Mold in homes doubles risk of asthma

May 1, 2005

For Immediate Release

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_

(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/_ (http://www.ehponline.org/) .

Editor's note: Working media can register to receive press releases via

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September 15, 2005

Excellent news!! Good luck on Saturday.

How many kitties do you have? There’s nothing in the world like a kitty — we have 7 plus 2 dogs. We love the dogs too but the kitties are extra special. >^..^<

Kenda

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@....

>>

>> 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

What will he do? Determine what is there?

> 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

It is! I have a Blue tonkinese too.

Kenda

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 couldn’t take Scarlet with her. I found out at the

> dog club that she really didn’t want poor Scarlet any longer and isn’t

> 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!

>

> I’m 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 16, 2005

bone scan??

> > > 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 16, 2005

I can't understand people who hate animals, or would hurt animals. That is so

despicable.

> 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)

> >>>>>

September 16, 2005

I have had many tests for lupus. I have high ANA (1:320) and high anti-SSA and

anti-

, which do suggest lupus. I have had face rashes and mouth ulcers, and

joint

inflammation. My internist told me I have lupus, as did my last rheumatologist.

Of

course, my last rheum. only documented 'collagen vascular disease' (connective

tissue)

which doesn't help me with any possible settlement. argggg

You are probably talking about bone density test?

I was not going to tell the new rheum. I had implants; to see what she would say

about my

tests...But I suppose I should. I am so sick of seeing doctors glaze over.

Lea, I have a lot of pain - joint pain, muscular pain, peripheral neuropathy;

and I have

dizziness, low grade fevers (at times), numbness & tingling, vertigo, carpel

tunnel,

Raynaud's (cold toes/fingers)..

I have improved since explant, but I have been diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid

disease (Hashimoto's throiditis), Multiple sclerosis, lupus, diabetes and now

fibromyalgia.

> > > > 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 16, 2005

and I don't drink, or smoke or go dancing. And now I have to give up Ben and

Jerry's?

SOB.

> > > > > 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 16, 2005

They are strange people, unfortunately we didn’t learn that until after our house was built. They don’t like us because we are thin and they are not — at least that’s what their son tells us. The 17-year old daughter and mother criticize me for clothes I wear to the gym. It’s strange, I wear shorts and a top, no midriff showing, no short shorts, nothing revealing at all. When I found out that it was likely them that poisoned the cat, I wasn’t surprised. They did speak of moving about a year ago, I hope they do!

Kenda

I can't understand people who hate animals, or would hurt animals. That is so despicable.

> 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