Articles about the danger of mold, mold in your car, when mold makes you suffer and testing for mold in your environment.
It is amazing to see how new technologies improve the color and durability of fabrics and they help our clothing to stay looking new longer. There is, however, a new technology going into most new clothes that is proving to be a big problem for people with a Read more
Aspergillus is a genus, or family, of mold that contains several hundred species. The name comes from the observation of the Italian priest-biologist who first documented the genus: He thought the fungi looked like an aspergillum, the instrument that sprinkles holy water. Molds belonging to the Aspergillus family Read more
This is a retrospective study that explores whether there is a causal relationship between fungal exposure and chronic sinusitis, fatigue, and anterior hypopituitarism, especially growth hormone deficiency (GHD). About 4.8 million people suffer from GHD caused by fungal exposure; compare this to only 60,000 known cases caused by Read more
Occupants of water-damaged homes and other buildings often report health problems, and lately it has been thought that mold exposure can lead specifically to neurological injury. The authors of this study researched the neurological antibodies and the neurophysiological abnormalities of patients who were exposed to mold and developed Read more
This abstract discusses a study conducted to investigate patients with multiple health complaints that were due to mold exposure in water-damaged buildings. Authors present data on symptoms; clinical chemistries; abnormalities in pulmonary function; alterations in T, B, and NK cells; and the presence of autoantibodies. About 200 adults Read more
The risks associated with poor indoor air quality, both at home and at work, are becoming more known. Indoor air pollutants include particulate matter, such as dust mite allergen, pollen, and mold spores; gases, including ozone and carbon monoxide; microbial and chemical volatile organic compounds (VOCs); passive smoke; Read more
I heard from a woman in California who had purchased an expensive antique rug for her home. She is a chronic sinusitis sufferer that has several mild bouts a year, but when she put the rug in her home she became very ill. Her symptoms became increasingly worse Read more
Are you the type of person that gets severe reoccurring headaches? Are your headaches typically located in the cheeks, forehead, or between the eyes? Do you know if they are related to sinus problems? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. This is one of the Read more
Q: We just received a call from a customer who wondered about this statement at the bottom of our instruction in the Mold Screening Test Kit: MALT EXTRACT AGAR WITH 0.01% CHLORAMPHENICOL INTENDED USE Malt Extract Agar is used for the isolation, cultivation and enumeration of yeasts and Read more
Frequently, I talk to patients who have moved from highly contaminated mold environments to what they believe is a clean environment. They are bewildered as to why their fungus-related symptoms persist. The first thing that I ask my patients is, “Did you take anything from the old house Read more
