Cincinnati mold incident

[Guest guest]

This was the doctor involved in the Cincinnati mold case/s:

http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/allergies/molds.cfm

I. Bernstein, M.D. OR Leonard =I don't know which

Professor of Medicine

Division of Immunology and Allergy

Department of Internal Medicine

College of Medicine

University of Cincinnati

Apparently it's all in the family here, as there is apparently a

brother and son or nephew also it appears on same page in same field.

Oh and I see and remember why I knew he couldn't help me as his most

recent article seems to say the opposite of what we know is true here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/27/health/webmd/main669795.shtml

called " Toxic Mold Madness "

It's amazing how these experts get totally turned around. It makes

you wonder if they have been bullied a little??

[Guest guest]

It's Bernstein that is the third " Learned Immunologist " from the

University of Cincinnati. He has been called to testify for the defense

against sick teachers in the Dayton, Ohio area. _.Bernstein@..._

(mailto:.Bernstein@...)

Here is a follow up article that WebMD was gracious enough to run after that

horrid prior little piece you cited.

Sharon

But Many Cases of Mold-Linked Illness Not Allergy

By _ DeNoon_ (http://my.webmd.com/content/Biography/7/1756_53105.htm)

WebMD Medical News Reviewed By _Brunilda Nazario, MD_

(http://my.webmd.com/content/Biography/7/40428.htm)

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Feb. 24, 2005 -- Mold allergies -- not mold poisoning -- cause most cases of

" toxic mold syndrome_toxic mold syndrome_

(http://my.webmd.com/content/article/99/105412.htm) , " new study explains.

But the study also shows that many cases of mold-linked illness can't be

explained by allergic reactions. The report, by allergists A. Edmondson,

DO, Jordan N. Fink, MD, and colleagues at Medical College of Wisconsin, appears

in the February issue of ls of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

The researchers examined 36 children and 29 adults thought to have toxic mold

syndrome. About half turned out to be allergic to molds.

" Our patients assumed that they were experiencing toxic mold syndrome when,

in fact, most were experiencing [allergic] reactions to various antigens in

their environment, " Edmondson and colleagues write.

That still left a sizeable number of patients whose illness could not be

explained by allergy.

" Twenty-five percent of the patients had symptoms not compatible with

[allergy], " Edmondson and colleagues write. " [Mold]-mediated mechanisms may

account

for these symptoms. …The [cause] of these symptoms … remains unclear and

warrants further investigation. "

Toxic Mold Syndrome Remains Controversial

The patients, ranging in age from 1.5 to 52, had all kinds of symptoms. Most

had a runny nose and a cough. Others had headaches, breathing problems

(including shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness), itchy eyes, and

nervous system problems (including dizziness, anxiety, weakness, restless legs,

memory loss, and shaking), intestinal problems (including nausea, vomiting,

and gut pain), nosebleed, and urinary problems.

Accompanying the study is an editorial by mold expert W. Elliott Horner, PhD,

of Air Quality Sciences, Inc., in Atlanta. Horner notes that toxic mold

syndrome is extremely controversial. However, he also points to a recent report

by the prestigious Institute of Medicine that strongly supports the idea that

damp, moldy buildings can harm people's health.

" Perhaps part of the controversy regarding the health effects of indoor mold

could be [done away with] if the ill-defined phrase toxic mold syndrome>

were replaced by damp building effect, which refers to a well-documented effect

but avoids any claim of [cause], " Horner writes.

Horner points out there is currently no accurate way to measure mold toxins

in damp buildings. Without such a tool, it is impossible to test whether toxic

mold is, in fact, causing illness. Until scientists develop such tests, he

says, people should stop arguing and start collecting more data. In the

meantime, he urges both doctors and patients to keep an open mind about the

possible toxic effects of molds.

" Although certainly not proven, the suspect with the most fingerprints at the

scene seems to be mold components shed from fungal colonized construction

and finishing materials and furnishings, " he writes. " It is time now for data

rather than diatribe. "

____________________________________

SOURCES: Edmondson, D.A. ls of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, February

2005; vol 94: pp 234-239. Horner, W.E. ls of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology,

February 2005; vol 94: pp 213-215.

[Guest guest]

One more for the Quack folder!!!!If it walks like a duck

and.....well you know the rest.

--- In , " barb1283 " <barb1283@y...>

wrote:

> This was the doctor involved in the Cincinnati mold case/s:

>

> http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/allergies/molds.cfm

>

> I. Bernstein, M.D. OR Leonard =I don't know which

> Professor of Medicine

> Division of Immunology and Allergy

> Department of Internal Medicine

> College of Medicine

> University of Cincinnati

>

> Apparently it's all in the family here, as there is apparently a

> brother and son or nephew also it appears on same page in same

field.

