Double speak: Katrina did not increase mold allergy.

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_Mold left over from Hurricane Katrina did not increase mold allergies,

new study says - Local - SunHerald.com_

(http://www.sunherald.com/2010/10/08/2541660/mold-left-over-from-hurricane.html)

Look at this. OMG!

Mold left over from Hurricane Katrina did not increase mold allergies, new

study says

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS — The mold that pervaded New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

didn’t increase overall allergies to mold, a new study finds...

“I think it should be reassuring to the general public,†said Shellito,

who did not participate in the study....

“This study and others we’ve conducted seem to indicate that there was no

lasting effect,†said Rabito, lead author of the study published online by

the Journal of Allergy.

(BECAUSE WE ONLY LOOKED AT THOSE WHO WOULD SUPPORT THIS CONCLUSION)

Rabito emphasized that researchers looked only at people who had health

insurance.

“People at highest risk for mold sensitivity may be those with limited

incomes who could not afford to stay out of their houses for long periods of

time, who did significant amounts of renovation work, and who may not have

access to health care,†she wrote. (DUH!!!)

“Studies targeting this subpopulation are needed.â€

(BUT WE DID NOT INCLUDE THEM SO WE COULD FIND " The mold that pervaded New

Orleans after Hurricane Katrina didn’t increase overall allergies to mold " )

It also didn’t look at people who developed respiratory illnesses — not

allergies — that might have been caused by mold or pollution. Patients

included people from age 1 to 93, with an average age of 41. (STUDY DID NOT

INCLUDE THOSE WHO WERE SICK)

A study released in August found that children with moderate to severe

asthma who were tested after Katrina were much more likely than those in other

cities to be allergic to mold.

(SO WHAT HAPPEN TO NO LONG LASTING EFFECTS FROM THE MOLD AND KATRINA?)

Many of the children in that study were poor and lived in damp, moldy

houses, said Dr. Maureen Lichtveld, also of the Tulane School of Public Health

and Tropical Medicine, who worked on that study. “They didn’t have the

luxury to move,†she said. "

Oh yea, I feel REAL assured from this study...that the beat goes on.

Only include those who will give the results desired in your studies!

Sharon

Sharon Noonan Kramer