Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Maybe some of these references will be useful, not all recent though. Z, (DH 1999) Department of Health Study of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Issues, Department of Health: London Atkin K Rollins J (1993) Community Care in a Multi- Racial Britain: A Critical Review of the Literature. HMSO Bahl V, (1993) Development of a black and ethnic minority health policy at the Department of Health Ch1. In Access to health care for people from black and ethnic minorities eds Hopkins A Bahl V Royal College of Physicians of London: London Boi S (2000) Nurses experiences in caring for patients from different cultural backgrounds NTresearch Vol 5 No.5 382-389 Gerrish K (2000) Individualized care: its conceptualisation and practice within a multiethnic society Journal of Advanced Nursing 32(1) 91-99 Gerrish K (2001) The nature and effect of communication difficulties arising from interactions between district nurses and South Asian patients and their carers Journal of Advanced Nursing 33(5) 566-574 Modood T, Berthoud R Lakey J Nazroo J, P, Virdee S Beishon S (1997) Ethnic minorities in Britain: Diversity and Disadvantage. Policy Studies Institute London Nazroo J (1997) Health of Britain’s Ethnic Minorities; Findings from a national survey Policy Studies Institute London >From: " " <cphillips@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: recent research >Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:58:02 +0100 > >One of my colleagues has asked me if anyone has any information regarding >recent research or reports on working with different ethnic groups >particularly those with an Asian background - can anyone help? Please reply >to rward@... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Maybe some of these references will be useful, not all recent though. Z, (DH 1999) Department of Health Study of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Issues, Department of Health: London Atkin K Rollins J (1993) Community Care in a Multi- Racial Britain: A Critical Review of the Literature. HMSO Bahl V, (1993) Development of a black and ethnic minority health policy at the Department of Health Ch1. In Access to health care for people from black and ethnic minorities eds Hopkins A Bahl V Royal College of Physicians of London: London Boi S (2000) Nurses experiences in caring for patients from different cultural backgrounds NTresearch Vol 5 No.5 382-389 Gerrish K (2000) Individualized care: its conceptualisation and practice within a multiethnic society Journal of Advanced Nursing 32(1) 91-99 Gerrish K (2001) The nature and effect of communication difficulties arising from interactions between district nurses and South Asian patients and their carers Journal of Advanced Nursing 33(5) 566-574 Modood T, Berthoud R Lakey J Nazroo J, P, Virdee S Beishon S (1997) Ethnic minorities in Britain: Diversity and Disadvantage. Policy Studies Institute London Nazroo J (1997) Health of Britain’s Ethnic Minorities; Findings from a national survey Policy Studies Institute London >From: " " <cphillips@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: recent research >Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:58:02 +0100 > >One of my colleagues has asked me if anyone has any information regarding >recent research or reports on working with different ethnic groups >particularly those with an Asian background - can anyone help? Please reply >to rward@... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2002 Report Share Posted May 22, 2002 Have you tried contacting Middx Uni who have a transcultural unit? Toity On Tue, 21 May 2002 15:58:02 +0100 <cphillips@...> wrote: > One of my colleagues has asked me if anyone has any > information regarding recent research or reports on working > with different ethnic groups particularly those with an > Asian background - can anyone help? Please reply to > rward@... ---------------------- Dr. Toity Deave Research Fellow Primary Care Nursing Research Unit, Rm 2.26 Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery Clerk Maxwell Building Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA Tel: 020 7848 3527 Fax: 020 7848 3792 toity.deave@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I think it is a dynamite idea. The credibility would go a long ways when spreading the word about it. Glenn >From: " Fancy " <davidfancy@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Recent Research >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:09:37 -0000 > > >Hello all, > >I hesitate to post this material, as it is something we all know already. I >find, however, that >being up to speed on current developments on research relating to ES can be >a source of >hope for the eventual recognition of the severity of electromagnetic health >issues, and also >provides me with useful statistics when in discussion with others: >particularly loved ones >who use cell phone. > >In fact, I wanted to know if there was interest within the group to work >towards expanding >the peer-reviewed scientific material available in our resources section. >Although such >material may not provide immediate relief, I know that the ability to >provide peer-reviewed >authoritative articles to doctors, managers, insurance agents and >administrators can play >significantly into the legitimacy of one's claims to sensitivity. A list of >legal precendents in >the areas of patient care, employer responsibility, etc might also be >useful. > >I know we're not an activist group in the sense of working towards >mobilizing ourselves >for the removal of cell phone towers from work/living environments, etc. >Although I >believe that activism in such areas is necessary, I for one will have to >have recovered >significantly before I have the available energy to contribute to fighting >those kinds of >fights. Part of the process of recovery, however, is negotiating sufficient >space and time to >do so, and access to authoritative research can help one make one's case to >various >authorities. > >Accordingly, it might be also useful to share suggestions of how to >negotiate issues >around ES with employers, teachers, supervisors, etc. > >Please let me know your thoughts on this. > > > >PS I would just like to concur with Beau's and 's thoughts on the >definition of the >term 'detox' and the extent to which it might sometimes be wothwhile >exploring the >possibility