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In indoor environments, this fungus can be transported from outside or may propagate on building materials such as cellulose rich sheet rocks, etc. and can generally be isolated from floors, carpets, mattress dust, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) system, etc.
Aspergillosis is an infection or allergenic response which is caused by a fungus known as Aspergillus. This is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed aliments. A report published in the Aspergillus Website Newsletter - September 2012 reveals ithat it is one of the top 4 misdiagnosed conditions with deadly consequences. The common symptoms of infected individuals includes...
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| Aspergillus Contaminated Steroid Kills Two ...One lot of the medication has been recalled... | |
by Denise Grady - Reporter, Science | nytimes.com
Tennessee: Meningitis Kills Two Who Received Steroid Injections
Two people in Tennessee have died and nine others are ill after an outbreak of meningitis among patients given steroid injections in the spinal region for pain at the Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Center in Nashville. A patient who received the same type of treatment in North Carolina is sick, and health officials say patients in other states may be affected.
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Mold Problem at University of SC Dorm, Some Students Relocated | |
by ANDREW SHAIN @thestate.com
The University of South Carolina is working to eliminate a mold infestation from a 73-year-old dorm that forced some students out of their rooms.
Students began noticing mold forming in some Sims dorm rooms two weeks ago, and the school reacted with letters to parents, inspections and testing.
After getting test results, three of the dorm's 117 rooms required enough cleaning to move six students to new housing, USC spokesman Wes Hickman said. Another nine students with histories of respiratory ailments have chosen to leave Sims, he said.
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| Do You Live in One of the Worst Cities for Fall Allergies? Check out the highest-ranked cities for sneezing this season. | |
by Jaimie Dalessio, Everyday Health Staff Writer
It's here. Fall allergy season.
About 40 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies. Leaves rotting, pollens blooming, plants sporing. Many sufferers can't wait for a blanket of snow. And for some, it feels like allergy "season" never ended this year. In her own practice, Neeta Ogden, MD, an adult and pediatric allergist in New York City and Englewood, N.J., has seen patients with more severe seasonal allergies than ever before.
"What's been interesting about this past year was the continuity of symptoms," she says. "There didn't seem to be a real let up." Warm winter led to early and intense spring allergies, she says, which persisted into summer and now fall. "Even as an allergist I found it difficult," says Dr. Ogden. "You feel your patients will get some kind of relief, but there was a chronic-ness to their symptoms which was a real frustration point for all of us."
Among autumn's allergy arsenal is ragweed pollen, the primary allergy trigger...
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Mold Problems can Affect Health And Home | |
by Dorene Weinstein | argusleader.com
Julie Lindemann is replacing windows in her home because of condensation in the winter that causes mold growth and triggers allergy symptoms.
Ten years ago, Julie Lindemann ended up in the emergency room unable to breathe and covered in hives.
It wasn't her first brush with poor health. Lindemann's allergies were controlling her life. Asthma, chronic sinus infections, sore throats, earaches, migraines, bronchitis and pneumonia dogged the Sioux Falls woman.
Lindemann's mold allergy was particularly acute. Her immune system was in overdrive.
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