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The fundamentals of mold-related illness: when to suspect the
environment is making a patient sick.
Fung F, Hughson WG. Postgrad Med. 2008 Apr;120(1):80-4. doi:
10.3810/pgm.2008.04.1764. PMID: 18467813 Review.
In this article, we review the common types of indoor mold and discuss
the management of mold exposure and related illnesses....
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Severe Sequelae to Mold-Related Illness as Demonstrated in Two Finnish
Cohorts.
Tuuminen T, Rinne KS. Front Immunol. 2017 Apr 3;8:382. doi:
10.3389/fimmu.2017.00382. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28421079 Free PMC
article.
In this communication, we describe two cohorts suffering severe sequelae
to mold-related illness. One cohort is a nine-member family with pets
that moved into a new house, which soon proved to be infested with
pathogenic molds. ...In the second cohort, we det …
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Dampness and Mold Hypersensitivity Syndrome, or Mold-related Illness,
Has Become Highly Politicized and Downplayed in Finland.
Tuuminen T. Altern Ther Health Med. 2021 May;27(3):59-64. PMID: 33882029
While in the past patients would have been thoroughly examined
medically, such as by specialist physicians investigating a suspicion of
allergic alveolitis, currently mold-related disease or dampness and mold
hypersensitivity syndrome (DMHS), usually identified as t …
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Commentary: Severe Sequelae to Mold-Related Illness As Demonstrated in
Two Finnish Cohorts.
Heinzow HS, Heinzow BGJ. Front Immunol. 2017 Dec 7;8:1694. doi:
10.3389/fimmu.2017.01694. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29270170 Free PMC
article. No abstract available.
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Salt Therapy as a Complementary Method for the Treatment of Respiratory
Tract Diseases, With a Focus on Mold-Related Illness.
Wasik AA, Tuuminen T. Altern Ther Health Med. 2021 Oct;27(S1):223-239.
PMID: 34726628
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Indoor moisture and mold-related health problems.
Johanning E. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 May;36(5):182-5. PMID:
15206571 Review.
Moisture, microbial and in particular mold related indoor exposure and
health problems in homes, offices, and public buildings (Kindergartens,
schools, library, and hospitals) have been gaining recognition as one of
the most common indoor environmental health issues …
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Response: Commentary: Severe Sequelae to Mold-Related Illness as
Demonstrated in Two Finnish Cohorts.
Tuuminen T, Rinne K. Front Immunol. 2018 Jun 11;9:1220. doi:
10.3389/fimmu.2018.01220. eCollection 2018. PMID: 29942302 Free PMC
article. No abstract available.
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Toxic mold: phantom risk vs science.
Chapman JA, Terr AI, Jacobs RL, Charlesworth EN, Bardana EJ Jr. Ann
Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2003 Sep;91(3):222-32. doi:
10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63522-3. PMID: 14533653 Review.
DATA SOURCES: This review represents a synthesis of the available
literature in this area with the authors' collective experience with
many patients presenting with complaints of mold-related illness. STUDY
SELECTION: Pertinent scientific investigation on tox …
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The medical effects of mold exposure.
Bush RK, Portnoy JM, Saxon A, Terr AI, Wood RA. J Allergy Clin Immunol.
2006 Feb;117(2):326-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.001. PMID: 16514772
Review.
Exposure to molds can cause human disease through several well-defined
mechanisms. In addition, many new mold-related illnesses have been
hypothesized in recent years that remain largely or completely unproved.
..In addition, other purported mold-r …
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NIOSH Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool (DMAT): Documentation and Data
Analysis of Dampness and Mold-Related Damage in Buildings and Its
Application.
Park JH, Cox-Ganser JM. Buildings (Basel). 2022 Jul;12(8):1075-1092.
doi: 10.3390/buildings12081075. PMID: 37206088 Free PMC article.
The DMAT uses a semi-quantitative approach to score the level of
dampness and mold-related damage (mold odor, water damage/stains,
visible mold, and wetness/dampness) by intensity or size for each of the
room components (ceiling, walls, windows, floor, furnishings, …