Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Thanks, Lea. I know that I can't let it consume me. However, I have more like 150 pounds to lose. I used to be a jogger, and now between all the illnesses and my weight, I can hardly walk! > > >> > I¹m definitely an animal lover! Cats seem to find us. Before we > > >> > moved > > >> into > > >> > our new house a little black kitty moved in. He was the sweetest > > >> > little > > >> > cat. We looked all through the neighborhood for his home but > > >> > couldn¹t find > > >> > on so we kept him. He played with our dog and even rode a skateboard > > >> > down > > >> > our driveway! Someone in our neighborhood poisoned him with > > >> > antifreeze and > > >> > he died. We later found out that the people across the street hate > > >> > cats so > > >> > we suspect they did it. Right after that Cupcake found us. > > >> > Something had > > >> > attacked her and she was starving and sick. We nursed her back to > > >> > health > > >> > and she is still with us. I don¹t know how to say no to a helpless > > >> > kitty. > > >> > For some reason stray dogs don¹t come here, maybe they smell the > > >> > cats! > > >> > > > >> > My Tonkinese cats meow similar to a Siamese meow and one of them > > >> > talks to > > >> > us. I¹ll have to look up Chartreuse cats, I have never seen one. > > >> > > > >> > I hope you get some good news at the doctor¹s office this afternoon. > > >> > Let > > >> us > > >> > know. > > >> > > > >> > Kenda > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> > > What a lovely story, you sound like a real animal person, I love > > >>> > > Golden > > >>> > > Retrievers they are so gentle. Our kittens are grey and they > > >>> > > squeak > > >>> instead of > > >>> > > meowing and they rarely purr. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Yes, it is illegal to tap phones in Canada, but Dr. Blais's phone > > >>> > > has > > >>> been > > >>> > > tapped for years. there are times when we laugh because we know > > >>> > > that > > >>> someone > > >>> > > is listening....I wonder who? The police are angry as H***, but > > >>> > > they are > > not > > >>> > > getting involved yet. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > I have to rest a bit, and then shower and get ready to go to my > > >>> > > doctor. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > love you.....Lea > > >>> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`````` > > >>>> > >> > > >>>> > >> Mold in Homes Doubles Risk > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > of > > Asthma > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> March 1, 2005 > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> CONTACT: Jim Tobin > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> 919-653-2582 > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Study: Mold in Homes Doubles Risk of Asthma > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Report in Environmental Health Perspectives > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Finds > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Children Residing in Damp Homes at Risk for > > Developing > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Asthma > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> [RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC] Exposure to mold > and > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> dampness in homes as much as doubles the risk > of > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> asthma development in children, according to a > study > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> published today in the March issue of the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Perspectives (EHP). Researchers studied 1,984 > Finnish > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> children aged 1 to 7 years over a six-year > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> period > to > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> see if they developed asthma. Data collection > > included > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> a baseline survey administered in March 1991, as > well > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> as a follow-up survey in March 1997, asking > questions > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> about the child's health, parents' health, > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> parent's > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> highest education level, and details of the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> child's > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> environment including exposure to environmental > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> tobacco smoke and presence of feathery or furry > pets. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> The study focused particularly on four > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> indicators > or > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> moisture or mold in the home, including mold > odor, > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> visible mold, visible moisture, and history of > water > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> damage. The presence of mold odor proved to be > the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> only significant indicator of asthma > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> development. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> A a total of 138 children, or 7.2% of the study > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> population, developed asthma during the study > period. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Having a parent with a history of allergies > increased > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> susceptibility in children. Mold odor increased > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> risk, the study found, independent of parents' > > medical > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> histories. In fact, children living in homes > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> with > > mold > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> odor during the initial study period were more > than > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> twice as likely to develop asthma in the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> following > 6 > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> years. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> " These findings strengthen evidence that > exposure to > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> molds increases the risk of developing asthma > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> in > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> childhood, " says lead author Jouni Jaakkola, > director > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> of the University of Birmingham's Institute for > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Occupational and Environmental Medicine. " They > also > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> show the importance of heredity--children of > parents > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> with asthma have a two-fold risk of asthma > compared > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> with children of nonasthmatic parents. " > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Children who were exposed to moisture or mold > in the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> home were also slightly more likely to be > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> exposed > to > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> environmental tobacco smoke, to have feathery or > > furry > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> pets, and to have parents with a lower > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> education > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> level. The study adds to the body of evidence > linking > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> asthma with exposure to cigarette smoke. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> " This study is important for families > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> everywhere, " > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> says Dr. Jim Burkhart, science editor for EHP. > > " Anyone > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> with young children in the home should be aware > of > > the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> potentially harmful effects of long-term > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> exposure > to > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> mold and this potential link to asthma in > children. " > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> In addition to Jaakkola, contributing authors > > included > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Bing-Fang Hwang of the Environmental > Epidemiology > > Unit > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> at the University of Helsinki in Finland, and > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Niina > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Jaakkola of the Department of Health Care > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Administration at Diwan College of Management > in > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Taiwan. The article is available free of charge > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> at > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/ > 2004/7242/7242.html. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Funding sources for the research as reported by > the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> authors included the Ministry of the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Environment, > the > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> National Agency for Welfare and Health, the > Medical > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Research Council of the Academy of Finland, and > The > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> EHP is published by the National Institute of > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Environmental Health Sciences, part of the U.S. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Department of Health and Human Services. EHP is > an > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Open Access journal. More information is > available > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> online at http://www.ehponline.org/. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Editor's note: Working media can register to > receive > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> press releases via e-mail by visiting > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> http://www.ehponline.org/press/, calling > >>>>>>>>>>> > > 919-653-2582, > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> or e-mailing ehpmedia@b... > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the > place of > > advice given > > >> > by > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> licensed health care professionals. Consult your > > physician or > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> licensed > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> health care professional before commencing any > medical > > treatment. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> " Do not let either the medical authorities or > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> the > > politicians > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> mislead > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> you. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Find out what the facts are, and make your own > > >>>>>>>>>>> decisions about how > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> to > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> live > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> a happy life and how to work for a better > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> world. " - > > >>>>>>>>>>> Linus ing, > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; > 1963, > > Peace) > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> For Healing Therapies and Detox info, and to > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> view > > >>>>>>>>>>> Testimonies of > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Victims, > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> and Studies of harm by implants, go to: > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> / > files/ > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> To view links to related websites on breast > implants, > > go to: > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> / > links > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Links > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > of > > >>>>>>>>> advice given > > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> by > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > licensed health care professionals. Consult your > physician > > or > > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> licensed > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > health care professional before commencing any > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > medical > > treatment. > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the > > >>>>>>>>> politicians mislead > > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> you. > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > Find out what the facts are, and make your own > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > decisions > > >>>>>>>>> about how to > > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> live > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > Linus > > ing, > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, > > Peace) > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > For Healing Therapies and Detox info, and to view > > >>>>>>>>> Testimonies of > > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> Victims, > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > and Studies of harm by implants, go to: > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > /files/ > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > To view links to related websites on breast > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > implants, go > > to: > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > /links > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > Links > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> advice > > >>>>>>> given by > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> licensed health care professionals. Consult your > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> physician or > > >>>>>>> licensed > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> health care professional before commencing any medical > > >>>>>>> treatment. > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> politicians > > mislead > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> decisions > > >>>>>>> about how > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> to live a happy life and how to work for a better > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> world. " - > > Linus > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> 1963, > > Peace) > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > > >>>>>>> > >>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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