Re: This has to be stopped

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Hi

You are 100% correct on your evaluation of the situation. What is

Berkley Labs? This goes even deeper than just misleading the public through

advertising. Clorox Corp is funding many of the studies done primarily by

ALLERGISTS around the country that are attributing the illnesses to allergic

reactions and saying it's really no big deal. These allergists, then are also

many

times experts for the defense in litigation.

These studies and these ads are cleverly worded to tell the truth

verbatum. But they are intentionally downplaying that there are many who are

experiencing serious illness after exposure to an abnormal amount of indoor

mold.

I call it " bleaching the truth " .

The reality is that all houses do have mold. If someone has a small

amount of mold in their shower, then it is almost with certainty, no health

threat. But if someone has the amount of mold exposure we have all been

exposed

to, then serious illness has a very good chance of following.

What they don't realize is that more and more people now know someone

who has been made seriously ill from excessive mold exposure. By trying to

promote this is just all allergy, is causing people to distrust the government

and the medical profession. So people, who actually do not have anything to

worry about, are panicing because the message they are getting from our

government is not what they are seeing in real life. Also, by downplaying this

and attempting to stifle the reality of legitimate serious mold induced

illnesses, they are causing ignorance within the medical community. This is

making

it more difficult for those who are truly ill with more than allergy to find

viable medical treatment. Which allows them to get sicker, which allows more

to see them get sicker, which sets off an unnecessary panic of those who see

what mold has done to their friends and family, but the good doctors are

saying they are " not convinced " .

They talk about mold hysteria. Well, duh! They are causing it by

dissiminating misinformation over the matter. The sad thing is, this issue

should

really be no big deal. If people are sick from mold and they recognize it

and get treatment early on, they get better faster. There friends would not

be witnessing serious illness from mold and there would be no panic over the

matter.

There was an article written by Lee that brings to

light the intentional mixed messages they are sending:

Clorox Medical Researcher Discredits Clorox Toxic Mold Advertising

PRWEB) - (PRWEB) August 3, 2005 -- A medical researcher

from Denver, Colorado-based National Jewish Hospital has

issued statements that directly contradict health claims

made by cleaning-products giant Clorox Corporation.

National Jewish Hospital promotes itself as the " Global

Leader in Immunological Research. "

Clorox Corp., with $4.1 billion in revenues, is the

manufacturer of Clorox bleach and numerous other brands.

Recently, Clorox has been promoting its flagship bathroom

cleaning product -- Tilex Mold and Mildew -- with a series

of heavily rotated humorous television ads that feature a

homeowner screaming and running out of the house with the

tagline: " All homes have mold. " In contrast to the tone of

this, on the Tilex website there is reference to the

potential health dangers of exposure to certain types of

mold, including symptoms of lung tissue damage and memory

loss.

However, in a December 9, 2004 statement made in a

Jefferson County, CO District Court deposition for a case

concerning toxic mold damages claimed by a Denver woman

(Lake vs. Village Homes, Case No. 03CV4227, Divison 10),

National Jewish researcher Dr. Karin Pacheco appeared to

discredit the Tilex claims. Dr. Pacheco's qualifications as

an expert witness relate to her ongoing medical study of

the allergic potential of mold. While under oath, Dr.

Pacheco made reference to established links of mold to

diseases like asthma, but added that " she wasn't convinced

that mold exposure can cause wider, long-term illnesses. "

Pacheco's statements are noteworthy, as sources have

discovered that funding for at least part of her work comes

directly from grants from the Clorox Corporation itself. In

the spring of 2004, National Jewish conducted a Clorox-

sponsored research study on the allergic effects of mold

that had been killed by bleach. The study was conducted by

Dr. Pacheco and Lee Newman, MD. Extracts of the mold

Aspergillis Fumigatus, a notorious fungi that has been

implicated in cases of lung tissue damage and memory loss

among other symptoms, was administered to human subjects

via skin pricks.

Watchdog groups are calling the discrepancy on the public

messaging into question. Lee , Director of

the Fungal Disease Resource Center, Inc, a Denver, Colorado-

based nonprofit supporting victims of toxic mold, had this

to say. " While we didn't find the commercial to be too

funny, we support the warning that the Clorox Corporation

is issuing to the public here. There is now an overwhelming

amount of scientific data that supports a link of mold

exposures to serious illness, " commented. " That

there is such conflicting information coming out of a well-

respected organization like National Jewish is alarming. "

Added , " We are calling for a formal clarification of

the position of National Jewish Hospital on whether they

support the advertising of one of their corporate grantors -

- Clorox corporation -- or not. "

Readers can find more information on the subject provided

by the Fungal Disease Resource Center on the web at:

_http://www.fdrcinc.org_ (http://www.fdrcinc.org)

-- Lee // Fungal Disease Resource Center

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Lee / Fungal Disease Resource Center, Inc

(719) 429 4787

References:

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FUNGAL DISEASE RESOURCE CENTER

Lee

719 429 4787