Category Archives: Health – Medical – Science

EPA Takes Steps To Resolve Disputes Over Agencies’ Mold Guidance

Posted by Sharon on 4/06/09 on ToxLaw.com InsideEPA.com by Aaron Lovell The Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ), an EPA-led inter-agency group, is taking a number of steps to resolve inter-agency disputes over how to address risks from indoor mold … Continue reading

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Severe Fungal Infections Linked to Drugs

After receiving numerous reports of serious fungal infections among patients taking tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers—infections that in some cases resulted in prolonged hospitalizations and death—the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers of the drugs to add … Continue reading

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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis – need for routine screening of all patients with asthma with an Aspergillus skin test

Ritesh Agarwal, MD, DM, FCCP   From the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.   Abstract   Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunologic pulmonary disorder caused by hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus. Clinically, … Continue reading

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2002 personal injury lawsuit against AP&S gets settled – respiratory problems from stachybotrys & other molds

By Howard Greninger The Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE — A personal injury lawsuit filed in April 2002, alleging mold caused respiratory afflictions to some workers inside the former Wabash Valley Surgery and Eye Center, has been settled in mediation. The lawsuit, … Continue reading

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Affordable Housing Institute – The Challenge of Mold – The Sickness & The Litigation

March 2, 2009 Part 1 – The Sickness When mold first appeared as a new risk a decade ago, I was a skeptic. And grumpy too I’d seen the questionable science of ‘connective tissue disease,’ and radon before that, and … Continue reading

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