Category Archives: Mold and Politics

ToxLaw.com post – Toxicology of mycotoxins

Posted by Sharon on 3/14/10 Toxicology of mycotoxins Robert R. M. Paterson and Nelson Lima IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Universidade do Minho, Portugal Edited by A. Luch © 2010 Birkhäuser Verlag/Switzerland Abstract Humans are exposed to mycotoxins via ingestion, … Continue reading

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Fungi Can Change Quickly, Pass Along Infectious Ability

ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2010) — Fungi have significant potential for “horizontal” gene transfer, a new study has shown, similar to the mechanisms that allow bacteria to evolve so quickly, become resistant to antibiotics and cause other serious problems. This discovery, … Continue reading

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Editorial: HUD props up an apartment complex failing its tenants

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Harvard-educated Rene Campos Jr. made a fortune by buying, rehabilitating and reselling distressed private apartment properties. Today, at 46, he lives in a million-dollar University Park home, owns a $4 million vacation property in Hawaii, plays … Continue reading

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Homeowners sue builder – Quaker Group – claiming inferior workmanship may have triggered mold growth & created a health risk

Feb. 22, 2010 By Jan Hefler Dozens of South Jersey homeowners, claiming inferior workmanship may have triggered mold growth and created a health risk, have sued the Quaker Group, a residential and commercial developer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The … Continue reading

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Couple reluctantly seeks help for twins’ who are fighting a potentially deadly respiratory virus that doctors say was contracted through exposure to black mold in a rental home

Seven-month-old twins Cienna and Onyx Neidigh of Port Townsend are recovering from  respiratory syncytial virus at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Tacoma. Their parents, Clayton Neidigh and Barbara Hansen, are reaching out to the community for financial … Continue reading

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