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MOLD: The War Within

Posted: 3:31 AM Jul 10, 2007

Last Updated: 6:41 AM Jul 10, 2007

(WVLT) - In our Consumer segment today, we are talking to the authors of a

new book about mold and how they used natural foods, vitamins, and supplements

to restore their family's health.

Lee Ann and Kurt Billings lived near New Orleans when _Hurricane Katrina_

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2005.

After they hurricane, the Billings say they were exposed to mold and

chemicals that made their family very ill. So, they set out to do research and

talk

to experts on the topic.

Their book MOLD: The War Within, looks into what many people don't know

about how harmful these things can be to your body, and delves into health

solutions. They say this book is not only for people who experienced Hurricane

Katrina themselves, but for people who have suffered bad health from exposure to

mold and chemicals. The Billings are now showing their book to several

lawmakers in an effort to raise awareness of the seriousness of the problem.

You can learn more about MOLD: The War Within by going to

_moldsolutions.info,_ (http://moldsolutions.info/)

The book includes interviews with the following experts:

* M. , MD, MPH, senior scientist in the Health and Environment

Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in San Francisco,

California, and assistant clinical professor of medicine at the _University of

California_ (http://www.volunteertv.com/ettm/headlines/8406232.html#) at San

Francisco (UCSF) where she is also the associate director of the UCSF Pediatric

Environmental Health Specialty Unit. You can watch video of and her

team conducting analyses of soil and air quality in New Orleans after Hurricane

Katrina by clicking _here._

(http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/neworleans.asp)

*Jack D. Thrasher, PhD, immunotoxicologist who has assisted hundreds of

individuals injured by toxic chemicals and molds. Since 1984, Dr. Thrasher has

been a consultant and expert witness for cases involving environmental

toxicology and immunotoxicology.

* C. Straus, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Texas Tech

University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Straus recently coauthored the first

findings revealing the ability to detect trichothecene mycotoxins in sera

from individuals exposed to Stachybotrys chartarum in indoor environments.

* Puccetti, PhD, CIH (certified industrial hygienist), has been an

independent consultant providing litigation support in the field of industrial

hygiene for the past 25 years.

*Jim Pearson, CMH (certified mechanical hygienist), is president and CEO of

Americlean Corporation, a disaster restoration company that he helped start

over 27 years ago. Mr. Pearson is coauthor of IICRC S520 Standard and Reference

Guide for Professional Mold Remediation.

* L. Lipsey, PhD, is a forensic toxicologist and president of Lipsey

& Associates Inc. Dr. Lipsey has served as the liaison professor with, and

consulted for, the USDA, the EPA, and the U.S. State Department, both nationally

and internationally. Dr. Lipsey is pictured conducting mold testing.

* _Coulter_ (http://www.volunteertv.com/ettm/headlines/8406232.html#)

Mulvihill, Attorney at Law, is a partner in Hyde Mulvihill APC who

specializes in mold-related legal cases, and publishes Monday Morning Mold, an

electronic digest of news reports and studies of interest to scientists,

researchers, and other professionals interested in mycological issues.

*Melinda Ballard, MBA, is founder and president of Policyholders of America

(POA), a nonprofit organization that helps policyholders receive all of the

benefits to which they are entitled. Ms. Ballard became a policyholder advocate

after legally battling an insurance giant over a water-related loss in a

lawsuit that drew media attention worldwide.

*Jia-Sheng Wang, MD, PhD, is a professor of molecular toxicology in the

Department of Environmental Toxicology, College of Science and Arts at Texas

Tech

University, and has authored/coauthored over 80 peer- reviewed publications.

Dr. Wang is one of several doctors who first identified the two major

factors that cause liver cancer (hepatitis B and aflatoxin) while conducting

research in Qidong and Guangxi in China nearly 30 years ago.

* L. Eaton, PhD, is a professor of environmental and occupational health

sciences, Toxicology Program at the University of Washington (UW) in

Seattle; associate dean of research, School of Public Health & Community

Medicine at

UW; and director of the Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health at

UW.

*Regina M. Santella, PhD, is a professor of environmental health sciences at

the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, director of the

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Center for Environmental

Health in Northern Manhattan, director of the Biomarkers Core Facility of the

Cancer Center, and director of the Sindab African American Breast

Cancer Project.

*Udo Erasmus, PhD, is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition,

specifically the role of fats, oils, and cholesterol in human health. Dr.

Erasmus is author of the best-selling book Fats that Heal Fats that Kill.

Dr. L. Lipsey ( 904 )398-2168

550 Water St, #1230, ville, FL 32202

Toxicologist and former Univ. Florida professor &

Adj Prof, Univ. N. FL, OSHA HazMat certification,

Fla. Comm. College Jax, Institute of Occ. Safety & Health, Chairman,

Clinical Tox Advisory Comm, Florida Poison Info Center, Jax.

_www.richardlipsey.com_ (http://www.richardlipsey.com/)

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