that what we are experiencing in some cases are perhaps >sometimes not the >results of detoxification, but rather REtoxification or reaction to an >incitant or other. > > > >THE TIMES (on line), UK >January 12, 2005 > >No child's toy: warnings from the National Radiological Protection Board >suggest that >children are at greater risk of harm when using their mobile phones >(RICHARD POHLE) > >Mobile phones tumour risk to young children >By Sam Coates, Nigel Hawkes and andra Blair > > >CHILDREN under the age of eight should not use mobile phones, parents were >advised last >night after an authoritative report linked heavy use to ear and brain >tumours and >concluded that the risks had been underestimated by most scientists. > >Professor Sir , chairman of the National Radiological >Protection Board >(NRPB), said that evidence of potentially harmful effects had become more >persuasive over >the past five years. > >The news prompted calls for phones to carry health warnings and panic in >parts of the >industry. One British manufacturer immediately suspended a model aimed at >four to >eight-year-olds. > >The number of mobiles in Britain has doubled to 50 million since the first >government- >sponsored report in 2000. The number of children aged between five and nine >using >mobiles has increased fivefold in the same period. > >In his report, Mobile Phones and Health, Sir said that four studies >have caused >concern. One ten-year study in Sweden suggests that heavy mobile users are >more prone >to non-malignant tumours in the ear and brain while a Dutch study had >suggested >changes in cognitive function. A German study has hinted at an increase in >cancer around >base stations, while a project supported by the EU had shown evidence of >cell damage >from fields typical of those of mobile phones. > >³All of these studies have yet to be replicated and are of varying quality >but we can¹t >dismiss them out of hand,² Sir said. If there was a health risk ‹ >which remained >unproven ‹ it would have a greater effect on the young than on older >people, he added. > >For children aged between 8 and 14, parents had to make their own judgments >about the >risks and benefits. ³I can¹t believe that for three to eight year-olds they >can be readily >justified,² he said. > > Hart, general secretary of the National Association of Headteachers, >called last night >for a ban on mobiles in schools. > >Mobile phone companies reacted furiously, saying that the report fanned >public concern >without presenting new research. The youth market is highly lucrative >because teenagers >are more likely to use video downloads and other services. > >The World Health Organisation is preparing to publish an international >report, drawing on >hundreds of studies conducted over a decade, which many hope will give a >definitive >judgment on mobile phone safety. > >The board¹s report says that while there is a lack of hard information of >damage to health, >the approach should be precautionary. Sir said: ³Just because there >are 50 million >of them out there doesn¹t mean they are absolutely safe.² > >One school in the North East has begun using mobile scanners to prevent >pupils using >mobiles in class. ³Outside college hours it is up to parents, but in our >care if mobiles are >found on children, they are confiscated and returned to the parents,² >Riden, vice >principal of Tollbar Business and Enterprise College in New Waltham, said. > >One group that appears to target young users is Branson¹s Virgin >Mobile, which >derives much of its revenue from the 16s-35s market. It denies targeting >under 16s but >has cornered a large slice of the youth market with cheap voice and text >messages. > >HEALTH RISK >* Acoustic neuromas are benign tumours of the acoustic nerve > >* A study in Sweden has shown that they are twice as common in mobile >phone users > >* They were also four times as common on the side of the head where >the phone was >held > >* Acoustic neuromas occur in 100,000 people a year and can cause deafness > >* They can be treated by surgery. In most cases the patient¹s >hearing is saved > >* Brain tumours affect about 4,700 new patients a year in Britain > >* They are becoming more common ‹ the UK Brain Tumour Society says >that incidence >has increased by 45 per cent in 30 years > >* The causes of primary brain tumours are unknown, so it is hard to >identify specific >risk factors > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 My vote pro this very good suggestion! It needs a hard work to have a good collection, but some EMF sites already have done some of the job... For the beginning it would be enough to collect those links... Drasko Recent Research Hello all, I hesitate to post this material, as it is something we all know already. I find, however, that being up to speed on current developments on research relating to ES can be a source of hope for the eventual recognition of the severity of electromagnetic health issues, and also provides me with useful statistics when in discussion with others: particularly loved ones who use cell phone. In fact, I wanted to know if there was interest within the group to work towards expanding the peer-reviewed scientific material available in our resources section. Although such material may not provide immediate relief, I know that the ability to provide peer-reviewed authoritative articles to doctors, managers, insurance agents and administrators can play significantly into the legitimacy of one's claims to sensitivity. A list of legal precendents in the areas of patient care, employer responsibility, etc might also be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 > In fact, I wanted to know if there was interest within the group > to work towards expanding the peer-reviewed scientific material > available in our resources section. Definitely count me in. > the ability to provide peer-reviewed authoritative articles to > doctors, managers, insurance agents and administrators can play > significantly into the legitimacy of one's claims to sensitivity. This is such an important point you're making, . Especially for those who are not finding cure as fast as our life situations pressure us to. The journal-published study by Dr. Rea was one of my main lifelines for recognition of my ES during a drawn-out legal battle after I lost my job because of ES. And many folk do not have the grace of supportive family or