Re: mold testing prior to purchase

[Guest guest]

Carl --

Again, thanks for the clarification.

I will obviously have to go through the original document to get the proper=

context. The introductory statements are not serving my understanding.

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> > > Gil, Janet & others,

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> > > " in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated adverse

> > > effects—including immunotoxic, neurologic, respiratory, and dermal

> > > responses—after exposure to specific toxins, bacteria, molds, or

> > > their products. (page 143).

> >

> > Good grief -- this is from the study that was summarized by the IoM

> > panel w= ith the following statement?

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> > " The committee found very few studies that have examined whether mold

> > or ot= her factors associated with indoor dampness are linked to

> > fatigue, neuropsychiatric disorders, or other health problems that

> > some people have = attributed to fungal infestations of buildings. The

> > little evidence that is =

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> > available does not support an association, but because of the dearth

> > of wel= l conducted studies and reliable data, the committee could not

> > rule out the =

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> > possibility. "

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> > The press releases that were internally generated by the IoM for this

> > are l= ooking increasingly inconsistant with the actual content of the

> > study.

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> >