mold and adult onset asthma

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mold and adult onset asthma.

Received September 8, 2004; Accepted January 19, 2005.

1. Respiratory Morbidity in Office Workers in a Water-Damaged

Building

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1278490

" Compared with the U.S. adult population, prevalence ratios were

2.2†" 2.5 for wheezing, lifetime asthma, and current asthma, 3.3 for

adult-onset asthma, and 3.4 for symptoms improving away from work (p

< 0.05). Two-thirds (66/103) of the adult-onset asthma arose after

occupancy.. "

2. Berkeley Lab, EPA Studies Confirm Large Public Health And

Economic Impact of Dampness and Mold: http://www.lbl.gov/Science-

Articles/Archive/EETD-mold-risk.html

" They estimate that number of asthma cases attributable to exposure

in home is 4.6 million, at $3.5 billion annual cost.. "

3. Study: Mold in Homes Doubles Risk of Asthma

http://www.ehponline.org/press/030105c.html

[RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC] " Exposure to mold and dampness in homes

as much as doubles the risk of asthma development in children,

according to a study published today in the March issue of the peer-

reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). "