I Commented On The Forbes Nonsense. See Someone Else From AspSup Did, Too.

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Dear All,

This is a prime example of willful dissemination of misinformation over

this issue. This is the kind of thing that has to be nipped in the bud

before the misinfo gets mass marketed further. THIS is how they are able to

control this issue with no science to support their positions, while harming

the lives of so many. Its not science that they use. Its marketing.

_Mold Helps Reduce Asthma, But Will Lawyers Notice? - Fisher - Full

Disclosure - Forbes_

(http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2011/02/26/mold-helps-reduce-asthma-but-wi\

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(http://blogs.forbes.com/people/sharonkramer/)

_sharonkramer_ (http://blogs.forbes.com/people/sharonkramer/)

So now let me get this straight. Dan Fisher is trying to promote that

science holds it would be good for city kids if their parents and landlords all

hosed their houses and apartments down with water; let it sit til mold

extensively grows; and then put the little children in the moldy buildings to

be able to breathe in lots of mold because it is good for their health?

(wonder if that includes schools?)

I think 12 year old Ebony Gage would probably disagree with Dan…that’s if

she could disagree. She can’t. She has severe brain damage after an asthma

attack brought on by her moldy urban housing.

See Video:

_http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/pha-settles-mold-lawsuit-for

-$9.5m_

(http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/pha-settles-mold-lawsuit-for-$9.\

5m)

According to the NEJM article studying why farm children have less asthma,

that Fisher quotes in purported scientific support for loading urban

dwellings up with mold,

“At first glance, these findings may challenge previous observations

suggesting that molds may account for the increased risk of asthma ascribed to

dampness. However, molds are very heterogeneous, and different genera or

species within very large taxa, such as penicillium species, may exert diverse

effects.â€

Fisher needs to take more than a first glance at science papers he quotes

before he writes more nonsense that is so harmful to public health, should

anyone take his writings to heart as being written by an informed,

professional journalist. Dan has a Loooong history of twisting this issue in a

manner favorable to the interests of the insurance industry.

This article should be titled, “Mold Reduces Asthma in Farm Children, But

Will Lawyers Notice How Ridiculous Dan Fisher’s Writings Have Become?â€