Guest guest Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 KC and Sharon, At the risk of sounding like a traitor, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. There is a lot of excellent information in this briefing, especially the warning against unnecessary testing and being careful about remediators. I also like the statement that if it is porous and moldy, throw it out instead of trying to clean it. Wonder what the insurance adjustors think of that? I also like that the EPA guy specifically mentions that they include data that would be applicable to those with greater sensitivity. At least it's a start. What I do disagree with, is they don't go far enough in explaining that public health is not the same as individual health. Therefore, what they deem as overall acceptable to the " general public " may not be for a specific individual. That would remove some of the support to the naysayers. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- > Is this i > > FEMA Announcements Last Updated: Sep 29th, 2005 - 07:29:19 > > > http://communitydispatch.com/artman/publish/article_2249.shtml > > > Update on Health Issues Related to Mold, Mildew and Mud in Hurricane > and Flood Affected Areas By Center for Disease Control and Prevention > > > Sep 29, 2005, 07:08 > > > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > Do you all remember back a few weeks ago, when Dr. Redd gave a > public > > interview regarding the known effects of mold. It was a health > warning (lol) for > > those returning to New Orleans. > > > > I can't find it. Does anybody know where to find that verbatum > info? > > > > Thanks, > > Sharon > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Thanks for the response. My couch was cleaned & is making me sick. Would the mold from the couch be emitting into the air still do you think? So maybe pillow covers can be washed? Loni kl_clayton <kl_clayton@...> wrote: It has been well known for years that stuffed furniture cannot be cleaned enough for a sensitized person. many doctors have confirmed this for me over the years. If it can be put in a washing machine, maybe, depending on your sensitivity and/or what it toxing the couch. Some people have cleaned and sealed wood and have had luck with it, others, not. Some put things into storage, and after some years (4 or 5) they die down enough for them to try using them. I wonder if we have a file for cleaning things- with ideas and recipes, etc... > In a message dated 11/15/2005 12:22:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, > grimes@h... writes: > > KC and Sharon, > > At the risk of sounding like a traitor, don't throw the baby out with > the bathwater. There is a lot of excellent information in this > briefing, especially the warning against unnecessary testing and > being careful about remediators. I also like the statement that if it > is porous and moldy, throw it out instead of trying to clean it. > Wonder what the insurance adjustors think of that? > > I also like that the EPA guy specifically mentions that they include > data that would be applicable to those with greater sensitivity. At > least it's a start. > > What I do disagree with, is they don't go far enough in explaining > that public health is not the same as individual health. Therefore, > what they deem as overall acceptable to the " general public " may not > be for a specific individual. That would remove some of the support > to the naysayers. > > Carl Grimes > Healthy Habitats LLC > > ----- > > Is this i > > > > FEMA Announcements Last Updated: Sep 29th, 2005 - 07:29:19 > > > > > > http://communitydispatch.com/artman/publish/article_2249.shtml > > > Hey Carl, > > You are one who could never, ever be considered a traitor in the fight to > help mold victims! And in reality, why should there be traitors to this issue > at all? Whether one is most concerned about the physical impact of this > issue or if one is most concerned about the financial impact of this > issue....this issue is uselessly wasting many lives and much money. > > It is beyond me, why this even is an issue. Seems like all would want to do > everything possible to move the science forward. > > There is some good information in this doc. But what is glaringly missing > from the CDC is the acknowledgement that molds and mold toxins can produce > severe, life threatening illnesses in prior healthly people. And there in, lays > the heart of all the contention of the " Toxic Mold Issue " . > > Numerous times within the more comprehensive mold doc that was recently > written the CDC makes statesment of " rare, little is known, in a small segment of > the population, etc " . > > The illnesses we are all experiencing are not mere IgE mediated minor > allergies, yet that is the only place where the CDC has focused any research for > those who are immunocompetent. Still they continue to make statesment of the > rarity of our illnesses. > > We have asked numerous times that they track these symptoms indicative of > serious Type III hypersensitivity reactions and mycotoxicoses. To date, they > have taken no action to do so. > > So, the statements of rarity of these illnesses in prior healthy people is > not based on any scientific evidence....it is anecdotal information being > presented by the CDC as sound science. It is making it difficult for those who > are experiencing these illnesses to find proper medical care. And it is > hurting us all, physically and financially. > > Those who are currently being exposed to excessive amounts of mold after > Katrina, yet are not immunocompromised, are being left wide open by the CDC to > acquire serious mold and mold toxin induced illneses. They are being told, > runny noses, minor coughs, etc. All of us on this board know that is not true > and accurate information...as does the CDC. Whether they want to call it rare > or not rare based on some fictious study of numbers of those affected, they > know it does happen and they are not properly warning people of the > potentially serious illnesses of mold. > > I guess that would be my beef with what is being put out there by the CDC. I > don't want to see one other person unnecessarily have to go through what most > of us on this board have had to go through. > > Sharon > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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