Tag Archives: Public Health

Destroying Fungal Infections

Reported October 28, 2008 A genetic therapy is being developed to target yeast-causing infections ranging from diaper rash to other life-threatening diseases. Candida albicans lives in most people’s gastrointestinal tracts with no problem, but an overgrowth of the fungus can … Continue reading

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Fema Trailers – Why CDC Responded With ‘Lack of Urgency’ to Formaldehyde Warnings – top government officials worried about lawsuits from the beginning

by Joaquin Sapien The Centers for Disease Control study (ATSDR fema) sounded reassuring when it was made public in 2007. Hurricane Katrina survivors didn’t have to worry about reports that there were harmful levels of formaldehyde in their trailers. The … Continue reading

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After Mold Filled Katrina Damaged Home – Fungi Geneticist Warns of Sick Building Syndrome

By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent- MedPage Today Published: October 29, 2008 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 – It was the smell of her Hurricane Katrina-damaged home that … Continue reading

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Delusions, Illusions and Ongoing Neglect of Hazard Recognition, Regulation and Control of Industrial Carcinogens

The subject of the following article can be compared to the governments refusal (through excuses such as these) to acknowledge the medical and scientific proof of serious and widespread illnesses and deaths due to high concentrated exposures to the toxins … Continue reading

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I-Team 10 Update: Fire Dept. Burns Down Mold Infested Home – Lung Transplant Needed Due to the Mold in Home

I-Team 10 update: Moldy home knocked down   I-Team 10 has been tracking the case of a couple from Wayne County who had their home condemned because it was covered with toxic mold. Well, now that house in Sodus is … Continue reading

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