One of the few professional DIY testing manufacturers is Building Health Check, LLC and they are very reliable. You can view their products at www.IndoorAirTest.com or purchase them at Grainger, Sears, Hunter fans or a number of on-line dealers.
Q: My mom is concerned that new cabinets and carpets that were installed in her home are emitting some type of gas. Her home is 30 plus years and has a musty smell when she walks in from the outside. She feels sick most of the time when in her home and better when away form her home. My mom is on a limited budget though needs to know what's going on in her home. Can you recommend someone? - Cyndy, Boston, MA
A: Testing a home professionally can be pretty expensive though a viable option maybe...
Brittany Murphy's mother claims toxic mold found in her daughter's Hollywood home is to blame for both Brittany and her son-in-law's Simon Monjack's deaths.
Brittany died of pneumonia in 2009 and just months later her husband suffered the same fate.
TMZ reports Brittany's mother Sharon Murphy claims the people who built the house are to blame for the mold that caused their illnesses. In a new lawsuit, Sharon alleges she was misled by her lawyers and tricked into giving up her rights to sue the builders for...
A recent study suggests that doctors may want to monitor the environmental condition of their air conditioners evaporator coil before surgery to help prevent the spread of bacterial infections. Dr. Rajiv Sahay, Laboratory Director at Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDLab) and his colleagues sampled evaporator coils in healthcare air handling systems and isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa a known noscocomial pathogen. This bacterium is listed as fourth most...
AAAAI - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Millions of people suffer from allergy symptoms caused by indoor allergens such as house dust mite droppings, animal dander, cockroach droppings and molds. The symptoms are the result of a chain reaction that starts in the genes and is expressed in the immune system.
Your immune system controls how your body defends itself. For instance, if you have an allergy to dust mites, your immune system identifies dust mites as an invader. Your immune system overreacts by producing antibodies called Immunoglobulin E (IgE). These antibodies travel to cells that release...
Hamilton public health is investigating whether four cases of legionellosis in the city's east end came from a common source.
The cases were reported to public health over the past several weeks. The first person became sick on Aug. 11 and reported it Aug. 23. The three other cases have been reported since Sept. 22.
"Legionella is a seasonal thing so we do expect more cases at this time of the year. And, in fact, the number of cases is not large at all," Dr. Chris Mackie, an associate medical officer of health...
LEGIONELLA This micrograph image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacterium, commonly found in large cooling systems. The bacteria live in water or wet soil and must be inhaled or aspirated to cause an infection. Janice Haney Carr/The Associated Press
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grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacterium, commonly found in large cooling systems. The bacteria live in water or wet soil and must be inhaled or aspirated to cause an infection. 