spouses, frequently the exact opposite, when mysterious illness plague them which threaten majority worldview boundaries and place " inconvenient " lifestyle restrictions on those around them. An excellent book on dealing with conditions like ES is " Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - A Survival Guide " by Pamela Gibson, PhD. You can read the Table of Contents at Amazon.com here: http://tinyurl.com/5l4ml > Accordingly, it might be also useful to share suggestions of how > to negotiate issues around ES with employers, teachers, > supervisors, etc. I also heartily support this vital, extended facet of dealing with ES. Healing can't easily take place in an uncooperative or hostile environment. Anything that can ease or prevent the stress around public response is a boon. Beau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Chaetomium sp. Chaetomium sp. is found on a variety of substrates containing cellulose including paper and plant compost. Several species have been reported to play a major role in decomposition of cellulose-made materials. These fungi are able to dissolve the cellulose fibers in cotton and paper and thus cause the materials to disintegrate. The process is especially rapid under moist conditions. During the Second World War countries lost a great deal of equipment to these species. It is reported to be allergenic, although recent research has indicted that it may be more toxic then Stachybotrus. It is an ascomycete, in most species, the spores are lemon-shaped, with a single germ pore. The spore column results from the breakdown of the asci within the body of the perithecium. The perithecia of Chaetomium are superficial and barrel-shaped, and they are clothed with dark, stiff hairs. It can produce an Acremonium-like state (imperfect stage) on fungal media. Cultivation - Potato dextrose agar, 24° to 26°C. Researchers at Texas Southern University say contamination of the indoor environment by toxigenic molds is directly related to adverse health effects. Mold releases spores into the air to reproduce. These spores grow readily in damp environments and are easily inhaled. According the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), " Molds can trigger asthma episodes in sensitive individuals with asthma. People with asthma should avoid contact with or exposure to molds. " However, mold exposure is not limited to affecting only asthmatics. Researchers examined twelve female office workers who presented with symptoms of neuropsychological illnesses with mold as the suspected cause. The subjects complained of weakness and numbness in their legs, dizziness, loss of memory, light-headedness, vertigo, fatigue, getting lost in familiar territory, and confused thoughts. Various tests were carried out including immunological testing, EEG's, and neuropsychological tests. All the subjects showed abnormal antibodies to Alternaria tenuis, Pullularia pullulans, and Epicoccum nigru, each a form of mold. EEG's were abnormal in all subjects and some showed evidence of tremor and paresis (a partial loss of movement). The most significant finding was gross neuropsychological abnormalities similar to those observed in the brain-damaged population. Neuropsychological evaluation examines brain function and impairment and identifies the brain area affected. The researchers concluded that chronic exposures to toxigenic molds appears to lead to neuropsychological manifestations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 thanks for the article. yes, I think it is more toxic than stachy.--- In , " happyruiam " <happyru@...> wrote: > > Chaetomium sp. > Chaetomium sp. is found on a variety of substrates containing > cellulose > including paper and plant compost. Several species have been reported > to > play a major role in decomposition of cellulose-made materials. These > fungi > are able to dissolve the cellulose fibers in cotton and paper and > thus cause > the materials to disintegrate. The process is especially rapid under > moist > conditions. During the Second World War countries lost a great deal of > equipment to these species. It is reported to be allergenic, although > recent > research has indicted that it may be more toxic then Stachybotrus. It > is an > ascomycete, in most species, the spores are lemon-shaped, with a > single germ > pore. The spore column results from the breakdown of the asci within > the > body of the perithecium. The perithecia of Chaetomium are superficial > and > barrel-shaped, and they are clothed with dark, stiff hairs. It can > produce > an Acremonium-like state (imperfect stage) on fungal media. > Cultivation - > Potato dextrose agar, 24° to 26°C. > > Researchers at Texas Southern University say contamination of the > indoor environment by toxigenic molds is directly related to adverse > health effects. Mold releases spores into the air to reproduce. These > spores grow readily in damp environments and are easily inhaled. > > According the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), " Molds can > trigger asthma episodes in sensitive individuals with asthma. People > with asthma should avoid contact with or exposure to molds. " However, > mold exposure is not limited to affecting only asthmatics. > > Researchers examined twelve female office workers who presented with > symptoms of neuropsychological illnesses with mold as the suspected > cause. > > The subjects complained of weakness and numbness in their legs, > dizziness, loss of memory, light-headedness, vertigo, fatigue, > getting lost in familiar territory, and confused thoughts. > > Various tests were carried out including immunological testing, > EEG's, and neuropsychological tests. All the subjects showed abnormal > antibodies to Alternaria tenuis, Pullularia pullulans, and Epicoccum > nigru, each a form of mold. EEG's were abnormal in all subjects and > some showed evidence of tremor and paresis (a partial loss of > movement). > The most significant finding was gross neuropsychological > abnormalities similar to those observed in the brain-damaged > population. > > Neuropsychological evaluation examines brain function and impairment > and identifies the brain area affected. > The researchers concluded that chronic exposures to toxigenic molds > appears to lead to neuropsychological manifestations. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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