>

> Oh and I see and remember why I knew he couldn't help me as his

most

> recent article seems to say the opposite of what we know is true

here:

>

>

>

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/27/health/webmd/main669795.sht

ml

>

> called " Toxic Mold Madness "

>

> It's amazing how these experts get totally turned around. It

makes

> you wonder if they have been bullied a little??

[Guest guest]

SHARON, DO YOU MEAN THAT JONATHAN BERNSTEIN IS FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO

MADE THOSE TEACHERS SICK? HOW DID YOU FIND THIS OUT?

THANKS MUCH!

VICTORIA

Re: [] Cincinnati mold incident

It's Bernstein that is the third " Learned Immunologist " from the

University of Cincinnati. He has been called to testify for the defense

against sick teachers in the Dayton, Ohio area. _.Bernstein@..._

(mailto:.Bernstein@...)

Here is a follow up article that WebMD was gracious enough to run after that

horrid prior little piece you cited.

Sharon

But Many Cases of Mold-Linked Illness Not Allergy

By _ DeNoon_ (http://my.webmd.com/content/Biography/7/1756_53105.htm)

WebMD Medical News Reviewed By _Brunilda Nazario, MD_

(http://my.webmd.com/content/Biography/7/40428.htm)

on Thursday, February 24, 2005

(http://adv.webmd.com/event.ng/Type=click & FlightID=48700 & AdID=111740 & TargetID=21\

411 & Values=31,43,60,77,84,100,110,150,197,202,1653,3374,4527,11523,11566,11

603,11658,11666,17286,17907,18994,23977,29622,32545,43448,44274,44509,46332,46

336,47830,48102 & Redirect=http://www.cornerstonebiopharma.com/AlleRx/default.ht

m)

Feb. 24, 2005 -- Mold allergies -- not mold poisoning -- cause most cases of

" toxic mold syndrome_toxic mold syndrome_

(http://my.webmd.com/content/article/99/105412.htm) , " new study explains.

But the study also shows that many cases of mold-linked illness can't be

explained by allergic reactions. The report, by allergists A. Edmondson,

DO, Jordan N. Fink, MD, and colleagues at Medical College of Wisconsin,

appears

in the February issue of ls of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

The researchers examined 36 children and 29 adults thought to have toxic mold

syndrome. About half turned out to be allergic to molds.

" Our patients assumed that they were experiencing toxic mold syndrome when,

in fact, most were experiencing [allergic] reactions to various antigens in

their environment, " Edmondson and colleagues write.

That still left a sizeable number of patients whose illness could not be

explained by allergy.

" Twenty-five percent of the patients had symptoms not compatible with

[allergy], " Edmondson and colleagues write. " [Mold]-mediated mechanisms may

account

for these symptoms. …The [cause] of these symptoms … remains unclear and

warrants further investigation. "

Toxic Mold Syndrome Remains Controversial

The patients, ranging in age from 1.5 to 52, had all kinds of symptoms. Most

had a runny nose and a cough. Others had headaches, breathing problems

(including shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness), itchy eyes,

and

nervous system problems (including dizziness, anxiety, weakness, restless

legs,

memory loss, and shaking), intestinal problems (including nausea, vomiting,

and gut pain), nosebleed, and urinary problems.

Accompanying the study is an editorial by mold expert W. Elliott Horner, PhD,

of Air Quality Sciences, Inc., in Atlanta. Horner notes that toxic mold

syndrome is extremely controversial. However, he also points to a recent

report

by the prestigious Institute of Medicine that strongly supports the idea that

damp, moldy buildings can harm people's health.

" Perhaps part of the controversy regarding the health effects of indoor mold

could be [done away with] if the ill-defined phrase toxic mold syndrome>

were replaced by damp building effect, which refers to a well-documented

effect

but avoids any claim of [cause], " Horner writes.

Horner points out there is currently no accurate way to measure mold toxins

in damp buildings. Without such a tool, it is impossible to test whether toxic

mold is, in fact, causing illness. Until scientists develop such tests, he

says, people should stop arguing and start collecting more data. In the

meantime, he urges both doctors and patients to keep an open mind about the

possible toxic effects of molds.

" Although certainly not proven, the suspect with the most fingerprints at the

scene seems to be mold components shed from fungal colonized construction

and finishing materials and furnishings, " he writes. " It is time now for data

rather than diatribe. "

____________________________________

SOURCES: Edmondson, D.A. ls of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, February

2005; vol 94: pp 234-239. Horner, W.E. ls of Allergy, Asthma &

Immunology,

February 2005; vol 94: pp 213-215.