Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 AMEN.......THANKS FROM ME TOO, DOUG!! VICTORIA :>) [] Re: " THE TRUTH ABOUT MOLDS " Thank you Doug H. > > " THE TRUTH ABOUT MOLDS? Fungi (Mycotoxins) Can, and Do Cause > Disease! " > > R. Haney (Author: " Toxic Mold Toxic Enemy! " ) > Copyright© 2007 > > A January 9, 2007, a front page Wall Street Journal article > titled " Court of Opinion: Amid Suits Over Mold, Experts Wear Two > Hats " authored by Armstrong has rekindled a longstanding battle > over the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine > society's solicitation of a document titled " Adverse Human Health > Effects Associated with Molds in the Indoor Environment " authored by > a former high-ranked government health official. People who have been > suffering from what they say are health issues caused by indoor mold > exposures, and several of the medical doctors who treat them are > upset, indicating that this document, now used as the > ACOEM's " Position Paper " is " seriously flawed. " > > In response to the Wall Street Journal article, on January 13, > 2007, Tee L. Guidotti, M.D., MPH, current President of the ACOEM > issued the following statement: " What is lost in the WSJ article is > the technical accuracy of the statement. The contentious issue at > hand is not damp spaces or the association of mold and mold spores > with allergic, infectious, or irritating conditions. It is whether > the metabolic products of mold known as mycotoxins, absorbed through > biological particle inhalation in indoor air, is responsible for > systemic human disease under conditions encountered in normal life, > an unproven theory called " toxic mold " in the vernacular. The weight > of evidence to date, despite years of investigation, does not support > that it is and seems unlikely to shift with new findings. " > > Unfortunately, Dr. Guidotti fails to comprehend the objective of > the WSJ article. It has little to do with scientific findings, and a > great deal to do with the perceived impression that the ACOEM is, in > effect, using perceivably contrived and distorted facts of " rat > study " on " consensus-based acceptance " and not on sound scientific > research. The ACOEM official position on molds and health is > potentially full of alleged ethics violations, conflicts of interest, > and selective manipulation and promotion of flawed research activity > on a grand scale! This act threatens to destroy ACOEM's integrity, > and gravely harm many victims of such exposures living and working in > unhealthy mold infested and contaminated homes, schools, and office > buildings. For the president of the ACOEM to blatantly offer that the > science is not there to support current medical knowledge, is to > claim absolute ignorance of the facts! The fact is that apparently > the medical community has chosen to ignore the facts that hospital > environments have been treating and recording for nearly 100 years. > In highly " controlled " hospital environments there is enough patient- > monitored and recorded epidemiological evidence to support a literal > landslide of facts that some medically-important micro fungi species > are deadly. > > One has to question, where does disease caused by molds normally > occur; in a hospital environment? The answer is " no! " People normally > go to hospitals because molds have gained enough strength chemically > to disrupt and begin decomposing a live cells one or more at a time > after initial exposure in a home, school, or office environment. > Medical doctors then send people to the hospital as a consequence of > diagnosing a disease that has reached a stage to where it needs > special disease control protocol. normally. There are millions more > people living in an uncontrolled fungal infested and contaminated > home, school, office environment than are observed in a hospital > allergen-free " controlled " environment. > > Doctors also seem to have trouble referencing the > words " infestations " and " contaminants, " separately. Simply > stated " infestations " represent the growth and binding into colonies > or life-forming groups (e.g., live-celled organisms) for the purpose > of strength, territorial gain, and species survival. Live-cell > species can apply to anything from bees, bacteria, and molds to fish > and humans, among the many life-forms existing on > earth. " Contaminants " are the chemicals that live, dying, or dead > species release as a mechanism for defending their survival, or > defeating their enemies after they have died. However, when people > who are protecting their own interests, or are hired to protect the > interests of others in American enterprise system observe molds, it > is fairly easy to understand why they might want to advertise molds > as " contaminants " instead of live-celled " infestations. " Bacteria are > not recognized as contaminants, and neither are viruses. > > Why would it be desirable to classify the Aspergillus, Alternaria, > Stachybotrys, and other live-celled, contaminate mycotoxin- excreting > molds as simply " contaminates, volatile organic compounds (VOC), > airborne particulates? " Let spell it out like this. Molds and > mycotoxins, unlike bacteria and viruses, are massively used in > producing products that keep Americans working and products selling. > Molds and mycotoxins are used in the formulation of thousands of > products for their odors, coloring, and taste (i.e., foods, drinks, > etc.). Molds and their mycotoxins are used in the manufacture of > alcohol, tobacco, and even cleaning and/or bleaching products. Molds > and the mycotoxins they excrete are used in everything from medicines > to natural supplements. In other words, there is a real beneficial > purpose in the American economy for molds and yeasts as opposed to > other competing microbes. > > The problem is that molds compete in nature with almost all other > forms of live-celled life, and can remain dormant and live in harmony > until it is time to perform their natural decomposing tasks. > Sometimes, these harmless-appearing ugly microbes found on blocks of > cheese and breads are far more deadly than we as humans, give them > credit for. There is a good reason for the classification > of " opportunists " that medical doctors refer to in identifying molds > and yeasts living within the human body! > > Even the infamous 107-yearold Merck Manual commonly used as a > medical reference guide states as to Aspergillus (the most abundant > micro fungi species on planet Earth, found indoors) and > Aspergillosis, a respiratory disease it is specifically recognized as > causing: " Opportunistic infections caused by Aspergillus sp and > inhaled as mold conidia, leading to hyphal growth and invasion of > blood vessels, hemorrhagic necrosis, infarction, and potential > dissemination to other sites in susceptible patients. Aspergillus sp > are among the most common environmental molds, found frequently in > decaying vegetation (compost heaps), on insulating materials (in > walls or ceilings around steel girders, in air conditioning or > heating events, in operating.. " And the list on page 1222 of Chapter > 158, Section 13, goes on and on. And according to this same Merck > Manual, 17 Edition, 8 of the 11 diseases presented are directly > related to inhalation! So, either most medical doctors registered as > members of the ACOEM are unable to read, or something is wrong in the > philosophies endorsed by the ACOEM as a " college " of medical > practitioners. > > Another question that begs an answer is why was the primary author > of the ACOEM Position Paper, Harding, PhD (a Principal of > Veritox, Inc. (formerly GlobalTox, Inc.) principal author of the > ACOEM Position Paper provided with a free membership in the ACOEM in > 2002? Prior to 2002, it is my understanding that all registered > members of the ACOEM had to be medical doctors, > exclusively. > > Recalling a recorded statement of Ruth Etzel PhD, M.D., in parting > ways with her prestigious position within the Centers for Disease > Control as one of its most highly-respected medical researchers in > Environmental Medicine, that, " The CDC has sought to bury the > connection between mold and disease. " (Ref. Mark Moran, WebMed > Medical News Interview. July 26th 2000. Titled: " Answers Prove > Elusive in Mold-Linked Deaths " ) is extremely important! Why? Because > Dr. Etzel's statement offers a direct link to one of the > primary " defense experts " of VeriTox, Inc., and ACOEM Position Paper > author Hardin, PhD., who it seems was a high-ranking official > with NIOSH (with direct working connections with the CDC). Along with > Bruce Kelman, PhD, in conjunction with Saxon, M.D., of the > UCLA Medical Center, Dr. Hardin authored the ACOEM's Position Paper. > Dr. Saxon's connection with government is that he receives grants > from federal entities such as the National Institutes of Health, > which the CDC falls under. To think that this activity is simply > going to be put to rest without critical legal analysis is to be > totally oblivious to potential civic and penal ramifications for > dealing with such unorthodox activities. > > According to information on the VeriTox, Inc. website (a company > with litigation experts known for their defense antics in providing > expert testimony for the purpose of dissuading juries from accepting > the idea that exposures to indoor molds infestations and contaminants > lead to serious human health problems), Hardin, PhD, FATS, " . > was commissioned into the US Public Health Service and began his > public health career with the National Institute for Occupational > Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1972, where he served in research, > policy, and management roles, culminating as Deputy Director of NIOSH > and Assistant Surgeon General in the Public Health Service. " To say > that Dr. Hardin does not have intimate connections at high levels of > government including the CDC, would be a gross misstatement. To > believe that many of the medical doctors most influential in > processing the ACOEM position paper do not also have similar > political connections, would perhaps also fail a scrutiny test. > > Many Americans who are seriously ill have been putting their faith > in an American medical system that is failing them, and unfortunately > until there is a major change the mindset of the medical community > the American Justice system has to step up to the plate and protect > the health and safety of all its American citizenry. > > R. Haney, Maridea EnviroHealth Research & Consulting, Inc., > _Haney52@... > > PLEASE FEEL FREE TO OFFER ANY PHYSICIAN YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH AS A > PATIENT OR KNOW PERSONALLY, A COPY OF THIS IMPORTANT ARTICLE. D. Haney > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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