Staph Screen Check (SSC) Available at Environmental Diagnostic Laboratory (EDLab)
by TransWorldNews
Atlanta, GA.-- The government reported in its first overall estimate that more than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant gram positive bacteria called staph "superbug." Identification of potential sources of the gram positive bacteria in the indoor environment is critical to the overall treatment.
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Toxic gas in FEMA units, tests show
Nearly all trailers, mobile homes exceed long-term formaldehyde standard by Mike Brunker, msnbc.msn
More than two years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered the Mississippi Gulf Coast, private tests of FEMA travel trailers and mobile homes provided to storm victims indicate that high levels of formaldehyde gas in the units is much more widespread than the government has acknowledged.
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Hiring a Professional to Identify and Solve IAQ Concerns
by Top Story (TransWorldNews)
Atlanta, GA.--Indoor air quality (IAQ) concerns in buildings and homes oftentimes can very simple to identify and fix, yet on the other hand, the IAQ conditions can be as complex as designing an aircraft with millions of parts.
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Mayo Clinic Study Implicates Fungus As Cause Of Chronic Sinusitis
by ScienceDaily
ROCHESTER, MINN. -- Mayo Clinic researchers say they have found the cause of most chronic sinus infections -- an immune system response to fungus. They say this discovery opens the door to the first effective treatment for this problem, the most common chronic disease in the United States.
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Housing activists link mold and asthma
by Willie Bans, Union-Tribune
SAN DIEGO – The binder contains photo upon photo of cockroach-infested bathrooms inside City Heights apartments. Rats are pictured scurrying about. The walls in children's bedrooms are spotted with mold.
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Drug-resistant bacteria trick immune system
by uk.reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug-resistant bacteria called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be able to lure and destroy immune system cells when they are the most vulnerable, researchers said on Sunday.
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