smell or taste -- carbon monoxide (CO). That protection
comes from requiring the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in residences,
much as smoke detectors now are generally required."

Dr. His studies have been published in
the Journal of the American Medical Association, Chemical Senses,
Psychiatric Times and more. Dr.
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