Mold in Homes Doubles Risk of Asthma

September 14, 2005

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@....

September 15, 2005

Lea

I am so happy for you. I am really praying that this man will be

able to help you figure out what to do to correct this terrible

situation! I have to admire you for how upbeat you are able to be

considering all things you have had to endure lately. Know that I

am praying for you. I am also praying for healing and some good

direction for your health problems too.

Hugs, kathy

--- In , " Lea " <devans@c...>

wrote:

> I have been on the phone all morning and I have found a wonderful

mold

> specialist. He will be here on Saturday morning. He said that I

would have

> to leave and the kittens have to be locked up. This is the best

news that I

> could get today.

>

> Love to all...............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)

> >>

September 15, 2005

Hi Lea - I hope your lawyer can recover for you, from the previous owner.

He should be able to!

Mold is a tough one... I am glad you are taking care of it though.

> > I have been on the phone all morning and I have found a wonderful mold

> > specialist. He will be here on Saturday morning. He said that I would have

> > to leave and the kittens have to be locked up. This is the best news that

> > I

> > could get today.

> >

> > Love to all...............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)

> > >>

September 15, 2005

I’m 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 couldn’t 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 don’t know how to say no to a helpless kitty. For some reason stray dogs don’t come here, maybe they smell the cats!

My Tonkinese cats meow similar to a Siamese meow and one of them talks to us. I’ll have to look up Chartreuse cats, I have never seen one.

I hope you get some good news at the doctor’s 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@....

>>

>> 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)

September 15, 2005

We have two cats, named Dashiell Marlowe & Mazel Tov.

Dahiell is a siamese & Mazel is an oriental shorthair. I love Tokinese also!

They are

gorgeous cats.

You know that saying,

" A cat has to have a name that is particular so it can hold up its tail

perpendicular "

(TS Eliot)

> 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.

> >>>>>> >

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> >>>>>

September 15, 2005

I thought Chartreuse was a color! ;-)

> Hi Lea,

>

> Are Chartreuse cats gray in color? We have two Tonkinese cats, one is blue,

> the other is a platinum mink ‹ silver with gray points. The others are mutt

> cats, a couple of tabbies, black twins and a calico. We have Blue, Oliver,

> Murray, Pearl, Millie, Cupcake and Henrietta.

>

> We have two Golden Retrievers now. We rescued one over the summer. A woman

> claimed to be moving and couldn¹t take Scarlet with her. I found out at the

> dog club that she really didn¹t want poor Scarlet any longer and isn¹t

> moving. My Max loved her at first sight. Max is a blonde Golden and she is

> a red Golden. We took Scarlet with us on vacation to Colorado this summer.

> She did great in the car and Maxie loved having a playmate. Sounds like a

> guard dog might be just what you need!

>

> I¹m glad they were able to confirm that your phone is tapped and try to

> help. What do the police say about it? Are they working on it too?

>

> Is it a crime in Canada to cover up work the way the previous owners did?

>

> Kenda

>

> > Honey, we have two kittens. There are not really kittens anymore because

they

> > have grown so fast. They are a French breed like me, but not purebred. I

think

> > they are called Chartreuse or something like that, I do not have time to

look

> > up the proper spelling. Their names are Hot Little Pepper because she is so

> > full of mischief and the other one is Slow Poky 'Moky, she just watches the

> > World go by, but she is a darling.

> >

> > I would love to have a dog or even lots of dogs, but said no because

I'm

> > too sick and he would have to care for them. We have such a big yard that we

> > could have many. We do have many grandogs though, all Collies they work on

the

> > ranch and they do come to visit once in a while.

> >

> > Our phones were tapped, but Telus has put in a distribution cable to protect

> > us, but they could still get in. They told us it was like trying to find a

> > killer.

> >

> > Thank you we need luck, this could cost up to 150,000.00 to restore this

home.

> >

> > 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)

> >>>

September 15, 2005

Siamese and Tonkinese cats are both beautiful breeds! I don’t think I have ever seen an Oriental Shorthair before. Oliver, my older Tonk is like a dog, he plays with the dogs, follows us like a dog and loves attention like a dog. When we were not quite finished building our house, our builder accidentally let him out of the house. He was out for 36 hours and I thought I would die. I hung pictures around the neighborhood and finally received a call that a cat looking like Oliver was in a neighboring yard. I went looking for him. A man opened the door and told me he aint seen nothin’ like one of these cats before! I was glad to get my Ollie Boy back! We nicknamed him Hunter Bob after that. We live on 3 1/2 wooded acres and there are all kinds of critters out there. My Ollie Boy had a sunburned head when he got home. He is definitely an indoor kitty! He makes a howling sound when he’s thinking of trying to escape again

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