Re: Farmer's Lung?So what is the difference between farmers a...

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In a message dated 7/17/2005 9:20:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, bbw@...

writes:

I read that second to 'farmers' in problems relating to mold, is

'housewives'.

Yes. One used to be able to find this information, on line, in the National

morbidity studies by occupation.(NORMS, National OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY

AND MORBIDITY STUDY) They no longer post the deaths from Hypersensitivity by

occupation on line. Or at least, I can't find it anywhere, any more. Maybe

it's just me. But they changed the coding for deaths in about 2000-2002. HP

is no longer seperated out. It is lumped in with alot of other deaths.

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Hey KC,

That is a really good article. The one in the Encyclopedia Britannica takes

it even a step further and explains how Type III hypersensitivity (advanced

farmer's lung) involves much more than the lungs. It talks of the cognitive

dysfuction from this and how it is similar to many autoimmune diseases:

Immune complexes underlie many _autoimmune diseases_

(http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=215511 & tocid=215511#215511.toc) ,

such as _systemic lupus

erythematosus_ (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9049401) (an

inflammatory disorder of connective tissue), most types of glomerulonephritis

(inflammation of the capillaries of the kidney), and _rheumatoid arthritis_

(http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9063421) .

Type III hypersensitivity reactions can be provoked by inhalation of

antigens into the lungs. A number of conditions are attributed to this type of

antigen exposure, including

(http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic?idxStructId=201975 & typeId=13) _farmer's

lung_

(http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9033758) , caused by fungal spores

from moldy hay...

So, if this stuff is even acknowledged in the Encyclopedia Britannica, then

why doesn't your doctor know how to treat you? Answer: Because there is an

inner circle of a national medical policy-writing body, the ACOEM, who does

not want your doctor to know!

The ACOEM Statement has been cleverly worded to imply to those without

in-depth knowledge of the matter, including physicians, that there is no

evidence

of prior healthy people becoming ill from mold exposure. The catch phrase

conclusion sentence that is used over and over again, states, " Current

scientific evidence does not support the

proposition that human health has been adversely affected by inhaled

mycotoxins in homes, schools and office environments. "

The calculated marketing spins of this one little sentence have had

trememdous negative impacts on our society. The sentence has been used to deny

legitimate illness, misguide mold remediation efforts, stifle medical

understanding

and win court cases based on irrelevant, yet accepted information. It has

been parlayed as a mantra by the Manhattan Institute, the US Chamber of

Commerce and their affiliate

stakeholder industries for the purpose of limiting financial liability.

By using the word " mycotoxins " instead of the word " mold " , and

strategically placing it as the final sentence, Final Word, it accomplished the

insideious goal of the intended implication: mold does not make one sick.

By differentiating homes, schools, and offices from all other environments,

under the guise of conclusive dose response rat studies, it eliminated all

significance of vast medical research that was known about fungal diseases. It

established that all prior research of illness caused by fungi would only

apply to everywhere else on the

entire planet except homes, schools, and offices.

An example of how this differentiation in environments is misused would be:

A farmer and a teacher could both exhibit the exact same serious neurological

and cognitive dysfunctions indicative of Type III hypersensitivity or

toxicosis after an abnormal exposure to mold and/or toxins. The farmer would be

treated with antifungal and/or toxin eliminating measures. The teacher would be

labeled unstable and would

be mistreated with antidepressants. Attached hereto as Exhibit 9 is a true

and correct copy of a national defense law firm, Gordon and Rees'

interpretation of how to use the ACOEM Statement in court to defeat legitmate

mold

injuries. Attached as Exhibit 10 is a true and correct copy of a definition

from

the Encyclopedia Britannica of Type III

hypersensitivity (farmer's lung).

My degree is in marketing. I have been professionally and corporately

trained in marketing and sales. I have 25 years of experience in marketing and

sales. As such and if called to witness, I am qualified to state, that in my

opinion: The ACOEM Statement and the Manhattan Institute Version, both authored

by Kelman/GlobalTox, are

nothing more than the core and the vehicle of an elaborate and injurious

marketing campaign designed to deceive the American public.