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October 12, 2005 Federal Courthouse Repairs Judged Successful   Volume 1 Issue 178  
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Federal Courthouse Repairs Judged Successful
By: John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, Friday, October 07, 2005

The dank smell that permeated the hallways is gone. The fuzzy green stuff that grew in the walls, on the ceilings, even in the pages of law books has been banished.
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16 Seniors Died From Legionnaires'
Health officials believe bacteria came from ventilation system
By: JOE FRIESEN, Friday, October 7, 2005, With a report from Unnati Gandhi

TORONTO -- The race to identify a mystery illness that has killed 16 seniors at a Toronto nursing home became a search for its source after public-health officials announced yesterday they are dealing with an outbreak of legionnaires' disease.
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Mold Lurks As Costly Aftereffect Of Storm
By: Timothy Williams, New York Times, October 2, 2005

NEW ORLEANS -- As residents of New Orleans begin to reenter the homes and businesses left standing after Hurricane Katrina, many may face an obstacle more pervasive and possibly more dangerous than mud and rotting wood: mold spores reproducing inside tens of thousands of buildings.
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Mold: Landlords Blame Tenants, Experts Blame Shoddy Construction
By: SARAH LEMON, Mail Tribune, October 2, 2005

The battle over mold increasingly is pitting landlords against tenants. Mold often is indicative of shoddy construction, experts say. But more landlords are looking to pass the buck on mold to tenants, said Ken Dobson, a Portland attorney specializing in mold complaints.
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Official Recommends Tearing Down Charity Hospitals
By: USA Today, 10/5/2005 4:02 PM

BATON ROUGE (AP) — New Orleans' two public hospitals should be torn down because the damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina has left them "dangerous, dangerous places," the head of Louisiana's charity hospital system said Wednesday.
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US Finds Fever Bacteria During War Protest Weekend
By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Small amounts of a bacteria that causes "rabbit fever" were found on Washington's National Mall last weekend as thousands of protesters marched against the Iraq War, U.S. health authorities said on Saturday.
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Mold Sickens Hurricane Survivors ... And Mortgage Lenders
By: Consumer Affairs.com, October 5, 2005

Financial institutions are falling victim to mold. It's not infecting their offices, it's destroying homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Building Related Illness
By: Dwight Lindsay, MD

We are frequently asked questions by our patients concerning either school or work environment and their illnesses.  Indoor air quality is an important health concern, since we generally spend 90% of our time indoors. In addition, more than half the work force now works primarily in office or other commercial buildings.
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