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Mold’s Favorite Places in Your Home

in Mold Overview /by Carolyn Willbanks

Fungi (mold) grow by releasing reproductive cells (spores) into the air, just as plants reproduce by spreading seeds. The airborne spores are invisible to the naked eye, which is a major reason mold is such a problem. It is not uncommon to find hundreds or even thousands of mold spores per cubic foot of indoor […]

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Introduction to The Mold Help Organization

in Mold-Help News /by Carolyn Willbanks

Mold-Help.org is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of innocent people who have lost their lives, health, jobs and homes to mold infestations. We goal is to offer the most current information and resources to educate and encourage individuals whose lives are impacted by the effects mold poisoning. In light of the ignorance, as well […]

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MOLD. . .What Is It All About?

in Fungal Infections /by Carolyn Willbanks

Many people still don’t fully understand the health hazards of mold exposure. The term ‘toxic mold’ is somewhat misleading. It suggests that certain molds are toxic. While molds and mold spores do make people sick, the dangerous culprits are the secondary metabolites (chemicals) made by molds that are toxins. The correct term is mycotoxins. Airborne […]

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Light Therapy May Help with Fungal Infections

in Private Research /by Carolyn Willbanks

Durham, NC – A newly discovered mechanism by which an infectious fungus perceives light also plays an important role in its virulence, according to Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators at Duke University Medical Center. The findings suggest that changes in light following fungal invasion of the human body may be an important and previously overlooked […]

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Hilton Finally Settles Guests’ Mold Suit

December 23, 2005/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

Honolulu, HI – Hilton Hotels Corp. will pay $1.832 million to guests who stayed in the Kalia Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa at the time the tower was infested with mold. Under the terms of the settlement, guests can take either $150 in travel coupons or $50 cash for each […]

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Mold Wars Play Out in Oregon Worker

December 23, 2005/in Additional Articles /by Carolyn Willbanks

Teacher states she is not ‘SAIF’ from moldy school. Ashland, OR – The battle lines over the ‘toxic mold’ issue have been drawn between ethical physicians who are successfully treating mold-related illnesses and the independent medical examiners who claim these illnesses do not exist.  At the center of this national battle is a solitary teacher from […]

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Mycoplasma Infections

in Mold Symptoms /by Carolyn Willbanks

Mycoplasma infection is respiratory illness caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia, a microscopic organism related to bacteria and fungi.  It can be very dangerous.  According to Dr. Bill Deagle, over 90% of all biological warfare research conducted in the United States is on mycoplasma, mycotoxins, and nano-bacteria. Anyone can get the disease, but it most often affects […]

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Primary Fungal Diseases Among Birds

in Fungal Infections /by Carolyn Willbanks

Aspergillosis (Brooder Pneumonia) has been observed in almost all birds and animals, including man. The disease is observed in one of two forms; acute outbreaks with high morbidity and high mortality in young birds, and a chronic condition affecting adult birds. It is more of a problem in turkeys than in chickens. The condition is […]

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Poetic Justice; Mold. . . The Destroyer

September 11, 2005/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

This is a submission we received from one of the families with whom we are working.  Thirteen-year-old Arielle Murray wrote this lovely poem which pretty much sums up how heartbreaking this whole scenario is for teenagers as they lose their lives to mold from a hurricane.  We would like to share it with you. Mold…The […]

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Mold Inspector Has Common Sense Knowledge That’s Truthful

September 3, 2005/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

Silver Lakes, CA – There are still some ignorant people who laugh when opportunistic and misleading companies such as Clorox advertise people running out of their homes at the sight of mold in a shower.  Although Clorox is only trying to profit from misleading information regarding mold, signs of a mold problem can start in the […]

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Illinois Couple Another Casualty of Mold Epidemic

September 2, 2005/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

Freeport, IL – JoAnn Black couldn’t understand why all the windows in her home were soaking wet in the dead of winter. She kept mopping them, and they would just return to the same dripping condition. “Everything was wet. We called the plumber. He found no plumbing leaks. We called our furnace man, and he […]

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Cookie Cutter Home Shoppers Beware

August 25, 2005/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

There was a mass exodus from residents of the Solera Homes development in Jess Ranch upon discovering that their new homes were contaminated with mold due to water intrusion. The mold crisis is forcing some residents to leave their homes for up to three weeks as a sub-contractor for the developer, Pulte Homes, first cleans […]

