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MSU researchers say black mold toxins could affect sense of smell
by Michigan State University
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University researchers in the Center for Integrative Toxicology have found that certain toxins produced by black mold, that ubiquitous fungus found everywhere from damp basements to thousands of buildings in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf coast, are capable of killing nerve cells, essential for the sense of smell, that are located in the nasal passages of mice.
The scientific study – the first of its kind to investigate the potential harmful effects of inhaling mold toxins on the nasal passages – has been released on the prepublication Web site of the scientific journal, “Environmental Health Perspectives,” at http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/8854/abstract.html. It also will be presented by MSU researchers at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting in San Diego in early March.
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New York City Man Has Inhalation Anthrax, Officials Say
by SEWELL CHAN, The New York Times
A 44-year-old New York City man contracted inhalation anthrax last week from working with untreated animal hides in the first naturally occurring case of the illness in the United States in 30 years, officials announced yesterday.
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State Sues E.P.A. for Files on Household Pollutants
by DANNY HAKIM
ALBANY, Feb. 14 — As New York and other states grapple with the gradually tightening requirements of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to turn over records detailing the levels of smog-causing compounds found in common household and industrial products like paints and varnishes.
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Dust Mites Elude High-End Vacuums
Researchers Say Even With HEPA Filter, Vacuums Don't Abolish Home Allergens
by Daniel DeNoon, WebMD Medical News - - Reviewed By Louise Chang,MD
Experts currently recommend vacuums equipped with high-efficiency particulate air filters -- HEPA filters -- for families with dust mite or pet allergies.
But Robin Gore, MD, and colleagues at the University of Manchester have been testing brand-new, HEPA-equipped vacuums. They recently showed they actually raise personal exposure to cat dander. Now they find that they stir up dust mites, too.
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Inhalation Anthrax Case in Pennsylvania
by CDCHAN-00241-06-02-22-UPD-N
On February 16, a 44 year old male presented to a hospital in Pennsylvania with respiratory symptoms including dry cough, shortness of breath and general malaise. Laboratory Response Network (LRN) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) on 2/21 and gamma phage lysis on 2/22 from blood culture isolate were positive for Bacillus anthracis.
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Is Legionnaires' Disease a Fallout of Hurricane?
Some doctors say soggy refuse is spreading the illness in New Orleans. Officials see no threat.
by Scott Gold, Times Staff Writer
METAIRIE, La. — The question quietly circulating here is whether Legionnaires' disease is being spread by the battered refuse left by Hurricane Katrina.
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