Re: Here it is! Expert defense witness, ALLERGIST Emil Bardana's article

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It's time for the medical board of ethics, if there is

such a thing to allow this.

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> By Will Boggs, MD

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mold and dampness can

> cause coughing and

> wheezing, but there is little evidence to support

> the existence of the so-called

> toxic mold syndrome, according to a report by

> researchers at the Oregon Health

> Sciences University in Portland.

> Toxic mold syndrome -- illnesses caused specifically

> by exposure to mold --

> continues to cause public concern despite a lack of

> evidence that supports

> its existence, researchers explain in the September

> issue of the ls of

> Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Several critical

> reviews have failed to find

> scientific support for toxic effects from breathing

> in mold spores as a viable

> mechanism of human disease, they add.

> Dr. Barzin Khalili and Dr. Emil J. Bardana, Jr.

> describe the clinical

> characteristics of 50 patients with complaints of

> illness they attributed to mold

> exposure in their home or workplace. The patients

> had been referred by a

> defense attorney in a civil litigation or by

> insurance adjusters representing

> worker's compensation agencies.

> There was no consistent set of symptoms, the authors

> report, with patients

> having an average of more than eight symptoms. Most

> patients reported a family

> or personal history of allergy or asthma.

> Three quarters of the patients had abnormal physical

> examination results,

> the researchers note, with inflammation of the eye

> or skin and congestion

> occurring most commonly.

> Thirty patients had other non-mold-related illnesses

> that could explain

> most, if not all, of their mold-related complaints,

> the report indicates, and

> nearly two thirds of the individuals had evidence

> of a previously diagnosed mood

> disorder.

> " In fact, " the investigators write, " when the entire

> history and objective

> evidence were scrutinized, a number of

> well-established and plausible

> diagnoses emerged that explained many, if not all,

> the complaints. "

> In a commentary in the journal, Dr. Abba I. Terr

> from UCSF Medical Center,

> San Francisco contends that toxic mold disease is

> " the latest in a series of

> environmentally related pseudo-illnesses " that

> include multiple chemical

> sensitivity, also known as idiopathic environmental

> intolerance, and chronic

> fatigue syndrome, which was attributed at one time

> to infection with Epstein-Barr

> virus.

> " Since these authors have determined that the

> patients they describe do not

> have a mold-related disease but are nevertheless

> seeking compensation for

> presumed illness through a legal process that has

> defined it in those terms,

> toxic mold disease is truly a diagnosis of

> litigation, " Terr concludes.

> SOURCE: ls of Allergy Asthma and Immunology,

> September 2005.

> (Question: What are " annals " of AAI? I think I

> know, but maybe not!)

> From the Website of the Center for Disease Control:

>

> Mold Toxins (Mycotoxins)

>

> Molds can produce toxic substances called

> mycotoxins.

> Some mycotoxins cling to the surface of mold

> spores;

> others may be found within spores. More than 200

> mycotoxins have been identified from common molds,

> and

> many more remain to

> be identified. Some of the molds that are known to

> produce mycotoxins are commonly found in moisture-

> damaged buildings. Exposure pathways for mycotoxins

>

> can include inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact.

>

> Although some mycotoxins

> are well known to affect humans and have been shown

> to

> be responsible for human health effects, for many

> mycotoxins, little information is available.

>

> Much of the information on the human health effects

> of

> inhalation exposure to mycotoxins comes from

> studies

> done in the workplace and some case studies or case

>

> reports.* Many symptoms and human health effects

> attributed to inhalation of mycotoxins have been

> reported including: mucous membrane irritation, skin

>

> rash, nausea, immune system suppression, acute or

> chronic liver damage, acute or chronic central

> nervous

> system damage, endocrine effects, and cancer.

>

> More studies are needed to get a clear picture of

> the

> health effects related to most mycotoxins. However,

> it

> is clearly prudent to avoid exposure to molds and

> mycotoxins.

> STUDY FINDS MOLD MAY ONLY BE HAZARDOUS TO GOVERNMENT

>

> OFFICIALS AND THEIR FAMILIES

>

> October 11, 2005

>

> As if government officials did not have enough to

> worry about in these days of allegations of rampant

>

> corruption, a new study finds they may be more

> susceptible to ‘toxic mold’ exposure than their

>

> constituents.

>

> While the average citizens of New Orleans are being

>

> encouraged to return to the city with little

> warning

> of potential health hazards from breathing mold and

>

> the toxins they produce, Governor Kathleen Blanco

> has

> been residing outside of the Governors mansion. The

>

> mansion has been undergoing a tax payer paid,

> $800,000

> renovation - $500,000 of which is for mold removal.

>

>

> In 2003, Brown, who leads the consumer

> protection division for Kansas State Atty. Gen.

> Phill

> Kline, sued Kansas Republican Party Chairman Tim

> Shallenburger over the home Brown purchased from

> Shallenburger, which was reported to have mold.

> Brown

> said things started falling apart in the house and

> that his children became ill because of mold.

>

> Mr. Brown has not taken any known stance in the

> state

> of Kansas to assist numerous average citizens

> claiming

> difficulty from mold. This would support the

> current

> scientific evidence frequently used in mold

> litigation. Mold is only dangerous for government

> officials and their families. As further evidence

> of

> this phenomenon and according to a survey conducted

> by

> the National Insurance Affiliation, 99.9% of

> average

> citizens complaining of mold illnesses are reported

> to

> be liars and whiners.

>

> After a $5.6 million dollar renovation of the South

>

> Carolina Governors Mansion three years earlier,

> First

> Lady Sanford said stachybotrys was causing

>

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