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FDA Fails to Respond to Vomiting Caused by Mold-Based Faux Meat

August 19, 2005/in Govt. & Politics /by Carolyn Willbanks

Austin, TX – The United States CSPI (Center for Science Public Interest), due to growing public awareness and education over the severe health hazards mold poisoning, is suing Quorn Foods and Whole Foods Market over a dangerous food additive. The first evidence that Quorn causes severe vomiting and diarrhea came in 1977 from a clinical […]

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Sporotrichosis

in Fungal Infections /by Carolyn Willbanks

An infection caused by the saprophytic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, usually initiated at cutaneous sites of trauma that spreads via lymphatics to form nodules that break down into abscesses and ulcers if untreated. S. schenckii is found on rose or barberry bushes and sphagnum moss or other mulches. Horticulturists, gardeners, farm laborers, and timber workers are most […]

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I Was Exposed To Mold In My Workplace For 6 Months and Now

October 3, 2004/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

I was exposed to mold in my workplace for 6 months and now have allergies to almost everything I come into contact on a daily basis. I filed a workman’s comp claim only to have it denied and awaiting an appeal. I have documentation on the mold situation, and the types they found from Boelter […]

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Health inspectors say landlord turned them away

October 3, 2004/in Landlords & Tenants /by Contributor

7/22/02 WEST CHESTER TWP. OH- Residents of one of Greater Cincinnati’s largest apartment complexes may have been exposed to potentially dangerous toxic mold as their landlord prevented health officials from helping. Butler County Department of Health representatives described the mold infestation at Woodbridge on the Lake apartments as one of the worst they had ever […]

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Detroit City Council hears residents’ tales of roaches and mold

October 3, 2004/in Landlords & Tenants /by Contributor

10/16/02 Detroit City, MI – Perralene Madison, 62, says she never had to live with roaches, until now. Myldred Wray, another senior citizen, says she never lived with black mold growing on her walls, until now. Madison and Wray were among a group of residents who appeared before the Detroit City Council on Tuesday to […]

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Trichothecenes, T-2, HT-2, Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) Mycotoxin Poisoning

in Fungal Infections /by Carolyn Willbanks

Trichothecenes are mycotoxins (secondary metabolites or chemicals) primarily produced by various species of Fusarium (T-2, HT-2 and DAS), Trichoderma and Stachybotrys (black mold). They are toxic to humans, other mammals, birds, fish, a variety of invertebrates, plants and bacteria. The effects of poisoning will depend on the particular toxin, the concentration of exposure, length of […]

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Slobber Syndrome and Facial Eczema

in Fungal Infections /by Carolyn Willbanks

The fungus Rhizictonia leguminicola growing in red clover produces a compound that, when consumed by cattle, results in profuse salivation (hence the name “slobber syndrome”), which is relatively common throughout the Midwest. The compound itself is not to toxic before being consumed but is transformed by the animal into a toxin compound.

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And Drastic Measures Had To Be Taken. . .

July 4, 2003/in "Sick Buildings" /by Contributor

Eugene, OR – On Saturday afternoon, what was supposed to be the dream house of the O’Hara family will be burned to the ground. Mark and Mary Jane O’Hara believe that the home, off Spencer Creek Road south of Eugene, Oregon, has become contaminated with toxic mold that made them and their two children sick. […]

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Chronic Sinusitis Sufferers Have Enhanced Immune Responses to Fungi According to NIH

June 17, 2003/in Additional Articles /by Carolyn Willbanks

Stopping the use of band-aid drugs may save your life with the right resources. Bethesda, MD – Scientists sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have discovered another link between fungal exposure and immuno-response, possibly leading to compromised immune system complications. It has long […]

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Aflatoxicosis

in Fungal Infections /by Carolyn Willbanks

Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is common in most soils. This species is usually involved in decay of plant materials. The mold commonly causes stored grains to heat and decay and, under certain conditions, invades grain in the field. The problem is serious world-wide where beans, corn, rice, peanuts, wheat, milk, eggs and meat […]

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Ochratoxin, Citrinin, and Penicillic Acid (Nephrotoxins) Poisoning

in Fungal Infections /by Carolyn Willbanks

Ochratoxin A is a metabolite produced primarily by members of the Aspergillus ochraceus group and a number of species of Penicillium, especially P. viridicatum. It has been found in some samples of food and feed grains, including grains, nuts, spices, coffee beans, olives and grapes. Frequently, citrinin or PA is produced by these same fungi […]

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